International Rankings of Antarctica 2021, country comparisons

Antarctica Index 2021

This table lists the international rankings of Antarctica, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Antarctica, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Internet users - percent of population	1	100.00 %	2016
Internet users - total	214	4400	N/A
Geography
Area - land	3	14.200 million sq km	N/A
Area - total	3	14.200 million sq km	N/A
Coastline	11	17968 km	N/A
Elevation - highest point	20	4892 meters	N/A
Elevation - lowest point	55	3500 meters	1500
Elevation - mean elevation	4	2300 meters	N/A
Transportation
Airports	106	17	2020
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	28	2	N/A
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	53	5	N/A
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	80	17	2020
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	63	4	N/A
Heliports	5	53	2012

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Antarctica on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Antarctica 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antarctica 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.