Pocket World in Figures 2019 by Books, Profile -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Notes Part I World rankings

Countries: natural facts

Countries: the largest Largest exclusive economic zones Mountains: the highest Rivers: the longest Deserts: the largest non-polar Lakes: the largest

Population: size and growth

Largest populations, 2016 Largest populations, 2030 Fastest-growing populations Slowest-growing populations

Population: matters of breeding and sex

Crude birth rates Teenage births Highest and lowest fertility rates Highest and lowest contraception rates

Population: age

Median age Oldest and youngest populations

City living

Biggest cities Fastest- and slowest-growing cities City liveability index Tallest buildings

Foreign born populations, migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers

Largest foreign born populations Growth in migrant populations Refugees and asylum-seekers as proportion of migrant population Growth in refugee population Refugees by country of origin Countries with largest refugee populations Origin of asylum applications Countries where asylum applications were lodged

The world economy

Biggest economies Biggest economies by purchasing power Regional GDP Regional purchasing power Regional population Regional international trade

Living standards

Highest and lowest GDP per person Highest and lowest purchasing power

The quality of life

Highest and lowest human development index Highest and lowest Gini coefficient Household wealth Number of millionaires

Economic growth

Highest economic growth Lowest economic growth Highest services growth Lowest services growth

Trading places

Biggest exporters Most and least trade-dependent Biggest traders of goods Biggest earners from services and income

Balance of payments: current account

Largest surpluses Largest deficits Largest surpluses as % of GDP Largest deficits as % of GDP Official reserves Official gold reserves Workers’ remittances

Exchange rates

The Economists Big Mac index

Inflation

Highest and lowest consumer-price inflation Commodity prices: change House prices: change

Debt

Highest foreign debt Highest foreign debt burden Highest debt and debt service ratios Household debt

Aid

Largest recipients Largest donors Biggest changes to aid

Industry and services

Largest industrial output Highest and lowest growth in industrial output Largest manufacturing output Largest services output

Agriculture and fisheries

Largest agricultural output Most and least economically dependent Fisheries and aquaculture production Biggest producers: cereals meat fruit vegetables roots and tubers

Commodities

Leading producers and consumers of: wheat rice sugar coarse grains tea coffee cocoa orange juice copper lead zinc tin nickel aluminium precious metals rubber cotton major oil seeds and vegetable oils oil natural gas coal Top proved oil reserves

Energy

Largest producers Largest consumers Most and least energy-efficient Highest and lowest net energy importers Largest consumption per person Sources of electricity

Labour markets

Highest and lowest labour-force participation Most male and female workforces Highest rate of unemployment Highest rate of youth unemployment Minimum wage Average hours worked Poverty pay

Business costs and foreign direct investment

Office rents Foreign direct investment

Business creativity and research

Entrepreneurial activity Brain drains R&D spending Innovation index

Businesses and banks

Largest non-financial companies Largest banks Largest sovereign-wealth funds

Stockmarkets

Largest market capitalisation Largest gains and losses in global stockmarkets Largest value traded Number of listed companies

Public finance

Government debt Government spending Tax revenue

Democracy

Most and least democratic Most and fewest parliamentary seats Women in parliament

Education

Highest and lowest primary enrolment Highest secondary enrolment Highest tertiary enrolment Least literate Highest and lowest education spending

Marriage and divorce

Highest marriage rates Lowest marriage rates Highest divorce rates Lowest divorce rates Youngest and oldest mean age of women at first marriage

Households, living costs and giving

Biggest number of households Average household size Highest and lowest cost of living World Giving Index

Transport: roads and cars

Longest road networks Densest road networks Most crowded road networks Most congested cities Highest and lowest car ownership Car production Cars sold

Transport: planes and trains

Most air travel Busiest airports Longest railway networks Most rail passengers Most rail freight

Transport: shipping

Largest merchant fleets by country of domicile and country of registration

Crime and punishment

Murders Robberies Prisoners

War and terrorism

Defence spending Armed forces Arms traders Terrorist attacks

Space and peace

Space missions Orbital launches Global Peace Index

Environment

Biggest emitters of carbon dioxide Largest amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person Most polluted capital cities Environmental Performance Index Lowest access to electricity Largest forests Most forested Biggest decrease and increase in forestation Biodiversity and habitat index Endangered species Worst natural catastrophes People displaced by natural disasters

Life expectancy

Highest life expectancy Highest male life expectancy Highest female life expectancy Lowest life expectancy Lowest male life expectancy Lowest female life expectancy

Death rates and infant mortality

Highest death rates Highest infant mortality Lowest death rates Lowest infant mortality

Death and disease

Diabetes Cardiovascular disease Cancer Tuberculosis Measles and DPT immunisation HIV/AIDS prevalence and deaths

Health

Highest health spending Lowest health spending Highest and lowest population per doctor Obesity Highest and lowest food deficits

Telephones and the internet

Mobile telephones Landline telephones Internet users Broadband

Arts and entertainment

Music sales Book publishing Cinema attendances Cinema ticket prices

The press

Press freedom Abuse against journalists Number of journalists in prison

Nobel prize winners

Peace Medicine Literature Economics Physics Chemistry Total wins by country of birth

Sports champions and cheats

World Cup winners and finalists men’s and women’s football cricket Davis Cup winners Winter Olympics medal winners Anti-doping rule violations

Vices

Beer drinkers Smokers Gambling losses

Tourism

Most tourist arrivals Biggest tourist spenders Largest tourist receipts

Part II Country profiles

Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kenya Malaysia Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe Euro area World

WORLD RANKINGS QUIZ Glossary List of countries Sources

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