International Rankings of Falkland Islands 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Falkland Islands, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Falkland Islands, 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	21	33	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	194	1000	2020
Internet users - percent of population	2	99 %	2021
Internet users - total	223	3762	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	8	53	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	197	2000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	14	160	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	214	6000	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	218	75.300 million US Dollars	910
Budget - revenues	218	67.100 million US Dollars	910
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	67	4 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	209	N/A US Dollars	2023
Debt - external	205	0 US Dollars	2017
Exports	198	257.300 million US Dollars	2015
GDP (official exchange rate)	221	206.400 million US Dollars	2015
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	186	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	135	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	187	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	188	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	145	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	75	N/A % of GDP	2023
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	9	41 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	116	20.6 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	177	38.4 % of GDP	2015
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	71	36 %	2015
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	219	90.000 million US Dollars	2004
Industrial production growth rate	197	N/A %	0
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	152	1.4 %	2014
Labor force	225	1850 US Dollars	2016
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	42	41 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	41	24.5 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	139	34.5 %	2015
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	0
Public debt	194	0 % of GDP	2015
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	221	206.400 million US Dollars	2015
Real GDP growth rate	3	25.5 %	2015
Real GDP per capita	9	70800 US Dollars	2015
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	195	N/A US Dollars	2023
Taxes and other revenues	21	32.5 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	206	1 %	2016
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
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	207	46000 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	206	19.133 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	202	11000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	201	1.000 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	2	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	76	66.7 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	132	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	69	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	5	33.3 %	2020
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	192	300 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	209	286 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	112	0 bbl/day	2017
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	2	92.4	2018
Land use - arable land	160	0	2018
Land use - forest	184	0	2018
Land use - other	166	7.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	1	92.4	2018
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	138	0.53	2025
Urbanization - urban population	46	79.7	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	163	12173 sq km	0
Area - total	165	12173 sq km	0
Area - water	226	0 sq km	0
Coastline	77	1288 km	0
Elevation - highest point	155	705 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	0
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	2	92.4	2018
Land use - arable land	160	0	2018
Land use - forest	184	0	2018
Land use - other	166	7.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	1	92.4	2018
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	165	10.9 births/1,000 population	2012
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	143	44.8 %	2023
Death rate	174	4.9 deaths/1,000 population	2012
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	75	14.9 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	94	6.7 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	164	39.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	150	24.8 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	40	21.8 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	66	4.7 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	64	0 % of population	0
Education expenditures	74	N/A % of GDP	0
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	0
Infant mortality rate - male	220	N/A deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	220	N/A deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	206	N/A years	2017
Life expectancy at birth - male	64	75.6 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	73	77.9 years	0
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	0
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	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	229	3662	2021
Population growth rate	142	0.01 %	2014
Sanitation facility access - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	119	0 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	121	0 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	94	0 % of population	0
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	9	1.12 male(s)/female	0
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	0
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	138	0.53	2025
Urbanization - urban population	46	79.7	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	116	7	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	93	51000	3280
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	142	2	0
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	97	5	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	161	50 km	2008
Roadways - total	170	440 km	2008
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 Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Falkland Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.