Ranked Data |
Rank |
Value |
Date of Info |
Communications |
Internet users - percent of population (%) | 162 | 25.1% | July 2016 |
Internet users - total | 40 |
14,264,308 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 60 |
1 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions | 95 |
514,385 | July 2016 |
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 77 |
86 | July 2016 |
Telephones - mobile cellular - total | 31 |
48,728,399 | July 2016 |
Economy |
Budget - expenditures | 88 | $11.45 billion | 2017 |
Budget - revenues | 92 |
$9.211 billion | 2017 |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | 52 |
-3.3% of GDP | 2017 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 18 |
9.95% | 31 December 2010 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 40 |
14% | 31 December 2017 |
Current account balance | 164 |
-$4.393 billion | 2017 |
Debt - external | 116 |
$9.713 billion | 31 December 2017 |
Exports | 90 |
$10.07 billion | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%) | 141 |
20.6% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%) | 73 |
15.2% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%) | 129 |
50.6% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%) | 34 |
-26.9% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%) | 13 |
37.9% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%) | 23 |
2.6% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture (%) | 26 |
24.8% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry (%) | 39 |
35.4% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin – services(%) | 172 |
39.9% | 2017 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 137 |
$6,300 | 2017 |
GDP - real growth rate (%) | 7 |
7.2% | 2017 |
GDP - official exchange rate | 76 |
$66.97 billion | 2016 |
GDP - purchasing power parity | 54 |
$330.9 billion | 2017 |
Gross national saving (% of GPD) | 92 |
16.2% of GDP | 2017 |
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% (%) | 46 |
32.4% | 1998 |
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%) | 23 |
2.8% | 1998 |
Imports | 84 |
$15.33 billion | 2017 |
Industrial production growth rate (%) | 9 |
9.6% | 2017 |
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%) | 35 |
6.5% | 2017 |
Labor force | 29 |
22.3 million | 2017 |
Labor force - by occupation – agriculture (%) | 19 |
70% | 2001 |
Labor force - by occupation – industry (%) | 110 |
7% | 2001 |
Labor force - by occupation – services (%) | 145 |
23% | 2001 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 65 |
25.6% | 2016 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 94 |
$5.032 billion | 31 December 2017 |
Stock of domestic credit | 82 |
$28.48 billion | 31 December 2017 |
Stock of narrow money | 70 |
$18.53 billion | 31 December 2017 |
Taxes and other revenues | 150 |
13.8% of GDP | 2017 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 99 |
4% | 2017 |
Energy |
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy | 83 | 15 million Mt | 2013 |
Crude Oil - exports | 67 |
2,814 bbl/day | 2014 |
Crude Oil - imports | 84 |
28.5 bbl/day | 2014 |
Crude Oil - production | 74 |
15,000 bbl/day | 2016 |
Crude Oil - proved reserves | 59 |
139 million bbl | 1 January 2017 |
Electricity – consumption (kWh) | 85 |
12.91 billion kWh | 2015 |
Electricity – exports (kWh) | 95 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - from fossil fuels | 140 |
33.9% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 21 |
65.9% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 30 |
0% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from other renewable sources | 116 |
0.3% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity – imports (kWh) | 112 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - installed generating capacity | 80 |
4.783 million kW | 2015 |
Electricity – production (kWh) | 86 |
15.48 billion kWh | 2015 |
Electricity access - electrification - rural areas | 49 |
31% | 2013 |
Electricity access - electrification - total population | 36 |
52% | 2013 |
Electricity access - electrification - urban areas | 10 |
95% | 2013 |
Electricity access - population without electricity | 9 |
36,300,000 | 2013 |
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh) | 179 |
234.20 | 2015 |
Natural gas – consumption (cu m) | 61 |
4.766 billion cu m | 2015 |
Natural gas – exports (cu m) | 19 |
13.91 billion cu m | 2015 |
Natural gas – imports (cu m) | 78 |
0 cu m | 2013 |
Natural gas – production (cu m) | 34 |
17.5 billion cu m | 2015 |
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | 31 |
637.1 billion cu m | 1 January 2017 |
Refined petroleum products - consumption | 84 |
91,000 bbl/day | 2015 |
Refined petroleum products - exports | 128 |
0 bbl/day | 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - imports | 67 |
73,260 bbl/day | 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - production | 94 |
15,870 bbl/day | 2014 |
Geography |
Land Area - sq km | 40 | 653,508 sq km | NA |
Total Area - sq km | 42 |
676,578 sq km | NA |
Water Area - sq km | 25 |
23,070 sq km | NA |
Coastline(km) | 59 |
1,930 km | NA |
Elevation - mean elevation (m) | 50 |
702 m | NA |
Irrigated land (sq km) | 27 |
22,950 sq km | 2012 |
Land boundaries - total km | 21 |
6,522 km | NA |
Land use - agricultural land (%) | 147 |
19.2% | 2011 |
Land use - forest (%) | 49 |
48.2% | 2011 |
Land use – other (%) | 73 |
32.6% | 2011 |
Maritime claims - contiguous zone | 1 |
24 nm | NA |
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone | 3 |
200 nm | NA |
Maritime claims - territorial sea | 5 |
12 nm | NA |
Population Density - Persons per sq km | 121 |
84.35 | July 2017 |
Military |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 15 | 4.08% of GDP | 2015 |
Population |
Age structure 0-14 years (%) | 83 | 26.85% | 17 |
Age structure 15-24 years (%) | 78 |
17.75% | 17 |
Age structure 25-54 years (%) | 64 |
42.36% | 17 |
Age structure 55-64 years (%) | 122 |
7.52% | 17 |
Age structure 65 years and over (%) | 126 |
5.53% | 17 |
Birth Rate (births/1,000 population) | 75 |
18.1 births/1,000 population | 2017 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 28 |
18.9% | 2016 |
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%) | 70 |
52.2% | 2015/16 |
Death Rate (deaths/1,000 population) | 55 |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population | 2017 |
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%) | 87 |
8 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio | 68 |
12.6 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%) | 112 |
49.7 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%) | 90 |
41.7 | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved – rural | 80 |
74.4% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved – total | 76 |
80.6% | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved – urban | 55 |
92.7% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved – rural | 48 |
25.6% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total | 45 |
19.4% | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban | 37 |
7.3% of population | 2015 |
Health expenditures | 85 |
2.3% of GDP | 2014 |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | 33 |
0.8% | 2016 |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | 23 |
7,800 | 2016 |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 23 |
230,000 | 2016 |
Hospital bed density | 62 |
0.9 beds/1,000 population | 2012 |
Infant mortality rate – female (deaths/1,000 live births) | 47 |
32.6 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Infant mortality rate – male (deaths/1,000 live births) | 48 |
38.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Infant mortality rate – total (deaths/1,000 live births) | 50 |
35.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth – female (years) | 108 |
69.9 years | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth – male (years) | 94 |
66.6 years | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth - total population | 94 |
68.2 years | 2017 |
Literacy – female (%) | 73 |
71.8% | 2016 |
Literacy – male (%) | 79 |
80% | 2016 |
Literacy - total population | 81 |
75.6% | 2016 |
Maternal mortality ratio | 50 |
178 deaths/100,000 live births | 2015 |
Median age – female (years) | 101 |
29 years | 2017 |
Median age – male (years) | 97 |
27.4 years | 2017 |
Median age – total (years) | 96 |
28.2 years | 2017 |
Mother's mean age at first birth (years) | 33 |
25 years | 2015/16 |
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) | 67 |
-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population | 2017 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 130 |
5.8% | 2016 |
Physicians density | 113 |
0.57 physicians/1,000 population | 2012 |
Population | 25 |
55,123,814 | July 2017 |
Population growth rate (%) | 95 |
0.91% | 2017 |
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population) | 81 |
73.9% of population | 2012 |
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population) | 82 |
77.4% | 2012 |
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population) | 73 |
84.3% of population | 2012 |
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population) | 83 |
26.1% of population | 2012 |
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population) | 76 |
22.6% | 2012 |
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population) | 73 |
15.7% of population | 2012 |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total | 13 |
8 years | 2007 |
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female) | 13 |
1.04 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female) | 20 |
1.03 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female) | 27 |
0.99 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female) | 33 |
0.89 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female) | 35 |
0.77 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female) | 10 |
1.06 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female) | 20 |
0.99 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Suffrage | 4 |
18 years of age | NA |
Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 80 |
2.17 children born/woman | 2017 |
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%) | 61 |
2.29% annual rate of change | 15-20 |
Urbanization - urban population (%) | 148 |
35.2% of total population | 2017 |
Transportation |
Airports | 70 | 64 | 2013 |
Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m | 33 |
12 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m | 29 |
11 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m | 16 |
12 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - total | 46 |
36 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m | 35 |
1 | 2017 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m | 30 |
4 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m | 48 |
10 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - over 3,047 m | 5 |
1 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - total | 74 |
28 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m | 60 |
13 | 2013 |
Heliports | 15 |
11 | 2013 |
Merchant marine - total | 81 |
97 | 2017 |
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 97 |
3,365,967 mt-km | 2015 |
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 81 |
2,029,139 | 2015 |
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 60 |
45 | 2015 |
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers | 17 |
11 | 2015 |
Railways (km) | 40 |
5,031 km | 2008 |
Roadways - total (km) | 94 |
34,377 km | 2010 |
Waterways (km) | 11 |
12,800 km | NA |