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Nigeria

Africa · Western Africa
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Nigeria is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 923,768 km² and has a population of approximately 223,800,000. Its official language is English and its currency is the Nigerian naira (₦).

Quick facts

Capital
Abuja
Population
223,800,000
Area
923,768 km²
Currency
Nigerian naira (₦)
Languages
English
Calling code
+234
TLD
.ng
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+01:00
Native name
Nigeria

Bordering countries

Benin flagBenin Cameroon flagCameroon Chad flagChad Niger flagNiger

Appears in 393 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #4 8870446871.61
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #8 118,418,273,948,600
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #8 213,291,090,832,200
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #9 217,783,985,540,000
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #10 200,316,070,291,600
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #10 364,619,398,999,500
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #11 2.09
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #13 17,578,904,759,200
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #14 32,276,309,138,400
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #16 699.39
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #16 67,841,632,447,300
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #16 4,492,894,709,700
Countries by GDP (PPP) #17 2254.17
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #17 35,560,247,779,700
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #18 35.23
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #19 2114329449409.47
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #19 1860089921812.28
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #19 2058743433411.41
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #23 8,203,426,679,200
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #24 427297983711.11
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #24 540898072115.88
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #25 319965008779.47
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #30 363312013594.58
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #31 935982.78per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #35 5232703684.74
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #40 0.53% of GDP
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #40 396178674593.39
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #41 43005070123.27
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #42 79624933229.59
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #42 48951773314.08
Countries by Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) #45 33.44
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #50 246711222575.46
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #52 285in billions
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #52 135539202628.16
Countries by GDP (current US$) #54 252261880141.15
Countries by GNI (current US$) #54 245629880142.69
Countries by GDP growth rate #57 0.04
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #57 21839012706.42
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #57 45903460234.19
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #64 0.00
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #67 3602999647.8
Countries by unemployment rate #67 4.70
Countries by cost of living index #105 25.5
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #111 1.23
Countries by average monthly salary #114 341US $
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #117 11.55
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #121 8.66
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #123 53.73
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #131 127.76
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #137 5935.94
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #140 133.88
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #140 8,850per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #141 9086.88per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #143 130.69
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #143 18.20
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #148 64.36
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #149 62.91
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #151 63.66
Countries by GDP per capita #156 1199.62
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #158 2324.65per capita
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #167 1,700per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #198 0.85

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #1 65.21
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #1 768,479
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #1 75,000
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #1 993per capita
Countries by Number of infant deaths #2 443,714
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #2 99.5
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #2 104.9
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #2 110.1
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #2 342.63
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #3 252,871
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #4 54.8
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #6 33.7
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #6 60.1
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #6 65.3
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #7 356.35
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #9 76
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #10 294.25
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #12 74.80
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #17 36.20
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #17 33.80
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #19 31.40
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #19 11.74
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #20 32.95
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #26 45.00
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #28 19.90
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #38 162.9per capita
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #44 83.00
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #47 165.2per capita
Countries by population growth rate #50 0.02
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #55 167.2per capita
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #60 22.39
Countries by population density #62 245.01
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #67 20.7per capita
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #75 26.55
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #79 22.88
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #81 79.00
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #82 38.20
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #86 36.83
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #87 31.31
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #93 36.05
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #98 69.00
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #102 3.78per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #103 6.31per capita
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #103 7.66
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #110 32.21
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #112 8.38per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #113 1.21per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #123 4.99per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #129 95.08
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #131 29.90
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #137 66.55
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #138 34.17
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #145 59.12
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #148 1.53per capita
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 Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #158 0.50
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #158 39
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #164 3.30
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #164 6.10
Countries by UHC service coverage index #168 47
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #171 67.00
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #172 82.25
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #172 39
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #179 47.90
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #180 44
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #182 27.13
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #192 25
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #215 54.18years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #216 54.74years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #216 54.46years
Countries by median age #219 17.75

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #8 20977029788.29
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #10 48.11
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #10 21292957333.35
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #13 1,924,638,076
Countries by Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) #14 67.83
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #18 24421867960.37
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #28 160.8
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #34 11.72
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #37 11.77
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #39 12.12
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #41 9.34
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #42 9.21
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #43 11.90
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #47 9.62
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #49 64,304,882,433
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #49 62,935,553,625
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #51 52970842473.49
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #54 53,320,000,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #60 57536063916.67
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #61 57730449623.11
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #61 68239131460.74
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #62 39804659168.4
Countries by Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Binding coverage, all products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #62 9.42
Countries by Binding coverage, primary products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #63 61412994229.27
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #63 9.23
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #64 13.14
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #65 41,263,000,000
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #66 3876930312.6
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #67 8.28
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #71 35.63
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #71 9.91
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #72 20.77
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #72 36.94
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #81 65.39
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #84 3.1
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #87 20.19
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #95 380461413.36
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #97 2.6
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #97 2.7
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #98 2.4
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #102 2.4
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #113 126.5
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #115 30.55
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #117 2.5
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #122 16.95
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #137 2.3
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #153 37.49
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #165 110.1
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #169 110.3
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #170 83.9
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #182 65.6

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #6 8.67
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #8 75.63
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #9 56.53
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #9 175.13
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #10 0.55
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #11 2.2
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #13 563.38
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #13 0.11
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #15 22.95
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #16 0.17
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #16 1.08
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #16 0.21
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #17 56.75
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #18 28.96
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #19 14.55
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #23 60.44
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #26 350.56
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #26 0.61
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #28 15.78
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #34 1.8
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #35 131.91
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #37 134.65
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #41 12.47
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #47 10.96
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #52 40.08
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #54 16.07
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #57 4.46
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #60 0.0031
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #61 0.03
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #65 15.75
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #94 9.67
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #104 5.64
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #106 0.01
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #110 44.17
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #118 0.24
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #128 990.36per capita
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #132 34.41
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #132 13.90
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #147 1.16
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #158 0.57per capita
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #158 0.07
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #164 1.51per capita

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #1 14
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #5 13
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #5 11
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #5 14
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #7 10
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #37 7
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #80 1133303623.28USD
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #123 3.07
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #135 27.45
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #135 36.76
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #137 0.22
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #137 32.35
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #144 0.56
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #152 11.32
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #152 0.23
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #159 13.21
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #162 20.28
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #162 -0.89
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #162 20.28
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #163 27.36
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #165 9.43
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #167 9.91
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #168 32.08
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #169 -1.04
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #169 16.98
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #169 23.11
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #169 16.98
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #169 28.30
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #171 0.12
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #189 7.58
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #189 4.27
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #189 10.90
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #191 0.21

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #1 28.19
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #4 83.04
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #5 86.15
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #5 77.57
Countries by Labor force, total #5 116,581,818
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #6 79.99
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #6 95.73
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #13 82.36
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #14 89.52
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #31 48.40
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #32 79.08
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #33 66.48
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #34 42.72
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #36 9.78
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #37 16.52
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #38 54.85
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #52 33.53
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #71 23.58
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #116 17.01
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #118 59.90
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #131 3.88
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #132 49.46
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #139 16929.66
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #143 3.06
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #148 17.46
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #148 39.82
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #160 2.30
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #173 10.48
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #182 13.85
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #183 16.96

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Population, female #6 115,005,707
Countries by Population, total #6 232,679,478
Countries by Population, male #6 117,673,771
Countries by Urban population #6 146,531,222
Countries by Rural population #7 86,148,256
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #11 467,605
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #15 4.48
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #19 73.32
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #21 78.77
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #26 87,289
Countries by Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) #29 4.64
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #39 48.50
Countries by International migrant stock, total #50 1,403,281
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #52 250.21km²
Countries by Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) #78 17.58
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #104 37.02
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #113 62.98
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #146 66.25
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #167 1.04
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #185 3.91
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #189 5.45

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #5 128688236931.37
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #5 59,312,569,103,900
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #6 96,461,696,260,600
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #8 36,872,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #9 65268559713.1
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #10 76.20
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #13 40.48
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #18 25.87
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #23 28053832.88
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #24 258,800
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #24 1,058,435
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #29 211370.5km²
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #46 120.89
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #46 119.85
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #73 12.51
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #81 1,150years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #124 23.21
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #144 1548.5

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #12 54.88
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #16 66124705789482.5
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #21 1478.97
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #29 265.54
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #33 6.79
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #33 3785140649342.2
Countries by Listed domestic companies, total #36 169
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #44 176.33
Countries by Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) #45 54,400,940,000
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #45 38612493466.6
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #52 38612493466.6
Countries by Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) #53 21.57
Countries by Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) #93 63.92
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #153 13.13
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #164 9.56
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #201 0.12

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #1 100
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #1 100
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #90 70.97
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #90 70.97
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #95 69.12
Countries by SPI Overall Score #95 69.12
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #98 74.86
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #98 74.86
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 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #152 39.76
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #152 39.76

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #6 224,413,000
Countries by Patent applications, nonresidents #39 598
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #44 9408.02
Countries by Patent applications, residents #48 410
Countries by Trademark applications, resident, by count #49 11,341
Countries by Trademark applications, nonresident, by count #66 7,317
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #127 116,867
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #132 111,971
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #145 98.48per capita
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #199 0.05per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #2 8879899.98
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #6 17,843,086,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #15 6053177393.6
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #18 108757630161.5
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #38 60.04
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #48 23.95
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #59 6.29
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #70 32.54

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #102 23.80
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #144 9.70
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #151 48.70
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #151 26.20
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #183 32.90
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #183 61.20

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by land area #31 923,768km²
Countries by lowest elevation #57 0m
Countries by highest elevation #78 2,419m
Countries by Coastline Length #85 853kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #22 6,613,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #23 5,548,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #27 9.16
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #112 313,000,000

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