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| Ranked Data |
Rank |
Value |
Date of Info |
| Communications |
|---|
| Internet hosts | 222 | 8 | 2012 |
| Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 57 | 5.00 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions | 70 | 1,180,000 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 69 | 1,180,000 | 2014 est. |
| Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 115 | 13.00 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular - total | 137 | 3,240,000 | Jul 2015 |
| Economy |
|---|
| Budget expenditures | 134 | $3,300,000,000 | 2007 est. |
| Budget revenues | 124 | $3,200,000,000 | 2007 est. |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | 28 | -0.40 | 2007 est. |
| Debt - external | 132 | $5,000,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| Exports | 113 | $4,152,000,000 | 2015 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%) | 171 | 5.90 | 2014 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%) | 4 | -11.10 | 2014 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture (%) | 27 | 25.10 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry (%) | 23 | 40.90 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin – services(%) | 177 | 33.90 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - official exchange rate | 102 | $28,000,000,000 | 2009 est. |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 170 | $1,800 | 2014 est. |
| GDP - purchasing power parity | 115 | $40,000,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| GDP - real growth rate (%) | 61 | 1.00 | 2014 est. |
| Imports | 123 | $4,819,000,000 | 2015 est. |
| Industrial production growth rate (%) | 64 | 0.50 | 2016 est. |
| Labor force | 42 | 14,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Labor force - by occupation – agriculture (%) | 42 | 37.00 | 2008 est. |
| Labor force - by occupation – services (%) | 64 | 63.00 | 2008 est. |
| Taxes and other revenues | 154 | 11.4 | 2007 est. |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 24 | 25.60 | 2013 est. |
| Energy |
|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy | 61 | 44,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - exports | 90 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - imports | 50 | 70,000 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - production | 96 | 0 | 2015 est. |
| Crude Oil - proved reserves | 78 | 0 | 1 Jan 2016 est. |
| Electricity – consumption (kWh) | 68 | 15,000,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity – exports (kWh) | 74 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 103 | 47.4 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 44 | 52.6 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 32 | 0.0 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 81 | 0.0 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity – imports (kWh) | 84 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 44 | 10,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity – production (kWh) | 69 | 17,000,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh) | 1 | 0 | NA |
| Natural gas – consumption (cu m) | 117 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas – exports (cu m) | 56 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas – imports (cu m) | 79 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas – production (cu m) | 98 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | 99 | 0 | 1 Jan 2014 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 123 | 17,000 | 2014 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 127 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 159 | 5,678 | 2013 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 101 | 11,310 | 2013 est. |
| Geography |
|---|
| Coastline(km) | 53 | 2,495 | NA |
| Elevation extremes - highest point (m) | 83 | 2744 | NA |
| Elevation extremes - lowest point (m) | 35 | 0 | NA |
| Irrigated land (sq km) | 35 | 14,600 | 2003 |
| Land Area - sq km | 98 | 120,408.00 | NA |
| Land boundaries - km | 101 | 1,607 | NA |
| Land use - agricultural land (%) | 140 | 21.80 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - arable land (%) | 51 | 19.50 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - forest (%) | 53 | 46.00 | 2011 est. |
| Land use – other (%) | 76 | 32.20 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - permanent crops (%) | 65 | 1.90 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - permanent pasture (%) | 157 | 0.40 | 2011 est. |
| Mean Elevation (m) | 58 | 600 | NA |
| Population density - Persons per sq km | 62 | 208.59 | Jul 2016 est. |
| Total Area - sq km | 99 | 120,538.00 | NA |
| Total renewable water resources (cu km) | 76 | 77.15 | 2011 |
| Water Area - sq km | 135 | 130 | NA |
| Population |
|---|
| Age structure 0-14 years - female | 68 | 2,588,744 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 0-14 years - male | 68 | 2,678,638 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 0-14 years (%) | 138 | 20.97 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years - female (%) | 56 | 1,977,942 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years - male (%) | 56 | 2,009,360 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years(%) | 116 | 15.88 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years - female (%) | 47 | 5,537,077 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years - male (%) | 46 | 5,567,682 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years(%) | 47 | 44.22 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years - female (%) | 42 | 1,218,406 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years - male (%) | 44 | 1,090,739 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years(%) | 93 | 9.19 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over - female (%) | 38 | 1,606,720 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over - male (%) | 49 | 840,003 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over (%) | 83 | 9.74 | 2016 est. |
| Birth Rate (births/1,000 population) | 104 | 14.60 | 2016 est. |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 41 | 15.20 | 2012 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate (%) | 38 | 68.60 | 2002 |
| Death Rate (deaths/1,000 population) | 35 | 9.30 | 2016 est. |
| Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%) | 58 | 13.80 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - potential support ratio | 96 | 7.30 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%) | 134 | 44.30 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%) | 115 | 30.50 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – rural | 7 | 99.4 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – total | 4 | 99.7 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – urban | 2 | 99.9 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved – rural | 122 | 0.6 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved - total | 117 | 0.3 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban | 89 | 0.1 | 2015 est. |
| Hospital bed density | 3 | 13.20 | 2002 |
| Infant mortality rate – female (deaths/1,000 live births) | 66 | 20.20 | 2016 est. |
| Infant mortality rate – male (deaths/1,000 live births) | 71 | 25.40 | 2016 est. |
| Infant mortality rate – total (deaths/1,000 live births) | 70 | 22.90 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – female (years) | 90 | 74.50 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – male (years) | 96 | 66.60 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – total (years) | 93 | 70.40 | 2016 est. |
| Literacy – female (%) | 1 | 100.00 | 2015 est. |
| Literacy – male (%) | 1 | 100.00 | 2015 est. |
| Literacy – total (%) | 1 | 100.00 | 2008 est. |
| Maternal mortality rate | 52 | 81 | 2010 |
| Median age – female (years) | 62 | 35.40 | 2016 est. |
| Median age – male (years) | 66 | 32.30 | 2016 est. |
| Median age – total (years) | 67 | 33.80 | 2016 est. |
| Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) | 55 | 0.00 | 2016 est. |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 133 | 3.90 | 2008 |
| Physicians density | 29 | 3.29 | 2003 |
| Population | 51 | 25,115,311 | Jul 2016 est. |
| Population growth rate (%) | 117 | 0.53 | 2016 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population) | 82 | 72.5 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population) | 83 | 27.5 | NA |
| Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population) | 73 | 81.9 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population) | 86 | 18.1 | NA |
| Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population) | 59 | 87.9 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population) | 88 | 12.1 | NA |
| School life expectancy - female (years) | 10 | 12 | 2009 |
| School life expectancy - male (years) | 9 | 12 | 2009 |
| School life expectancy - total (years) | 9 | 12 | 2009 |
| Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female) | 14 | 1.03 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female) | 21 | 1.02 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female) | 25 | 1.01 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female) | 32 | 0.90 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female) | 54 | 0.53 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female) | 10 | 1.05 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female) | 26 | 0.94 | 2016 est |
| Suffrage | 5 | 17.00 | NA |
| Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 99 | 1.96 | 2016 est. |
| Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%) | 134 | 0.75 | 2015 |
| Urbanization - urban population (%) | 91 | 60.9 | 2010-15 est. |
| Transportation |
|---|
| Airports | 62 | 82 | NA |
| Airports - with paved runways - total | 44 | 39 | 2013 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways - total | 60 | 43 | 2013 |
| Heliports | 10 | 23.00 | 2013 |
| Merchant marine (ships) | 37 | 158 | NA |
| National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 110 | 1,574,719 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 138 | 223,418 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 79 | 17 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - number of registered air carriers | 27 | 1 | 2015 |
| Pipelines (km) | 123 | 6 | 2013 |
| Railways (km) | 29 | 7,435 | 2014 |
| Roadways - paved (km) | 151 | 724 | 2006 |
| Roadways - total (km) | 102 | 25,554 | 2006 |
| Roadways - unpaved (km) | 59 | 24,830 | 2006 |
| Waterways (km) | 35 | 2,250 | 2011 |
