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Botswana

Africa · Southern Africa
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Botswana is a sovereign state in Southern Africa, Africa. It covers 582,000 km² and has a population of approximately 2,359,609. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is English and its currency is the Botswana pula (P).

Quick facts

Capital
Gaborone
Population
2,359,609
Area
582,000 km²
Currency
Botswana pula (P)
Languages
English, Tswana
Calling code
+267
TLD
.bw
Driving side
Left
Landlocked
Yes
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+02:00
Native name
Botswana

Bordering countries

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Appears in 415 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by unemployment rate #3 28.00
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #6 9.48
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #11 35.99
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #13 0.50
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #19 20.50
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #26 33.34
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #26 33.39
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #31 28.29
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #44 113.40
Countries by Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) #55 28.69
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #55 2.24
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #57 197.39
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #58 29.36
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #66 63.49
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #73 0.49
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #75 19645.82
Countries by average monthly salary #76 1,232US $
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #76 22.59
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #79 23.11
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #81 78292.39per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #92 1579185592.53
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #96 78633.51per capita
Countries by GDP per capita #97 6943.16
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #97 20,570per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #100 156.73
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #100 20538.13per capita
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #101 64,597,841,200
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #102 7,750per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #103 3414259635.52
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #103 6937.33per capita
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #103 6478320736.55
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #105 77.41
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #106 6982456081.5
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #107 6182441921.8
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #109 45,421,367,300
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #109 65,218,169,000
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #110 194184222657.81
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #111 5488711701.05
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #113 190,261,950,400
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #114 88.95
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #114 156.91
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #114 81935026.67
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #115 20342060196.66
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #115 213,126,465,800
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #115 76,551,689,300
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #115 5159471858.82
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #115 372959744.62
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #116 4421366523.72
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #116 11616283307.38
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #116 121,795,680,500
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #116 7,986,036,700
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #118 83.15
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #118 83,198,298,500
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #118 12319240694.61
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #118 173835870025.14
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #119 14159618274.86
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #119 52141554225.14
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #120 86.08
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #120 148,528,624,600
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #120 77,259,747,200
Countries by GDP (PPP) #122 52.65
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #122 157.32
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #122 13101223231.07
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #122 248,852,801,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #123 5611889039.94
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #123 5696305359.54
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #123 11965326721.88
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #123 198,246,005,100
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #123 14,299,967,000
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #124 22002384920.95
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #124 8480830491.01
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #124 10,681,990,900
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #124 17489977781.89
Countries by cost of living index #126 21
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #126 167,087,500,000
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #127 19547650321.87
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #128 7062311828.3
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #128 18347737281.64
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #128 51864578831.95
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #129 15019928839.45
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #131 5315056808.78
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #131 51779485617.45
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #131 45553212807.28
Countries by GNI (current US$) #131 19433948417.38
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #133 19.19in billions
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #133 14,596,057,900
Countries by GDP (current US$) #134 19402063512.91
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #138 1027456810.66
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #144 1076156806.84
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #147 5.55
Countries by GDP growth rate #171 -0.01

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #1 100.00
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #3 95.00
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #18 24.00
Countries by Low-birthweight babies (% of births) #19 16.83
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #21 10.70
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #21 12.20
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #21 11.50
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #30 34.1
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #31 38.2
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #31 42
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #34 53.90
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #35 44.90
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #38 93.00
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #41 43.5
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #42 37.50
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #43 35.3
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #43 39.6
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #44 26.4per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #45 20.9
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #47 20.90
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #47 155per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #49 176.2per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #49 5.53per capita
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #50 23.30
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #52 12.35per capita
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #52 21.00
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #53 95.00
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #53 18.60
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #54 24.71
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #58 7.27per capita
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #58 68.88
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #58 152.1
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #61 140.7per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #62 115.6per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #64 224.84
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #69 0.2
Countries by population growth rate #72 0.02
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #72 2.45per capita
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #72 9.39
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #73 30.20
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #74 8.35per capita
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #75 31.40
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #75 7.20
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #80 95
Countries by Number of infant deaths #86 2,335
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #89 18.70
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #89 11.19per capita
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #92 2,415
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #92 1,280
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #100 63.29
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #101 63
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #112 96.78
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #120 57.80
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #125 77.89
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #128 60
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #132 77.28
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #133 74
Countries by UHC service coverage index #139 60
Countries by population #144 2.56
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #145 45.71
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #146 225
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #149 91.77
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #155 67.00
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #155 71.7years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #156 66.67years
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #157 72.12
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #157 69.16years
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #171 5.72
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #172 46
Countries by median age #175 22.88
Countries by population density #226 4.3

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #37 49.63
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #41 3.4
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #46 3
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #48 13.10
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #51 3.1
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #56 3.1
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #59 3
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #60 3.3
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: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #67 3
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #68 7.68
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #71 8.68
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #81 8.18
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #82 8.25
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #85 60.96
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #90 2285080189.51
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #96 7.67
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #96 6.90
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #108 3.23
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #109 5.43
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #110 26.73
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #110 19.23
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #114 73,024,798
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #114 26.73
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #116 5,081,391,313
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #120 2.16
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #120 4.85
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #122 4658960768.02
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #123 4,648,000,000
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #124 6862627840.98
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #125 7,179,000,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #129 8152922296.75
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #130 8717678278.89
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #130 155149502.79
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #130 5593926597.77
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #131 5,888,884,627
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #132 5832239638.63
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #133 238313040.86
Countries by Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) #139 3.85
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #140 52268856.43
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #152 128298940.69
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #155 5.40
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #161 121.4
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #162 86.2
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #171 2.08
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #180 91.2
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #186 69.7
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #187 89.9
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #198 3.36
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #201 9.30
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #203 93.2

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #22 0.46
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #27 60.64
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #41 29.10
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #68 0.15
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #70 0.39
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #75 11.39
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #88 8.89
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #92 4.8per capita
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #96 3.44
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #98 2.74per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #99 0.24
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #99 1.07
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #100 0.02
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #100 0.28
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #107 0.0026
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #110 18.91
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #112 0.44
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #119 0.03
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #121 1.39
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #122 0.63
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #123 1.51
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #123 0.03
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #124 2.32
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #125 9.79
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #125 0.56
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #127 6.9
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #129 27.97
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #129 983.65per capita
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #134 12.1
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #134 0.36
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #136 0.001
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #136 30.50
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #137 0.0012
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #137 3.36
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #137 0.0017
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #145 2.23
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #146 0.03
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #148 0.21
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #149 0.14
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #178 -27.91
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #178 -21.81

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #5 8
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #16 70.14
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #25 87.20
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #27 9
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #27 12
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #29 9
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #29 96.68
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #32 2.83
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #36 11
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #39 12
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #43 8.02
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #45 64.62
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #53 0.69
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #53 73.58
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #56 53.77
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #56 56.60
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #58 80.19
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #64 66.98
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #64 76.42
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #65 66.98
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #66 54.25
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #70 56.86
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #71 78.77
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #74 0.92
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #74 69.61
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #75 62.75
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #77 0.39
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #77 61.32
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #80 72.17
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #98 567822651.45USD
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #148 0.12
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #162 0.22
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #175 0.22

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #4 21.49
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #4 24.48
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #8 27.88
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #52 86.12
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #65 83.68
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #70 26.44
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #72 46.71
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #73 66.20
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #75 71.91
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #78 50958.2
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #82 71.89
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #83 18.03
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #87 71.87
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #91 2.24
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #91 52.13
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #98 26.71
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #99 25.61
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #100 28.13
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #102 7.58
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #105 28.11
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #107 24.73
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #112 28.09
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #112 8.75
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #117 45.94
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #122 3.37
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #126 21.43
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #129 51.96
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #137 15.77
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #142 58.08
Countries by Labor force, total #142 1,199,393

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) #11 8.41
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #56 39.60
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #64 50.33
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #65 2.73
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #96 56.66
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #98 67.46
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #113 1,331
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #119 32.54
Countries by International migrant stock, total #129 116,402
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #132 249
Countries by Rural population #138 820,319
Countries by Urban population #138 1,700,820
Countries by Population, female #142 1,264,574
Countries by Population, total #143 2,521,139
Countries by Population, male #143 1,256,565
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #152 63.75
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #167 6.32
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #175 8.70
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #186 1.03
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #207 4.38km²

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #13 138.33
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #44 148,998km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #77 45.63
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #115 26.29
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #132 3,248,100,800
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #138 260,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #140 4,505,602,200
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #145 74406.68
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #150 416years
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #151 166
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #156 332194796
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #156 304105259.79
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #158 1.71
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #161 96.87
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #177 468.9
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #193 1,207
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #197 0.46

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) #65 18.52
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #72 4.76
Countries by Listed domestic companies, total #73 23
Countries by Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) #77 3,594,530,000
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #105 32.85
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #105 32.93
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #105 13.56
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #106 5.08
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #107 5.31
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #109 3455661776.34
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #109 60665310039.26
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #112 3455661776.34
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #122 109009812151.17
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #127 0.37
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #141 4.85

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #76 67.25
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #76 67.25
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #95 75.14
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #95 75.14
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #99 68.67
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #99 68.67
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #101 60
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #101 60
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #116 64.21
Countries by SPI Overall Score #116 64.21
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #172 50
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #172 50

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #11 179.03per capita
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #108 392.69
Countries by Trademark applications, resident, by count #114 663
Countries by Trademark applications, nonresident, by count #115 2,513
Countries by Patent applications, residents #123 3
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #129 4,440,310
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #134 89,785
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #138 84,577
Countries by Patent applications, nonresidents #145 2
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #145 3.41per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #4 99.01
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #75 678,077,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #80 1299170.02
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #81 4.35
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #94 321389633.7
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #99 2,317,990,593
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #100 7.98
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #115 11.93

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #120 66.40
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #126 86.40
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #129 26.40
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #171 76.00
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #189 25.00
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #199 0.25

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by land area #47 581,730km²
Countries by highest elevation #97 1,489m
Countries by lowest elevation #117 513m
Countries by Coastline Length #190 0kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #125 211,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #141 89,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #141 91800003.05
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #158 1.22

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