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Mauritania

Africa · Western Africa
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Mauritania is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 1,030,700 km² and has a population of approximately 4,927,532. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Mauritanian ouguiya (UM).

Quick facts

Capital
Nouakchott
Population
4,927,532
Area
1,030,700 km²
Currency
Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)
Languages
Arabic
Calling code
+222
TLD
.mr
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC
Native name
موريتانيا

Bordering countries

Algeria flagAlgeria Mali flagMali Senegal flagSenegal Western Sahara flagWestern Sahara

Appears in 403 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #3 43.08
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #10 0.67
Countries by unemployment rate #11 15.10
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #12 38.94
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #22 34.42
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #24 34.75
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #37 32.30
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #46 25.79
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #47 0.90
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #49 110.78
Countries by GDP growth rate #51 0.04
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #55 30.51
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #69 1.89
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #78 168.67
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #79 81866.71per capita
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #83 193,339,233,500
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #93 108,545,351,500
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #96 423201383645.7
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #97 473,212,500,700
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #97 235,128,483,300
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #97 186572873377.37
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #97 77542.19per capita
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #98 162,651,622,600
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #100 105,285,070,500
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #102 424767459377.37
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #103 279,873,267,200
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #105 354,419,775,400
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #107 19,473,281,000
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #108 33,423,500,000
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #109 89016659.8
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #111 169,193,849,000
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #111 400,846,208,600
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #113 131,828,100,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #114 21,080,438,400
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #116 5227106604.8
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #116 398,726,000,000
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #118 3754816812.34
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #121 4699387896.76
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #124 183,358,800,000
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #127 21,655,100,000
Countries by GDP (PPP) #130 40.62
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #130 7453.23
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #135 2723330794.16
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #136 5672564821.95
Countries by GDP per capita #137 2582.1
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #137 4517112387.2
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #137 2812847857.64
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #138 12143098744.87
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #138 5692691361.14
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #139 186304338.25
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #139 8564002029.1
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #140 3327521928.44
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #140 37727790362.6
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #141 38091993637.09
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #141 33511586137.1
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #142 8391225494.77
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #143 2.93
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #144 67.70
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #144 12083624660.82
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #147 6915992140.06
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #147 2475100081.66
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #147 485464860.3
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #147 10064390736.42
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #148 11.95in billions
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #148 546604404.62
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #148 288602855.02
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #150 7384236764.06
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #150 7,300per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #152 7368.75per capita
Countries by GNI (current US$) #152 10803752223.13
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #153 740954478.62
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #153 10951348826.33
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #154 5.01
Countries by GDP (current US$) #155 10908045686.88
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #156 1426855683.21
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #158 8729112418.52
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #159 117.45
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #160 4628227424.75
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #160 4235256443.73
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #162 2,120per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #164 46
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #164 7.52
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #165 49.37
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #165 79.03
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #168 47.61
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #168 1688.61per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #171 96.07
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #180 42.43

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #8 53.90
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #13 69.10
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #13 34.42
Countries by population growth rate #15 0.03
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #15 381per capita
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #18 66.30
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #20 52.71
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #29 56.80
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #37 69.55
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #41 21.5
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #45 27.7
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #45 31
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #45 34.2
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #47 660
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #47 25.6per capita
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #49 23.60
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #51 33.9
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #51 37.8
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #51 41.6
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #51 19.40
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #51 21.50
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #54 133.1per capita
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #55 10.22
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #55 154.07
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #61 76.00
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #62 8.70
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #63 3,710
Countries by Number of infant deaths #65 5,289
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #65 6,402
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #65 128.4per capita
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #70 57.57
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #71 39.00
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #75 121.7per capita
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #80 40.70
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #80 204.7
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #85 65
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #90 16.97
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #92 77.00
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #119 86.00
Countries by population #123 5.32
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #124 81.45
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #125 16.90
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #126 2.00
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #128 70.00
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #135 9.50
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #141 26.63
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #145 1.72per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #147 90.41
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #148 58.81
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #157 1.50
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #157 1.70
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #157 1.60
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #160 3.74per capita
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #160 66.5years
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #161 2.71per capita
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #162 37.06
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #162 68.48years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #169 70.48years
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #171 58.68
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #176 5.52
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #177 27
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #177 35
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #179 58
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #180 77.28
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #181 43
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #184 0per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #184 0per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #184 0per capita
Countries by UHC service coverage index #184 40
Countries by population density #224 4.73
Countries by median age #225 17.12

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #16 61.88
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #27 12.91
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #29 12.34
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #29 218
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #30 54.20
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #31 51.16
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #32 11.77
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #35 156.3
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #38 9.50
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #44 16.40
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #44 144.6
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #45 82.14
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #46 29.26
Countries by Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) #52 34.31
Countries by Binding coverage, all products (%) #52 40.60
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #52 12.09
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #54 8.68
Countries by Binding coverage, primary products (%) #54 58.64
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #55 45.13
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #59 9.50
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #65 331,415,249
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #69 7.57
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #72 8.68
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #82 65.27
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #100 7.57
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #107 127
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #112 2.5
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #112 141.9
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #113 2.5
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #117 2.8
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #117 15.35
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #118 108.1
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #127 4,145,000,000
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #127 4,065,188,655
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #130 3825080246.37
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #130 93284139.14
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #135 6.05
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #136 212326424.27
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #139 4,815,452,684
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #140 4321587418.86
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #140 4054632719.28
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #140 4,815,000,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #141 5369653245
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #143 4266959143.55
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #144 5641642509.44
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #145 2.1
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #145 2.3
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #146 403590355.6
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #152 2
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #153 2.2
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #158 94540780.79
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #177 23807692.14
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #191 0.04

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #3 70.82
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #9 337.05
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #26 90.58
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #42 0.57
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #53 97.50
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #59 162.73
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #62 90.69
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #70 0.15
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #72 7.33
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #72 0.01
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #78 0
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #80 13.25
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #87 0.82
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #89 0.29
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #94 2.11
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #101 0.02
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #103 2.38
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #105 9.3
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #105 1.35
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #108 0.04
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #110 16.29
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #111 0.04
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #112 0.71
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #113 3.39per capita
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #114 2.7
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #123 0.47
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #126 17.51
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #127 0.08
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #129 0.41
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #129 0.86
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #130 0.56
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #131 0.09
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #131 2.36
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #135 5.01
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #136 0.001
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #137 0.0019
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #141 0.97per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #144 0.0014
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #145 0.0008
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #154 7.07
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #172 82.04per capita
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #208 0.60

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #27 2.00
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #29 9
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #33 9.62
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #36 11
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #39 12
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #43 11
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #51 2.16
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #53 8
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #63 0.23
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #120 260059017.27USD
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #139 25.00
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #139 0.12
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #140 5
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #141 30.39
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #141 34.80
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #145 20.28
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #147 12.74
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #147 -0.64
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #147 27.36
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #148 42.18
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #148 37.74
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #150 26.07
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #152 15.64
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #153 24.53
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #154 15.57
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #156 32.08
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #157 -0.82
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #157 22.64
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #158 35.38
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #169 8.96
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #173 15.09
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #174 25.00
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #176 0.22

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #23 14.74
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #38 10.32
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #39 71.09
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #41 71.87
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #49 57.45
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #49 8.10
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #50 53.35
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #51 33.36
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #53 50.73
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #54 5.65
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #54 45.09
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #55 32.12
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #57 5.14
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #60 29.46
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #95 10.05
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #104 49.27
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #109 30832.43
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #113 52.83
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #115 60.49
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #134 49.27
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #138 42.55
Countries by Labor force, total #140 1,248,560
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #141 15.04
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #146 28.13
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #150 17.37
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #160 33.42
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #165 46.24
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #169 22.32
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #170 52.03
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #172 36.56

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #11 4.7
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #11 84.98
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #11 79.01
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #20 58.56
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #37 38,111
Countries by Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) #38 30.35
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #41 28,422
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #93 39.39
Countries by Rural population #105 2,036,387
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #106 23.30
Countries by International migrant stock, total #116 195,937
Countries by Urban population #120 3,133,008
Countries by Population, female #124 2,633,669
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #124 60.61
Countries by Population, total #125 5,169,395
Countries by Population, male #126 2,535,726
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #177 48.13
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #177 5.97
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #182 1.03
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #205 4.87km²

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #10 145.03
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #34 795,575
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #40 19.33
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #54 116.51
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #78 79,940,855,900
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #90 83,539,100,000
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #101 38.53
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #112 1779862335.23
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #114 2108641383.23
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #118 565667.04
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #125 450,000
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #125 1968.2
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #150 2964.41km²
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #175 92years
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #197 0
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #199 0.44
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #202 0.29

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #58 5.41
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #79 16.79
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #84 11.34
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #86 36.49
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #86 12.33
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #120 23653348436.07
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #124 2038562789.4
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #124 89871999117.26
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #126 2038562789.4
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #133 22.59
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #133 22.72
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #177 0.29

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 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #101 60
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #101 60
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #128 63.9
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #128 63.9
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #140 58.45
Countries by SPI Overall Score #140 58.45
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #155 62.8
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #155 62.8
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #171 25.54
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #171 25.54

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #128 4,559,000
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #158 29,653
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #161 90.77per capita
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #162 30,213
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #166 26.47
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #174 0.59per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #33 59.50
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #39 26.35
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #39 8.75
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #57 2113950.01
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #64 41.83
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #77 639096391.1
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #84 450,760,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #85 4459916731.6

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #118 19.36
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #132 75.30
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #134 49.40
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #135 20.30
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #198 50.30

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by land area #28 1,030,700km²
Countries by Coastline Length #88 754kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #161 35,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #165 0.95
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #173 18,000,000
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #185 5,500,000

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