World health statistics 2015 contains whos annual compilation of healthrelated data for its 194 member states, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs and associated targets. The publication features a variety of charts to highlight the most noteworthy trends in world trade over the past 20 years. Proportion of the world s population living in countries with total fertility below a specific. This is a list of countries or regions by total road network size, both paved and unpaved also included is additional data on the length of each country s or regions controlledaccess highway network, also known as expressway, freeway, motorway, and so forth they are known by different names in various places. External resources for health as a percentage of total expenditure on health. The faith represents onethird of the world s population and is the largest religion in the world, with the three largest groups of christians being the catholic church, protestantism, and the eastern orthodox church. International climate protection fellowship programme.
Antarctica is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered with ice. The crop years currently used by the secretariat commence on 1 april, 1 july and 1 october. List of countries, capitals, currencies, and languages in english countries, capitals. This is a troubling development in light of the investment needs associated with the newly adopted sustainable development. List of countries and dependencies by area wikipedia. Not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are china and india, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on september 4, 2015. The 2015 world alzheimer report updates data on the prevalence, incidence, cost and. List of countries, capitals, currencies, and languages in. Total countries 12 total countries 35 total countries 39 total countries 42 total countries 18 total countries 49 total countries 195 global.
Pdfmomodellinvestitionsschutzvertragmit investorstaat. The report was prepared by a team led by mosahid khan. This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. World health statistics 2015 i indicator compendium. World alzheimer report 2015 alzheimer disease international. For example, according to the world bank, africas middle class consumes will grow from approximately 355 million people in 20 34 percent of africas population to 1. Specifically, in the most recent budget 2015, the government reaffirmed its. The subrankings, their weights in calculating the overall ranking score and the country attributes factored into each are below. Years world 2010 1 433 2011 1 538 2012 1 560 20 1 650 2014 1 669 2015 1 620 2016 1 627 2017 1 730 2018 1 808 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 million tonnes, crude steel production million tonnes, crude steel production average growth rates % per annum years world 195055 195560 196065 1965. But if you count all independent pieces of territory the you have to include vatican city, kosovo and chinese taipei taiwan as well.
The list of developing countries is based on the information of the development assistance committee dac of the oecd. In addition, per capita consumption in the developed world is expected to grow between 0. Acquire information about the key population characteristics of a country, by using the world population data sheet. Extending the maturity structure of finance is often considered to be at the core of sustainable financial development. For example, it includes kosovo, but does not officially include taiwan, as china claims that taiwan the roc is simply a province of china. In 2018, total world crude steel production was 1808. Here is located the largest forest, the amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the south america total area. We have updated the graph with the latest life expectancy numbers from ihme. The us state department recognizes 195 independent countries around the world, but that list of countries reflects the political agenda of the united states of america. Bureau of justice statistics bulletin december 2016, ncj 250229 prisoners in 2015 e. Data are for the area controlled by the government of cyprus. Today, 46 per cent of the worlds population lives in countries with low levels of fertility, where women have fewer than 2.
World overview world overview world life and nonlife insurance in 20 outside the united states, the insurance industry is divided into life and nonlife, or general insurance, rather than lifehealth and propertycasualty. G7 countries provided 72% of total net dac oda in 2015, and the daceu countries 56%. World development indicators database, world bank, 23 december 2019 4. The terms countryeconomy as used in this report also refer, as appropriate. International migration report 2015 the united nations. Because imports and exports balance exactly when considering the whole world, this also equals the total global gross domestic product gdp. Pvc is the second largest resin type following polyolefins. The world investment report 2015 wir15 was prepared by a team led by james x.
Although taiwan operates as an independent country, many countries. Countries of the world listed by continent pdf political geography is a branch of geography which studies the political entities like countries, across the globe. To mark the 20th anniversary of the wto, international trade statistics 2015 looks back at world trade from 1995 to the end of 2014. A tragic sign of our times, forced displacement impacts an everincreasing number of individuals, families, and communities, as well as a rising proportion of the world population. Gdp is the single most commonly referenced figure to cover the entirety of a national economy and the trajectory it is on in a single statistic. For the international climate protection fellowship program european threshold and developing countries have been excluded from this list. World gdp ranking 2015 data and charts ministry of. World development indicators database, world bank, 23 december 2019. According to the census of the 2020 annuario pontificio pontifical yearbook, the number of baptized catholics in the world was about 1. The conflict in the syrian arab republic, which en tered its fifth year in 2015, garnered significant world. There are few questions that are more difficult to answer than the total number of countries in the world, as there is no single correct answer. This is a list of the world s countries and their dependent territories by area, ranked by total area entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the iso 31661 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. List a alphabetical list of countries and areas of the. Also given in percent is each countrys population compared with the world.
Dairy and dairy products home food and agriculture. International trade statistics 2015 provides a detailed overview of the latest developments in world trade, covering both merchandise and services trade as well as trade measured in valueadded terms. World development indicators 2015 english abstract. Global forced displacement has increased in 2015, with record. Note that it is not the number of phone devices that are being given here, but the number of phone numbers in a country. Meanwhile, prbs population projections in the 2015 data sheet show world population reaching 9. All 193 member states of the united nations plus the vatican city are given a rank number. These five countries account for 77% of world production and 80% global exports. However, this growth did not translate into an equivalent expansion in productive capacity in all countries. World development indicators 2015 english the world bank.
The world bank launched the global insights initiative gini. The biggest steel producing country is currently china, which accounted for 51. List of countries of the world, classified according to the continent they belong is given below. World development indicators 2015 provides a compilation of relevant, high quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The 194 countries does not include kosovo, or palestine or western sahara or taiwan or greenland or many other partly recognized states. Health spending in real terms in chile has grown consistently at close to 6% per year between 2010 and 20 the fastest rate of growth among oecd countries. Estimates were not calculated for countries where there were insufficient data to estimate trends. This is why 196 is probably the best current answer to the question.
Is a country a country when it is recognized by the united nation then the answer is 192. This is also the first fully digital state of the worlds children, with interactive, multimedia and traditional content. Code name 166 europe, not specified 249 asia, not specified. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Nov 24, 2015 gdp is the single most commonly referenced figure to cover the entirety of a national economy and the trajectory it is on in a single statistic. In 2015, 1 in 6 people in the world live in a more developed country, but more than a third of the world population aged 65 and older and over half of the world population aged 85 and older live in these countries. Another 40 per cent of the worlds population lives in countries or. The world fertility report 2015 is the sixth in a series and focuses on trends in fertility. The world in 2050 will the shift in global economic power. Area the last decade of 20th century saw a sluggish rate of increase in total area under tea. Contains 47 countries ontains the world s largest country, russia, and the most populous country, china the great wall of china is the only man made structure that can be seen from space home to mt.
The gross world product gwp is the combined gross national product of all the countries in the world. Water is essential for promoting inclusive sustainable development, as. Users are invited to personalize their experience by browsing through categories or by tailoring the content with a series of tags. Amongst tea producing countries, the principal producers are china, india, sri lanka, kenya and indonesia. Not included in this total count of 195 countries are. State departments list of recognized nations and also include taiwan, there are 196 countries in the world.
Like please people, stop thinking of the future, we only have three more years to live, so why not live them well. Measured annually, quarterly, or monthly, trends in gdp for a single country or comparisons among peer countries are often called out in popular press, sometimes with alarmist tones that can make one wonder why or how. Global financial development report 20152016 world bank. Everest on the border of tibet and nepal, the highest point on earth mt. List a alphabetical list of countries and areas of the world if the specific country reported was not on the interviewers list, or if the respondent did not know the specific country, the following codes for broad areas of the world were available for coding. List of countries of the world in alphabetical order. Finally, the table gives the total fertility rate for each country and area and the. World ertility atterns 2015 3 global fertility is now 2. Measured annually, quarterly, or monthly, trends in gdp for a single country or comparisons among peer countries are often called out in popular press, sometimes with alarmist tones that can make one wonder why or how this single data point has taken. Most of the increase in world population can be attributed to a short list of countries. In 2014, the total number of refugees in the world was estimated at 19. World intellectual property indicators, 2015 was prepared under the direction of francis gurry director general and supervised by carsten fink chief economist. The figures include both pretrial detaineesremand prisoners and those who have been convicted and sentenced. When dependent territories are included, the united nations recognizes a total of 241 countries and territories.
Unless you dont count taiwan taiwan is not considered an official country by many, which would bring the count down to 195 countries. Progress on the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs fact sheet n290. In 2015, 64 per cent of married or in union women of reproductive age worldwide were. Gini puts conclusions from the 2015 world development report into practice. Ask geographic questions about the population characteristics of a country. Stat, the statistics portal for all oecd databases. Longterm finance, frequently defined as all funding for a time. In addition, for each country and regional grouping from the world anks world development indicators world bank 2015, it provides selected socioeconomic characteristics such as population, labor force, agedependency ratio, gross national income per capita, and poverty headcount. This is a list of the world s countries and their dependent territories by area, ranked by total area. Nearly half the world lives in belowreplacement level fertility countries. Unless you know your question is unique or quite specific, first try the.
South korea 29%, china 27%, indonesia 22%, japan 19% and india 16%. This was above the other major asian manufacturing nations. What is the total number of countries in the world. In the uk, manufacturing accounted for 10% of the economy. It is intended to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors. Dietary energy supply, bottom 20 countries in 2015 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 2000 2005 2010. Here is the new gapminder world poster showing the health and wealth of all countries in 2015. Turkey became the largest refugeehosting country worldwide, with. National populations are projected to more than double in 40 countries, the vast majority of which are in africa. List of countries by number of mobile phones in use.
Longterm finance plays an important role in economic development. Depending on the question what is a country, there are several answers. In our latest world in 2050 report we present economic growth projections for 32 of the largest economies in. In some countries, one person might have two mobile phones. List of countries and dependencies by population wikipedia. International trade statistics 2015 world trade organization. The country where the membership of the church is the largest percentage of the population is vatican city at 100%, followed by east timor at 97%. Manufacturing as a proportion of total economic in taiwan was the highest of the 20 biggest manufacturing countries in 2015 31%. Who presents world health statistics 2015 as an integral part of its ongoing efforts to provide enhanced access to comparable highquality statistics on core measures of population health and national health systems. Taiwan the united nations considers it represented by. The united states comes in third with just under 325 million residents. This list ranks the countries of the world by the number of mobile phone numbers in use. Who global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco.
Our vision is an improved quality of life for people with dementia and their families. The united nations world water development report 2015. World population prospects population division the united nations. Unesco concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its. The world giving index 2015 includes data from 145 countries across the globe that was collected throughout the calendar year of 2014. The united states continued to be the largest donor by volume with net oda flows amounting to usd 31. In 2015, global flows of foreign direct investment rose by about 40 per cent, to. The world is clearly going to end in 2012, why else would they take the time to make a movie about it. World country has information on population, language, religion, olympic achievements. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the united nations and 2 countries that are nonmember observer states.
North america includes 23 countries led by the usa as the largest economy in the world. Most of the more developed countries in europe have been aging for decades, some for over a century. United states agriculture world agricultural production. Entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the iso 31661 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. World plastics materials demand 2015 by types polyolefins account for more than 55% of global plastics materials demand. Agespecific prevalence estimates by sex for current tobacco smoking for 2000, 2010 and 2025 are presented, as well a short history of recent surveys undertaken by the country. Status by country free partly free not free freedom in the world 2019 democracy in retreat 2. It always helps to have a good idea about the location of different nations. The world bank launched the mind, behavior, and development unit embed. This question has been asked on yahoo answer more times than there are countries in the world. Caf world giving index 2015 this sixth edition of the world giving index again presents giving data from across the globe over a five year period 20102014. Development aid in 2015 continues to grow despite costs for. The information is the latest available at the end of october 2015.