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List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita: ranking of countries by GDP per person in current US dollars at market exchange rates. Published by IMF WEO and World Bank WDI; PPP variant adjusts for price levels; Liechtenstein highest in 2026 projections.
List of countries by GDP (PPP)
List of countries by GDP (PPP): rankings of economies by gross domestic product at purchasing power parity, from IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank ICP data; US and China lead, 35 economies exceed Int. $1 trillion in 2026.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
The list of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita ranks countries by economic output per person, adjusted for cost of living, led by Liechtenstein, Singapore, and Luxembourg.
List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita: World Bank Atlas-method gross national income per person in current US dollars, the basis of the Bank's low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income classifications, updated each July 1.
List of countries by hospital beds
Hospital beds by country: inpatient beds per 1,000 people from OECD, World Bank/WHO, and Eurostat data. OECD average 4.2 (2023); Korea 12.6 and Japan 12.5 highest, Mexico 1.0 lowest; EU 507 per 100,000 in 2024.
List of countries by incarceration rate
List of countries by incarceration rate, also called prison population rate: prisoners per 100,000 residents, compiled mainly by the World Prison Brief. El Salvador (1,659), Cuba (794), and the United States (542) lead; global average is about 152.
List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates
Country rankings of infant and under-five mortality rates, UN IGME indicators per 1,000 live births; global U5MR 37.4 in 2024, sub-Saharan Africa highest at 71.2, Nigeria 115.6.
List of countries by informal GDP (nominal)
A list ranking countries by estimated informal GDP, the part of the economy neither officially taxed nor monitored, typically 15 to 35 percent of official GDP.
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
List of countries by intentional homicide rate: UNODC-based ranking of countries by unlawful killings with intent per 100,000 people. Global rate 5.8 (2021); Americas highest at 15.0; definition, data sources, and comparability limits explained.
List of countries by irreligion
Countries by irreligion (religious nones, atheists, agnostics, nothing in particular). Pew 2020: 1.9B unaffiliated (24.2%); China 1.3B (90%), US 101M (30%), Japan 73M (57%); 10 majority-unaffiliated countries.
List of countries by latitude
Countries by latitude: latitude is angular distance 0–90° north or south of the equator; rankings use each country's center point. Covers named parallels, the 13 equator countries, and high-latitude examples like Iceland at 65°N.
List of countries by length of coastline
List of countries by length of coastline: rankings led by Canada (202,080 km in the CIA World Factbook), followed by Indonesia, Russia, the Philippines, and Japan; figures are scale-dependent because of the coastline paradox.
List of countries by life expectancy
List of countries by life expectancy: period life expectancy at birth rankings from World Bank WDI, UN World Population Prospects, and WHO. 2024 world average 73.48 years; Monaco 86, Nigeria 54.63; regional gap of about 19 years between the EU and sub-Saharan Africa.
List of countries by meat consumption
Country rankings of per capita meat consumption, based on FAO food balance sheet supply data: Tonga (430 g/day) and Mongolia (373 g) lead in 2023; supply figures overstate actual intake, and Asia's supply rose 593% since 1961.
List of countries by minimum wage
List of countries by minimum wage: statutory minimum wage rates worldwide, also called national minimum wage or salaire minimum. Covers 189 countries with minimum wages, highest (Switzerland) and lowest (Burundi) rates, pay periods, and datasets like ILOSTAT, Eurostat, OECD, WageIndicator.
List of countries by motor vehicle production
The list of countries by motor vehicle production, also called automobile production, ranks countries by annual vehicle output; in 2024 the world built 92.5 million, led by China.
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
Country rankings of military and paramilitary personnel sizes, compiled by Global Firepower, IISS Military Balance, Lowy Institute, and CIA World Factbook; China leads active forces at 2,035,000, India leads combined counts at 3,091,800.
List of countries by number of millionaires
List of countries by number of millionaires: UBS Global Wealth Report rankings of USD millionaires, over 53 million globally in 2025, US first with almost 24 million, Switzerland and Luxembourg highest per capita.
List of countries by oil production
Country rankings of oil production in barrels per day, by crude oil and by total petroleum liquids. The United States has led since 2018 (13.6 million b/d crude in 2025), ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia; OPEC holds about 35% of world crude output.
List of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal)
A list ranking countries by nominal GDP, the market value of output in current prices without inflation adjustment, drawn mainly from the IMF's World Economic Outlook database.
List of countries by past and projected GDP (PPP)
List of countries by past and projected GDP (PPP), based on the IMF World Economic Outlook database, ranks economies in international dollars using purchasing power parity; China leads PPP rankings while the US leads nominal GDP.
List of countries by price level
A list of countries by price level ranks economies by how expensive their goods and services are, measured by the price level index from World Bank data.
List of countries by proven oil reserves
The list of countries by proven oil reserves ranks nations by crude oil recoverable from known reservoirs under current economic conditions, led by Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Canada.
List of countries by road network size
Countries ranked by total road network length, measured in kilometers of motorways, highways, secondary roads, and local roads. The United States has the largest network (4,010,626 miles in 2024), India the second largest (6.35 million km), with data from IRF, World Bank, and national statistics.
List of countries by suicide rate
List of countries by suicide rate: rankings of national suicide deaths per 100,000 population, based mainly on WHO Global Health Estimates and Mortality Database data, with caveats on underreporting and data quality.
List of countries by system of government
Countries by system of government: how democracies are classified as parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential, with distribution figures (36%, 25%, 39%), definitional disputes, and Linz's regime-survival debate.
List of countries by tax rates
List of countries by tax rates: comparative tables of top personal income tax, corporate income tax, and VAT/GST statutory rates, sourced from OECD statistics and PwC, alongside the 15% global minimum tax.
List of countries by total fertility rate
Country-by-country total fertility rate (TFR) figures from the UN World Population Prospects 2024: global TFR 2.25 in 2024, Chad highest at 5.84, South Korea lowest at 0.76, replacement level 2.1.
List of countries by total health expenditure per capita
A list ranking countries by total health expenditure per capita, the sum of public and private health spending divided by population, using WHO and OECD data.
List of countries by total renewable water resources
The List of countries by total renewable water resources (TRWR) measures the long-term average annual volume of freshwater available to a nation, compiled by the FAO through AQUASTAT.