International Rankings of World 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of World, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of World, 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	37	17	2021
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	1	1.230 billion	2020
Internet users - percent of population	53	66 %	2022
Internet users - total	1	5.300 billion	2022
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	48	11	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	1	901.318 million	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	50	110	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	1	8.060 billion	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	1	23.810 trillion US Dollars	2017
Budget - revenues	1	21.680 trillion US Dollars	2017
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	59	3 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	209	N/A US Dollars	2023
Debt - external	1	76.560 trillion US Dollars	2017
Exports	1	28.108 trillion US Dollars	2021
GDP (official exchange rate)	1	80.270 trillion US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	121	28.8 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	76	16.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	127	56.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	40	28.3 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	43	25.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	42	1.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	99	6.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	65	30 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	88	63 % of GDP	2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	59	37.9 %	2012
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	59	30.2 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	2008
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	25	2.6 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	1	27.120 trillion US Dollars	2021
Industrial production growth rate	70	6.13 %	2021
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	188	N/A %	2023
Labor force	1	3.463 billion US Dollars	2021
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	57	31 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	47	23.5 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	119	45.5 %	2014
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	2023
Public debt	61	67.2 % of GDP	2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	230	1.340814 US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	73	5.87 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	95	17000 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	195	N/A US Dollars	2023
Taxes and other revenues	152	13.55 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	120	6.18 %	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	81	19.7	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	75	17.3	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	77	17.9	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	1	15.588 billion metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	1	7.768 billion metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	1	12.196 billion metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	123	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - exports	63	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - imports	113	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - production	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - proven reserves	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Electricity - consumption	212	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - exports	99	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - imports	118	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - installed generating capacity	207	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	205	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity access	2	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	36	2.4 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	88	60.6 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	14	0.4 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	86	17 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	22	10.3 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	38	3.3 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	40	6.2 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	196	N/A Btu/person	2023
Natural gas - consumption	122	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - exports	58	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - imports	89	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - production	98	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - proven reserves	93	N/A cubic meters	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	74	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	83	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	90	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	195	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - total petroleum production	107	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - exports	1	29.660 million bbl/day	2014
Refined petroleum products - imports	1	28.620 million bbl/day	2014
Refined petroleum products - production	1	88.400 million bbl/day	2014
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	1	54.000 trillion cubic meters	2011
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	76	1.73	2025
Urbanization - urban population	104	57.5	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	5	148.940 million sq km	0
Area - total	2	510.072 million sq km	0
Area - water	1	361.900 million sq km	0
Coastline	191	N/A km	2023
Elevation - highest point	11	8849 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	59	N/A meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	39	840 meters	0
Irrigated land	1	3.243 million sq km	2012
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	29	2.3 % of GDP	2021
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	77	18.1 births/1,000 population	2020
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)	28	66.2 %	2023
Death rate	91	7.7 deaths/1,000 population	2020
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	76	14.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	92	7 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	94	54.1 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	90	39.3 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	31	96.5 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	55	15.3 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	48	8.9 % of population	2015
Drinking water source - unimproved	34	3.5 % of population	0
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	44	28.6 deaths/1,000 live births	2020
Infant mortality rate - male	52	32.8 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	48	30.8 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	150	72.6 years	2020
Life expectancy at birth - male	152	68.4 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	150	70.5 years	0
Literacy - female	70	83.3 %	2020
Literacy - male	47	90.1 %	0
Literacy - total population	60	86.7 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	45	211 deaths/100,000 live births	2017
Median age - female	87	31.8 years	2020
Median age - male	84	30.3 years	0
Median age - total	83	31 years	0
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	240	N/A	2023
Population growth rate	76	1.03 %	2021
Sanitation facility access - improved	67	82.3 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	42	49.5 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	43	32.3 % of population	2015
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	28	17.7 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	10	13 years	2020
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	8	13 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	9	13 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	9	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	16	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	32	0.81 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	6	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	18	1.01 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	63	2.42 children born/woman	2020
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	76	1.73	2025
Urbanization - urban population	104	57.5	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	81	19.7	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	75	17.3	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	77	17.9	0
Transportation
Airports	123	N/A	2023
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	98	N/A	2023
Heliports	1	6524	2021
Merchant marine - total	1	101158	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	102	N/A	2023
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	28	N/A	2023
Railways	2	1.148 million km	2013
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.

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