International Rankings of Antarctica 2023, country comparisons

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
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	65	N/A	2023
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	201	N/A	2023
Internet users - percent of population	1	100 %	2021
Internet users - total	222	4400	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	60	N/A	2023
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	204	N/A	2023
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	112	N/A	2023
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	219	N/A	2023
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	209	28000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	75	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	209	0 kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	206	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	204	0 kWh	2019
Electricity access	2	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	58	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	162	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	18	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	133	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	35	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - solar	70	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	7	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - wind	74	N/A %	2023
Energy consumption per capita	195	0 Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	194	100 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	129	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - imports	213	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - production	113	N/A bbl/day	2023
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	198	N/A	2023
Land use - arable land	161	N/A	2023
Land use - forest	185	N/A	2023
Land use - other	187	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent crops	87	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent pasture	163	N/A	2023
Revenue from coal	34	N/A % of GDP	2023
Revenue from forest resources	99	N/A % of GDP	2023
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	178	N/A	2023
Urbanization - urban population	183	N/A	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	89	N/A %	2023
Geography
Area - land	7	14.200 million sq km	3915
Area - total	4	14.200 million sq km	0
Area - water	227	N/A sq km	2023
Coastline	11	17968 km	0
Elevation - highest point	30	4892 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	57	3500 meters	1500
Elevation - mean elevation	4	2300 meters	0
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	2023
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	198	N/A	2023
Land use - arable land	161	N/A	2023
Land use - forest	185	N/A	2023
Land use - other	187	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent crops	87	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent pasture	163	N/A	2023
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	219	N/A births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	2023
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	2023
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	2023
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	165	N/A %	2023
Death rate	203	N/A deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	156	N/A %	2023
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	131	N/A %	2023
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	184	N/A %	2023
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	191	N/A %	2023
Drinking water source - improved	66	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - rural	110	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - total	103	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - unimproved	65	N/A % of population	2023
Education expenditures	74	N/A % of GDP	2023
Gross reproduction rate	112	N/A %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	223	N/A deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	220	N/A deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - total	220	N/A deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Life expectancy at birth - female	206	N/A years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	212	N/A years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - total population	206	N/A years	2023
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	2023
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	2023
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	2023
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	170	N/A years	2023
Median age - male	159	N/A years	2023
Median age - total	160	N/A years	2023
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	200	N/A migrant(s)/1,000 population	2023
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	2023
Population	239	54.196 million	0
Population growth rate	178	N/A %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	95	N/A % of population	2023
Sanitation facility access - rural	120	N/A % of population	2023
Sanitation facility access - total	122	N/A % of population	2023
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	95	N/A % of population	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	15	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2023
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	20	N/A male(s)/female	2023
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	40	N/A male(s)/female	2023
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	61	N/A male(s)/female	2023
Sex ratio - at birth	14	N/A male(s)/female	2023
Sex ratio - total population	34	N/A male(s)/female	2023
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	149	N/A children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	178	N/A	2023
Urbanization - urban population	184	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Transportation
Airports	107	17	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	82	171000	3280
Heliports	5	53	2021
Merchant marine - total	144	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	102	N/A	2023
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	28	N/A	2023
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*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 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Antarctica 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antarctica 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.