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World Statistics


Land

Population

 

Countries

Area (1,000km2)

 

Countries

Million (2000)

 

Russia

17,075

  World 6,070
  Canada

9,971

  China (+ Taiwan) 1,275
  China (+ Taiwan) 9,597   India 1016
  United States 9,364   United States 285
  Brazil 8,547   Indonesia 211
  Australia 7,741   Brazil 171
  India 3,288   Russia 145
  Argentina 2,780   Pakistan 134.15
  Kazakhstan 2,717   Japan 127
  Sudan 2,506   Bangladesh 120.07
  Saudi Arabia 2150   Nigeria 114
  Mexico 1958   Mexico 98
  Iran 1633   Germany 82
  Mongolia 1567   Vietnam 75.18
  Peru 1285   Korea (N+S) 72.00
  Colombia 1139   Philippines 71.90
  Pakistan 796   Turkey 62.70
  Myanmar 677   Iran 61.13
  France 552   Egypt 60.60
  Thailand 513   Thailand 60.00
  Spain 506   United Kingdom 58.78
  Sweden 450   Ethiopia 58.51
  Japan 378   France 58.38
  Germany 357   Italy 57.38
  Finland 338   Ukraine 51.09
  Vietnam 332   DR of the Congo 46.81
  Malaysia 330   Myanmar 45.92
  Norway 324   South Africa 42.39
  Italy 301   Spain 39.27
  Philippines 300   Poland 38.62
  New Zealand 271      
  UK 244      
  Korea (N+S) 221      
  Austria 84      
  Denmark 43      
  Switzerland 41      

(2001)

 

GDP ($ billion)

GDP ($ per capita)

  United States 10,383   Switzerland 34,000
  EU 8,623   Japan 32,800
  Japan 3,993   Singapore 31,684
  Germany 1,984   United States 35,200
  France 1,431   Belgium 26,401
  United Kingdom 1,424   Germany 25,640
  Italy 1,184   France 23,784
  Asian NIEs 994.5   Netherlands 23,108
  China 815.4   United Kingdom 24,300
  Brazil 774.9   Australia 21,374
  Canada 716   EU 20,900
  ASEAN 564.2   Canada 22,420
  Spain 653   Italy 18,800
  Russia 462.4   New Zealand 18,448
  Korea 476.5   Spain 13,512
  Mexico 630   Asian NIEs 12,880
  Australia 411.9   Korea 9,000
  Netherlands 360.5   Argentina 8,446
  India 360.4   Brazil 4,908
  Argentina 297.5   Mexico 6,200
  Belgium 268.3   Russia 3,130
  Switzerland 224.7   Thailand 2,771
  Indonesia 214.6   ASEAN 1,614
  Thailand 168.0   Indonesia 1,108
  Singapore 96.3   China 662
  New Zealand 65.9   India 384

2002

 

 

Growth Rate

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

China

7.1 8.0 7.3 8.0
Korea 10.9 9.3 3.1 6.3
India 6.5 6.1 4.4 5.6
Australia 4.4 3.0 2.8 3.5
Canada 5.4 4.5 1.5 3.4
U S 4.1 3.8 0.3 2.4
Spain 4.2 4.2 2.7 2.0
U K 2.4 3.1 2.1 1.8
France 3.2 4.2 1.8 1.2
Japan 1.0 2.8 0.4 0.3
EU 2.8 3.5 1.6 1.0
Mexico 3.7 6.6 -0.3 0.9
Italy 1.7 3.1 1.8 0.4
Germany 2.0 2.9 0.6 0.2
Total Reserves
($ billion) 1999 2000 2001
Japan 209.89 273.25 315.29
China 115.36 129.60 172.12
Korea 53.92 73.79 81.77
US 53.23 52.59 55.03
Germany 48 47 44
India 24 29 36
UK 26 34 30
France 32 31 28
Canada 20 24 27
Gold
(Millions Ounces) 1999 2000 2001
US 261 261 262
Germany 111 111 111
France 97 97 97
Italy 78 78 78
Swiss 83 77 70
Japan 24 24 24
China 12 12 16
India 11 11 11
Korea 0.44 0.44 0.44
Defense Expenditures
($ billion) 2002 2001
US 294.7 322.4
Russia 58.8 63.7
China 41.2 46
Japan 44.4 39.5
UK 33 34
France 34 32
Germany 28 26
India 14 14
Korea 12 11

 

Land

Population

 

Countries

Area (1,000km2)

 

Countries

Million (1996)

 

Russia

17,075

  World 5,768.00
  Canada

9,971

  China (+ Taiwan) 1,232.08
  China (+ Taiwan) 9,597   India 939.42
  United States 9,364   United States 265.45
  Brazil 8,547   Indonesia 198.34
  Australia 7,741   Brazil 157.87
  India 3,288   Russia 147.74
  Argentina 2,780   Pakistan 134.15
  Kazakhstan 2,717   Japan 125.86
  Sudan 2,506   Bangladesh 120.07
  Saudi Arabia 2150   Nigeria 115.02
  Mexico 1958   Mexico 96.58
  Iran 1633   Germany 81.90
  Mongolia 1567   Vietnam 75.18
  Peru 1285   Korea (N+S) 72.00
  Colombia 1139   Philippines 71.90
  Pakistan 796   Turkey 62.70
  Myanmar 677   Iran 61.13
  France 552   Egypt 60.60
  Thailand 513   Thailand 60.00
  Spain 506   United Kingdom 58.78
  Sweden 450   Ethiopia 58.51
  Japan 378   France 58.38
  Germany 357   Italy 57.38
  Finland 338   Ukraine 51.09
  Vietnam 332   DR of the Congo 46.81
  Malaysia 330   Myanmar 45.92
  Norway 324   South Africa 42.39
  Italy 301   Spain 39.27
  Philippines 300   Poland 38.62
  New Zealand 271      
  UK 244      
  Korea (N+S) 221      
  Austria 84      
  Denmark 43      
  Switzerland 41      

(1995)

Land Statistics from the International Statistics Compendium, 1998, Management and Coordination Agency Population Statistics from Nihon Kokuseu Zue '98/'99, Kokuseisha; World Population Prospects, 1995, UN

 


 

Life Expectancy (at Birth)

Population Density

 

Countries

Male Female  

Countries

Per km2
  Japan 76.9 82.9   Bangladesh 834
  Canada 76.1 81.8   Korea 459
  Sweden 76.2 80.8   Japan 333
  Italy 75.1 81.4   India 286
  France 74.6 82.9   United Kingdom 241
  Australia 75.4 81.2   Philippines 240
  Spain 74.5 81.5   Germany 230
  Germany 73.4 79.9   Vietnam 227
  United Kingdom 74.5 79.8   Italy 190
  United States 73.4 80.1   Pakistan 169
  Korea 68.8 76.0   China 128
  Brazil 63.4 71.2   Thailand 117
  China 68.2 71.7   Indonesia 104
  Egypt 64.7 67.3   France 106
  India 62.1 62.7   United States 28

(1996)

Life Expectancy: World Population Prospects, 1996, UN
Population Statistics: Nihon Kokuseu Zue '98/'99, Kokuseisha; World Population Prospects, 1995, UN

 


 

GDP ($ billion)

GDP ($ per capita)

  United States 8,079.9   Switzerland 35,638
  EU 7,977.1   Japan 33,319
  Japan 4,190.2   Singapore 31,684
  Germany 2,100.2   United States 30,160
  France 1,394.0   Belgium 26,401
  United Kingdom 1,288.3   Germany 25,640
  Italy 1,145.4   France 23,784
  Asian NIEs 994.5   Netherlands 23,108
  China 815.4   United Kingdom 21,916
  Brazil 774.9   Australia 21,374
  Canada 618.3   EU 21,357
  ASEAN 564.2   Canada 20,420
  Spain 531.3   Italy 19,913
  Russia 462.4   New Zealand 18,448
  Korea 442.5   Spain 13,512
  Mexico 402.8   Asian NIEs 12,880
  Australia 390.9   Korea 9,623
  Netherlands 360.5   Argentina 8,446
  India 360.4   Brazil 4,908
  Argentina 297.5   Mexico 4,178
  Belgium 268.3   Russia 3,130
  Switzerland 252.7   Thailand 2,771
  Indonesia 214.6   ASEAN 1,614
  Thailand 168.0   Indonesia 1,108
  Singapore 96.3   China 662
  New Zealand 65.9   India 384

(1997)

Comparative Economic and Financial Statistics, 1998, BOJ; Economic Planning Agency

 


 

Production of Crude Steel

Production of Passenger Cars

(1,000 t)

(1,000 unit)

  China 107,567   Japan 8,491
  Japan 104,545   United States 5,933
  United States 97,512   Germany 4,677
  Russia 46,355   France 3,351
  Germany 45,007   Korea 2,308
  Korea 42,554   Spain 2,010
  Brazil 26,153   United Kingdom 1,698
  Italy 25,770   Brazil 1,680
  Ukraine 24,740   Italy 1,563
  India 23,745   Canada 1,380
  France 19,767      
  United Kingdom 18,489      
  Asia 317,077      
  EU 159,934      
  World 792,855      

(1997)

Crude Steel: Handbook for Iron and Steel Statistics, 1998, Committee for Iron and Steel Statistics
Passenger Cars: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association

 


 

Agricultural Production

(1,000t)

Wheat

Rice

Corn

Vegetables

 India 62,620 120,012 8,660 64,672
 Thailand 1 21,800 4,361 2,712
 China 109,005 190,100 119,350 202,155
 Japan 550 13,000

-

13,589
 UK 16,031

-

-

4,129
 Italy 8,191 1,424 8,712 13,555
 Spain 6,002 817 3,996 10,524
 Germany 18,922

-

2,926 3,448
 France 35,946 116 14,449 7,927
 Russia 34,900 500 1,100 11,099
 Unites States 62,099 7,771 236,064 34,393
 Canada 30,495

-

7,300 2,099
 Mexico 3,563 455 17,300 6,740
 Australia 23,497 951 317 1,772

 (FY 1996)

FAO Agricultural Production Almanac (1996)

 


 

Fishing

 

(1,000 t)

 

  China 24,433      
  Peru 8,943      
  Chile 7,591      
  Japan 6,758      
  United States 5,634      
  India 4,904      
  Russia 4,374      
  Indonesia 4,118      
  Thailand 3,502      
  Norway 2,808      

(1995)

FAO Marine Statistics Almanac (1995)

 


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