Ranked Data |
Rank |
Value |
Date of Info |
Communications |
Internet users - percent of population (%) | 65 | 74% | July 2016 |
Internet users - total | 168 |
201,000 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 28 |
34 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions | 140 |
92,000 | July 2016 |
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 71 |
91 | July 2016 |
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions | 178 |
246,000 | July 2016 |
Economy |
Budget - expenditures | 151 | 1.993 billion | 2015 |
Budget - revenues | 142 |
1.995 billion | 2015 |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP | 30 |
0% | 15 |
Current account balance | 152 |
-$1.469 billion | 2014 |
Debt - external | 192 |
$112 million | 31 December 2013 |
Exports | 137 |
$2.207 billion | 2014 |
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%) | 153 |
18.7% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%) | 32 |
24% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%) | 93 |
64.3% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%) | 92 |
-45.5% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%) | 12 |
38.4% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%) | 56 |
0% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture (%) | 135 |
1.4% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry (%) | 84 |
26.4% | 2017 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%) | 51 |
72.1% | 2017 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 66 |
$31,100 | 2015 |
GDP - real growth rate (%) | 57 |
2% | 2017 |
GDP - official exchange rate | 143 |
$9.77 billion | 2017 |
GDP - purchasing power parity | 158 |
$11.11 billion | 2017 |
Imports | 152 |
$2.715 billion | 2015 |
Industrial production growth rate (%) | 53 |
3.5% | 2017 |
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%) | 75 |
1.4% | 2017 |
Labor force | 177 |
119,500 | 2016 |
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%) | 129 |
2.7% | 2010 |
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%) | 55 |
22.4% | 2010 |
Labor force - by occupation - services (%) | 35 |
74.9% | 2010 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 94 |
17% | 2008 |
Public debt (% of GPD) | 182 |
6.5% of GDP | 2015 |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad | 95 |
$658.2 million | 2015 |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home | 88 |
$16.43 billion | 2015 |
Stock of domestic credit | 107 |
$9.522 billion | 2015 |
Taxes and other revenues | 121 |
20.4% | 15 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 41 |
14.7% | 2014 |
Energy |
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy | 127 | 6.165 million Mt | 2017 |
Crude Oil - exports | 81 |
0 bbl/day | 2015 |
Crude Oil - imports | 83 |
0 bbl/day | 2015 |
Crude Oil - production | 89 |
0 bbl/day | 2018 |
Crude Oil - proved reserves | 90 |
0 bbl | 1 January 2018 |
Electricity - consumption (kWh) | 139 |
2.739 billion kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - exports (kWh) | 95 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - from fossil fuels | 13 |
87% of total installed capacity | 2016 |
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 61 |
8% of total installed capacity | 2017 |
Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 20 |
0% of total installed capacity | 2017 |
Electricity - from other renewable sources | 37 |
6% of total installed capacity | 2017 |
Electricity - imports (kWh) | 118 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - installed generating capacity | 128 |
996,200 kW | 2016 |
Electricity - production (kWh) | 131 |
2.945 billion kWh | 2016 |
Electricity access - electrification - total population | 1 |
100% | 2016 |
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh) | 17 |
9444.53 | 2016 |
Natural gas - consumption (cu m) | 107 |
0 cu m | 2017 |
Natural gas - exports (cu m) | 56 |
0 cu m | 2017 |
Natural gas - imports (cu m) | 79 |
0 cu m | 2017 |
Natural gas - production (cu m) | 91 |
0 cu m | 2017 |
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | 94 |
0 cu m | 1 January 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - consumption | 122 |
20,000 bbl/day | 2016 |
Refined petroleum products - exports | 124 |
0 bbl/day | 2015 |
Refined petroleum products - imports | 125 |
19,100 bbl/day | 2015 |
Refined petroleum products - production | 110 |
0 bbl/day | 2015 |
Geography |
Land Area - sq km | 153 | 18,275 sq km | NA |
Total Area - sq km | 156 |
18,575 sq km | NA |
Coastline(km) | 57 |
2,254 km | NA |
Irrigated land (sq km) | 129 |
100 sq km | 2012 |
Land use - agricultural land (%) | 169 |
10.4% | 2011 |
Land use - arable land (%) | 157 |
0.4% | 2011 |
Land use - forest (%) | 54 |
45.9% | 2011 |
Land use - other (%) | 54 |
43.7% | 2011 |
Land use - permanent crops (%) | 82 |
0.2% | 2011 |
Land use - permanent pasture (%) | 110 |
9.8% | 2011 |
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone | 1 |
200 | NA |
Maritime claims - territorial sea | 3 |
12 | NA |
Population density - Persons per sq km* | 208 |
15.87 | July 2020 |
Population |
Age structure 0-14 years (%) | 125 | 21.74% | 20 |
Age structure 15-24 years (%) | 101 |
15.63% | 20 |
Age structure 25-54 years (%) | 41 |
43.73% | 20 |
Age structure 55-64 years (%) | 106 |
9.06% | 20 |
Age structure 65 years and over (%) | 88 |
9.84% | 20 |
Birth Rate (births/1,000 population) | 98 |
14.5 births/1,000 population | 2020 |
Death Rate (deaths/1,000 population) | 65 |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population | 2020 |
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%) | 54 |
14.4 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio | 96 |
6.9 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%) | 119 |
48.3 | 2015 |
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%) | 109 |
33.9 | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved - rural | 14 |
98.5% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved - total | 13 |
98.5% | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved - urban | 15 |
98.5% of population | 2015 |
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births) | 134 |
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births | 2020 |
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births) | 138 |
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births | 2020 |
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births) | 144 |
5 deaths/1,000 live births | 2020 |
Life expectancy at birth - female (years) | 31 |
82.5 years | 2020 |
Life expectancy at birth - male (years) | 55 |
74.4 years | 2020 |
Life expectancy at birth - total population | 40 |
78.4 years | 2020 |
Literacy - female (%) | 25 |
96.5% | 2015 |
Literacy - male (%) | 24 |
97.3% | 2015 |
Literacy - total population | 27 |
96.9% | 2015 |
Median age - female (years) | 77 |
33.7 years | 2020 |
Median age - male (years) | 73 |
32.1 years | 2020 |
Median age - total (years) | 71 |
32.9 years | 2020 |
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) | 27 |
3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population | 2020 |
Physicians density | 66 |
2.22 physicians/1,000 population | 2009 |
Population | 182 |
290,009 | July 2020 |
Population growth rate (%) | 70 |
1.25% | 2020 |
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population) | 1 |
100% of population | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population) | 1 |
100% | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population) | 1 |
100% of population | 2015 |
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female) | 11 |
1.05 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female) | 19 |
1.05 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female) | 23 |
1.02 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female) | 29 |
0.94 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female) | 34 |
0.78 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female) | 9 |
1.05 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female) | 55 |
99.5 male(s)/female | 2020 |
Suffrage | 4 |
18 years of age | NA |
Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 98 |
1.88 children born/woman | 2020 |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%) | 23 |
40% | 2014 |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%) | 14 |
37.1% | 2014 |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%) | 14 |
38.4% | 2014 |
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%) | 72 |
1.89% annual rate of change | 15-20 |
Urbanization - urban population (%) | 64 |
71.1% of total population | 2019 |
Transportation |
Airports | 98 | 25 | 2013 |
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m | 35 |
10 | 2019 |
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m | 27 |
1 | 2019 |
Airports - with paved runways - total | 67 |
12 | 2019 |
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m | 35 |
1 | 2019 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m | 54 |
5 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - total | 85 |
13 | 2013 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m | 63 |
8 | 2013 |
Heliports | 18 |
8 | 2013 |
Merchant marine - total | 122 |
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National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 86 |
10 | registered in France |
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers | 27 |
2 | registered in France |
Roadways - total (km) | 139 |
5,622 km | NA |