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Libya

Africa · Northern Africa
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Libya is a sovereign state in Northern Africa, Africa. It covers 1,759,540 km² and has a population of approximately 7,459,000. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Libyan dinar (ل.د).

Quick facts

Capital
Tripoli
Population
7,459,000
Area
1,759,540 km²
Currency
Libyan dinar (ل.د)
Languages
Arabic
Calling code
+218
TLD
.ly
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+01:00
Native name
‏ليبيا

Bordering countries

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Appears in 373 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #1 0.16
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #2 73.50
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #7 6.09
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #33 284.18
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #35 33.21
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #52 2630220079.39
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #65 35636669613.56
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #66 24.72
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #68 25476228883.35
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #75 34896676633.13
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #75 52681191897.58
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #76 0.47
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #80 23.56
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #83 17761.75
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #85 27562617337.66
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #85 203095162.51
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #86 56804949261.3
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #87 18995300583.9
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #87 50537932141.99
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #89 38496047579.41
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #89 10884696702.23
Countries by GDP (PPP) #90 125.19
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #90 26533832585.12
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #92 45818177805.55
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #92 4210845584.76
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #92 33096515120.1
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #92 50868841767.83
Countries by GNI (current US$) #92 52187219589.89
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #94 113633332884.2
Countries by Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) #95 16.06
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #97 47.94in billions
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #97 7321342812.75
Countries by GDP (current US$) #97 48487151215.35
Countries by GDP per capita #98 6866.14
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #98 7322130226.14
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #98 105576741546.27
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #98 92881567242.44
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #99 32382629224.57
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #99 14348349275.8
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #100 7696.08per capita
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #101 39302198911.97
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #105 6919569687.4
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #108 6919569687.4
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #108 922727736.31
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #110 6,890per capita
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #111 172,203,800,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #114 1799418457.26
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #114 13741254515.53
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #114 15,400per capita
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #116 55,007,100,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #120 1884963625.15
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #123 45,535,000,000
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #123 244,209,800,000
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #123 76542573592.17
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #124 14303.81per capita
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #127 90,580,600,000
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #131 58,151,100,000
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #131 9,311,700,000
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #132 9,310,700,000
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #132 25943772361.39
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #132 65669072361.39
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #136 48,839,400,000
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #136 85,260,300,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #139 9.75
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #141 20,491,300,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #141 2,674,300,000
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #141 33,813,100,000
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #141 10370.18per capita
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #143 66,400,600,000
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #146 66.79
Countries by cost of living index #155 12.3
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #155 14.27
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #155 2,627,300,000
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #159 14.27
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #167 81.06
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #169 -14.16
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #172 2.14
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #175 2.81
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #178 11551.28per capita
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #183 -5,320,000,000
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #192 -9,909,800,000
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #202 28.34

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #13 14.56
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #18 95.59
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #36 16.50
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #45 169.91
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #50 70.00
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #56 29.8
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #56 35.10
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #58 30.8
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #60 31.7
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #62 21.3per capita
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #69 32.10
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #75 3,974
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #79 15.1
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #84 74
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #84 15.9
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #86 81
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #86 16.7
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #88 59per capita
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #91 17.02
Countries by Number of infant deaths #92 1,996
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #94 4.40
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #96 4.70
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #96 8.60
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #97 9.70
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #97 9.20
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #99 5.00
Countries by UHC service coverage index #99 71
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #100 10.39
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #102 75.05
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #103 711
Countries by population #104 7.46
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #107 49.3per capita
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #107 89
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #107 180.19
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #110 856
Countries by population growth rate #111 0.01
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #112 53.9per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #116 96.35
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #116 59.2per capita
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #119 86.00
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #120 2.71per capita
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #121 50.00
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #122 5.7
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #122 5per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #125 7.22per capita
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #127 21.75
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #130 6.65
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #131 88.50
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #142 63
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #142 68.27years
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #149 55
Countries by median age #151 27.2
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #154 69.34years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #170 70.42years
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #181 0.01per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #181 0.02per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #183 0.002per capita
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #189 58.00
Countries by population density #225 4.31

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #4 25.62
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #31 98.10
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #34 156.6
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #37 4,800,000,000
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #63 37,110,400,000
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #63 33,079,490,577
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #65 4,034,600,000
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #67 38.92
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #68 23.56
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #69 36.00
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #70 292,924,843
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #70 29,064,000,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #71 37,752,600,000
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #71 41,787,200,000
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #71 131.2
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #75 33,284,000,000
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #77 23,229,500,000
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #81 35,132,700,000
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #83 18,195,176,003
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #85 18,500,000,000
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #88 12.37
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #88 4.26
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #91 8.07
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #97 4.03
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #106 3.56
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #108 4.47
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #111 5.80
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #113 4.46
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #119 5.11
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #120 4.66
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #126 4.40
Countries by Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) #130 6.34
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #132 51.53
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #157 5.23
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #159 1.9
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #163 2
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #165 2.2
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #165 1.8
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #167 1.7
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #167 1.9
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #167 1.9
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #167 108
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #173 75,200,000
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #177 4.16
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #179 1.73
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #181 94.3
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #182 71
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #183 64.7
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #184 7.77

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #2 0.69
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #4 817.14
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #6 817.14
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #13 1.13
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #20 13.3per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #23 22.1
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #24 0.21
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #24 8.66per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #27 0.05
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #36 5.33
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #40 32.97
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #43 23.21
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #43 83.19
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #44 19.88
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #49 0.18
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #51 63.95
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #53 0.04
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #54 27.42
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #57 98.17
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #59 0.0032
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #62 5.72
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #73 2.73
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #82 2.62
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #85 0.02
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #91 0.34
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #93 1.2
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #97 47.21
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #102 0.12
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #111 4.80
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #117 0.09
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #117 1.47
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #118 1.92
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #123 0.75
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #123 0.0033
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #124 0.0021
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #127 12.01
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #137 0.01
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #142 12.79
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #170 96.9per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #192 -48.40
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #209 0.10

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #10 5.29
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #53 0.24
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #68 1573682777.31USD
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #71 5.47
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #106 9
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #117 0.12
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #123 6
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #132 0.26
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #140 5
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #145 7
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #160 7
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #166 0.00
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #171 4
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #179 5.88
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #181 15.69
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #183 9.80
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #191 0.94
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #193 0.00
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #194 5.19
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #194 9.91
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #195 11.79
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #195 0.95
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #196 4.27
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #197 -1.53
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #197 3.77
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #197 7.11
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #198 6.60
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #199 4.72
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #200 -1.77
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #200 2.36
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #200 0.94
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #200 2.36
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #200 0.00

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #10 25.19
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #10 18.76
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #11 15.45
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #39 88.94
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #45 63.39
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #55 71.38
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #72 72.86
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #73 76.90
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #74 74.12
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #82 2.78
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #88 44389.99
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #89 4.45
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #100 18.63
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #101 25.00
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #105 6.46
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #109 10.00
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #113 25.88
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #114 23.10
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #115 27.14
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #115 21.59
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #116 11.61
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #116 22.70
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #117 19.17
Countries by Labor force, total #121 2,616,929
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #158 52.75
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #158 33.95
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #162 4.60
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #166 24.68
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #167 38.97
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #168 52.88

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #40 87.89
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #50 17,235
Countries by International migrant stock, total #64 897,751
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #70 1.06
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #82 6,358
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #83 2.35
Countries by Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) #84 16.13
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #86 16.58
Countries by Urban population #87 6,486,842
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #89 40.57
Countries by Population, male #103 3,752,970
Countries by Population, total #105 7,381,023
Countries by Population, female #106 3,628,053
Countries by Rural population #135 894,181
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #144 16.47
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #148 7.43
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #163 48.00
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #175 50
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #177 12.11
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #208 4.15km²

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #26 252.73
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #87 1,720,000
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #103 105.75
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #113 1779549179.76
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #124 32,140
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #131 1159801068.17
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #133 207965.31
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #135 5,604,400,000
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #139 98.35
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #141 1,760,400,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #146 2.39
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #155 2,170km²
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #172 671.4
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #179 10
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #181 56years
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #182 8.72
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #183 0.98
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #205 0.12

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #1 214.12
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #1 31.57
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #30 92893708178.16
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #31 80591801678.16
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #70 437550882488.24
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #95 0.46
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #120 2.22
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #122 4.83
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #131 1.81
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #136 37728580800.81
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #154 13.04
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #156 12.95

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #156 59.33
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #156 59.33
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #179 30
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #179 30
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #184 34.75
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #184 53.76
Countries by SPI Overall Score #184 34.75
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #184 53.76
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #187 10.67
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #187 10.67
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #211 20
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #211 20

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #6 192.97per capita
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #61 1,218,180
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #77 13,940,000
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #107 407.95
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #113 326,401
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #140 4.52per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #52 2421070.1

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #173 73.20
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #203 0.02

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by lowest elevation #11 -47m
Countries by land area #16 1,759,540km²
Countries by Coastline Length #62 1,770kilometers
Countries by highest elevation #83 2,267m

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #21 10.83
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #43 2,042,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #45 2,042,000,000

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