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Lesotho

Africa · Southern Africa
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Lesotho is a sovereign state in Southern Africa, Africa. It covers 30,355 km² and has a population of approximately 2,116,427. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is English and its currency is the Lesotho loti (L).

Quick facts

Capital
Maseru
Population
2,116,427
Area
30,355 km²
Currency
Lesotho loti (L)
Languages
English, Sotho
Calling code
+266
TLD
.ls
Driving side
Left
Landlocked
Yes
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+02:00
Native name
Lesotho

Bordering countries

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Appears in 412 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by unemployment rate #2 30.10
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #5 155.67
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #6 128.45
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #26 1.46
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #27 6.27
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #29 28.35
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #44 27.22
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #52 211.98
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #52 30.94
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #58 13.54
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #86 13.70
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #97 19.89
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #100 19.70
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #122 1.17
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #127 16.35
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #135 7,863,367,700
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #136 41613932.49
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #137 36,126,619,900
Countries by GDP growth rate #138 0.01
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #138 7,351,367,700
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #138 28229342685.97
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #138 12212.71per capita
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #139 21,587,418,000
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #140 6,044,308,800
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #142 28,775,252,200
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #142 2,355,810,700
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #143 5,639,835,200
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #143 2,023,401,400
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #146 9398407954.76
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #146 23937173854.76
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #148 4740.41
Countries by GDP (PPP) #150 7.38
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #150 6,196,172,900
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #151 421243580.22
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #153 368465526.73
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #154 3495429103.3
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #154 734875459.87
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #154 735992321.16
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #154 12,881,790,700
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #154 35,593,993,300
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #154 19,303,420,900
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #155 13,082,215,100
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #155 48.04
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #157 99.58
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #157 2759436782.14
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #157 4,805,949,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #157 178295268.2
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #158 2346092293.55
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #158 2172820218.21
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #159 600357756.79
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #160 50.97
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #160 2038956005.5
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #160 307705845.13
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #161 21,326,822,300
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #162 2720486845.59
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #162 3297010386.42
Countries by GDP per capita #163 1001.08
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #163 576523540.83
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #163 2088115593.48
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #163 20,004,690,400
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #164 6171463926.94
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #164 8379212463.22
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #165 687155740.68
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #165 7014987702.3
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #166 702822361.57
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #167 909092611.46
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #167 754285469.88
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #169 99.45
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #169 389448825.17
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #170 46.75
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #170 99.46
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #171 2.39in billions
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #171 42.8
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #175 33304301.29
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #175 -28.45
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #175 3,580per capita
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #177 2747624040.87
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #178 1941985785.32
Countries by GNI (current US$) #179 2713555025.68
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #180 1,180per capita
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #181 1246667388.67
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #184 2316549022.35
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #184 9124.07per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #185 3001.16per capita
Countries by GDP (current US$) #186 2271759454.51
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #188 1091443268.79
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #191 991.07per capita

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #1 28.66per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #1 361.61
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #1 470.6
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #2 351.9per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #2 288.3per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #2 16.63per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #2 41.35per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #3 242.2per capita
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #7 94.00
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #10 49.7
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #10 55.4
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #10 60.9
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #11 478per capita
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #14 38.30
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #15 28.7
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #16 35.00
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #18 94.00
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #18 31.70
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #19 31.9per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #21 58.9
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #21 64.8
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #23 12.73
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #23 52.8
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #24 59.90
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #25 43.60
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #30 56.40
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #30 10.65
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #37 30.00
Countries by Low-birthweight babies (% of births) #37 14.45
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #39 42.19
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #50 35.80
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #50 47.82
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #52 24.30
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #56 24.11
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #57 69.38
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #61 7.00
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #61 8.00
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #61 7.50
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #64 270
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #68 14.30
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #72 83.00
Countries by Number of infant deaths #75 3,060
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #83 3,260
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #88 1,601
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #88 34.65
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #89 17.73
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #92 7.39per capita
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #92 73
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #94 4.3per capita
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #94 5.10
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #94 43.75
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #97 27.83
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #101 20.85
Countries by population growth rate #104 0.01
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #105 1.33per capita
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #119 86.00
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #127 31.32
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #128 49.17
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #133 70.64
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #134 94.72
Countries by population density #140 75.3
Countries by population #145 2.36
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #147 45.08
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #147 46
Countries by UHC service coverage index #148 55
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #149 55
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #154 50
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #162 45.04
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #172 78
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #178 78.08
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #180 47.89
Countries by median age #184 21.43
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #198 51.00
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #213 60.01years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #214 57.38years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #214 54.62years

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #14 125.32
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #26 12.78
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #41 11.67
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #57 36.54
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 Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #69 10.11
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #81 8.18
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #88 129.2
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #92 147,561,943
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #92 4.19
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #97 7.64
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #105 614845828.85
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #107 4.50
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #107 3.36
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #116 2.36
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #116 4.19
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #122 475818824.07
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #127 2.19
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #128 2.7
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #129 705925313.77
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #133 2.37
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #151 2.21
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #152 964649536.07
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #154 957,673,425
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #155 2.28
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #155 992,000,000
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #156 1.96
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #158 1667729169.79
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #158 6569490.67
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #160 8.40
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #161 2.56
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #162 1594900916.24
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #162 2.03
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #164 2082725726.22
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #164 2184955444.51
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #164 1,855,000,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #169 980055087.39
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #169 1,644,824,260
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #170 2.73
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #170 78.4
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #174 11.24
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #174 2.61
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #181 12.52
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #182 12.31
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #184 88.8
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #187 105.8
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #189 382110.91
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #190 86.3
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #193 64.6
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #203 5.79

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #24 45.66
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #43 45.66
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #60 23.40
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #64 0.16
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #66 0.43
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #84 23.44
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #90 0.07
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #92 0.28
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #97 0.004
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #98 2287.73per capita
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #123 10.56
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #124 43.52
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #126 0.34
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #137 0.79
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #137 0.3
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #139 6.34
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #141 0.05
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #143 2.57
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #146 0.46
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #148 0.0038
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #148 8.68
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #149 1.6
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #150 0.02
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #152 0.12
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #152 0.01
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #155 0.19
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #156 0.1
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #156 0.58
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #156 0.0005
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #156 0.84
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #157 0.0003
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #158 3.06
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #160 1
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #161 0.0004
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #162 0.01
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #164 0.0002
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #166 0.43per capita
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #167 0.04
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #168 -11.75
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #173 1.31per capita

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #5 11
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #16 12
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #16 13
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #27 9
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #43 11
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #46 0.24
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #83 1.57
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #85 0.13
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #102 40.69
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #103 55.88
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #106 47.55
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #125 48.11
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #129 49.29
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #129 24.53
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #130 35.55
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #130 43.40
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #131 2.53
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #132 23.11
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #132 18.96
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #134 -0.51
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #134 33.49
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #135 -0.48
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #135 33.96
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #139 19.34
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #140 5
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #142 29.72
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #142 42.45
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #148 36295977USD
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #149 0.24
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #159 9.91
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #170 16.51
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #174 29.25
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #192 0.21

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #1 35.71
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #9 33.04
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #13 14.65
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #14 16.32
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #17 18.45
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #38 6.78
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #40 39.12
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #49 31.05
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #57 30.88
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #75 42.17
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #75 35.39
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #76 19.82
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #82 38.52
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #86 32.64
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #89 33.62
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #93 28.94
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #98 66.38
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #105 61.48
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #109 43.83
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #112 57.83
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #119 0.78
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #121 71.87
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #142 39.22
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #148 57.11
Countries by Labor force, total #148 889,530
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #152 47.80
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #153 44.47
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #160 8393.5
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #163 36.09
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #173 29.84

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #53 56.32
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #55 56.02
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #65 62.27
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #71 2.69
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #75 25.55
Countries by Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) #85 1.82
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #96 80.63
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #101 25.00
Countries by Rural population #119 1,316,483
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #128 76.14km²
Countries by Population, female #145 1,198,531
Countries by Population, male #145 1,138,892
Countries by Population, total #146 2,337,423
Countries by Urban population #151 1,020,940
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #164 43.68
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #168 6.26
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #169 25
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #176 49
Countries by International migrant stock, total #188 15,039
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #201 1.03

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #8 77.76
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #87 11.75
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #87 107.64
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #99 6.50
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #107 788years
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #120 2006.8
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #133 356,748
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #140 143079.9
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #146 2,707,512,200
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #148 1,415,256,900
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #151 98.67
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #167 804.1
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #168 134051213.39
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #170 147720154.96
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #171 345.2km²
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #186 2006.8
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #193 1.14

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #53 5.54
Countries by Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) #87 77.78
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #96 18.33
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #102 5.94
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #104 6.14
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #118 7.86
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #119 25322786653.42
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #121 25.58
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #123 25.10
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #141 1007862057.2
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #143 1007862057.2
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #159 0.32
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #163 3668294665.05

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #89 80
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #89 80
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #107 53.7
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #107 53.7
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #113 71.03
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #113 71.03
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #116 55
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #116 55
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #141 58.24
Countries by SPI Overall Score #141 58.24
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #174 31.47
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #174 31.47

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Trademark applications, nonresident, by count #121 1,973
Countries by Patent applications, residents #137 1
Countries by Trademark applications, resident, by count #138 68
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #152 47.96
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #154 1,603,040
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #179 0.38per capita
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #181 69.35per capita
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #181 8,870
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #186 7,342

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #28 67.14
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #34 65.35
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #35 28.98
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #75 4.85
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #80 504,651,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #95 1080430.03
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #102 1773147342.7
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #102 145330154.8

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #4 99.79
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #124 34.50
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #124 86.90
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #129 53.80
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #175 45.20
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #186 57.30

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by highest elevation #44 3,482m
Countries by lowest elevation #116 400m
Countries by land area #136 30,355km²
Countries by Coastline Length #202 0kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #8 13.92
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #95 276,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #107 277,000,000
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #186 5,000,000

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