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Country Comparison :: Political parties and leaders

This entry includes a listing of significant political organizations and their leaders.

Rank country Political parties and leaders Date of Information

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Country Comparison :: Population

This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Rank country Population Date of Information

1 China 1,330,141,295 July 2010 est. 2 India 1,173,108,018 July 2010 est. 3 United States 310,232,863 July 2010 est. 4 Indonesia 242,968,342 July 2010 est. 5 Brazil 201,103,330 July 2010 est. 6 Pakistan 184,404,791 July 2010 est. 7 Bangladesh 156,118,464 July 2010 est. 8 Nigeria 152,217,341 July 2010 est. 9 Russia 139,390,205 July 2010 est. 10 Japan 126,804,433 July 2010 est. 11 Mexico 112,468,855 July 2010 est. 12 Philippines 99,900,177 July 2010 est. 13 Vietnam 89,571,130 July 2010 est. 14 Ethiopia 88,013,491 July 2010 est. 15 Germany 82,282,988 July 2010 est. 16 Egypt 80,471,869 July 2010 est. 17 Turkey 77,804,122 July 2010 est. 18 Iran 76,923,300 July 2010 est. 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70,916,439 July 2010 est. 20 Thailand 67,089,500 July 2010 est. 21 France 64,768,389 July 2010 est. 22 United Kingdom 62,348,447 July 2010 est. 23 Italy 58,090,681 July 2010 est. 24 Burma 53,414,374 July 2010 est. 25 South Africa 49,109,107 July 2010 est. 26 Korea, South 48,636,068 July 2010 est. 27 Spain 46,505,963 July 2010 est. 28 Ukraine 45,415,596 July 2010 est. 29 Colombia 44,205,293 July 2010 est. 30 Sudan 43,939,598 July 2010 est. 31 Tanzania 41,892,895 July 2010 est. 32 Argentina 41,343,201 July 2010 est. 33 Kenya 40,046,566 July 2010 est. 34 Poland 38,463,689 July 2010 est. 35 Algeria 34,586,184 July 2010 est. 36 Canada 33,759,742 July 2010 est. 37 Uganda 33,398,682 July 2010 est. 38 Morocco 31,627,428 July 2010 est. 39 Peru 29,907,003 July 2010 est. 40 Iraq 29,671,605 July 2010 est. 41 Afghanistan 29,121,286 July 2010 est. 42 Nepal 28,951,852 July 2010 est. 43 Malaysia 28,274,729 July 2010 est. 44 Uzbekistan 27,865,738 July 2010 est. 45 Venezuela 27,223,228 July 2010 est. 46 Saudi Arabia 25,731,776 July 2010 est. 47 Ghana 24,339,838 July 2010 est. 48 Yemen 23,495,361 July 2010 est. 49 Taiwan 23,024,956 July 2010 est. 50 Korea, North 22,757,275 July 2010 est. 51 Syria 22,198,110 NA 52 Mozambique 22,061,451 July 2010 est. 53 Romania 21,959,278 July 2010 est. 54 Australia 21,515,754 July 2010 est. 55 Sri Lanka 21,513,990 July 2010 est. 56 Madagascar 21,281,844 July 2010 est. 57 Cote d'Ivoire 21,058,798 July 2010 est. 58 Cameroon 19,294,149 July 2010 est. 59 Netherlands 16,783,092 July 2010 est. 60 Chile 16,746,491 July 2010 est. 61 Burkina Faso 16,241,811 July 2010 est. 62 Niger 15,878,271 July 2010 est. 63 Kazakhstan 15,460,484 July 2010 est. 64 Malawi 15,447,500 July 2010 est. 65 Ecuador 14,790,608 July 2010 est. 66 Cambodia 14,453,680 July 2010 est. 67 Mali 13,796,354 July 2010 est. 68 Guatemala 13,550,440 July 2010 est. 69 Zambia 13,460,305 July 2010 est. 70 Angola 13,068,161 July 2010 est. 71 Senegal 12,323,252 July 2010 est. 72 Zimbabwe 11,651,858 July 2010 est. 73 Cuba 11,477,459 July 2010 est. 74 Rwanda 11,055,976 July 2010 est. 75 Greece 10,749,943 July 2010 est. 76 Portugal 10,735,765 July 2010 est. 77 Tunisia 10,589,025 July 2010 est. 78 Chad 10,543,464 July 2010 est. 79 Belgium 10,423,493 July 2010 est. 80 Guinea 10,324,025 July 2010 est. 81 Czech Republic 10,201,707 July 2010 est. 82 Somalia 10,112,453 July 2010 est. 83 Hungary 9,992,339 July 2010 est. 84 Bolivia 9,947,418 July 2010 est. 85 Burundi 9,863,117 July 2010 est. 86 Dominican Republic 9,823,821 July 2010 est. 87 Haiti 9,719,932 2011 est. 88 Belarus 9,612,632 July 2010 est. 89 Sweden 9,074,055 July 2010 est. 90 Benin 9,056,010 July 2010 est. 91 Azerbaijan 8,303,512 July 2010 est. 92 Austria 8,214,160 July 2010 est. 93 Honduras 7,989,415 July 2010 est. 94 Switzerland 7,623,438 July 2010 est. 95 Tajikistan 7,487,489 July 2010 est. 96 Israel 7,353,985 NA 97 Serbia 7,344,847 July 2010 est. 98 Bulgaria 7,148,785 July 2010 est. 99 Hong Kong 7,089,705 July 2010 est. 100 Togo 6,587,239 July 2010 est. 101 Libya 6,461,454 July 2010 est. 102 Jordan 6,407,085 July 2010 est. 103 Paraguay 6,375,830 July 2010 est. 104 Laos 6,368,162 July 2010 est. 105 Papua New Guinea 6,064,515 July 2010 est. 106 El Salvador 6,052,064 July 2010 est. 107 Nicaragua 5,995,928 July 2010 est. 108 Eritrea 5,792,984 July 2010 est. 109 Denmark 5,515,575 July 2010 est. 110 Kyrgyzstan 5,508,626 July 2010 est. 111 Slovakia 5,470,306 July 2010 est. 112 Finland 5,255,068 July 2010 est. 113 Sierra Leone 5,245,695 July 2010 est. 114 United Arab Emirates 4,975,593 July 2010 est. 115 Turkmenistan 4,940,916 July 2010 est. 116 Central African Republic 4,844,927 July 2010 est. 117 Singapore 4,701,069 July 2010 est. 118 Norway 4,676,305 July 2010 est. 119 Ireland 4,622,917 July 2010 est. 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,621,598 July 2010 est. 121 Georgia 4,600,825 July 2010 est. 122 Costa Rica 4,516,220 July 2010 est. 123 Croatia 4,486,881 July 2010 est. 124 Moldova 4,317,483 July 2010 est. 125 New Zealand 4,252,277 July 2010 est. 126 Congo, Republic of the 4,125,916 July 2010 est. 127 Lebanon 4,125,247 July 2010 est. 128 Puerto Rico 3,978,702 July 2010 est. 129 Liberia 3,685,076 July 2010 est. 130 Lithuania 3,545,319 July 2010 est. 131 Uruguay 3,510,386 July 2010 est. 132 Panama 3,410,676 July 2010 est. 133 Mauritania 3,205,060 July 2010 est. 134 Mongolia 3,086,918 July 2010 est. 135 Albania 2,986,952 July 2010 est. 136 Oman 2,967,717 July 2010 est. 137 Armenia 2,966,802 July 2010 est. 138 Jamaica 2,847,232 July 2010 est. 139 Kuwait 2,789,132 July 2010 est. 140 West Bank 2,514,845 NA 141 Latvia 2,217,969 July 2010 est. 142 Namibia 2,128,471 July 2010 est. 143 Macedonia 2,072,086 July 2010 est. 144 Botswana 2,029,307 July 2010 est. 145 Slovenia 2,003,136 July 2010 est. 146 Lesotho 1,919,552 July 2010 est. 147 Gambia, The 1,824,158 July 2010 est. 148 Kosovo 1,815,048 July 2010 est. 149 Gaza Strip 1,604,238 July 2010 est. 150 Guinea-Bissau 1,565,126 July 2010 est. 151 Gabon 1,545,255 July 2010 est. 152 Swaziland 1,354,051 July 2010 est. 153 Mauritius 1,294,104 July 2010 est. 154 Estonia 1,291,170 July 2010 est. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,691 July 2010 est. 156 Timor-Leste 1,154,625 July 2010 est. 157 Cyprus 1,102,677 July 2010 est. 158 Fiji 875,983 July 2010 est. 159 Qatar 840,926 July 2010 est. 160 Comoros 773,407 July 2010 est. 161 Guyana 748,486 July 2010 est. 162 Djibouti 740,528 July 2010 est. 163 Bahrain 738,004 July 2010 est. 164 Bhutan 699,847 July 2010 est. 165 Montenegro 666,730 July 2010 est. 166 Equatorial Guinea 650,702 July 2010 est. 167 Macau 567,957 July 2010 est. 168 Solomon Islands 559,198 July 2010 est. 169 Cape Verde 508,659 July 2010 est. 170 Luxembourg 497,538 July 2010 est. 171 Western Sahara 491,519 July 2010 est. 172 Suriname 486,618 July 2010 est. 173 Malta 406,771 July 2010 est. 174 Maldives 395,650 July 2010 est. 175 Brunei 395,027 July 2010 est. 176 Belize 314,522 July 2010 est. 177 Bahamas, The 310,426 July 2010 est. 178 Iceland 308,910 July 2010 est. 179 French Polynesia 291,000 July 2010 est. 180 Barbados 285,653 July 2010 est. 181 New Caledonia 252,352 July 2010 est. 182 Mayotte 231,139 July 2010 est. 183 Vanuatu 221,552 July 2010 est. 184 Samoa 192,001 July 2010 est. 185 Sao Tome and Principe 175,808 July 2010 est. 186 Saint Lucia 160,922 July 2010 est. 187 Curacao 142,180 est. January 2010 188 Tonga 122,580 July 2010 est. 189 Virgin Islands 109,750 July 2010 est. 190 Grenada 107,818 July 2010 est. 191 Micronesia, Federated States of 107,154 July 2010 est. 192 Aruba 104,589 July 2010 est. 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,217 July 2010 est. 194 Kiribati 99,482 July 2010 est. 195 Jersey 93,363 July 2010 est. 196 Seychelles 88,340 July 2010 est. 197 Antigua and Barbuda 86,754 July 2010 est. 198 Andorra 84,525 July 2010 est. 199 Isle of Man 83,859 July 2010 est. 200 Dominica 72,813 July 2010 est. 201 Bermuda 68,265 July 2010 est. 202 American Samoa 66,432 July 2010 est. 203 Marshall Islands 65,859 July 2010 est. 204 Guernsey 64,775 July 2010 est. 205 Greenland 57,637 July 2010 est. 206 Cayman Islands 50,209 July 2010 est. 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898 July 2010 est. 208 Faroe Islands 49,057 July 2010 est. 209 Northern Mariana Islands 48,317 July 2010 est. 210 Sint Maarten 37,429 January 2010 est. 211 Liechtenstein 35,002 July 2010 est. 212 San Marino 31,477 July 2010 est. 213 Monaco 30,586 July 2010 est. 214 Saint Martin 30,235 July 2010 est. 215 Gibraltar 28,877 July 2010 est. 216 British Virgin Islands 24,939 July 2010 est. 217 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,528 July 2010 est. 218 Palau 20,879 July 2010 est. 219 Akrotiri 15,700 NA 220 Dhekelia 15,700 NA 221 Wallis and Futuna 15,343 July 2010 est. 222 Anguilla 14,766 July 2010 est. 223 Cook Islands 11,488 July 2010 est. 224 Tuvalu 10,472 July 2010 est. 225 Nauru 9,267 July 2010 est. 226 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,670 July 2010 est. 227 Saint Barthelemy 7,406 July 2010 est. 228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,943 July 2010 est. 229 Montserrat 5,118 July 2010 est. 230 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,140 July 2008 est. 231 Norfolk Island 2,155 July 2010 est. 232 Svalbard 2,067 July 2010 est. 233 Christmas Island 1,402 July 2010 est. 234 Tokelau 1,400 July 2010 est. 235 Niue 1,354 July 2010 est. 236 Holy See (Vatican City) 829 July 2010 est. 237 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 596 July 2010 est. 238 Pitcairn Islands 48 July 2010 est.

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Rank code: 2120

Country Comparison :: Ports and terminals

This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.

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Rank code: 2121

Country Comparison :: Railways

This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.

Rank country (km) Date of Information

1 United States 226,427 2007 2 Russia 87,157 2006 3 China 77,834 2008 4 India 64,015 2009 5 Canada 46,688 2008 6 Germany 41,896 2008 7 Australia 37,855 2008 8 Argentina 31,409 2008 9 France 29,213 2008 10 Brazil 28,857 2008 11 Japan 26,435 2009 12 Poland 22,314 2007 13 Ukraine 21,658 2009 14 South Africa 20,872 2008 15 Italy 19,729 2008 16 Mexico 17,516 2008 17 United Kingdom 16,454 2008 18 Spain 15,288 2008 19 Kazakhstan 15,082 2008 20 Sweden 11,633 2008 21 Romania 10,788 2008 22 Czech Republic 9,620 2008 23 Turkey 8,697 2008 24 Cuba 8,598 2006 25 Indonesia 8,529 2008 26 Iran 8,442 2008 27 Hungary 8,057 2008 28 Pakistan 7,791 2007 29 Austria 6,399 2008 30 Sudan 5,978 2008 31 Finland 5,794 2008 32 Belarus 5,537 2008 33 Egypt 5,500 2009 34 Chile 5,483 2008 35 Korea, North 5,242 2009 36 Switzerland 4,888 2008 37 Mozambique 4,787 2008 38 Bulgaria 4,294 2008 39 New Zealand 4,128 2008 40 Norway 4,114 2009 41 Thailand 4,071 2008 42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4,007 2008 43 Algeria 3,973 2008 44 Burma 3,955 2008 45 Colombia 3,802 2008 46 Tanzania 3,689 2008 47 Uzbekistan 3,645 2008 48 Slovakia 3,622 2008 49 Nigeria 3,505 2008 50 Bolivia 3,504 2008 51 Korea, South 3,381 2008 52 Serbia 3,379 2006 53 Ireland 3,237 2008 54 Belgium 3,233 2008 55 Zimbabwe 3,077 2008 56 Turkmenistan 2,980 2008 57 Azerbaijan 2,918 2009 58 Netherlands 2,896 2009 59 Portugal 2,786 2008 60 Kenya 2,778 2008 61 Bangladesh 2,768 2008 62 Angola 2,764 2008 63 Croatia 2,722 2009 64 Denmark 2,667 2008 65 Namibia 2,629 2008 66 Greece 2,548 2008 67 Vietnam 2,347 2008 68 Latvia 2,298 2008 69 Iraq 2,272 2008 70 Tunisia 2,167 2008 71 Zambia 2,157 2008 72 Syria 2,052 2008 73 Peru 1,989 2008 74 Morocco 1,907 2008 75 Malaysia 1,849 2008 76 Mongolia 1,810 2008 77 Dominican Republic 1,784 2008 78 Lithuania 1,768 2009 79 Uruguay 1,641 2010 80 Georgia 1,612 2008 81 Taiwan 1,582 2008 82 Sri Lanka 1,449 2007 83 Saudi Arabia 1,392 2008 84 Uganda 1,244 2008 85 Slovenia 1,228 2007 86 Estonia 1,196 2008 87 Guinea 1,185 2008 88 Moldova 1,138 2008 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,000 2008 90 Cameroon 987 2008 91 Ecuador 965 2008 92 Israel 949 2008 93 Ghana 947 2008 94 Senegal 906 2008 95 Philippines 897 2008 96 Albania 896 2008 97 Botswana 888 2008 98 Madagascar 854 2008 99 Armenia 845 2008 100 Gabon 814 2008 101 Venezuela 806 2008 102 Malawi 797 2008 103 Congo, Republic of the 795 2008 104 Macedonia 699 2009 105 Cambodia 690 2010 106 Ethiopia 681 2008 107 Tajikistan 680 2008 108 Cote d'Ivoire 660 2008 109 Burkina Faso 622 2008 110 Fiji 597 2008 111 Mali 593 2008 112 Benin 578 2008 113 Togo 532 2008 114 Jordan 507 2008 115 Kyrgyzstan 470 2008 116 Kosovo 430 2007 117 Liberia 429 2008 118 Lebanon 401 2008 119 Guatemala 332 2008 120 Eritrea 306 2008 121 Swaziland 301 2008 122 El Salvador 283 2008 123 Costa Rica 278 2008 124 Luxembourg 275 2008 125 Montenegro 250 2007 126 Djibouti 100 2008 127 Panama 76 2008 128 Honduras 75 2009 129 Isle of Man 63 2008 130 Nepal 59 2008 131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 2008 132 Paraguay 36 2008 133 Christmas Island 18 2010

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Country Comparison :: Religions

This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below. Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia. Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity. Basic Groupings Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes. Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment. Christianity - Descending from Judaism, Christianity's central belief maintains Jesus of Nazareth is the promised messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures, and that his life, death, and resurrection are salvific for the world. Christianity is one of the three monotheistic Abrahamic faiths, along with Islam and Judaism, which traces its spiritual lineage to Abraham of the Hebrew Scriptures. Its sacred texts include the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament (or the Christian Gospels). Basic Groupings Catholicism (or Roman Catholicism): This is the oldest established western Christian church and the world's largest single religious body. It is supranational, and recognizes a hierarchical structure with the Pope, or Bishop of Rome, as its head, located at the Vatican. Catholics believe the Pope is the divinely ordered head of the Church from a direct spiritual legacy of Jesus' apostle Peter. Catholicism is comprised of 23 particular Churches, or Rites - one Western (Roman or Latin-Rite) and 22 Eastern. The Latin Rite is by far the largest, making up about 98% of Catholic membership. Eastern-Rite Churches, such as the Maronite Church and the Ukrainian Catholic Church, are in communion with Rome although they preserve their own worship traditions and their immediate hierarchy consists of clergy within their own rite. The Catholic Church has a comprehensive theological and moral doctrine specified for believers in its catechism, which makes it unique among most forms of Christianity. Mormonism (including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints): Originating in 1830 in the United States under Joseph Smith, Mormonism is not characterized as a form of Protestant Christianity because it claims additional revealed Christian scriptures after the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. The Book of Mormon maintains there was an appearance of Jesus in the New World following the Christian account of his resurrection, and that the Americas are uniquely blessed continents. Mormonism believes earlier Christian traditions, such as the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant reform faiths, are apostasies and that Joseph Smith's revelation of the Book of Mormon is a restoration of true Christianity. Mormons have a hierarchical religious leadership structure, and actively proselytize their faith; they are located primarily in the Americas and in a number of other Western countries. Orthodox Christianity: The oldest established eastern form of Christianity, the Holy Orthodox Church, has a ceremonial head in the Bishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), also known as a Patriarch, but its various regional forms (e.g., Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox) are autocephalous (independent of Constantinople's authority, and have their own Patriarchs). Orthodox churches are highly nationalist and ethnic. The Orthodox Christian faith shares many theological tenets with the Roman Catholic Church, but diverges on some key premises and does not recognize the governing authority of the Pope. Protestant Christianity: Protestant Christianity originated in the 16th century as an attempt to reform Roman Catholicism's practices, dogma, and theology. It encompasses several forms or denominations which are extremely varied in structure, beliefs, relationship to state, clergy, and governance. Many protestant theologies emphasize the primary role of scripture in their faith, advocating individual interpretation of Christian texts without the mediation of a final religious authority such as the Roman Pope. The oldest Protestant Christianities include Lutheranism, Calvinism (Presbyterians), and Anglican Christianity (Episcopalians), which have established liturgies, governing structure, and formal clergy. Other variants on Protestant Christianity, including Pentecostal movements and independent churches, may lack one or more of these elements, and their leadership and beliefs are individualized and dynamic. Hinduism - Originating in the Vedic civilization of India (second and first millennium B.C.), Hinduism is an extremely diverse set of beliefs and practices with no single founder or religious authority. Hinduism has many scriptures; the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad-Gita are among some of the most important. Hindus may worship one or many deities, usually with prayer rituals within their own home. The most common figures of devotion are the gods Vishnu, Shiva, and a mother goddess, Devi. Most Hindus believe the soul, or atman, is eternal, and goes through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) determined by one's positive or negative karma, or the consequences of one's actions. The goal of religious life is to learn to act so as to finally achieve liberation (moksha) of one's soul, escaping the rebirth cycle. Islam - The third of the monotheistic Abrahamic faiths, Islam originated with the teachings of Muhammad in the 7th century. Muslims believe Muhammad is the final of all religious prophets (beginning with Abraham) and that the Qu'ran, which is the Islamic scripture, was revealed to him by God. Islam derives from the word submission, and obedience to God is a primary theme in this religion. In order to live an Islamic life, believers must follow the five pillars, or tenets, of Islam, which are the testimony of faith (shahada), daily prayer (salah), giving alms (zakah), fasting during Ramadan (sawm), and the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj). Basic Groupings The two primary branches of Islam are Sunni and Shia, which split from each other over a religio-political leadership dispute about the rightful successor to Muhammad. The Shia believe Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, was the only divinely ordained Imam (religious leader), while the Sunni maintain the first three caliphs after Muhammad were also legitimate authorities. In modern Islam, Sunnis and Shia continue to have different views of acceptable schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and who is a proper Islamic religious authority. Islam also has an active mystical branch, Sufism, with various Sunni and Shia subsets. Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population. It recognizes the Abu Bakr as the first caliph after Muhammad. Sunni has four schools of Islamic doctrine and law - Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali - which uniquely interpret the Hadith, or recorded oral traditions of Muhammad. A Sunni Muslim may elect to follow any one of these schools, as all are considered equally valid. Shia Islam represents 10-20% of Muslims worldwide, and its distinguishing feature is its reverence for Ali as an infallible, divinely inspired leader, and as the first Imam of the Muslim community after Muhammad. A majority of Shia are known as "Twelvers," because they believe that the 11 familial successor imams after Muhammad culminate in a 12th Imam (al-Mahdi) who is hidden in the world and will reappear at its end to redeem the righteous. Variants Ismaili faith: A sect of Shia Islam, its adherents are also known as "Seveners," because they believe that the rightful seventh Imam in Islamic leadership was Isma'il, the elder son of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq. Ismaili tradition awaits the return of the seventh Imam as the Mahdi, or Islamic messianic figure. Ismailis are located in various parts of the world, particularly South Asia and the Levant. Alawi faith: Another Shia sect of Islam, the name reflects followers' devotion to the religious authority of Ali. Alawites are a closed, secretive religious group who assert they are Shia Muslims, although outside scholars speculate their beliefs may have a syncretic mix with other faiths originating in the Middle East. Alawis live mostly in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Druze faith: A highly secretive tradition and a closed community that derives from the Ismaili sect of Islam; its core beliefs are thought to emphasize a combination of Gnostic principles believing that the Fatimid caliph, al-Hakin, is the one who embodies the key aspects of goodness of the universe, which are, the intellect, the word, the soul, the preceder, and the follower. The Druze have a key presence in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Jainism - Originating in India, Jain spiritual philosophy believes in an eternal human soul, the eternal universe, and a principle of "the own nature of things." It emphasizes compassion for all living things, seeks liberation of the human soul from reincarnation through enlightenment, and values personal responsibility due to the belief in the immediate consequences of one's behavior. Jain philosophy teaches non-violence and prescribes vegetarianism for monks and laity alike; its adherents are a highly influential religious minority in Indian society. Judaism - One of the first known monotheistic religions, likely dating to between 2000-1500 B.C., Judaism is the native faith of the Jewish people, based upon the belief in a covenant of responsibility between a sole omnipotent creator God and Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism's Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. Divine revelation of principles and prohibitions in the Hebrew Scriptures form the basis of Jewish law, or halakhah, which is a key component of the faith. While there are extensive traditions of Jewish halakhic and theological discourse, there is no final dogmatic authority in the tradition. Local communities have their own religious leadership. Modern Judaism has three basic categories of faith: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Liberal. These differ in their views and observance of Jewish law, with the Orthodox representing the most traditional practice, and Reform/Liberal communities the most accommodating of individualized interpretations of Jewish identity and faith. Shintoism - A native animist tradition of Japan, Shinto practice is based upon the premise that every being and object has its own spirit or kami. Shinto practitioners worship several particular kamis, including the kamis of nature, and families often have shrines to their ancestors' kamis. Shintoism has no fixed tradition of prayers or prescribed dogma, but is characterized by individual ritual. Respect for the kamis in nature is a key Shinto value. Prior to the end of World War II, Shinto was the state religion of Japan, and bolstered the cult of the Japanese emperor. Sikhism - Founded by the Guru Nanak (born 1469), Sikhism believes in a non-anthropomorphic, supreme, eternal, creator God; centering one's devotion to God is seen as a means of escaping the cycle of rebirth. Sikhs follow the teachings of Nanak and nine subsequent gurus. Their scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib - also known as the Adi Granth - is considered the living Guru, or final authority of Sikh faith and theology. Sikhism emphasizes equality of humankind and disavows caste, class, or gender discrimination. Taoism - Chinese philosophy or religion based upon Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, which centers on belief in the Tao, or the way, as the flow of the universe and the nature of things. Taoism encourages a principle of non-force, or wu-wei, as the means to live harmoniously with the Tao. Taoists believe the esoteric world is made up of a perfect harmonious balance and nature, while in the manifest world - particularly in the body - balance is distorted. The Three Jewels of the Tao - compassion, simplicity, and humility - serve as the basis for Taoist ethics. Zoroastrianism - Originating from the teachings of Zoroaster in about the 9th or 10th century B.C., Zoroastrianism may be the oldest continuing creedal religion. Its key beliefs center on a transcendent creator God, Ahura Mazda, and the concept of free will. The key ethical tenets of Zoroastrianism expressed in its scripture, the Avesta, are based on a dualistic worldview where one may prevent chaos if one chooses to serve God and exercises good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. Zoroastrianism is generally a closed religion and members are almost always born to Zoroastrian parents. Prior to the spread of Islam, Zoroastrianism dominated greater Iran. Today, though a minority, Zoroastrians remain primarily in Iran, India, and Pakistan.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 Mauritania 100.00 NA 2 Pitcairn Islands 100.00 NA 3 Saudi Arabia 100.00 NA 4 Turkey 99.80 NA 5 Gaza Strip 99.30 NA 6 Algeria 99.00 NA 7 Wallis and Futuna 99.00 NA 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.00 NA 9 Morocco 98.70 NA 10 Comoros 98.00 NA 11 Moldova 98.00 NA 12 Iran 98.00 NA 13 Timor-Leste 98.00 2005 14 Tunisia 98.00 NA 15 Malta 98.00 NA 16 Greece 98.00 NA 17 Honduras 97.00 NA 18 Tuvalu 97.00 NA 19 Mayotte 97.00 NA 20 Libya 97.00 NA 21 Iraq 97.00 NA 22 Cambodia 96.40 1998 census 23 United Arab Emirates 96.00 NA 24 Venezuela 96.00 NA 25 Bolivia 95.00 NA 26 Denmark 95.00 NA 27 Dominican Republic 95.00 NA 28 Ecuador 95.00 NA 29 Pakistan 95.00 NA 30 Armenia 94.70 NA 31 Thailand 94.60 2000 census 32 Djibouti 94.00 NA 33 Senegal 94.00 NA 34 Spain 94.00 NA 35 Azerbaijan 93.40 NA 36 Taiwan 93.00 NA 37 Argentina 92.00 NA 38 Jordan 92.00 NA 39 Colombia 90.00 NA 40 Monaco 90.00 NA 41 Egypt 90.00 NA 42 Hong Kong 90.00 NA 43 Mali 90.00 NA 44 Italy 90.00 NA 45 Gambia, The 90.00 NA 46 Poland 89.80 2002 47 Paraguay 89.60 2002 census 48 Bangladesh 89.50 2004 49 Burma 89.00 NA 50 Turkmenistan 89.00 NA 51 Uzbekistan 88.00 NA 52 Croatia 87.80 2001 census 53 Ireland 87.40 2006 census 54 Luxembourg 87.00 2000 55 Sweden 87.00 NA 56 Romania 86.80 2002 census 57 Indonesia 86.10 2000 census 58 British Virgin Islands 86.00 1991 59 Norway 85.70 2004 60 Liberia 85.60 2008 Census 61 Guinea 85.00 NA 62 Kuwait 85.00 NA 63 Panama 85.00 NA 64 Puerto Rico 85.00 NA 65 Tajikistan 85.00 2003 est. 66 Serbia 85.00 2002 census 67 Portugal 84.50 2001 census 68 Georgia 83.90 2002 census 69 Japan 83.90 2005 70 Faroe Islands 83.80 2006 census 71 Bulgaria 82.60 2001 census 72 Finland 82.50 2006 73 Seychelles 82.30 2002 census 74 Peru 81.30 2007 Census 75 Bahrain 81.20 2001 census 76 Philippines 80.90 2000 census 77 Aruba 80.80 NA 78 Vietnam 80.80 1999 census 79 Iceland 80.70 2006 est. 80 Nepal 80.60 NA 81 India 80.50 2001 census 82 Curacao 80.10 2001 census 83 Afghanistan 80.00 NA 84 Niger 80.00 NA 85 Haiti 80.00 NA 86 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 80.00 2002 est. 87 Belarus 80.00 NA 88 Malawi 79.90 1998 census 89 Lithuania 79.00 2001 census 90 Gibraltar 78.10 2001 census 91 Cyprus 78.00 NA 92 Qatar 77.50 2004 census 93 Mexico 76.50 2000 census 94 Costa Rica 76.30 NA 95 Liechtenstein 76.20 June 2002 96 Israel 75.50 2008 97 Belgium 75.00 NA 98 Bhutan 75.00 NA 99 Oman 75.00 NA 100 West Bank 75.00 NA 101 Kyrgyzstan 75.00 NA 102 Montenegro 74.20 2003 census 103 Syria 74.00 NA 104 Austria 73.60 2001 census 105 Brazil 73.60 2000 census 106 Botswana 71.60 2001 census 107 United Kingdom 71.60 2001 census 108 Japan 71.40 2005 109 Sao Tome and Principe 70.30 2001 census 110 Albania 70.00 NA 111 Chile 70.00 2002 census 112 Tokelau 70.00 NA 113 Sudan 70.00 NA 114 Sri Lanka 69.10 NA 115 Slovakia 68.90 2001 census 116 Ghana 68.80 2000 census 117 Saint Lucia 67.50 2001 census 118 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 67.20 2006 census 119 Brunei 67.00 NA 120 Burundi 67.00 NA 121 Laos 67.00 2005 census 122 Macedonia 64.70 2002 census 123 Fiji 64.50 2007 census 124 Latvia 63.70 2006 125 Barbados 63.40 2008 est. 126 Jamaica 62.50 2001 census 127 Dominica 61.40 2001 census 128 Niue 61.10 2001 census 129 Malaysia 60.40 2000 census 130 New Caledonia 60.00 NA 131 Sierra Leone 60.00 NA 132 Lebanon 59.70 NA 133 Czech Republic 59.00 2001 census 134 Nicaragua 58.50 2005 census 135 Slovenia 57.80 2002 census 136 El Salvador 57.10 2003 est. 137 Rwanda 56.50 NA 138 Cook Islands 55.90 2001 census 139 Kiribati 55.00 2005 census 140 Marshall Islands 54.80 1999 census 141 French Polynesia 54.00 NA 142 Chad 53.10 1993 census 143 Grenada 53.00 NA 144 Micronesia, Federated States of 52.70 2000 Census 145 Madagascar 52.00 NA 146 Hungary 51.90 2001 census 147 United States 51.30 2007 est. 148 Togo 51.00 NA 149 Ukraine 50.40 2006 est. 150 American Samoa 50.00 NA 151 Zimbabwe 50.00 NA 152 Nigeria 50.00 NA 153 Mongolia 50.00 2004 154 Macau 50.00 NA 155 Guinea-Bissau 50.00 NA 156 Congo, Republic of the 50.00 NA 157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.00 NA 158 Burkina Faso 50.00 NA 159 Belize 49.60 NA 160 Korea, South 49.30 1995 census 161 Congo, Republic of the 48.00 NA 162 Mauritius 48.00 2000 census 163 Uruguay 47.10 2006 164 Angola 47.00 NA 165 Kazakhstan 47.00 NA 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.00 NA 167 Kenya 45.00 NA 168 Kazakhstan 44.00 NA 169 Ethiopia 43.50 2007 Census 170 Benin 42.80 2002 census 171 Canada 42.60 2001 census 172 Singapore 42.50 2000 census 173 Netherlands 42.00 2006 174 Virgin Islands 42.00 NA 175 Uganda 42.00 2002 census 176 Uganda 41.90 2002 census 177 Switzerland 41.80 2000 census 178 Palau 41.60 2000 census 179 Madagascar 41.00 NA 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.10 2000 Census 181 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.00 NA 182 Cameroon 40.00 NA 183 Cameroon 40.00 NA 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.00 NA 185 Swaziland 40.00 NA 186 Nigeria 40.00 NA 187 Mongolia 40.00 2004 188 Guinea-Bissau 40.00 NA 189 Burkina Faso 40.00 NA 190 Lebanon 39.00 NA 191 Sint Maarten 39.00 2001 census 192 Cote d'Ivoire 38.60 NA 193 Angola 38.00 NA 194 Christmas Island 36.00 1997 195 South Africa 36.00 2001 census 196 Kiribati 36.00 2005 census 197 Bahamas, The 35.40 2000 census 198 Nauru 35.40 2002 census 199 Switzerland 35.30 2000 census 200 Central African Republic 35.00 NA 201 Macau 35.00 NA 202 Tanzania 35.00 NA 203 Samoa 34.80 2001 census 204 Estonia 34.10 2000 census 205 Germany 34.00 NA 206 Virgin Islands 34.00 NA 207 Germany 34.00 NA 208 Ethiopia 33.90 2007 Census 209 Macedonia 33.30 2002 census 210 Grenada 33.20 NA 211 Nauru 33.20 2002 census 212 Kenya 33.00 NA 213 Cote d'Ivoire 32.80 NA 214 Solomon Islands 32.80 1999 census 215 New Zealand 32.20 2006 Census 216 Estonia 32.00 2000 census 217 Norfolk Island 31.80 2006 census 218 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 31.50 2006 census 219 Laos 31.50 2005 census 220 Vanuatu 31.40 1999 Census 221 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.00 NA 222 Anguilla 30.20 2001 census 223 American Samoa 30.00 NA 224 Tanzania 30.00 NA 225 Swaziland 30.00 NA 226 Sierra Leone 30.00 NA 227 New Caledonia 30.00 NA 228 Netherlands 30.00 2006 229 French Polynesia 30.00 NA 230 Anguilla 29.00 2001 census 231 Togo 29.00 NA 232 Guyana 28.40 2002 census 233 Germany 28.30 NA 234 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.00 NA 235 Tokelau 28.00 NA 236 Fiji 27.90 2007 census 237 Suriname 27.40 NA 238 Belize 27.00 NA 239 Papua New Guinea 27.00 2000 census 240 Sint Maarten 27.00 2001 census 241 Czech Republic 26.80 2001 census 242 Korea, South 26.30 1995 census 243 Ukraine 26.10 2006 est. 244 Rwanda 26.00 NA 245 Trinidad and Tobago 26.00 2000 census 246 Australia 25.80 2006 Census 247 Marshall Islands 25.80 1999 census 248 Antigua and Barbuda 25.70 2001 census 249 Cayman Islands 25.50 2007 250 Suriname 25.20 NA 251 Belgium 25.00 NA 252 Bhutan 25.00 NA 253 Central African Republic 25.00 NA 254 Zimbabwe 25.00 NA 255 Sudan 25.00 NA 256 Oman 25.00 NA 257 Christmas Island 25.00 1997 258 Central African Republic 25.00 NA 259 Benin 24.40 2002 census 260 Zimbabwe 24.00 NA 261 Anguilla 23.90 2001 census 262 United States 23.90 2007 est. 263 Mozambique 23.80 1997 census 264 Mauritius 23.60 2000 census 265 Canada 23.30 2001 census 266 Palau 23.30 2000 census 267 Korea, South 23.20 1995 census 268 Uruguay 23.20 2006 269 Mozambique 23.10 1997 census 270 United Kingdom 23.10 2001 census 271 Bermuda 23.00 2000 census 272 Slovenia 23.00 2002 census 273 Burundi 23.00 NA 274 Suriname 22.80 NA 275 Trinidad and Tobago 22.50 2000 census 276 Nicaragua 21.60 2005 census 277 El Salvador 21.20 2003 est. 278 Christmas Island 21.00 1997 279 Jamaica 20.90 2001 census 280 Barbados 20.60 2008 est. 281 Botswana 20.60 2001 census 282 Chad 20.10 1993 census 283 Albania 20.00 NA 284 Belarus 20.00 NA 285 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 20.00 2002 est. 286 Kyrgyzstan 20.00 NA 287 Niger 20.00 NA 288 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.00 NA 289 Cameroon 20.00 NA 290 Togo 20.00 NA 291 Swaziland 20.00 NA 292 American Samoa 20.00 NA 293 Norfolk Island 19.90 2006 census 294 Latvia 19.60 2006 295 Samoa 19.60 2001 census 296 Suriname 19.60 NA 297 Papua New Guinea 19.50 2000 census 298 Sao Tome and Principe 19.40 2001 census 299 Malaysia 19.20 2000 census 300 Afghanistan 19.00 NA 301 Solomon Islands 19.00 1999 census 302 Australia 18.70 2006 Census 303 Australia 18.70 2006 Census 304 Ethiopia 18.60 2007 Census 305 Bermuda 18.00 2000 census 306 Cyprus 18.00 NA 307 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.00 NA 308 Christmas Island 18.00 1997 309 Mozambique 17.80 1997 census 310 Mozambique 17.80 1997 census 311 Guyana 17.70 2002 census 312 Montenegro 17.70 2003 census 313 Mozambique 17.50 1997 census 314 Benin 17.30 2002 census 315 Uruguay 17.20 2006 316 Solomon Islands 17.00 1999 census 317 Virgin Islands 17.00 NA 318 West Bank 17.00 NA 319 Guyana 16.90 2002 census 320 Cook Islands 16.80 2001 census 321 Israel 16.80 2008 322 El Salvador 16.80 2003 est. 323 Cote d'Ivoire 16.70 NA 324 Mauritius 16.60 2000 census 325 Norfolk Island 16.60 2006 census 326 Palau 16.40 2000 census 327 Faroe Islands 16.20 2006 census 328 Canada 16.00 2001 census 329 Haiti 16.00 NA 330 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.00 NA 331 Syria 16.00 NA 332 Ghana 15.90 2000 census 333 Hungary 15.90 2001 census 334 Nicaragua 15.70 2005 census 335 Benin 15.50 2002 census 336 Brazil 15.40 2000 census 337 Latvia 15.30 2006 338 Bahamas, The 15.20 2000 census 339 Bahamas, The 15.10 2000 census 340 South Africa 15.10 2001 census 341 Finland 15.10 2006 342 Chile 15.10 2002 census 343 Angola 15.00 NA 344 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.00 NA 345 Macau 15.00 NA 346 Puerto Rico 15.00 NA 347 Samoa 15.00 2001 census 348 Panama 15.00 NA 349 Kuwait 15.00 NA 350 Central African Republic 15.00 NA 351 Bermuda 15.00 2000 census 352 Singapore 14.90 2000 census 353 Singapore 14.80 2000 census 354 Hungary 14.50 2001 census 355 Chad 14.20 1993 census 356 Jamaica 14.20 2001 census 357 Nauru 14.10 2002 census 358 Belize 14.00 NA 359 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.00 NA 360 Qatar 14.00 2004 census 361 Bermuda 14.00 2000 census 362 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.00 NA 363 Grenada 13.80 NA 364 Vanuatu 13.80 1999 Census 365 New Zealand 13.80 2006 Census 366 Mexico 13.80 2000 census 367 Costa Rica 13.70 NA 368 Estonia 13.60 2000 census 369 Bahamas, The 13.50 2000 census 370 India 13.40 2001 census 371 Vanuatu 13.40 1999 Census 372 Vanuatu 13.10 1999 Census 373 Brunei 13.00 NA 374 Sweden 13.00 NA 375 Slovakia 13.00 2001 census 376 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.00 NA 377 Luxembourg 13.00 2000 378 Estonia 12.80 2000 census 379 Malawi 12.80 1998 census 380 Samoa 12.70 2001 census 381 Cayman Islands 12.60 2007 382 New Zealand 12.60 2006 Census 383 Peru 12.50 2007 Census 384 Antigua and Barbuda 12.30 2001 census 385 Bulgaria 12.20 2001 census 386 Liberia 12.20 2008 Census 387 Uganda 12.10 2002 census 388 United States 12.10 2007 est. 389 Austria 12.00 2001 census 390 Bermuda 12.00 2000 census 391 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.00 NA 392 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 NA 393 Cote d'Ivoire 11.90 NA 394 Canada 11.80 2001 census 395 Sint Maarten 11.60 2001 census 396 Norfolk Island 11.50 2006 census 397 Papua New Guinea 11.50 2000 census 398 Australia 11.30 2006 Census 399 Solomon Islands 11.20 1999 census 400 Hungary 11.10 2001 census 401 South Africa 11.10 2001 census 402 Uruguay 11.10 2006 403 Switzerland 11.10 2000 census 404 Rwanda 11.10 NA 405 Bermuda 11.00 2000 census 406 Netherlands 11.00 2006 407 Slovakia 10.80 2001 census 408 Vanuatu 10.80 1999 Census 409 Trinidad and Tobago 10.80 2000 census 410 Nepal 10.70 NA 411 Antigua and Barbuda 10.60 2001 census 412 Norfolk Island 10.60 2006 census 413 Liechtenstein 10.60 June 2002 414 Antigua and Barbuda 10.50 2001 census 415 Antigua and Barbuda 10.40 2001 census 416 Nauru 10.40 2002 census 417 Solomon Islands 10.30 1999 census 418 Slovenia 10.10 2002 census 419 Albania 10.00 NA 420 British Virgin Islands 10.00 1991 421 Burkina Faso 10.00 NA 422 Brunei 10.00 NA 423 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA 424 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA 425 French Polynesia 10.00 NA 426 Hong Kong 10.00 NA 427 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2000 census 428 Nigeria 10.00 NA 429 New Zealand 10.00 2006 Census 430 New Caledonia 10.00 NA 431 Monaco 10.00 NA 432 Kenya 10.00 NA 433 Kenya 10.00 NA 434 Italy 10.00 NA 435 Guinea-Bissau 10.00 NA 436 Tajikistan 10.00 2003 est. 437 Syria 10.00 NA 438 Swaziland 10.00 NA 439 Sri Lanka 10.00 NA 440 Sierra Leone 10.00 NA 441 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA 442 Colombia 10.00 NA 443 Brunei 10.00 NA 444 Burundi 10.00 NA 445 Georgia 9.90 2002 census 446 New Zealand 9.90 2006 Census 447 Bahrain 9.80 2001 census 448 Singapore 9.80 2000 census 449 Bangladesh 9.60 2004 450 Vanuatu 9.60 1999 Census 451 Lithuania 9.50 2001 census 452 Belize 9.40 NA 453 Vietnam 9.30 1999 census 454 Cayman Islands 9.20 2007 455 Malaysia 9.10 2000 census 456 Bahrain 9.00 2001 census 457 Egypt 9.00 NA 458 Mali 9.00 NA 459 Portugal 9.00 2001 census 460 Uzbekistan 9.00 NA 461 Turkmenistan 9.00 NA 462 Papua New Guinea 8.90 2000 census 463 Czech Republic 8.80 2001 census 464 Niue 8.80 2001 census 465 Palau 8.80 2000 census 466 Niue 8.70 2001 census 467 Mauritius 8.60 2000 census 468 Papua New Guinea 8.60 2000 census 469 Ghana 8.50 2000 census 470 Singapore 8.50 2000 census 471 Saint Lucia 8.50 2001 census 472 Qatar 8.50 2004 census 473 Cayman Islands 8.40 2007 474 Marshall Islands 8.40 1999 census 475 Niue 8.40 2001 census 476 Cayman Islands 8.30 2007 477 Chile 8.30 2002 census 478 Poland 8.30 2002 479 South Africa 8.20 2001 census 480 Bahamas, The 8.10 2000 census 481 Guyana 8.10 2002 census 482 Norway 8.10 2004 483 Gambia, The 8.00 NA 484 Ukraine 8.00 2006 est. 485 West Bank 8.00 NA 486 Guinea 8.00 NA 487 Antigua and Barbuda 7.90 2001 census 488 Cook Islands 7.90 2001 census 489 Australia 7.90 2006 Census 490 Japan 7.80 2005 491 Trinidad and Tobago 7.80 2000 census 492 Dominica 7.70 2001 census 493 Sri Lanka 7.60 NA 494 Romania 7.50 2002 census 495 Brazil 7.40 2000 census 496 Chad 7.30 1993 census 497 Guyana 7.20 2002 census 498 Niue 7.20 2001 census 499 Ukraine 7.20 2006 est. 500 Trinidad and Tobago 7.20 2000 census 501 South Africa 7.10 2001 census 502 Sri Lanka 7.10 NA 503 Barbados 7.00 2008 est. 504 Virgin Islands 7.00 NA 505 Madagascar 7.00 NA 506 Liechtenstein 7.00 June 2002 507 Kazakhstan 7.00 NA 508 Gibraltar 7.00 2001 census 509 Guinea 7.00 NA 510 Guyana 6.90 2002 census 511 South Africa 6.80 2001 census 512 Trinidad and Tobago 6.80 2000 census 513 Cayman Islands 6.70 2007 514 Vietnam 6.70 1999 census 515 South Africa 6.70 2001 census 516 Sint Maarten 6.70 2001 census 517 Samoa 6.60 2001 census 518 Cayman Islands 6.50 2007 519 Seychelles 6.40 2002 census 520 Fiji 6.30 2007 census 521 Malaysia 6.30 2000 census 522 Mexico 6.30 2000 census 523 Iceland 6.20 2006 est. 524 Liechtenstein 6.20 June 2002 525 Sint Maarten 6.20 2001 census 526 Sri Lanka 6.20 NA 527 Paraguay 6.20 2002 census 528 Cayman Islands 6.10 2007 529 Ghana 6.10 2000 census 530 Estonia 6.10 2000 census 531 Dominica 6.10 2001 census 532 Bermuda 6.00 2000 census 533 Djibouti 6.00 NA 534 Botswana 6.00 2001 census 535 Mongolia 6.00 2004 536 Netherlands 6.00 2006 537 Spain 6.00 NA 538 Jordan 6.00 NA 539 French Polynesia 6.00 NA 540 Dominica 6.00 2001 census 541 Antigua and Barbuda 5.80 2001 census 542 Trinidad and Tobago 5.80 2000 census 543 Cook Islands 5.80 2001 census 544 Netherlands 5.80 2006 545 Trinidad and Tobago 5.80 2000 census 546 Anguilla 5.70 2001 census 547 Australia 5.70 2006 Census 548 Saint Lucia 5.70 2001 census 549 Indonesia 5.70 2000 census 550 Cayman Islands 5.70 2007 551 Dominica 5.60 2001 census 552 Norfolk Island 5.60 2006 census 553 Vanuatu 5.60 1999 Census 554 Curacao 5.50 2001 census 555 Lithuania 5.50 2001 census 556 Serbia 5.50 2002 census 557 Antigua and Barbuda 5.40 2001 census 558 Sint Maarten 5.40 2001 census 559 Palau 5.30 2000 census 560 Anguilla 5.20 2001 census 561 Papua New Guinea 5.20 2000 census 562 Croatia 5.20 2001 census 563 Aruba 5.10 NA 564 Saint Lucia 5.10 2001 census 565 Bolivia 5.00 NA 566 Guyana 5.00 2002 census 567 Sudan 5.00 NA 568 Tajikistan 5.00 2003 est. 569 Suriname 5.00 NA 570 Senegal 5.00 NA 571 Philippines 5.00 2000 census 572 Pakistan 5.00 NA 573 Kyrgyzstan 5.00 NA 574 Ecuador 5.00 NA 575 Dominican Republic 5.00 NA 576 Antigua and Barbuda 4.90 2001 census 577 Bahamas, The 4.80 2000 census 578 Barbados 4.80 2008 est. 579 Singapore 4.80 2000 census 580 Costa Rica 4.80 NA 581 Austria 4.70 2001 census 582 Romania 4.70 2002 census 583 Aruba 4.60 NA 584 Curacao 4.60 2001 census 585 New Zealand 4.60 2006 Census 586 Thailand 4.60 2000 census 587 Rwanda 4.60 NA 588 Chile 4.60 2002 census 589 Antigua and Barbuda 4.50 2001 census 590 Taiwan 4.50 NA 591 Samoa 4.50 2001 census 592 Saint Lucia 4.50 2001 census 593 Philippines 4.50 2000 census 594 Nauru 4.50 2002 census 595 Canada 4.40 2001 census 596 Croatia 4.40 2001 census 597 Solomon Islands 4.40 1999 census 598 Anguilla 4.30 2001 census 599 Malawi 4.30 1998 census 600 Guyana 4.30 2002 census 601 Switzerland 4.30 2000 census 602 Switzerland 4.30 2000 census 603 Guyana 4.30 2002 census 604 Austria 4.20 2001 census 605 Ireland 4.20 2006 census 606 Nepal 4.20 NA 607 Barbados 4.20 2008 est. 608 Cook Islands 4.20 2001 census 609 Bahamas, The 4.20 2000 census 610 Aruba 4.10 NA 611 Lithuania 4.10 2001 census 612 Dominica 4.10 2001 census 613 Slovakia 4.10 2001 census 614 Argentina 4.00 NA 615 Burma 4.00 NA 616 United States 4.00 2007 est. 617 United Arab Emirates 4.00 NA 618 Trinidad and Tobago 4.00 2000 census 619 Singapore 4.00 2000 census 620 Mongolia 4.00 2004 621 Gibraltar 4.00 2001 census 622 France 4.00 NA 623 Cyprus 4.00 NA 624 Cayman Islands 4.00 2007 625 Burma 4.00 NA 626 Armenia 4.00 NA 627 Bulgaria 4.00 2001 census 628 Cayman Islands 3.90 2007 629 Portugal 3.90 2001 census 630 Georgia 3.90 2002 census 631 Israel 3.90 2008 632 Cook Islands 3.80 2001 census 633 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.80 2000 Census 634 New Zealand 3.80 2006 Census 635 South Africa 3.80 2001 census 636 Dominica 3.70 2001 census 637 Germany 3.70 NA 638 Iceland 3.60 2006 est. 639 Nepal 3.60 NA 640 Marshall Islands 3.60 1999 census 641 Austria 3.50 2001 census 642 Slovenia 3.50 2002 census 643 Samoa 3.50 2001 census 644 Montenegro 3.50 2003 census 645 Curacao 3.50 2001 census 646 Indonesia 3.40 2000 census 647 Sao Tome and Principe 3.40 2001 census 648 Seychelles 3.40 2002 census 649 Sint Maarten 3.40 2001 census 650 Czech Republic 3.30 2001 census 651 Peru 3.30 2007 Census 652 Papua New Guinea 3.30 2000 census 653 Cayman Islands 3.20 2007 654 Costa Rica 3.20 NA 655 Norfolk Island 3.20 2006 census 656 Ukraine 3.20 2006 est. 657 Slovakia 3.20 2001 census 658 Serbia 3.20 2002 census 659 Papua New Guinea 3.20 2000 census 660 Gibraltar 3.20 2001 census 661 Chad 3.10 1993 census 662 Uganda 3.10 2002 census 663 Kiribati 3.10 2005 census 664 Sao Tome and Principe 3.10 2001 census 665 Palau 3.10 2000 census 666 Mexico 3.10 2000 census 667 Australia 3.00 2006 Census 668 Iceland 3.00 2006 est. 669 Uzbekistan 3.00 NA 670 Netherlands 3.00 2006 671 Montenegro 3.00 2003 census 672 Mayotte 3.00 NA 673 Malawi 3.00 1998 census 674 Libya 3.00 NA 675 Iraq 3.00 NA 676 Indonesia 3.00 2000 census 677 Hungary 3.00 2001 census 678 Cook Islands 3.00 2001 census 679 New Zealand 3.00 2006 Census 680 Denmark 3.00 NA 681 Haiti 3.00 NA 682 Honduras 3.00 NA 683 Bahamas, The 2.90 2000 census 684 Ireland 2.90 2006 census 685 Gibraltar 2.90 2001 census 686 Peru 2.90 2007 Census 687 Marshall Islands 2.80 1999 census 688 Philippines 2.80 2000 census 689 Australia 2.70 2006 Census 690 United Kingdom 2.70 2001 census 691 Cook Islands 2.60 2001 census 692 Hungary 2.60 2001 census 693 Malaysia 2.60 2000 census 694 Jamaica 2.60 2001 census 695 Serbia 2.60 2002 census 696 Serbia 2.60 2002 census 697 Ethiopia 2.60 2007 Census 698 Aruba 2.50 NA 699 Mauritius 2.50 2000 census 700 Iceland 2.50 2006 est. 701 Taiwan 2.50 NA 702 United States 2.50 2007 est. 703 Papua New Guinea 2.50 2000 census 704 Azerbaijan 2.50 NA 705 Australia 2.40 2006 Census 706 Nauru 2.40 2002 census 707 Slovenia 2.40 2002 census 708 Solomon Islands 2.40 1999 census 709 Solomon Islands 2.40 1999 census 710 Norway 2.40 2004 711 Niue 2.40 2001 census 712 Iceland 2.40 2006 est. 713 Azerbaijan 2.30 NA 714 El Salvador 2.30 2003 est. 715 South Africa 2.30 2001 census 716 Slovenia 2.30 2002 census 717 Philippines 2.30 2000 census 718 India 2.30 2001 census 719 Curacao 2.20 2001 census 720 Ukraine 2.20 2006 est. 721 Ukraine 2.20 2006 est. 722 Kiribati 2.20 2005 census 723 Portugal 2.20 2001 census 724 New Zealand 2.20 2006 Census 725 Netherlands 2.20 2006 726 Australia 2.10 2006 Census 727 Cambodia 2.10 1998 census 728 Seychelles 2.10 2002 census 729 Saint Lucia 2.10 2001 census 730 Ireland 2.10 2006 census 731 Marshall Islands 2.10 1999 census 732 Israel 2.10 2008 733 Czech Republic 2.10 2001 census 734 Gibraltar 2.10 2001 census 735 Antigua and Barbuda 2.00 2001 census 736 Argentina 2.00 NA 737 Argentina 2.00 NA 738 New Zealand 2.00 2006 Census 739 Gambia, The 2.00 NA 740 France 2.00 NA 741 Denmark 2.00 NA 742 Congo, Republic of the 2.00 NA 743 Comoros 2.00 NA 744 Burma 2.00 NA 745 British Virgin Islands 2.00 1991 746 British Virgin Islands 2.00 1991 747 Venezuela 2.00 NA 748 Venezuela 2.00 NA 749 Turkmenistan 2.00 NA 750 Tokelau 2.00 NA 751 Sao Tome and Principe 2.00 2001 census 752 Saint Lucia 2.00 2001 census 753 Saint Lucia 2.00 2001 census 754 Philippines 2.00 2000 census 755 Kenya 2.00 NA 756 Kazakhstan 2.00 NA 757 Jordan 2.00 NA 758 Japan 2.00 2005 759 Iran 2.00 NA 760 Austria 2.00 2001 census 761 Canada 1.90 2001 census 762 El Salvador 1.90 2003 est. 763 Trinidad and Tobago 1.90 2000 census 764 Samoa 1.90 2001 census 765 Paraguay 1.90 2002 census 766 Niue 1.90 2001 census 767 Lithuania 1.90 2001 census 768 Kiribati 1.90 2005 census 769 India 1.90 2001 census 770 Ireland 1.90 2006 census 771 Azerbaijan 1.80 NA 772 Switzerland 1.80 2000 census 773 Sao Tome and Principe 1.80 2001 census 774 Philippines 1.80 2000 census 775 Norway 1.80 2004 776 Kiribati 1.80 2005 census 777 Brazil 1.80 2000 census 778 India 1.80 2001 census 779 Indonesia 1.80 2000 census 780 Gibraltar 1.80 2001 census 781 Anguilla 1.70 2001 census 782 United States 1.70 2007 est. 783 United States 1.70 2007 est. 784 Rwanda 1.70 NA 785 Nicaragua 1.70 2005 census 786 Israel 1.70 2008 787 Guyana 1.70 2002 census 788 Curacao 1.70 2001 census 789 Australia 1.70 2006 Census 790 Chad 1.70 1993 census 791 Macedonia 1.63 2002 census 792 Dominica 1.60 2001 census 793 Iceland 1.60 2006 est. 794 United States 1.60 2007 est. 795 United Kingdom 1.60 2001 census 796 Nicaragua 1.60 2005 census 797 New Zealand 1.60 2006 Census 798 New Zealand 1.60 2006 Census 799 Aruba 1.50 NA 800 Ireland 1.50 2006 census 801 Laos 1.50 2005 census 802 Malaysia 1.50 2000 census 803 Saint Lucia 1.50 2001 census 804 Vietnam 1.50 1999 census 805 South Africa 1.50 2001 census 806 Seychelles 1.50 2002 census 807 Seychelles 1.50 2002 census 808 Moldova 1.50 NA 809 Marshall Islands 1.50 1999 census 810 Botswana 1.40 2001 census 811 Tuvalu 1.40 NA 812 Trinidad and Tobago 1.40 2000 census 813 Estonia 1.40 2000 census 814 Niue 1.40 2001 census 815 South Africa 1.40 2001 census 816 New Zealand 1.40 2006 Census 817 Liberia 1.40 2008 Census 818 Armenia 1.30 NA 819 Vanuatu 1.30 1999 Census 820 Samoa 1.30 2001 census 821 Poland 1.30 2002 822 New Zealand 1.30 2006 Census 823 Lebanon 1.30 NA 824 Korea, South 1.30 1995 census 825 Greece 1.30 NA 826 Dominica 1.30 2001 census 827 Brazil 1.30 2000 census 828 Costa Rica 1.30 NA 829 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1.30 2006 census 830 Curacao 1.30 2001 census 831 Croatia 1.30 2001 census 832 Cambodia 1.30 1998 census 833 Aruba 1.20 NA 834 Dominica 1.20 2001 census 835 Dominica 1.20 2001 census 836 Bulgaria 1.20 2001 census 837 Chile 1.10 2002 census 838 Paraguay 1.10 2002 census 839 Saint Lucia 1.10 2001 census 840 Seychelles 1.10 2002 census 841 Uruguay 1.10 2006 842 Vietnam 1.10 1999 census 843 Seychelles 1.10 2002 census 844 Serbia 1.10 2002 census 845 Paraguay 1.10 2002 census 846 Morocco 1.10 NA 847 Finland 1.10 2006 848 Guyana 1.10 2002 census 849 Finland 1.10 2006 850 Afghanistan 1.00 NA 851 Vanuatu 1.00 1999 Census 852 United Kingdom 1.00 2001 census 853 Senegal 1.00 NA 854 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.00 NA 855 Norway 1.00 2004 856 Norway 1.00 2004 857 Montenegro 1.00 2003 census 858 Marshall Islands 1.00 1999 census 859 Mali 1.00 NA 860 Latvia 1.00 2006 861 Hungary 1.00 2001 census 862 Zimbabwe 1.00 NA 863 Zambia 1.00 NA 864 Wallis and Futuna 1.00 NA 865 Tuvalu 1.00 NA 866 Tunisia 1.00 NA 867 Tunisia 1.00 NA 868 Timor-Leste 1.00 2005 869 Timor-Leste 1.00 2005 870 Switzerland 1.00 2000 census 871 Egypt 1.00 NA 872 Chile 1.00 2002 census 873 Burma 1.00 NA 874 Haiti 1.00 NA 875 France 1.00 NA 876 Bermuda 1.00 2000 census 877 Algeria 1.00 NA 878 Bangladesh 0.90 2004 879 Uganda 0.90 2002 census 880 Slovenia 0.90 2002 census 881 Romania 0.90 2002 census 882 Palau 0.90 2000 census 883 Nicaragua 0.90 2005 census 884 Nepal 0.90 NA 885 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.90 2000 Census 886 Gibraltar 0.90 2001 census 887 Croatia 0.90 2001 census 888 Bahamas, The 0.80 2000 census 889 Georgia 0.80 2002 census 890 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.80 2000 Census 891 Malaysia 0.80 2000 census 892 Georgia 0.80 2002 census 893 Curacao 0.80 2001 census 894 Costa Rica 0.70 NA 895 Greece 0.70 NA 896 Thailand 0.70 2000 census 897 Sint Maarten 0.70 2001 census 898 Singapore 0.70 2000 census 899 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.70 2000 Census 900 Ghana 0.70 2000 census 901 Georgia 0.70 2002 census 902 Gaza Strip 0.70 NA 903 Fiji 0.70 2007 census 904 El Salvador 0.70 2003 est. 905 United States 0.70 2007 est. 906 Ethiopia 0.70 2007 Census 907 Ethiopia 0.70 2007 Census 908 Liberia 0.60 2008 Census 909 Philippines 0.60 2000 census 910 United States 0.60 2007 est. 911 Ukraine 0.60 2006 est. 912 Tuvalu 0.60 NA 913 Seychelles 0.60 2002 census 914 Montenegro 0.60 2003 census 915 Palau 0.60 2000 census 916 Chad 0.50 1993 census 917 Vietnam 0.50 1999 census 918 Moldova 0.50 NA 919 Botswana 0.40 2001 census 920 Latvia 0.40 2006 921 Mauritius 0.40 2000 census 922 Croatia 0.40 2001 census 923 Switzerland 0.40 2000 census 924 Macedonia 0.37 2002 census 925 Brazil 0.30 2000 census 926 Curacao 0.30 2001 census 927 Fiji 0.30 2007 census 928 Mauritius 0.30 2000 census 929 Uruguay 0.30 2006 930 Solomon Islands 0.30 1999 census 931 Portugal 0.30 2001 census 932 Poland 0.30 2002 933 Poland 0.30 2002 934 Papua New Guinea 0.30 2000 census 935 Mexico 0.30 2000 census 936 Fiji 0.30 2007 census 937 Aruba 0.20 NA 938 Brazil 0.20 2000 census 939 Turkey 0.20 NA 940 Solomon Islands 0.20 1999 census 941 Morocco 0.20 NA 942 Cambodia 0.20 1998 census 943 Liberia 0.20 2008 Census 944 Finland 0.10 2006 945 Vietnam 0.10 1999 census 946 Thailand 0.10 2000 census 947 Samoa 0.10 2001 census 948 Rwanda 0.10 NA 949 India 0.10 2001 census 950 Romania 0.10 2002 census 951 Philippines 0.10 2000 census

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Rank code: 2123

Country Comparison :: Suffrage

This entry gives the age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted.

Rank country Suffrage Date of Information

1 Bolivia 21.00 NA 2 Central African Republic 21.00 NA 3 Gabon 21.00 NA 4 Fiji 21.00 NA 5 Lebanon 21.00 NA 6 Malaysia 21.00 NA 7 Samoa 21.00 NA 8 Singapore 21.00 NA 9 Tokelau 21.00 NA 10 Tonga 21.00 NA 11 Solomon Islands 21.00 NA 12 Saudi Arabia 21.00 NA 13 Oman 21.00 NA 14 Bahrain 20.00 NA 15 Cameroon 20.00 NA 16 Nauru 20.00 NA 17 Taiwan 20.00 NA 18 Japan 20.00 NA 19 Korea, South 19.00 NA 20 Afghanistan 18.00 NA 21 Albania 18.00 NA 22 Algeria 18.00 NA 23 American Samoa 18.00 NA 24 Andorra 18.00 NA 25 Angola 18.00 NA 26 Anguilla 18.00 NA 27 Azerbaijan 18.00 NA 28 Bolivia 18.00 NA 29 Bhutan 18.00 NA 30 Bermuda 18.00 NA 31 Benin 18.00 NA 32 Belize 18.00 NA 33 Belgium 18.00 NA 34 Belarus 18.00 NA 35 Barbados 18.00 NA 36 Bangladesh 18.00 NA 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.00 NA 38 Comoros 18.00 NA 39 Colombia 18.00 NA 40 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 18.00 NA 41 Christmas Island 18.00 NA 42 China 18.00 NA 43 Chile 18.00 NA 44 Chad 18.00 NA 45 Cayman Islands 18.00 NA 46 Ethiopia 18.00 NA 47 Estonia 18.00 NA 48 Eritrea 18.00 NA 49 Equatorial Guinea 18.00 NA 50 El Salvador 18.00 NA 51 Egypt 18.00 NA 52 Dominican Republic 18.00 NA 53 Dominica 18.00 NA 54 Djibouti 18.00 NA 55 Guyana 18.00 NA 56 Guinea-Bissau 18.00 NA 57 Guinea 18.00 NA 58 Guatemala 18.00 NA 59 Grenada 18.00 NA 60 Greenland 18.00 NA 61 Greece 18.00 NA 62 Gibraltar 18.00 NA 63 Ghana 18.00 NA 64 Kosovo 18.00 NA 65 Kiribati 18.00 NA 66 Kenya 18.00 NA 67 Kazakhstan 18.00 NA 68 Jordan 18.00 NA 69 Jamaica 18.00 NA 70 Italy 18.00 NA 71 Israel 18.00 NA 72 Ireland 18.00 NA 73 Mongolia 18.00 NA 74 Monaco 18.00 NA 75 Moldova 18.00 NA 76 Micronesia, Federated States of 18.00 NA 77 Mexico 18.00 NA 78 Mayotte 18.00 NA 79 Mauritius 18.00 NA 80 Mauritania 18.00 NA 81 Marshall Islands 18.00 NA 82 Yemen 18.00 NA 83 Wallis and Futuna 18.00 NA 84 Virgin Islands 18.00 NA 85 Vietnam 18.00 NA 86 Venezuela 18.00 NA 87 Vanuatu 18.00 NA 88 Uzbekistan 18.00 NA 89 Uruguay 18.00 NA 90 United States 18.00 NA 91 United Kingdom 18.00 NA 92 Ukraine 18.00 NA 93 Uganda 18.00 NA 94 Tuvalu 18.00 NA 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.00 NA 96 Turkmenistan 18.00 NA 97 Turkey 18.00 NA 98 Tunisia 18.00 NA 99 Trinidad and Tobago 18.00 NA 100 Togo 18.00 NA 101 Thailand 18.00 NA 102 Tanzania 18.00 NA 103 Tajikistan 18.00 NA 104 Syria 18.00 NA 105 Switzerland 18.00 NA 106 Sweden 18.00 NA 107 Swaziland 18.00 NA 108 Suriname 18.00 NA 109 Sri Lanka 18.00 NA 110 Spain 18.00 NA 111 South Africa 18.00 NA 112 Somalia 18.00 NA 113 Slovenia 18.00 NA 114 Slovakia 18.00 NA 115 Sierra Leone 18.00 NA 116 Serbia 18.00 NA 117 Senegal 18.00 NA 118 Sao Tome and Principe 18.00 NA 119 San Marino 18.00 NA 120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.00 NA 121 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 18.00 NA 122 Saint Martin 18.00 NA 123 Saint Lucia 18.00 NA 124 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.00 NA 125 Rwanda 18.00 NA 126 Russia 18.00 NA 127 Romania 18.00 NA 128 Qatar 18.00 NA 129 Puerto Rico 18.00 NA 130 Portugal 18.00 NA 131 Poland 18.00 NA 132 Pitcairn Islands 18.00 NA 133 Philippines 18.00 NA 134 Peru 18.00 NA 135 Paraguay 18.00 NA 136 Papua New Guinea 18.00 NA 137 Panama 18.00 NA 138 Palau 18.00 NA 139 Pakistan 18.00 NA 140 Norway 18.00 NA 141 Northern Mariana Islands 18.00 NA 142 Norfolk Island 18.00 NA 143 Niue 18.00 NA 144 Nigeria 18.00 NA 145 Niger 18.00 NA 146 New Zealand 18.00 NA 147 New Caledonia 18.00 NA 148 Netherlands 18.00 NA 149 Nepal 18.00 NA 150 Namibia 18.00 NA 151 Mozambique 18.00 NA 152 Morocco 18.00 NA 153 Montserrat 18.00 NA 154 Montenegro 18.00 NA 155 Zimbabwe 18.00 NA 156 Zambia 18.00 NA 157 Malta 18.00 NA 158 Mali 18.00 NA 159 Maldives 18.00 NA 160 Malawi 18.00 NA 161 Madagascar 18.00 NA 162 Macedonia 18.00 NA 163 Macau 18.00 NA 164 Luxembourg 18.00 NA 165 Lithuania 18.00 NA 166 Liechtenstein 18.00 NA 167 Libya 18.00 NA 168 Liberia 18.00 NA 169 Lesotho 18.00 NA 170 Latvia 18.00 NA 171 Laos 18.00 NA 172 Kyrgyzstan 18.00 NA 173 Iraq 18.00 NA 174 Iran 18.00 NA 175 India 18.00 NA 176 Iceland 18.00 NA 177 Hungary 18.00 NA 178 Hong Kong 18.00 NA 179 Honduras 18.00 NA 180 Haiti 18.00 NA 181 Germany 18.00 NA 182 Georgia 18.00 NA 183 Gambia, The 18.00 NA 184 French Polynesia 18.00 NA 185 France 18.00 NA 186 Finland 18.00 NA 187 Faroe Islands 18.00 NA 188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 18.00 NA 189 Denmark 18.00 NA 190 Czech Republic 18.00 NA 191 Cyprus 18.00 NA 192 Croatia 18.00 NA 193 Cote d'Ivoire 18.00 NA 194 Costa Rica 18.00 NA 195 Cook Islands 18.00 NA 196 Congo, Republic of the 18.00 NA 197 Cape Verde 18.00 NA 198 Canada 18.00 NA 199 Cambodia 18.00 NA 200 Burma 18.00 NA 201 Bulgaria 18.00 NA 202 British Virgin Islands 18.00 NA 203 Botswana 18.00 NA 204 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.00 NA 205 Bahamas, The 18.00 NA 206 Antigua and Barbuda 18.00 NA 207 Argentina 18.00 NA 208 Armenia 18.00 NA 209 Aruba 18.00 NA 210 Australia 18.00 NA 211 Indonesia 17.00 NA 212 Korea, North 17.00 NA 213 Timor-Leste 17.00 NA 214 Sudan 17.00 NA 215 Seychelles 17.00 NA 216 Austria 16.00 NA 217 Ecuador 16.00 NA 218 Isle of Man 16.00 NA 219 Nicaragua 16.00 NA 220 Jersey 16.00 NA 221 Guernsey 16.00 NA 222 Cuba 16.00 NA

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Rank code: 2124

Country Comparison :: Telephone system

This entry includes a brief general assessment of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Arabsat - Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). Autodin - Automatic Digital Network (US Department of Defense). CB - citizen's band mobile radio communications. Cellular telephone system - the telephones in this system are radio transceivers, with each instrument having its own private radio frequency and sufficient radiated power to reach the booster station in its area (cell), from which the telephone signal is fed to a telephone exchange. Central American Microwave System - a trunk microwave radio relay system that links the countries of Central America and Mexico with each other. Coaxial cable - a multichannel communication cable consisting of a central conducting wire, surrounded by and insulated from a cylindrical conducting shell; a large number of telephone channels can be made available within the insulated space by the use of a large number of carrier frequencies. Comsat - Communications Satellite Corporation (US). DSN - Defense Switched Network (formerly Automatic Voice Network or Autovon); basic general-purpose, switched voice network of the Defense Communications System (US Department of Defense). Eutelsat - European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Paris). Fiber-optic cable - a multichannel communications cable using a thread of optical glass fibers as a transmission medium in which the signal (voice, video, etc.) is in the form of a coded pulse of light. GSM - a global system for mobile (cellular) communications devised by the Groupe Special Mobile of the pan-European standardization organization, Conference Europeanne des Posts et Telecommunications (CEPT) in 1982. HF - high frequency; any radio frequency in the 3,000- to 30,000-kHz range. Inmarsat - International Maritime Satellite Organization (London); provider of global mobile satellite communications for commercial, distress, and safety applications at sea, in the air, and on land. Intelsat - International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Washington, DC). Intersputnik - International Organization of Space Communications (Moscow); first established in the former Soviet Union and the East European countries, it is now marketing its services worldwide with earth stations in North America, Africa, and East Asia. Landline - communication wire or cable of any sort that is installed on poles or buried in the ground. Marecs - Maritime European Communications Satellite used in the Inmarsat system on lease from the European Space Agency. Marisat - satellites of the Comsat Corporation that participate in the Inmarsat system. Medarabtel - the Middle East Telecommunications Project of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) providing a modern telecommunications network, primarily by microwave radio relay, linking Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen; it was initially started in Morocco in 1970 by the Arab Telecommunications Union (ATU) and was known at that time as the Middle East Mediterranean Telecommunications Network. Microwave radio relay - transmission of long distance telephone calls and television programs by highly directional radio microwaves that are received and sent on from one booster station to another on an optical path. NMT - Nordic Mobile Telephone; an analog cellular telephone system that was developed jointly by the national telecommunications authorities of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). Orbita - a Russian television service; also the trade name of a packet-switched digital telephone network. Radiotelephone communications - the two-way transmission and reception of sounds by broadcast radio on authorized frequencies using telephone handsets. PanAmSat - PanAmSat Corporation (Greenwich, CT). SAFE - South African Far East Cable Satellite communication system - a communication system consisting of two or more earth stations and at least one satellite that provide long distance transmission of voice, data, and television; the system usually serves as a trunk connection between telephone exchanges; if the earth stations are in the same country, it is a domestic system. Satellite earth station - a communications facility with a microwave radio transmitting and receiving antenna and required receiving and transmitting equipment for communicating with satellites. Satellite link - a radio connection between a satellite and an earth station permitting communication between them, either one-way (down link from satellite to earth station - television receive-only transmission) or two-way (telephone channels). SHF - super high frequency; any radio frequency in the 3,000- to 30,000-MHz range. Shortwave - radio frequencies (from 1.605 to 30 MHz) that fall above the commercial broadcast band and are used for communication over long distances. Solidaridad - geosynchronous satellites in Mexico's system of international telecommunications in the Western Hemisphere. Statsionar - Russia's geostationary system for satellite telecommunications. Submarine cable - a cable designed for service under water. TAT - Trans-Atlantic Telephone; any of a number of high-capacity submarine coaxial telephone cables linking Europe with North America. Telefax - facsimile service between subscriber stations via the public switched telephone network or the international Datel network. Telegraph - a telecommunications system designed for unmodulated electric impulse transmission. Telex - a communication service involving teletypewriters connected by wire through automatic exchanges. Tropospheric scatter - a form of microwave radio transmission in which the troposphere is used to scatter and reflect a fraction of the incident radio waves back to earth; powerful, highly directional antennas are used to transmit and receive the microwave signals; reliable over-the-horizon communications are realized for distances up to 600 miles in a single hop; additional hops can extend the range of this system for very long distances. Trunk network - a network of switching centers, connected by multichannel trunk lines. UHF - ultra high frequency; any radio frequency in the 300- to 3,000-MHz range. VHF - very high frequency; any radio frequency in the 30- to 300-MHz range.

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Rank code: 2125

Country Comparison :: Terrain

This entry contains a brief description of the topography.

Rank country Terrain Date of Information

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Rank code: 2127

Country Comparison :: Total fertility rate

This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe, where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the next 50 years.

Rank country (children born/woman) Date of Information

1 Niger 7.68 2010 est. 2 Uganda 6.73 2010 est. 3 Mali 6.54 2010 est. 4 Somalia 6.44 2010 est. 5 Burundi 6.25 2010 est. 6 Burkina Faso 6.21 2010 est. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.11 2010 est. 8 Ethiopia 6.07 2010 est. 9 Zambia 6.07 2010 est. 10 Angola 6.05 2010 est. 11 Congo, Republic of the 5.77 2010 est. 12 Malawi 5.51 2010 est. 13 Afghanistan 5.50 2010 est. 14 Benin 5.40 2010 est. 15 Mayotte 5.40 2010 est. 16 Liberia 5.24 2010 est. 17 Sao Tome and Principe 5.21 2010 est. 18 Chad 5.18 2010 est. 19 Guinea 5.15 2010 est. 20 Mozambique 5.13 2010 est. 21 Madagascar 5.09 2010 est. 22 Equatorial Guinea 5.00 2010 est. 23 Rwanda 4.99 2010 est. 24 Sierra Leone 4.97 2010 est. 25 Gambia, The 4.96 2010 est. 26 Sudan 4.93 2010 est. 27 Gaza Strip 4.90 2010 est. 28 Senegal 4.86 2010 est. 29 Nigeria 4.82 2010 est. 30 Yemen 4.81 2010 est. 31 Comoros 4.78 2010 est. 32 Togo 4.74 2010 est. 33 Central African Republic 4.68 2010 est. 34 Gabon 4.62 2010 est. 35 Eritrea 4.60 2010 est. 36 Guinea-Bissau 4.58 2010 est. 37 Kenya 4.38 2010 est. 38 Mauritania 4.37 2010 est. 39 Western Sahara 4.37 2010 est. 40 Tanzania 4.31 2010 est. 41 Cameroon 4.25 2010 est. 42 Cote d'Ivoire 4.01 2010 est. 43 Iraq 3.76 2010 est. 44 Solomon Islands 3.67 2010 est. 45 Zimbabwe 3.66 2010 est. 46 Ghana 3.57 2010 est. 47 Papua New Guinea 3.54 2010 est. 48 Marshall Islands 3.51 2010 est. 49 Jordan 3.42 2010 est. 50 Guatemala 3.36 2010 est. 51 Samoa 3.32 2010 est. 52 Belize 3.28 2010 est. 53 Pakistan 3.28 2010 est. 54 Philippines 3.23 2010 est. 55 American Samoa 3.22 2010 est. 56 Laos 3.22 2010 est. 57 Timor-Leste 3.20 2010 est. 58 Swaziland 3.19 2010 est. 59 Honduras 3.17 2010 est. 60 Tuvalu 3.14 2010 est. 61 Nauru 3.13 2010 est. 62 West Bank 3.12 2010 est. 63 Bolivia 3.07 2010 est. 64 Haiti 3.07 2011 est. 65 Syria 3.02 2010 est. 66 Egypt 3.01 2010 est. 67 Libya 3.01 2010 est. 68 Lesotho 3.00 2010 est. 69 Tajikistan 2.94 2010 est. 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.92 2010 est. 71 Cambodia 2.90 2010 est. 72 Oman 2.87 2010 est. 73 Kiribati 2.86 2010 est. 74 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.80 2010 est. 75 Djibouti 2.79 2010 est. 76 Israel 2.72 2010 est. 77 Kuwait 2.70 2010 est. 78 Malaysia 2.70 2010 est. 79 Bangladesh 2.65 2010 est. 80 Fiji 2.65 2010 est. 81 India 2.65 2010 est. 82 Kyrgyzstan 2.64 2010 est. 83 Namibia 2.57 2010 est. 84 World 2.56 2009 est. 85 Botswana 2.54 2010 est. 86 Cape Verde 2.54 2010 est. 87 Nepal 2.53 2010 est. 88 Nicaragua 2.51 2010 est. 89 Panama 2.48 2010 est. 90 Bahrain 2.47 2010 est. 91 Dominican Republic 2.47 2010 est. 92 Ecuador 2.46 2010 est. 93 Venezuela 2.45 2010 est. 94 Qatar 2.44 2010 est. 95 Cook Islands 2.43 2010 est. 96 Vanuatu 2.43 2010 est. 97 Faroe Islands 2.43 2010 est. 98 United Arab Emirates 2.41 2010 est. 99 Guyana 2.40 2010 est. 100 Saudi Arabia 2.35 2010 est. 101 Argentina 2.33 2010 est. 102 South Africa 2.33 2010 est. 103 Peru 2.32 2010 est. 104 Mexico 2.31 2010 est. 105 Bhutan 2.29 2010 est. 106 Burma 2.28 2010 est. 107 Indonesia 2.28 2010 est. 108 Morocco 2.23 2010 est. 109 Mongolia 2.22 2010 est. 110 Grenada 2.21 2010 est. 111 Jamaica 2.21 2010 est. 112 Brazil 2.19 2010 est. 113 Turkmenistan 2.19 2010 est. 114 Colombia 2.18 2010 est. 115 Turkey 2.18 2010 est. 116 Northern Mariana Islands 2.18 2010 est. 117 Greenland 2.16 2010 est. 118 Paraguay 2.16 2010 est. 119 El Salvador 2.12 2010 est. 120 Curacao 2.10 2009 121 New Caledonia 2.09 2010 est. 122 New Zealand 2.09 2010 est. 123 Dominica 2.08 2010 est. 124 Antigua and Barbuda 2.06 2010 est. 125 United States 2.06 2010 est. 126 Azerbaijan 2.03 2010 est. 127 Ireland 2.03 2010 est. 128 Bahamas, The 2.00 2010 est. 129 Tonga 2.00 2010 est. 130 Bermuda 1.98 2010 est. 131 France 1.97 2010 est. 132 Isle of Man 1.97 2010 est. 133 Suriname 1.97 2010 est. 134 Gibraltar 1.96 2010 est. 135 Sri Lanka 1.96 2010 est. 136 Korea, North 1.94 2010 est. 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.94 2010 est. 138 Costa Rica 1.93 2010 est. 139 Vietnam 1.93 2010 est. 140 Seychelles 1.92 2010 est. 141 Uzbekistan 1.92 2010 est. 142 United Kingdom 1.92 2010 est. 143 Chile 1.90 2010 est. 144 Iceland 1.90 2010 est. 145 French Polynesia 1.89 2010 est. 146 Uruguay 1.89 2010 est. 147 Iran 1.89 2010 est. 148 Brunei 1.88 2010 est. 149 Cayman Islands 1.88 2010 est. 150 Kazakhstan 1.87 2010 est. 151 Aruba 1.85 2010 est. 152 Wallis and Futuna 1.84 2010 est. 153 Maldives 1.83 2010 est. 154 Saint Lucia 1.82 2010 est. 155 Virgin Islands 1.81 2010 est. 156 Mauritius 1.80 2010 est. 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.79 2010 est. 158 Australia 1.78 2010 est. 159 Luxembourg 1.78 2010 est. 160 Lebanon 1.78 2010 est. 161 Norway 1.77 2010 est. 162 Algeria 1.76 2010 est. 163 Anguilla 1.75 2010 est. 164 Denmark 1.74 2010 est. 165 Finland 1.73 2010 est. 166 Palau 1.73 2010 est. 167 Trinidad and Tobago 1.72 2010 est. 168 British Virgin Islands 1.71 2010 est. 169 Tunisia 1.71 2010 est. 170 Sint Maarten 1.70 2009 171 Barbados 1.68 2010 est. 172 Sweden 1.67 2010 est. 173 Jersey 1.66 2010 est. 174 Netherlands 1.66 2010 est. 175 Belgium 1.65 2010 est. 176 Thailand 1.65 2010 est. 177 Puerto Rico 1.62 2010 est. 178 Cuba 1.61 2010 est. 179 Canada 1.58 2010 est. 180 Macedonia 1.58 2010 est. 181 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha1.56 2010 est. 182 China 1.54 2010 est. 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.54 2010 est. 184 Guernsey 1.53 2010 est. 185 Liechtenstein 1.53 2010 est. 186 Malta 1.52 2010 est. 187 Monaco 1.50 2010 est. 188 Portugal 1.50 2010 est. 189 Albania 1.47 2010 est. 190 Spain 1.47 2010 est. 191 San Marino 1.46 2010 est. 192 Switzerland 1.46 2010 est. 193 Cyprus 1.45 2010 est. 194 Georgia 1.44 2010 est. 195 Croatia 1.43 2010 est. 196 Estonia 1.43 2010 est. 197 Germany 1.42 2010 est. 198 Bulgaria 1.41 2010 est. 199 Russia 1.41 2010 est. 200 Austria 1.39 2010 est. 201 Serbia 1.39 2010 est. 202 Hungary 1.39 2010 est. 203 Greece 1.37 2010 est. 204 Armenia 1.36 2010 est. 205 Slovakia 1.36 2010 est. 206 Andorra 1.34 2010 est. 207 Italy 1.32 2010 est. 208 Latvia 1.31 2010 est. 209 Poland 1.29 2010 est. 210 Slovenia 1.29 2010 est. 211 Moldova 1.28 2010 est. 212 Romania 1.27 2010 est. 213 Ukraine 1.27 2010 est. 214 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.26 2010 est. 215 Belarus 1.25 2010 est. 216 Czech Republic 1.25 2010 est. 217 Montserrat 1.25 2010 est. 218 Lithuania 1.24 2010 est. 219 Korea, South 1.22 2010 est. 220 Japan 1.20 2010 est. 221 Taiwan 1.15 2010 est. 222 Singapore 1.10 2010 est. 223 Hong Kong 1.04 2010 est. 224 Macau 0.91 2010 est.

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Rank code: 2128

Country Comparison :: Government type

This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.): Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitution, or legally organized opposition. Anarchy - a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority. Authoritarian - a form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives. Commonwealth - a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good. Communist - a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people (i.e., a classless society). Confederacy (Confederation) - a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme authority over all matters except those delegated to the central government. Constitutional - a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government. Constitutional democracy - a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution. Constitutional monarchy - a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom. Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed. Democratic republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. Dictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws). Ecclesiastical - a government administrated by a church. Emirate - similar to a monarchy or sultanate, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of an emir (the ruler of a Muslim state); the emir may be an absolute overlord or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority. Federal (Federation) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by means of a constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies, or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units. Federal republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives. Islamic republic - a particular form of government adopted by some Muslim states; although such a state is, in theory, a theocracy, it remains a republic, but its laws are required to be compatible with the laws of Islam. Maoism - the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), which states that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to keep in touch with the people. Marxism - the political, economic, and social principles espoused by 19th century economist Karl Marx; he viewed the struggle of workers as a progression of historical forces that would proceed from a class struggle of the proletariat (workers) exploited by capitalists (business owners), to a socialist "dictatorship of the proletariat," to, finally, a classless society - Communism. Marxism-Leninism - an expanded form of communism developed by Lenin from doctrines of Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of workers' struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries. Monarchy - a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign - such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitutionally limited authority. Oligarchy - a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth or power. Parliamentary democracy - a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers - according to party strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility: to the people as well as to the parliament. Parliamentary government (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) - a government in which members of an executive branch (the cabinet and its leader - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor) are nominated to their positions by a legislature or parliament, and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a no confidence vote or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function. Parliamentary monarchy - a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation or implementation (i.e., the exercise of sovereign powers by a monarch in a ceremonial capacity); true governmental leadership is carried out by a cabinet and its head - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor - who are drawn from a legislature (parliament). Presidential - a system of government where the executive branch exists separately from a legislature (to which it is generally not accountable). Republic - a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives), not the people themselves, vote on legislation. Socialism - a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor; in actuality, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than dictatorships over workers by a ruling elite. Sultanate - similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of a Muslim state); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority. Theocracy - a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity's laws are interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.); a government subject to religious authority. Totalitarian - a government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population.

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Rank code: 2129

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 Monaco 0.00 2005 2 Qatar 0.50 2010 est. 3 Azerbaijan 0.90 2010 est. 4 Guernsey 0.90 March 2006 est. 5 Belarus 1.00 2009 est. 6 Uzbekistan 1.10 2010 est. 7 Thailand 1.20 2010 est. 8 Liechtenstein 1.50 31 December 2007 9 Vanuatu 1.70 1999 10 Isle of Man 1.80 October 2010 est. 11 Papua New Guinea 1.80 2004 12 Cuba 2.00 2010 est. 13 Seychelles 2.00 2006 est. 14 Kiribati 2.00 1992 est. 15 Bermuda 2.10 2004 est. 16 Jersey 2.20 2006 est. 17 Tajikistan 2.20 2009 est. 18 Kuwait 2.20 2004 est. 19 Singapore 2.30 2010 est. 20 United Arab Emirates 2.40 2001 21 Laos 2.50 2009 est. 22 Mongolia 2.80 2008 23 Gibraltar 3.00 2005 est. 24 San Marino 3.10 2008 25 Guatemala 3.20 2005 est. 26 Moldova 3.40 2010 est. 27 Cambodia 3.50 2007 est. 28 Malaysia 3.50 2010 est. 29 British Virgin Islands 3.60 1997 30 Macau 3.60 2009 31 Brunei 3.70 2008 32 Norway 3.70 2010 est. 33 Korea, South 3.70 2010 est. 34 Faroe Islands 3.90 2009 35 Switzerland 3.90 2010 est. 36 Bhutan 4.00 2009 37 Cayman Islands 4.00 2008 38 Denmark 4.20 2010 est. 39 Palau 4.20 2005 est. 40 China 4.30 September 2009 est. 41 Panama 4.40 2010 est. 42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.50 1997 43 Austria 4.60 2010 est. 44 Hong Kong 4.60 2010 est. 45 Nigeria 4.90 2007 est. 46 Australia 5.10 2010 est. 47 Bangladesh 5.10 2010 est. 48 Honduras 5.10 2010 est. 49 Japan 5.20 2010 est. 50 Taiwan 5.20 2010 est. 51 Sri Lanka 5.40 2010 est. 52 Kazakhstan 5.50 2010 est. 53 Luxembourg 5.50 2010 est. 54 Netherlands 5.50 2010 est. 55 Mexico 5.60 2010 est. 56 Burma 5.70 2010 est. 57 Cyprus 6.00 2010 est. 58 Montserrat 6.00 1998 est. 59 Virgin Islands 6.20 2004 60 Israel 6.40 2010 est. 61 Vietnam 6.40 2010 est. 62 Trinidad and Tobago 6.40 2010 est. 63 New Zealand 6.50 2010 est. 64 Costa Rica 6.60 2010 est. 65 Peru 6.70 2010 est. 66 Greenland 6.80 2007 est. 67 Aruba 6.90 2005 est. 68 Paraguay 6.90 2010 est. 69 Andorra 7.00 2008 70 Malta 7.00 2009 est. 71 Brazil 7.00 2010 est. 72 El Salvador 7.00 2010 est. 73 Armenia 7.10 2007 est. 74 Indonesia 7.10 2010 est. 75 Germany 7.10 2010 est. 76 Uruguay 7.40 2010 est. 77 Botswana 7.50 2007 est. 78 Mauritius 7.50 2010 est. 79 Philippines 7.50 2010 est. 80 Bahamas, The 7.60 2006 est. 81 Fiji 7.60 1999 82 Ecuador 7.60 2010 est. 83 Russia 7.60 2010 est. 84 Argentina 7.90 2010 est. 85 Finland 7.90 2010 est. 86 United Kingdom 7.90 2010 est. 87 Anguilla 8.00 2002 88 Northern Mariana Islands 8.00 2005 est. 89 Nicaragua 8.00 2010 est. 90 Central African Republic 8.00 2001 est. 91 Canada 8.00 2010 est. 92 Belgium 8.10 2010 est. 93 Romania 8.20 2010 est. 94 Bolivia 8.30 2010 est. 95 Syria 8.30 2010 est. 96 Sweden 8.30 2010 est. 97 Italy 8.40 2010 est. 98 Ukraine 8.40 2010 est. 99 Iceland 8.60 2010 est. 100 Chile 8.70 2010 est. 101 World 8.80 2010 est. 102 Czech Republic 9.30 2010 est. 103 Bulgaria 9.50 2010 est. 104 European Union 9.50 2010 est. 105 Suriname 9.50 2004 106 France 9.50 2010 est. 107 United States 9.60 2010 est. 108 Egypt 9.70 2010 est. 109 Morocco 9.80 2010 est. 110 Algeria 9.90 2010 est. 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.00 1997 est. 112 Curacao 10.30 2008 est. 113 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10.30 1999 114 Sint Maarten 10.60 2008 est. 115 Slovenia 10.60 2010 est. 116 Barbados 10.70 2003 est. 117 Portugal 10.70 2010 est. 118 India 10.80 2010 est. 119 Saudi Arabia 10.80 2010 est. 120 Antigua and Barbuda 11.00 2001 est. 121 Guyana 11.00 2007 122 Ghana 11.00 2000 est. 123 Colombia 11.20 2010 est. 124 Hungary 11.50 2010 est. 125 French Polynesia 11.70 2005 126 Poland 11.80 2010 est. 127 Greece 12.00 2010 est. 128 Niue 12.00 2001 129 Puerto Rico 12.00 2002 130 Venezuela 12.10 2010 est. 131 Turkey 12.40 2010 est. 132 Grenada 12.50 2000 133 Slovakia 12.50 2010 est. 134 Albania 12.70 2010 est. 135 Jamaica 12.90 2010 est. 136 Tonga 13.00 FY03/04 est. 137 Belize 13.10 2009 138 Cook Islands 13.10 2005 139 Jordan 13.40 2010 est. 140 Estonia 13.50 2010 est. 141 Ireland 13.70 2010 est. 142 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha14.00 1998 est. 143 Tunisia 14.00 2010 est. 144 Dominican Republic 14.20 2010 est. 145 Maldives 14.40 2006 est. 146 Iran 14.60 2010 est. 147 Montenegro 14.70 2007 est. 148 Bahrain 15.00 2005 est. 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.00 2001 est. 150 Pakistan 15.00 2010 est. 151 Oman 15.00 2004 est. 152 Wallis and Futuna 15.20 2003 153 Iraq 15.30 2009 est. 154 Lithuania 16.00 2010 est. 155 Georgia 16.40 2009 est. 156 West Bank 16.50 2010 est. 157 Kosovo 16.60 2009 est. 158 New Caledonia 17.10 2004 159 Serbia 17.20 2010 est. 160 Croatia 17.60 2010 est. 161 Kyrgyzstan 18.00 2004 est. 162 Sudan 18.70 2002 est. 163 Latvia 19.10 2010 est. 164 Comoros 20.00 1996 est. 165 Saint Lucia 20.00 2003 est. 166 Timor-Leste 20.00 2006 est. 167 Spain 20.00 2010 est. 168 Cape Verde 21.00 2000 est. 169 Mozambique 21.00 1997 est. 170 Gabon 21.00 2006 est. 171 Micronesia, Federated States of 22.00 2000 est. 172 Dominica 23.00 2000 est. 173 South Africa 23.30 2010 est. 174 Mayotte 25.40 2005 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.20 2010 est. 176 American Samoa 29.80 2005 177 Cameroon 30.00 2001 est. 178 Mali 30.00 2004 est. 179 Mauritania 30.00 2008 est. 180 Libya 30.00 2004 est. 181 Equatorial Guinea 30.00 1998 est. 182 Macedonia 33.10 2010 est. 183 Afghanistan 35.00 2008 est. 184 Yemen 35.00 2003 est. 185 Marshall Islands 36.00 2006 est. 186 Gaza Strip 40.00 2010 est. 187 Kenya 40.00 2008 est. 188 Swaziland 40.00 2006 est. 189 Lesotho 45.00 2002 190 Nepal 46.00 2008 est. 191 Senegal 48.00 2007 est. 192 Zambia 50.00 2000 est. 193 Namibia 51.20 2008 est. 194 Djibouti 59.00 2007 est. 195 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60.00 2000 est. 196 Turkmenistan 60.00 2004 est. 197 Burkina Faso 77.00 2004 198 Liberia 85.00 2003 est. 199 Nauru 90.00 2004 est. 200 Zimbabwe 95.00 2009 est.

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Rank code: 2137

Country Comparison :: Military - note

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Rank code: 2138

Country Comparison :: Communications - note

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Rank code: 2140

Country Comparison :: Government - note

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Rank code: 2141

Country Comparison :: Group

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Rank code: 2142

Country Comparison :: Country name

This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.

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Rank code: 2144

Country Comparison :: Location

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Rank code: 2145

Country Comparison :: Map references

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Rank code: 2146

Country Comparison :: Irrigated land

This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.

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1 India 558,080.00 2003 2 China 545,960.00 2003 3 United States 223,850.00 2003 4 Pakistan 182,300.00 2003 5 European Union 168,050.00 2003 est. 6 Iran 76,500.00 2003 7 Mexico 63,200.00 2003 8 Turkey 52,150.00 2003 9 Thailand 49,860.00 2003 10 Bangladesh 47,250.00 2003 11 Russia 46,000.00 2003 12 Indonesia 45,000.00 2003 13 Uzbekistan 42,810.00 2003 14 Spain 37,800.00 2003 15 Kazakhstan 35,560.00 2003 16 Iraq 35,250.00 2003 17 Egypt 34,220.00 2003 18 Romania 30,770.00 2003 19 Vietnam 30,000.00 2003 20 Brazil 29,200.00 2003 21 Italy 27,500.00 2003 22 Afghanistan 27,200.00 2003 23 Japan 25,920.00 2003 24 Australia 25,450.00 2003 25 Ukraine 22,080.00 2003 26 Chile 19,000.00 2003 27 Burma 18,700.00 2003 28 Sudan 18,630.00 2003 29 Turkmenistan 18,000.00 2003 30 Saudi Arabia 16,200.00 2003 31 Argentina 15,500.00 2003 32 Philippines 15,500.00 2003 33 South Africa 14,980.00 2003 34 Korea, North 14,600.00 2003 35 Azerbaijan 14,550.00 2003 36 Greece 14,530.00 2003 37 Morocco 14,450.00 2003 38 Syria 13,330.00 2003 39 Peru 12,000.00 2003 40 Nepal 11,700.00 2003 41 Madagascar 10,860.00 2003 42 Kyrgyzstan 10,720.00 2003 43 Colombia 9,000.00 2003 44 Korea, South 8,780.00 2003 45 Cuba 8,700.00 2003 46 Ecuador 8,650.00 2003 47 Canada 7,850.00 2003 48 Sri Lanka 7,430.00 2003 49 Tajikistan 7,220.00 2003 50 Portugal 6,500.00 2003 51 Bulgaria 5,880.00 2003 52 Venezuela 5,750.00 2003 53 Algeria 5,690.00 2003 54 Netherlands 5,650.00 2003 55 Yemen 5,500.00 2003 56 Germany 4,850.00 2003 57 Libya 4,700.00 2003 58 Georgia 4,690.00 2003 59 Denmark 4,490.00 2003 60 Tunisia 3,940.00 2003 61 Malaysia 3,650.00 2003 62 Albania 3,530.00 2003 63 Moldova 3,000.00 2003 64 Ethiopia 2,900.00 2003 65 Armenia 2,860.00 2003 66 New Zealand 2,850.00 2003 67 Nigeria 2,820.00 2003 68 Dominican Republic 2,750.00 2003 69 Cambodia 2,700.00 2003 70 Mali 2,360.00 2003 71 Hungary 2,300.00 2003 72 Uruguay 2,100.00 2003 73 Somalia 2,000.00 2003 74 Israel 1,940.00 2003 75 Tanzania 1,840.00 2003 76 Slovakia 1,830.00 2003 77 Laos 1,750.00 2003 78 Zimbabwe 1,740.00 2003 79 United Kingdom 1,700.00 2003 80 Zambia 1,560.00 2003 81 Guyana 1,500.00 2003 82 Bolivia 1,320.00 2003 83 Belarus 1,310.00 2003 84 Guatemala 1,300.00 2003 85 Norway 1,270.00 2003 86 Senegal 1,200.00 2003 87 Mozambique 1,180.00 2003 88 Sweden 1,150.00 2003 89 Costa Rica 1,080.00 2003 90 Timor-Leste 1,065.00 NA 91 Lebanon 1,040.00 2003 92 Kenya 1,030.00 2003 93 Poland 1,000.00 2003 94 Guinea 950.00 2003 95 Haiti 920.00 2003 96 Mongolia 840.00 2003 97 Angola 800.00 2003 98 Honduras 800.00 2003 99 United Arab Emirates 760.00 2003 100 Jordan 750.00 2003 101 Cote d'Ivoire 730.00 2003 102 Niger 730.00 2003 103 Oman 720.00 2003 104 Paraguay 670.00 2003 105 Finland 640.00 2003 106 Nicaragua 610.00 2003 107 Malawi 560.00 2003 108 Macedonia 550.00 2003 109 Suriname 510.00 2003 110 Swaziland 500.00 2003 111 Mauritania 490.00 2002 112 El Salvador 450.00 2003 113 Panama 430.00 2003 114 Belgium 400.00 2003 115 Cyprus 400.00 2003 116 Puerto Rico 400.00 2003 117 Bhutan 400.00 2003 118 Ghana 310.00 2003 119 Chad 300.00 2003 120 Sierra Leone 300.00 2003 121 Cameroon 260.00 2003 122 Burkina Faso 250.00 2003 123 Switzerland 250.00 2003 124 Jamaica 250.00 2002 125 Guinea-Bissau 250.00 2003 126 Czech Republic 240.00 2003 127 Mauritius 220.00 2003 128 Burundi 210.00 2003 129 Eritrea 210.00 2003 130 Latvia 200.00 2003 131 Kuwait 130.00 2003 132 Qatar 130.00 2002 133 Benin 120.00 2003 134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110.00 2003 135 Croatia 110.00 2003 136 New Caledonia 100.00 2003 137 Sao Tome and Principe 100.00 2003 138 Rwanda 90.00 2003 139 Uganda 90.00 2003 140 Namibia 80.00 2003 141 Gabon 70.00 2003 142 Lithuania 70.00 2003 143 Togo 70.00 2003 144 Barbados 50.00 2003 145 Austria 40.00 2003 146 Trinidad and Tobago 40.00 2003 147 Estonia 40.00 2003 148 Bahrain 40.00 2003 149 Belize 30.00 2003 150 Slovenia 30.00 2003 151 Saint Lucia 30.00 2003 152 Liberia 30.00 2003 153 Lesotho 30.00 2003 154 Fiji 30.00 2003 155 Cape Verde 30.00 2003 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.00 2003 157 Central African Republic 20.00 2003 158 Malta 20.00 2003 159 Gambia, The 20.00 2003 160 Hong Kong 20.00 1998 est. 161 Congo, Republic of the 20.00 2003 162 Bahamas, The 10.00 2003 163 Brunei 10.00 2003 164 Botswana 10.00 2003 165 Djibouti 10.00 2003 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.00 2003 167 French Polynesia 10.00 2003 168 Aruba 0.01 1998 est. 169 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 0.00 NA 170 Clipperton Island 0.00 NA 171 French Southern and Antarctic Lands0.00 NA 172 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.00 NA 173 Jan Mayen 0.00 NA 174 Paracel Islands 0.00 NA 175 Wake Island 0.00 NA 176 Spratly Islands 0.00 NA 177 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands0.00 NA 178 Marshall Islands 0.00 NA 179 Isle of Man 0.00 NA 180 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0.00 NA 181 Faroe Islands 0.00 NA 182 Coral Sea Islands 0.00 NA 183 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.00 NA 184 Bouvet Island 0.00 NA