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Sierra Leone

Africa · Western Africa
SL SLE

Sierra Leone is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 71,740 km² and has a population of approximately 9,077,691. Its official language is English and its currency is the Leone (Le).

Quick facts

Capital
Freetown
Population
9,077,691
Area
71,740 km²
Currency
Leone (Le)
Languages
English
Calling code
+232
TLD
.sl
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC
Native name
Sierra Leone

Bordering countries

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Appears in 415 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) #9 2.26
Countries by Consumer price index (2010 = 100) #14 717.99
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #15 7.10
Countries by GDP growth rate #43 0.04
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #61 85.56
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #64 106.01
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #77 25.56
Countries by Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) #107 90223762.41
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #118 19.55
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #120 20.46
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #120 14.44
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #126 12863360224.85
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #127 12258535374.02
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #128 60454930586.55
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #130 64621012843.14
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #132 4110199430.68
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #132 153185244283.42
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #134 51757652618.29
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #134 58868411808.24
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #135 62617539704.05
Countries by GDP (PPP) #136 32.63
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #136 40252463201.76
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #137 22573170543.52
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #137 10955420690.93
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #138 22267389272.43
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #139 9244478970.16
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #139 6.96
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #139 1.04
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #139 2309254410.17
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #140 16514788237.53
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #141 12765695033.61
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #142 2727357188.97
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #142 67021087414.91
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #143 11155477906.8
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #143 1822346227.39
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #144 1910998936.64
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #144 28279064480.87
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #145 682585805.49
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #146 1362919841.3
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #146 3795818434.66
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #146 506428869.11
Countries by Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) #146 4559545968.73
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #147 116.08
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #147 64926794114.23
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #147 10.73
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #147 4270456344.59
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #148 1425998932.86
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #148 26779577207.27
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #148 30190077673.43
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #148 6995.46per capita
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #148 10.64
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #149 283665667.12
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #149 30439844906.48
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #150 60.52
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #150 9828485690.65
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #151 7390381169.35
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #151 485035671.93
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #152 8.64in billions
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #152 5964382236.49
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #152 1842492999.08
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #154 1782120567.21
Countries by Adjusted net national income (current US$) #155 3449813486.39
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #156 59.49
Countries by Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) #156 3687.81
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #156 4464031536.11
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #156 6782058853.46
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #157 58.85
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #157 116.64
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #158 117.93
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #160 7081857775.64
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #162 1203610314.09
Countries by GNI (current US$) #162 6913927234.26
Countries by GDP per capita #165 979.51
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #165 0.32
Countries by GDP (current US$) #165 6971127235.31
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #167 1622864248.13
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #167 2967263337.91
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #171 41377070.17
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #176 3,490per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #177 3522.31per capita
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #179 42.57
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #183 220443057.91
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #183 5.52
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #185 1137.29per capita
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #188 7512.92per capita
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #191 820per capita

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) #1 89.80
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #5 235.1per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #6 88.4
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #7 94.3
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #7 100
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #7 93.40
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #8 239per capita
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #9 53.70
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #9 84.30
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #9 50.9
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #9 56.2
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #9 61.3
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #12 282.67
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #13 56.68
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #14 29.3
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #14 33per capita
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #17 24.10
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #19 354per capita
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) #20 93.00
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #20 243.4per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #26 196.88
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #29 30.6
Countries by Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) #33 86.00
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #36 27.60
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #37 25.20
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #39 23,993
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #40 22.70
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #41 920
Countries by Number of infant deaths #44 14,355
Countries by population growth rate #46 0.02
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #46 7,569
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #53 90.00
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #54 241.84
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #68 4.48per capita
Countries by Low-birthweight babies (% of births) #75 10.34
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #75 8.29
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #76 9.25
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #77 9.60
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #80 5.10
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #83 5.80
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #85 91.00
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #85 5.40
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #87 5.90
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #91 16.73
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #93 10.78
Countries by population #101 8.82
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #102 12.50
Countries by population density #103 115.37
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #105 18.74
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #107 21.22
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #107 6.14per capita
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #108 24.32
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #109 70
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #111 62
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #114 12.90
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #119 19.80
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #121 7.8per capita
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #128 70.00
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #132 16.85
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #148 10.90
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #151 57.03
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #159 15.33
Countries by UHC service coverage index #161 48
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #167 41
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #168 0.07per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #168 0.29per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #168 0.52per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #170 81.71
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #171 34.07
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #172 36.73
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #175 74
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #176 29
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #192 68.08
Countries by median age #201 19.27
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #201 24.91
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #203 63.5years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #203 60.06years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #205 61.79years

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #16 13.65
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #16 263.9
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #18 17.74
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #19 205.9
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #21 13.61
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #21 58.97
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #22 12.84
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #23 11.97
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #24 13.80
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #25 53.69
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #26 17.98
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #28 18.64
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #33 12.08
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #34 11.72
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #39 12.12
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #52 463,899,808
Countries by Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Binding coverage, all products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Binding coverage, primary products (%) #62 0.00
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #75 22.69
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #91 6.47
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #98 35.96
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #105 293,000,000
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #108 13.03
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #110 51.41
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #123 7.34
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #125 128.5
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #130 320825634.06
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #130 124.7
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #131 101.8
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #144 1,339,000,000
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #144 126
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high) #147 2.27
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #147 1,535,000,000
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #150 331567878.81
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #156 1,916,000,000
Countries by Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) #158 2.18
Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high) #158 2.34
Countries by Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high) #161 1.82
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #161 2,049,000,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #162 2263527780.91
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #163 2317351899.1
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #163 1381538239.24
Countries by Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high) #163 2
Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) #163 2.08
Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) #164 1.82
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #164 513,987,404
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #165 1381564188.32
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #165 1,938,583,016
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #178 35.16
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #187 1.18
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #190 4361.18
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #192 25949.08

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #24 43.22
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #30 19331.13per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #35 130.57
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #36 52.31
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #45 26.15
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #47 110.64
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #51 0.02
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #59 0.72
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #76 128.26
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #79 0.09
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #87 1.45
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #110 2.62
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #121 0.13
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #122 5.57
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #125 0.08
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #126 0.56
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #132 0.89
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #132 21.54
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #142 12.60
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #143 0.01
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #145 0.16
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #145 0.01
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #146 0.0007
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #146 0.0022
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #147 0.0011
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #148 0.0007
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #149 7.93
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #149 0.21
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #150 0.0004
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #150 0.16
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #151 0.13
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #151 0.25
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #154 0.15
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #154 0.77
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #157 1.46
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #168 0.5
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #169 0.13
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #176 0.05
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #182 0.17per capita
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #185 0.92per capita

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #2 14
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #2 12
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #2 15
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #2 11
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #5 13
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #37 7
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #123 22.75
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #124 49.76
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #124 38.73
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #124 33.82
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #125 42.16
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #126 37.44
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #126 0.22
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #135 22.64
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #137 0.35
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #139 -0.57
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #139 31.13
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #142 43.40
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #147 36447048.86USD
Countries by Military expenditure (% of GDP) #147 0.46
Countries by Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) #153 0.00
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #154 15.57
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #154 0.12
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #158 -0.83
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #158 22.17
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #159 28.30
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #175 8.49
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #176 6.60
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #176 13.68
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #177 21.70
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #179 12.26
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #181 21.23
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #202 0.21

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #2 86.04
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #3 94.77
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #3 88.81
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #4 91.35
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #5 83.02
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #5 80.88
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #13 93.53
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #25 48.75
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #31 45.02
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #32 44.49
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #37 43.95
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #52 6.29
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #88 50.52
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #111 4.14
Countries by Labor force, total #112 2,934,968
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #131 51.69
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #138 49.98
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #142 3.15
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #148 44.04
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #149 2.14
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #152 6.07
Countries by GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) #153 9639.78
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #153 16.72
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #153 38.27
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #159 11.47
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #167 52.88
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #169 2.10
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #182 16.98
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #184 5.23
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #184 11.19

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) #5 10.34
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #32 49.28
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #35 3.79
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #36 92.5
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #38 64.92
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #42 70.45
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #58 54.64
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #67 8,042
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #72 29.53
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #75 8,893
Countries by Rural population #78 4,721,769
Countries by Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) #88 15.73
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #90 117.21km²
Countries by Population, female #100 4,332,051
Countries by Population, male #100 4,309,971
Countries by Population, total #101 8,642,022
Countries by Urban population #114 3,920,253
Countries by International migrant stock, total #158 49,997
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #159 45.36
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #181 1.03
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #186 5.53

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #13 2,526years
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #14 29.16
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #49 21.95
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #51 54.71
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #67 207,085
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #89 1,584,000
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #92 34.30
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #94 1536756.31
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #94 3112568278.57
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #96 45911693666.75
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #98 24756.9km²
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #100 105.75
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #101 21572780189.57
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #108 104.72
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #115 2032674948.34
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #146 1469.7
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #149 185

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) #27 113.43
Countries by Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) #82 16.36
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #94 21.3
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #101 6.62
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #104 5.17
Countries by Total reserves in months of imports #120 2.57
Countries by Net domestic credit (current LCU) #140 32495986894.42
Countries by Total reserves minus gold (current US$) #158 495698793.82
Countries by Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) #159 495698793.82
Countries by Net foreign assets (current LCU) #162 969600712.88
Countries by Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) #176 3.97
Countries by Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) #178 3.95
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #194 0.23

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #116 55
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #116 55
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #124 68.65
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #124 68.65
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #126 70
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #126 64.37
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #126 70
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #126 64.37
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #134 59.94
Countries by SPI Overall Score #134 59.94
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #146 41.69
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #146 41.69

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #96 8,929,190
Countries by Trademark applications, nonresident, by count #119 2,129
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #122 107.88per capita
Countries by Trademark applications, resident, by count #133 160
Countries by Patent applications, nonresidents #138 4
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #143 86.77
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #205 184
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #206 269
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #206 0.002273per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #20 71.40
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #45 2943660.02
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #63 841757608.3
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #73 5.07
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #81 13.99
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #83 463,025,000
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #89 31.13
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #98 2329744049.4

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #37 75.28
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #185 0.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #185 1.60
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #185 0.90
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #193 19.00
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #204 35.50

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by lowest elevation #48 0m
Countries by highest elevation #91 1,945m
Countries by Coastline Length #113 402kilometers
Countries by land area #116 71,740km²

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #50 5.11
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #143 83,000,000
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #146 77,000,000
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #160 43,000,000

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