Country Rankings & Comparisons

• Countries by Population 2026

  240 countries · India leads at 1.46B

• Cities by Population

  140 metro areas · Tokyo leads at 37.4M

• Countries by GDP per Capita

  240 countries · Monaco leads at $288,002

• Countries by Life Expectancy

  240 countries · Monaco leads at 86.5 years

• Countries by Fertility Rate

  240 countries · Chad leads at 6.03 births per woman

• Countries by Population Density

  240 countries · Macao leads at 20,570/km²

• Countries by Median Age

  240 countries · Vatican City leads at 57.4 years

• Countries by Urban Population

  240 countries · Hong Kong leads at 100.0%

• Fastest Growing Countries

  50 countries · United Arab Emirates leads at +4.68%

• Countries Losing Population

  30 countries · Marshall Islands leads at −3.43%

12 themes covering everything from demographics to defence spending.

• Population

  How many people live where, how fast that is changing, and how densely they are packed.

  7 rankings

• Economics

  Output, incomes, prices, employment and inequality across the world economy.

  9 rankings

• Health

  Life expectancy, mortality, medical capacity and health spending.

  7 rankings

• Education

  Literacy, enrollment, years of schooling and public spending on education.

  4 rankings

• Quality of Life

  Composite development, wellbeing and inequality measures.

  5 rankings

• Environment

  Emissions, forests, protected land and renewable energy.

  4 rankings

• Geography

  Land area, density and how much of each country is forest or protected.

  4 rankings

• Demographics

  Age structure, births, deaths, fertility and urbanisation.

  7 rankings

• Infrastructure

  Connectivity and physical capacity — internet, mobile networks and hospital beds.

  3 rankings

• Government

  Systems of government, independence dates and national administration.

  Reference directory

• Military

  Defence expenditure as a share of national output.

  1 ranking

• Travel

  Airports, time zones, driving sides and calling codes for every country.

  Reference directory

• Countries by GDP per Capita

  240 countries · Monaco leads at $288,002

• Countries by Life Expectancy

  240 countries · Monaco leads at 86.5 years

• Countries by Fertility Rate

  240 countries · Chad leads at 6.03 births per woman

• Countries by Population Density

  240 countries · Macao leads at 20,570/km²

• Countries by Median Age

  240 countries · Vatican City leads at 57.4 years

• Countries by Urban Population

  240 countries · Hong Kong leads at 100.0%

• Fastest Growing Countries

  50 countries · United Arab Emirates leads at +4.68%

• Countries Losing Population

  30 countries · Marshall Islands leads at −3.43%

• Countries by Land Area

  240 countries · Russia leads at 16,376,870 km²

• Countries by GDP Growth

  210 countries · Guyana leads at +19.3%

• Countries by Unemployment Rate

  186 countries · Qatar leads at 0.1%

• Countries by Inflation Rate

  191 countries · Venezuela leads at 254.9%

• Countries by Income Inequality

  170 countries · Slovakia leads at 23.8

• Countries by Poverty Rate

  164 countries · China leads at 0.0%

• Countries by Infant Mortality

  194 countries · San Marino leads at 1.2 per 1,000 live births

• Countries by Maternal Mortality

  193 countries · Belarus leads at 1 per 100,000 live births

• Countries by Physicians per 1,000 People

  206 countries · Cuba leads at 9.54 per 1,000

• Countries by Hospital Beds

  199 countries · Monaco leads at 21.99 per 1,000

• Countries by Health Spending

  192 countries · Tuvalu leads at 27.1% of GDP

• Countries by Obesity Rate

  198 countries · American Samoa leads at 75.8%

• Countries by Birth Rate

  213 countries · Central African Republic leads at 46.2 per 1,000

• Countries by Death Rate

  213 countries · Monaco leads at 20.1 per 1,000

• Countries by Literacy Rate

  175 countries · Uzbekistan leads at 100.0%

• Countries by Education Spending

  202 countries · Kiribati leads at 16.4% of GDP

• Countries by School Enrollment

  207 countries · Monaco leads at 158.5% gross, secondary

• Countries by Mean Years of Schooling

  148 countries · Ireland leads at 13.7 years

• Countries by Human Development Index

  192 countries · Iceland leads at 0.972

• Countries by Happiness Index

  164 countries · Finland leads at 7.76/ 10

• Countries by CO₂ Emissions per Capita

  212 countries · Qatar leads at 41.27 tonnes per capita

• Countries by Forest Coverage

  211 countries · Suriname leads at 94.4% of land area

• Countries by Renewable Energy Use

  211 countries · DR Congo leads at 96.3% of final consumption

• Countries by Protected Land Area

  211 countries · Seychelles leads at 68.1% of land area

• Countries by Internet Penetration

  211 countries · Saudi Arabia leads at 100.0%

• Countries by Mobile Subscriptions

  212 countries · Fiji leads at 574.2 per 100 people

• Countries by Military Spending

  163 countries · Ukraine leads at 34.48% of GDP