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Benin

Africa · Western Africa
BJ BEN

Benin is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 112,622 km² and has a population of approximately 13,224,860. Its official language is French and its currency is the West African CFA franc (Fr).

Quick facts

Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
13,224,860
Area
112,622 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc (Fr)
Languages
French
Calling code
+229
TLD
.bj
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+01:00
Native name
Bénin

Bordering countries

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Appears in 409 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #10 0.07
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #10 34.67
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #12 2.05
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #14 35.06
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #31 771233.66per capita
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #33 1,069,500,000,000
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #34 30.47
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #36 3,187,500,000,000
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #36 30.15
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #37 3,154,900,000,000
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #37 783227.28per capita
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #38 32.10
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #38 11154139583783.8
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #39 11,606,200,000,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #39 1,113,400,000,000
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #39 10,258,100,000,000
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #40 11239227405268.3
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #41 8,418,700,000,000
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #41 5,383,400,000,000
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #41 11,327,600,000,000
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #42 1,238,100,000,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #44 2,704,600,000,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #46 2,425,800,000,000
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #48 2337427405268.35
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #49 1,939,400,000,000
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #49 6,367,000,000,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #51 1,325,300,000,000
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #51 11,787,800,000,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #58 2.14
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #61 2,264,400,000,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #62 361364825.2
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #82 102.96
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #94 21.54
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #98 10.17
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #102 7447076797.49
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #104 7532176822.45
Countries by GDP (PPP) #108 70.42
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #108 5932413276.11
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #112 5336328781.51
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #112 1883250963.68
Countries by average monthly salary #113 411US $
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #113 15737769728.03
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #114 5391450461.67
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #114 377216303.84
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #115 14124930711.14
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #117 19631188999.46
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #117 63460836402.15
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #118 14239738537.79
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #118 2185718276.98
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #119 64135878351.04
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #119 56423799508
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #122 19159972710.82
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #123 22118255133.23
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #123 9105706159.42
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #123 20619186502.09
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #124 24.4in billions
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #124 10500617422.12
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #124 19440737874.74
Countries by GNI (current US$) #124 21256534919.15
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #125 1862104294.84
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #127 10.58
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #128 516228818.01
Countries by GDP (current US$) #128 21482643706.42
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #130 14586078310.78
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #134 3280381640.89
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #135 4103098785.44
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #137 3734505746.92
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #140 4574672675.03
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #141 118.67
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #142 132.26
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #142 4047363784.46
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #142 2.93
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #143 67.90
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #146 4683140133.79
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #148 124.78
Countries by GDP per capita #149 1635.24
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #149 17.38
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #150 48.88
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #158 57.06
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #161 3530.73
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #162 47.24
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #165 51.79
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #167 4434.56per capita
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #168 4,390per capita
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #173 122.24
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #175 1,430per capita
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #180 1324.78per capita

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #1 354.25
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #2 60.20
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #8 518per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #10 77.9
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #10 83.2
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #11 72.4
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #11 244.6
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #14 33.88
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #16 41.4
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #16 46.4
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #16 51.2
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #18 28
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #18 2,500
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #19 35.90
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #19 33.20
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #20 30.40
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #20 65.60
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #21 289.49
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #22 180.5per capita
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #23 51.83
Countries by Low-birthweight babies (% of births) #23 16.45
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #25 90.00
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #26 63.90
Countries by population growth rate #27 0.03
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #27 47.40
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #28 227.5per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #28 201.8per capita
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #29 87.00
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #30 36,395
Countries by Number of infant deaths #35 21,894
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #37 13,377
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #40 26.8per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #41 14.27per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #42 8.83per capita
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #42 14.30
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #45 3.46per capita
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #45 69
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #67 8.8
Countries by population #75 14.81
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #80 9.19
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #80 6.66
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #82 80.00
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #90 11.14per capita
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #94 10.75
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #96 28.44
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #97 7.12per capita
Countries by population density #101 122.03
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #104 3.09per capita
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #106 9.84
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #109 15.80
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #111 21.82
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #115 12.86
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #123 3.50
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #124 4.00
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #124 3.70
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #128 70.00
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #129 1.90
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #135 16.36
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #143 63.11
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #143 17.70
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #158 38.98
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #158 10.70
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #159 6.30
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #161 11.83
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #175 63.00
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #176 32.39
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #177 35
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #178 75.90
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #184 22
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #186 44
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #186 40
Countries by UHC service coverage index #188 38
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #191 69.59
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #205 22.25
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #207 62.21years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #208 60.77years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #208 59.35years
Countries by median age #218 17.77

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #22 151.5
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #22 203.4
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #25 228.8
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #30 166.9
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #34 11.72
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #34 12.27
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #36 10.16
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #39 12.12
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #44 570,535,568
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #45 11.23
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #46 47.01
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #49 10.68
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #49 13.08
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #52 11.30
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #53 27.94
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #53 3.2
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #53 8.51
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #54 9.78
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #54 135.1
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #58 40.99
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #58 14.48
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #60 41.07
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #61 3
Countries by Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Binding coverage, all products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Binding coverage, primary products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #67 2.9
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #68 2.7
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #71 2.9
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #74 19.14
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #83 139.2
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #87 2.5
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #102 313864067.01
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #103 18.24
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #124 344022823.69
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #127 4050150170.8
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #128 2.7
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #132 3,772,000,000
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #135 5,230,000,000
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #137 4648937884.78
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #137 4511250793.36
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #137 4855273617.05
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #138 6189368965.6
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #138 119569083.12
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #139 6722671533.72
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #140 41.90
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #142 235644897.46
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #145 410575924.18
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #149 3,905,058,926
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #150 1,053,294,884
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #156 2.66
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #163 41.44
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #171 6.42

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #9 362.82
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #15 51.05
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #18 187.54
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #25 171.71
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #25 61.97
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #37 29.70
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #46 0.02
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #61 0.71
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #65 0.04
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #71 12.82
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #74 0.37
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #82 0.95
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #83 1.72
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #85 0.08
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #90 0.16
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #97 0.12
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #101 3.77
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #101 1.28
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #101 4.4
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #103 1.63
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #104 0.05
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #108 0.18
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #108 2.13
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #114 7.64
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #118 13.39
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #124 17.77
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #126 0.0019
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #126 7.05
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #127 0.59
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #127 0.0028
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #131 25.21
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #138 0.23
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #138 0.53
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #144 0.0005
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #144 748.57per capita
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #147 1.26
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #155 0.0006
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #157 0.13
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #164 0.49per capita
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #164 0.98
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #175 1.23per capita

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #16 12
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #16 13
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #17 10
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #27 9
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #27 12
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #63 0.23
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #91 43.87
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #92 60.85
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #94 -0.05
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #94 52.83
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #103 30.66
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #108 3.80
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #111 29.25
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #115 42.45
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #119 40.57
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #119 36.27
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #120 46.08
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #121 40.20
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #122 56.60
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #124 51.42
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #132 154107719.73USD
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #133 0.72
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #133 24.06
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #134 47.39
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #137 17.54
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #137 -0.51
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #137 33.02
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #138 31.75
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #139 42.92
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #140 5
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #141 0.12
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #153 0.21
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #189 0.21

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #3 96.91
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #8 74.13
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #13 75.14
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #15 73.68
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #15 78.53
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #16 75.56
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #16 49.43
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #17 79.83
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #21 83.47
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #23 14.14
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #23 19.24
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #25 84.19
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #28 46.79
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #29 76.17
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #40 40.24
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #56 33.56
Countries by Labor force, total #74 6,644,562
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #103 18.32
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #142 47.20
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #149 17.41
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #152 41.44
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #157 1.88
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #158 8897.29
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #160 35.79
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #162 15.81
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #169 1.79
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #170 20.17
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #171 24.44
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #174 1.59
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #177 1.38

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) #2 17.35
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #14 4.56
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #15 80.74
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #15 75.10
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #16 64.01
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #69 47.45
Countries by Rural population #72 6,863,208
Countries by Population, total #75 14,462,724
Countries by Population, male #75 7,252,565
Countries by Population, female #76 7,210,159
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #77 83.75
Countries by Urban population #79 7,599,516
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #87 125.14km²
Countries by International migrant stock, total #90 418,202
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #91 26.61
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #91 3,725
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #103 1,064
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #148 52.55
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #149 1.04
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #182 5.64

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #23 24.23
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #27 31.45
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #27 128.14
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #29 2,935,200,000,000
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #32 126.25
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #45 3,156,400,000,000
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #63 3545952.3
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #68 4964719084.43
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #84 2737481.16
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #84 5205614705.7
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #90 1,039years
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #91 29851.5km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #92 41.83
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #108 3,130
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #108 55230.33
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #114 26.47
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #156 1126.7

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #31 606.35
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #38 203.1
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #42 199.28
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #46 1468997831443.54
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #66 2,940,889,072,608
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #140 18.95
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #140 18.98
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #142 4.40
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #148 0.33

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #61 90
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #61 90
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #77 70
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #77 70
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #86 71.37
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #86 71.37
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #90 71.03
Countries by SPI Overall Score #90 71.03
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #100 74.46
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #100 74.46
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #118 49.31
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #118 49.31

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #70 16,373,900
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #102 116.04per capita
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #105 413.69
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #161 24,113
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #187 0.17per capita
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #204 1,427

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #14 15.65
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #22 35.84
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #31 66.55
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #35 3327389.96
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #43 2,317,489,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #51 1182098926.5
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #59 14162933686.6
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #95 21.01

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #161 2.10
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #172 6.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #173 9.80
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #176 43.70
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #187 57.00
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #198 0.26

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by lowest elevation #69 0m
Countries by land area #99 112,622km²
Countries by highest elevation #110 658m
Countries by Coastline Length #149 121kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #103 3.02
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #119 240,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #131 130,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #138 94,000,000

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