#Tag

World Bank

Thirty-five rankings sourced from World Bank data, spanning GDP, population, life expectancy, fertility, unemployment, education, health, infrastructure and the environment. The underlying originals vary by indicator — IMF balance of payments statistics, UNESCO, WHO, UN IGME, SIPRI.

Watch for gaps caused by late reporting. Many indicators thin out towards the latest year: education spending has 27 countries with a value in 2020 but only 9 in 2024. In those cases the latest-year ranking is not a ranking of the top 30 but of the handful of countries that had reported by then.

Food
Capture Fisheries Production by Country (1960–2023)

Sovereign and dependent territory rows of the World Bank “Capture fisheries production (metric tons)” indicator (top 30 by most recent year). Values in million tonnes, rounded to two…
Economy
Air Transport Passengers by Country (1970–2023)

Sovereign and dependent territory rows of the World Bank “Air transport, passengers carried” indicator (top 30 by most recent year). Values in millions of passengers, rounded to two…
Useful
Share of Population Ages 65 and Above by Country (1960–2024)

Sovereign and dependent territory rows of the World Bank “Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)” indicator (top 30 by most recent year). Values in percent,…
Economy
Trade Share of GDP by Country (1960–2024)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank “Trade (% of GDP)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Values exceeding 100% reflect re-exports and small open economies. Aggregates excluded.…
Tech
R&D Spending as Share of GDP by Country (1996–2023)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank / UNESCO “Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About…
Tech
Patent Applications by Residents (1980–2021)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank / WIPO “Patent applications, residents” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Values in thousands. Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About this…
Economy
Military Expenditure as Share of GDP by Country (1960–2024)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank / SIPRI “Military expenditure (% of GDP)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About this metric.…
Useful
Health Expenditure per Capita by Country (2000–2024)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank / WHO “Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About…
Economy
GNI per Capita by Country (1962–2024)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank “GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Values in thousands of USD. Aggregates excluded. About…
Economy
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows as Share of GDP by Country (1970–2024)

Sovereign rows of the World Bank “Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)” indicator. Top 30 by most recent year. Outliers often reflect offshore financial centres. Aggregates…