Statistics in Category: Economy

Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more

Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more

Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.

TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more

Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more

Sports

Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.

TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more

Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

SUBCATEGORIES

STAT	COUNTRIES COVERED
Agriculture > Products	240
Aid as % of GDP	129
Aid per capita > Current US$	170
Assets owned by Wal-Mart Stores > Inc. > International	2
Auchan > Auchan around the world > First store	12
Background	26
Bank capital to assets ratio	96
Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio	172
Bank nonperfoming loans to total gross loans	99
Big Mac Index	64
Big Mac Index > Per $ GDP	63
Budget of the European Union > State by state analysis > EU-27 budget for 2007-2013 in euros > Population > 20	26
Budget surplus > + or deficit > -	215
Business disclosure index	158
Business efficiency	51
Business entry rate > New registrations as % of total	62
Business spending in research and development	18
CPIA business regulatory environment rating	75
CPIA debt policy rating	75
CPIA economic management cluster average	75
CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilization rating	75
CPIA financial sector rating	75
CPIA macroeconomic management rating	75
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating	75
CPIA structural policies cluster average	75
CPIA trade rating	75
Carrefour > First store	21
Central bank discount rate	157
Central bank discount rate > Note	23
Claims on governments > Etc. > Annual growth as % of M2	166
Claims on governments and other public entities > Current LCU	179
Claims on private sector > Annual growth as % of M2	166
Commercial bank prime lending rate	190
Commitment to foreign aid	18
Commitment to foreign aid per million	18
Companies formally registered when operations started > % of firms	82
Companies offering formal training and development > % of firms	116
Companies using banks to finance investment > % of firms	116
Companies with female participation in ownership > % of firms	108
Consumer price index	171
Consumer spending	173
Copyright > Buenos Aires convention ratification date	18
Corruption > Informal payments to public officials > % of firms	135
Cost of business start-up procedures > % of GNI per capita	170
Credit information availability index	119
Credit rating > Sovereign credit ratings > Country risk rankings > September 2010 > Previous	10
Credit report depth	172
Currency	238
Currency code	239
Current account balance	199
Current account balance per capita	181
Current account balance, % of GDP	180
Debt service	128
Deposit interest rate	171
Development assistance to LDCs	22
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP > Constant LCU	126
Distribution of family income > Gini index	141
Domestic credit provided by banking sector > % of GDP	178
Domestic credit to private sector > % of GDP	178
EU budget > Money > To European Union > > billions	26
Ease of Doing Business Index > 2009/2010	17
Ease of doing business	171
Ease of doing business index	170
Economic freedom	178
Economic importance	25
Overview	277
Economy growth	191
Employment-to-population ratio	29
Exchange rates	247
Exchange rates to USD	226
Exports	226
Exports per capita	214
Exports, % of GDP	192
Finance > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	95
Financial information infrastructure index	62
Fiscal year	235
Fishing subsidies	32
Fishing subsidies > Per $ GDP	32
Foreign aid received > As a percentage of GNI	146
Foreign investment	15
Foreign investment > Per $ GDP	15
Foreign tourists > Number change 2001-2002	12
GDP	204
GDP > Official exchange rate	222
GDP > Official exchange rate > Per capita	205
GDP > Per $ GDP	219
GDP > Per capita	219
GDP > Purchasing power parity	238
GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita	220
GDP after tax	169
GDP deflator	194
GDP in 1970	26
GDP in 1970 > Per $ GDP	26
GDP in 1970 per million	26
GDP in 1970, % of GDP	24
GDP per capita	204
GDP per capita growth > Annual %	190
GDP per capita in 1820	23
GDP per capita in 1900	39
GDP per capita in 1950	52
GDP per capita in 1973	52
GDP per person	191
GDP per unit of energy use	122
GINI index	129
GNI	190
GNI per capita	183
Gender income ratio	65
Global Completitiveness Index > 2011	14
Government expenditure	174
Government spending	167
Government spending in research and development	18
Great recession of the late 2000s, period	66
Gross National Income	169
Gross National Income > Per $ GDP	47
Gross National Income per capita	164
Gross National Income, % of GDP	164
Gross domestic income > Constant LCU	171
Gross domestic savings	173
Gross national saving	146
Gross private capital flows > % of GDP	172
Gross savings	161
Growth competitiveness score	101
Honda S2000 > Sales > North America > Japan > And Europe > 2004 > Units	21
Household spending	164
Household spending per capita	164
Human Development Index	177
Human Development Index > 2011	14
IDA resource allocation index	75
IKEA > First store opening year	40
ISO certification ownership > % of firms	114
Imports	225
Imports per capita	215
Imports, % of GDP	193
Inbound tourist spending on flights and other transport	142
Income share held by fourth 20%	129
Income share held by highest 10%	129
Income share held by highest 20%	129
Income share held by lowest 10%	129
Income share held by lowest 20%	129
Income share held by second 20%	129
Income share held by third 20%	129
Index of Economic Freedom	34
Industrial > Production growth rate	176
Industrial production growth rate	179
Industries	238
Industry > Value added	156
Inflation	171
Inflation rate > Consumer prices	227
Information System Index > 2009	16
Innovation	68
Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate	168
Investment > Gross fixed	188
Investor disclosure rating	172
Iron ore > Production > Million metric tons > 2009	14
Labor force	232
Labor force per thousand people	231
Legal rights of borrowers and lenders index	168
Lending interest rate	170
Liquid liabilities > M3 as % of GDP	172
Listed domestic companies	118
Listed domestic companies > Per capita	118
Listed domestic companies per million	116
Losses due to theft > Robbery > Vandalism > And arson > % sales	115
Macroeconomic environment index	101
Male to female earnings	24
Management time dealing with officials > % of management time	115
Market value of publicly traded shares	122
Market value of publicly traded shares > Per $ GDP	97
Market value of publicly traded shares > Per capita	109
Market value of publicly traded shares per capita	107
Market value of publicly traded shares, % of GDP	106
Mecca-Cola > Release date	15
Merchandise trade > % of GDP	186
Money > Current LCU	166
Money and quasi money > M2 as % of GDP	165
Money and quasi money growth > Annual %	166
Money supply > Claims on central government > Annual growth as % of broad money	174
Multilateral debt service > % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service	134
Net barter terms of trade	109
Net domestic credit > Current LCU	179
Net foreign assets > Current LCU	179
Net foreign investment	129
Net social expenditure > % of GDP	16
Net taxes	165
New business creation rate	74
Outbound tourist spending	175
Outbound tourist spending > % of total imports	165
Outbound tourist spending on flights and other transport	149
Overall productivity > PPP	49
Patents granted	60
Patents granted > Per $ GDP	60
Per capita GDP	14
Policy competitiveness	49
Population below median income > Per $ GDP	12
Population below poverty line	164
Population below poverty line > Per $ GDP	135
Population below poverty line > Per capita	149
Post-Soviet states > Turnaround year	15
Present value of debt > % of GNI	131
Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults	172
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number	172
Procedures to register property > Number	168
Prosperity Index > 2010	12
Public credit registry coverage > % of adults	172
Public debt	156
Public institution index	102
Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $	168
Quasi money > Current LCU	166
Quasi-liquid liabilities > % of GDP	165
Real interest rate	169
Research and development expenditure > % of GDP	108
Research and development personnel	88
Research and development personnel > Per $ GDP	87
Research and development spending	69
Research and development spending > Per $ GDP	68
Researchers in RandD > Per million people	102
Researchers in Research and development > Per million people	95
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	186
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold > Per $ GDP	152
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold > Per capita	154
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita	152
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold, % of GDP	151
Reserves of gold and foreign currency	178
Risk premium on lending	92
Saving rate	162
Scientific and technical journals > Articles published	181
Service sector > Financial sector > Banks > IBAN Fields	58
Services growth	170
Services output	166
Spending on imports	171
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number	172
Stock of broad money	194
Stock of domestic credit	192
Stock of domestic credit per capita	165
Stock of domestic credit, % of GDP	164
Stock of money	169
Stock of money per capita	162
Stock of money, % of GDP	161
Stock of narrow money	193
Stock of narrow money > Note	20
Stock of quasi money	169
Stock of quasi money per capita	162
Stock of quasi money, % of GDP	161
Summary	151
Taxation > Number of meetings with tax authorities	116
Taxes and other revenues	215
Technicians in research and development > Per million people	74
Technological achievement	68
Technology index	101
Terms of trade	104
Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	169
Time required to enforce a contract > Days	172
Time required to obtain an operating license > Days	104
Time required to register property > Days	168
Time required to start a business > Days	172
Time to resolve insolvency > Years	148
Total businesses registered > Number	77
Total merchandise trade > Merchandise trade > % of GDP	180
Tourist arrivals	190
Tourist arrivals > Per capita	190
Tourist departures	120
Trade balance with US	224
Trade balance with US > Per $ GDP	213
Trade balance with US per million	194
Trade balance with US, % of GDP	186
Trade in goods	169
Trade in services > % of GDP	174
Trade in services as % of GDP	171
Trillion dollar club > Date when country entered	10
Unemployment rate	201
Wholesale price index	83
World Bank exchange rate	191
World trade > Exports	178