2 Pitcairn Islands 100.00 NA
3 Saudi Arabia 100.00 NA
4 Turkey 99.80 NA
5 Gaza Strip 99.30 NA
6 Algeria 99.00 NA
7 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.00 NA
8 Wallis and Futuna 99.00 NA
9 Morocco 98.70 NA
10 Comoros 98.00 NA
11 Greece 98.00 NA
12 Timor-Leste 98.00 2005
13 Tunisia 98.00 NA
14 Iran 98.00 NA
15 Malta 98.00 NA
16 Moldova 98.00 NA
17 Honduras 97.00 NA
18 Libya 97.00 NA
19 Mayotte 97.00 NA
20 Tuvalu 97.00 NA
21 Iraq 97.00 NA
22 Cambodia 96.40 1998 census
23 United Arab Emirates 96.00 NA
24 Venezuela 96.00 NA
25 Bolivia 95.00 NA
26 Ecuador 95.00 NA
27 Dominican Republic 95.00 NA
28 Pakistan 95.00 NA
29 Denmark 95.00 NA
30 Armenia 94.70 NA
31 Thailand 94.60 2000 census
32 Djibouti 94.00 NA
33 Spain 94.00 NA
34 Senegal 94.00 NA
35 Azerbaijan 93.40 NA
36 Taiwan 93.00 NA
37 Argentina 92.00 NA
38 Jordan 92.00 NA
39 Colombia 90.00 NA
40 Egypt 90.00 NA
41 Hong Kong 90.00 NA
42 Gambia, The 90.00 NA
43 Mali 90.00 NA
44 Monaco 90.00 NA
45 Italy 90.00 NA
46 Poland 89.80 2002
47 Paraguay 89.60 2002 census
48 Burma 89.00 NA
49 Turkmenistan 89.00 NA
50 Uzbekistan 88.00 NA
51 Croatia 87.80 2001 census
52 Ireland 87.40 2006 census
53 Luxembourg 87.00 2000
54 Sweden 87.00 NA
55 Romania 86.80 2002 census
56 Indonesia 86.10 2000 census
57 British Virgin Islands 86.00 1991
58 Norway 85.70 2004
59 Guinea 85.00 NA
60 Tajikistan 85.00 2003 est.
61 Puerto Rico 85.00 NA
62 Serbia 85.00 2002 census
63 Panama 85.00 NA
64 Kuwait 85.00 NA
65 Portugal 84.50 2001 census
66 Georgia 83.90 2002 census
67 Japan 83.90 2005
68 Faroe Islands 83.80 2006 administrative data
69 Bangladesh 83.00 1998
70 Bulgaria 82.60 2001 census
71 Finland 82.50 2006
72 Seychelles 82.30 2002 census
73 Peru 81.30 2007 Census
74 Bahrain 81.20 2001 census
75 Philippines 80.90 2000 census
76 Aruba 80.80 NA
77 Vietnam 80.80 1999 census
78 Iceland 80.70 2006 est.
79 Nepal 80.60 NA
80 India 80.50 2001 census
81 Afghanistan 80.00 NA
82 Niger 80.00 NA
83 Haiti 80.00 NA
84 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 80.00 2002 est.
85 Belarus 80.00 NA
86 Malawi 79.90 1998 census
87 Lithuania 79.00 2001 census
88 Gibraltar 78.10 2001 census
89 Cyprus 78.00 NA
90 Qatar 77.50 2004 census
91 Mexico 76.50 2000 census
92 Israel 76.40 2004
93 Costa Rica 76.30 NA
94 Liechtenstein 76.20 June 2002
95 Belgium 75.00 NA
96 Oman 75.00 NA
97 West Bank 75.00 NA
98 Kyrgyzstan 75.00 NA
99 Bhutan 75.00 NA
100 Montenegro 74.20 2003 census
101 Syria 74.00 NA
102 Austria 73.60 2001 census
103 Brazil 73.60 2000 census
104 Netherlands Antilles 72.00 2001 census
105 Botswana 71.60 2001 census
106 United Kingdom 71.60 2001 census
107 Japan 71.40 2005
108 Sao Tome and Principe 70.30 2001 census
109 Albania 70.00 NA
110 Chile 70.00 2002 census
111 Tokelau 70.00 NA
112 Sudan 70.00 NA
113 Sri Lanka 69.10 NA
114 Slovakia 68.90 2001 census
115 Ghana 68.80 2000 census
116 Saint Lucia 67.50 2001 census
117 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 67.20 2006 census
118 Brunei 67.00 NA
119 Laos 67.00 2005 census
120 Burundi 67.00 NA
121 Macedonia 64.70 2002 census
122 Fiji 64.50 2007 census
123 Latvia 63.70 2006
124 Barbados 63.40 2008 est.
125 Jamaica 62.50 2001 census
126 Dominica 61.40 2001 census
127 Niue 61.10 2001 census
128 Ethiopia 60.80 1994 census
129 Malaysia 60.40 2000 census
130 New Caledonia 60.00 NA
131 Sierra Leone 60.00 NA
132 Lebanon 59.70 NA
133 Czech Republic 59.00 2001 census
134 Nicaragua 58.50 2005 census
135 Slovenia 57.80 2002 census
136 El Salvador 57.10 2003 est.
137 Rwanda 56.50 NA
138 Cook Islands 55.90 2001 census
139 Marshall Islands 54.80 1999 census
140 French Polynesia 54.00 NA
141 Chad 53.10 1993 census
142 Grenada 53.00 NA
143 Kiribati 52.00 1999
144 Madagascar 52.00 NA
145 Hungary 51.90 2001 census
146 United States 51.30 2007 est.
147 Togo 51.00 NA
148 Ukraine 50.40 2006 est.
149 American Samoa 50.00 NA
150 Zimbabwe 50.00 NA
151 Burkina Faso 50.00 NA
152 Guinea-Bissau 50.00 NA
153 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.00 NA
154 Macau 50.00 NA
155 Mongolia 50.00 2004
156 Nigeria 50.00 NA
157 Congo, Republic of the 50.00 NA
158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.00 NA
159 Belize 49.60 NA
160 Korea, South 49.30 1995 census
161 Congo, Republic of the 48.00 NA
162 Mauritius 48.00 2000 census
163 Uruguay 47.10 2006
164 Angola 47.00 NA
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.00 NA
166 Kazakhstan 47.00 NA
167 Micronesia, Federated States of 47.00 NA
168 Kenya 45.00 NA
169 Kazakhstan 44.00 NA
170 Benin 42.80 2002 census
171 Canada 42.60 2001 census
172 Singapore 42.50 2000 census
173 Netherlands 42.00 2006
174 Virgin Islands 42.00 NA
175 Uganda 42.00 2002 census
176 Uganda 41.90 2002 census
177 Switzerland 41.80 2000 census
178 Palau 41.60 2000 census
179 Madagascar 41.00 NA
180 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.00 NA
181 Cameroon 40.00 NA
182 Kiribati 40.00 1999
183 Guinea-Bissau 40.00 NA
184 Swaziland 40.00 NA
185 Burkina Faso 40.00 NA
186 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.00 NA
187 Mongolia 40.00 2004
188 Nigeria 40.00 NA
189 Liberia 40.00 NA
190 Liberia 40.00 NA
191 Cameroon 40.00 NA
192 Lebanon 39.00 NA
193 Cote d'Ivoire 38.60 NA
194 Angola 38.00 NA
195 Christmas Island 36.00 1997
196 South Africa 36.00 2001 census
197 Bahamas, The 35.40 2000 census
198 Nauru 35.40 2002 census
199 Switzerland 35.30 2000 census
200 Central African Republic 35.00 NA
201 Macau 35.00 NA
202 Tanzania 35.00 NA
203 Samoa 34.80 2001 census
204 Estonia 34.10 2000 census
205 Germany 34.00 NA
206 Germany 34.00 NA
207 Virgin Islands 34.00 NA
208 Macedonia 33.30 2002 census
209 Grenada 33.20 NA
210 Nauru 33.20 2002 census
211 Kenya 33.00 NA
212 Solomon Islands 32.80 1999 census
213 Ethiopia 32.80 1994 census
214 Cote d'Ivoire 32.80 NA
215 Estonia 32.00 2000 census
216 Norfolk Island 31.80 2006 census
217 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 31.50 2006 census
218 Laos 31.50 2005 census
219 Vanuatu 31.40 1999 Census
220 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.00 NA
221 Anguilla 30.20 2001 census
222 American Samoa 30.00 NA
223 New Caledonia 30.00 NA
224 French Polynesia 30.00 NA
225 Netherlands 30.00 2006
226 Sierra Leone 30.00 NA
227 Tanzania 30.00 NA
228 Swaziland 30.00 NA
229 Anguilla 29.00 2001 census
230 Togo 29.00 NA
231 Guyana 28.40 2002 census
232 Germany 28.30 NA
233 Tokelau 28.00 NA
234 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.00 NA
235 Fiji 27.90 2007 census
236 Suriname 27.40 NA
237 Belize 27.00 NA
238 Papua New Guinea 27.00 2000 census
239 Czech Republic 26.80 2001 census
240 Korea, South 26.30 1995 census
241 Ukraine 26.10 2006 est.
242 Cayman Islands 26.00 1999 census
243 New Zealand 26.00 2001 census
244 Rwanda 26.00 NA
245 Trinidad and Tobago 26.00 2000 census
246 Australia 25.80 2006 Census
247 Marshall Islands 25.80 1999 census
248 Antigua and Barbuda 25.70 2001 census
249 Suriname 25.20 NA
250 Belgium 25.00 NA
251 Central African Republic 25.00 NA
252 Bhutan 25.00 NA
253 Zimbabwe 25.00 NA
254 Sudan 25.00 NA
255 Central African Republic 25.00 NA
256 Christmas Island 25.00 1997
257 Oman 25.00 NA
258 Benin 24.40 2002 census
259 Zimbabwe 24.00 NA
260 Anguilla 23.90 2001 census
261 United States 23.90 2007 est.
262 Mozambique 23.80 1997 census
263 Mauritius 23.60 2000 census
264 Canada 23.30 2001 census
265 Palau 23.30 2000 census
266 Korea, South 23.20 1995 census
267 Uruguay 23.20 2006
268 Mozambique 23.10 1997 census
269 United Kingdom 23.10 2001 census
270 Bermuda 23.00 2000 census
271 Slovenia 23.00 2002 census
272 Burundi 23.00 NA
273 Suriname 22.80 NA
274 Trinidad and Tobago 22.50 2000 census
275 Nicaragua 21.60 2005 census
276 El Salvador 21.20 2003 est.
277 Christmas Island 21.00 1997
278 Jamaica 20.90 2001 census
279 Barbados 20.60 2008 est.
280 Botswana 20.60 2001 census
281 Chad 20.10 1993 census
282 Albania 20.00 NA
283 American Samoa 20.00 NA
284 Swaziland 20.00 NA
285 Togo 20.00 NA
286 Niger 20.00 NA
287 Liberia 20.00 NA
288 Kyrgyzstan 20.00 NA
289 Cameroon 20.00 NA
290 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 20.00 2002 est.
291 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.00 NA
292 Belarus 20.00 NA
293 Norfolk Island 19.90 2006 census
294 Latvia 19.60 2006
295 Samoa 19.60 2001 census
296 Suriname 19.60 NA
297 Papua New Guinea 19.50 2000 census
298 Sao Tome and Principe 19.40 2001 census
299 Malaysia 19.20 2000 census
300 Afghanistan 19.00 NA
301 Solomon Islands 19.00 1999 census
302 Australia 18.70 2006 Census
303 Australia 18.70 2006 Census
304 Bermuda 18.00 2000 census
305 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.00 NA
306 Cyprus 18.00 NA
307 Christmas Island 18.00 1997
308 Mozambique 17.80 1997 census
309 Mozambique 17.80 1997 census
310 Guyana 17.70 2002 census
311 Montenegro 17.70 2003 census
312 Mozambique 17.50 1997 census
313 Benin 17.30 2002 census
314 New Zealand 17.20 2001 census
315 Uruguay 17.20 2006
316 Solomon Islands 17.00 1999 census
317 West Bank 17.00 NA
318 Virgin Islands 17.00 NA
319 Guyana 16.90 2002 census
320 Cook Islands 16.80 2001 census
321 El Salvador 16.80 2003 est.
322 Cote d'Ivoire 16.70 NA
323 Mauritius 16.60 2000 census
324 Norfolk Island 16.60 2006 census
325 Palau 16.40 2000 census
326 Faroe Islands 16.20 2006 administrative data
327 Bangladesh 16.00 1998
328 Haiti 16.00 NA
329 Syria 16.00 NA
330 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.00 NA
331 Israel 16.00 2004
332 Canada 16.00 2001 census
333 Ghana 15.90 2000 census
334 Hungary 15.90 2001 census
335 Nicaragua 15.70 2005 census
336 Benin 15.50 2002 census
337 Brazil 15.40 2000 census
338 Latvia 15.30 2006
339 Bahamas, The 15.20 2000 census
340 Bahamas, The 15.10 2000 census
341 Finland 15.10 2006
342 South Africa 15.10 2001 census
343 Chile 15.10 2002 census
344 Angola 15.00 NA
345 Bermuda 15.00 2000 census
346 Samoa 15.00 2001 census
347 Puerto Rico 15.00 NA
348 Panama 15.00 NA
349 Macau 15.00 NA
350 Kuwait 15.00 NA
351 Central African Republic 15.00 NA
352 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.00 NA
353 New Zealand 14.90 2001 census
354 Singapore 14.90 2000 census
355 Singapore 14.80 2000 census
356 Hungary 14.50 2001 census
357 Chad 14.20 1993 census
358 Jamaica 14.20 2001 census
359 Nauru 14.10 2002 census
360 Bermuda 14.00 2000 census
361 Belize 14.00 NA
362 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.00 NA
363 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.00 NA
364 Qatar 14.00 2004 census
365 Grenada 13.80 NA
366 Vanuatu 13.80 1999 Census
367 Mexico 13.80 2000 census
368 Costa Rica 13.70 NA
369 Estonia 13.60 2000 census
370 Bahamas, The 13.50 2000 census
371 India 13.40 2001 census
372 Vanuatu 13.40 1999 Census
373 Vanuatu 13.10 1999 Census
374 Brunei 13.00 NA
375 Slovakia 13.00 2001 census
376 Luxembourg 13.00 2000
377 Sweden 13.00 NA
378 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.00 NA
379 Estonia 12.80 2000 census
380 Malawi 12.80 1998 census
381 Samoa 12.70 2001 census
382 Peru 12.50 2007 Census
383 New Zealand 12.40 2001 census
384 Antigua and Barbuda 12.30 2001 census
385 Bulgaria 12.20 2001 census
386 Uganda 12.10 2002 census
387 United States 12.10 2007 est.
388 Austria 12.00 2001 census
389 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.00 NA
390 Bermuda 12.00 2000 census
391 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 NA
392 Cote d'Ivoire 11.90 NA
393 Canada 11.80 2001 census
394 Cayman Islands 11.80 1999 census
395 Norfolk Island 11.50 2006 census
396 Papua New Guinea 11.50 2000 census
397 Australia 11.30 2006 Census
398 Solomon Islands 11.20 1999 census
399 Hungary 11.10 2001 census
400 South Africa 11.10 2001 census
401 Uruguay 11.10 2006
402 Switzerland 11.10 2000 census
403 Rwanda 11.10 NA
404 Bermuda 11.00 2000 census
405 Netherlands 11.00 2006
406 Cayman Islands 11.00 1999 census
407 New Zealand 10.90 2001 census
408 Slovakia 10.80 2001 census
409 Trinidad and Tobago 10.80 2000 census
410 Vanuatu 10.80 1999 Census
411 Nepal 10.70 NA
412 Antigua and Barbuda 10.60 2001 census
413 Norfolk Island 10.60 2006 census
414 Liechtenstein 10.60 June 2002
415 Antigua and Barbuda 10.50 2001 census
416 Antigua and Barbuda 10.40 2001 census
417 Nauru 10.40 2002 census
418 Solomon Islands 10.30 1999 census
419 Slovenia 10.10 2002 census
420 Albania 10.00 NA
421 Burundi 10.00 NA
422 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA
423 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA
424 Colombia 10.00 NA
425 Monaco 10.00 NA
426 Kenya 10.00 NA
427 Kenya 10.00 NA
428 Italy 10.00 NA
429 Hong Kong 10.00 NA
430 French Polynesia 10.00 NA
431 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.00 NA
432 Sri Lanka 10.00 NA
433 Swaziland 10.00 NA
434 British Virgin Islands 10.00 1991
435 Burkina Faso 10.00 NA
436 Tajikistan 10.00 2003 est.
437 Syria 10.00 NA
438 Sierra Leone 10.00 NA
439 Guinea-Bissau 10.00 NA
440 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2000 census
441 Nigeria 10.00 NA
442 New Caledonia 10.00 NA
443 Brunei 10.00 NA
444 Brunei 10.00 NA
445 Georgia 9.90 2002 census
446 Bahrain 9.80 2001 census
447 Cayman Islands 9.80 1999 census
448 Singapore 9.80 2000 census
449 Vanuatu 9.60 1999 Census
450 Lithuania 9.50 2001 census
451 Belize 9.40 NA
452 New Zealand 9.40 2001 census
453 Vietnam 9.30 1999 census
454 Malaysia 9.10 2000 census
455 Bahrain 9.00 2001 census
456 Uzbekistan 9.00 NA
457 Turkmenistan 9.00 NA
458 Portugal 9.00 2001 census
459 Mali 9.00 NA
460 Egypt 9.00 NA
461 Papua New Guinea 8.90 2000 census
462 Czech Republic 8.80 2001 census
463 Niue 8.80 2001 census
464 Palau 8.80 2000 census
465 Cayman Islands 8.70 1999 census
466 Niue 8.70 2001 census
467 Mauritius 8.60 2000 census
468 Papua New Guinea 8.60 2000 census
469 Ghana 8.50 2000 census
470 Saint Lucia 8.50 2001 census
471 Singapore 8.50 2000 census
472 Qatar 8.50 2004 census
473 Niue 8.40 2001 census
474 Marshall Islands 8.40 1999 census
475 Chile 8.30 2002 census
476 Poland 8.30 2002
477 Cayman Islands 8.20 1999 census
478 South Africa 8.20 2001 census
479 Bahamas, The 8.10 2000 census
480 Guyana 8.10 2002 census
481 Norway 8.10 2004
482 Gambia, The 8.00 NA
483 Ukraine 8.00 2006 est.
484 West Bank 8.00 NA
485 Guinea 8.00 NA
486 Kiribati 8.00 1999
487 Antigua and Barbuda 7.90 2001 census
488 Cook Islands 7.90 2001 census
489 Australia 7.90 2006 Census
490 Japan 7.80 2005
491 Trinidad and Tobago 7.80 2000 census
492 Dominica 7.70 2001 census
493 Sri Lanka 7.60 NA
494 Romania 7.50 2002 census
495 Brazil 7.40 2000 census
496 Chad 7.30 1993 census
497 Guyana 7.20 2002 census
498 Niue 7.20 2001 census
499 Trinidad and Tobago 7.20 2000 census
500 Ukraine 7.20 2006 est.
501 Sri Lanka 7.10 NA
502 South Africa 7.10 2001 census
503 Barbados 7.00 2008 est.
504 Guinea 7.00 NA
505 Kazakhstan 7.00 NA
506 Madagascar 7.00 NA
507 Virgin Islands 7.00 NA
508 Liechtenstein 7.00 June 2002
509 Gibraltar 7.00 2001 census
510 Guyana 6.90 2002 census
511 South Africa 6.80 2001 census
512 Trinidad and Tobago 6.80 2000 census
513 South Africa 6.70 2001 census
514 Vietnam 6.70 1999 census
515 Samoa 6.60 2001 census
516 Seychelles 6.40 2002 census
517 Fiji 6.30 2007 census
518 Malaysia 6.30 2000 census
519 Mexico 6.30 2000 census
520 Sri Lanka 6.20 NA
521 Iceland 6.20 2006 est.
522 Paraguay 6.20 2002 census
523 Liechtenstein 6.20 June 2002
524 Dominica 6.10 2001 census
525 Ghana 6.10 2000 census
526 Estonia 6.10 2000 census
527 Botswana 6.00 2001 census
528 Djibouti 6.00 NA
529 Mongolia 6.00 2004
530 Spain 6.00 NA
531 Netherlands 6.00 2006
532 Jordan 6.00 NA
533 French Polynesia 6.00 NA
534 Dominica 6.00 2001 census
535 Bermuda 6.00 2000 census
536 Antigua and Barbuda 5.80 2001 census
537 Trinidad and Tobago 5.80 2000 census
538 Trinidad and Tobago 5.80 2000 census
539 Netherlands 5.80 2006
540 Cook Islands 5.80 2001 census
541 Cayman Islands 5.80 1999 census
542 Australia 5.70 2006 Census
543 Saint Lucia 5.70 2001 census
544 Anguilla 5.70 2001 census
545 Indonesia 5.70 2000 census
546 Cayman Islands 5.70 1999 census
547 Dominica 5.60 2001 census
548 Norfolk Island 5.60 2006 census
549 Vanuatu 5.60 1999 Census
550 Lithuania 5.50 2001 census
551 Serbia 5.50 2002 census
552 Antigua and Barbuda 5.40 2001 census
553 Cayman Islands 5.30 1999 census
554 Palau 5.30 2000 census
555 Anguilla 5.20 2001 census
556 Papua New Guinea 5.20 2000 census
557 Netherlands Antilles 5.20 2001 census
558 Croatia 5.20 2001 census
559 Aruba 5.10 NA
560 Saint Lucia 5.10 2001 census
561 Bolivia 5.00 NA
562 Guyana 5.00 2002 census
563 Ecuador 5.00 NA
564 Dominican Republic 5.00 NA
565 Suriname 5.00 NA
566 Tajikistan 5.00 2003 est.
567 Sudan 5.00 NA
568 Senegal 5.00 NA
569 Philippines 5.00 2000 census
570 Pakistan 5.00 NA
571 Kyrgyzstan 5.00 NA
572 Antigua and Barbuda 4.90 2001 census
573 Netherlands Antilles 4.90 2001 census
574 Barbados 4.80 2008 est.
575 Costa Rica 4.80 NA
576 Bahamas, The 4.80 2000 census
577 Singapore 4.80 2000 census
578 Austria 4.70 2001 census
579 Romania 4.70 2002 census
580 Aruba 4.60 NA
581 Thailand 4.60 2000 census
582 Rwanda 4.60 NA
583 Ethiopia 4.60 1994 census
584 Chile 4.60 2002 census
585 Antigua and Barbuda 4.50 2001 census
586 Samoa 4.50 2001 census
587 Taiwan 4.50 NA
588 Saint Lucia 4.50 2001 census
589 Philippines 4.50 2000 census
590 Nauru 4.50 2002 census
591 Solomon Islands 4.40 1999 census
592 Canada 4.40 2001 census
593 Croatia 4.40 2001 census
594 Anguilla 4.30 2001 census
595 Guyana 4.30 2002 census
596 Guyana 4.30 2002 census
597 Switzerland 4.30 2000 census
598 Switzerland 4.30 2000 census
599 Malawi 4.30 1998 census
600 Austria 4.20 2001 census
601 Barbados 4.20 2008 est.
602 Bahamas, The 4.20 2000 census
603 Netherlands Antilles 4.20 2001 census
604 Nepal 4.20 NA
605 Ireland 4.20 2006 census
606 Cook Islands 4.20 2001 census
607 Aruba 4.10 NA
608 Dominica 4.10 2001 census
609 Slovakia 4.10 2001 census
610 Lithuania 4.10 2001 census
611 United Arab Emirates 4.00 NA
612 Armenia 4.00 NA
613 Burma 4.00 NA
614 France 4.00 NA
615 United States 4.00 2007 est.
616 Trinidad and Tobago 4.00 2000 census
617 Singapore 4.00 2000 census
618 Mongolia 4.00 2004
619 Gibraltar 4.00 2001 census
620 Cyprus 4.00 NA
621 Bulgaria 4.00 2001 census
622 Burma 4.00 NA
623 Argentina 4.00 NA
624 Georgia 3.90 2002 census
625 Portugal 3.90 2001 census
626 Israel 3.90 2004
627 Cayman Islands 3.80 1999 census
628 South Africa 3.80 2001 census
629 Cook Islands 3.80 2001 census
630 Dominica 3.70 2001 census
631 Germany 3.70 NA
632 Iceland 3.60 2006 est.
633 Marshall Islands 3.60 1999 census
634 Nepal 3.60 NA
635 Austria 3.50 2001 census
636 Samoa 3.50 2001 census
637 Slovenia 3.50 2002 census
638 Netherlands Antilles 3.50 2001 census
639 Montenegro 3.50 2003 census
640 Indonesia 3.40 2000 census
641 Seychelles 3.40 2002 census
642 Sao Tome and Principe 3.40 2001 census
643 Czech Republic 3.30 2001 census
644 Papua New Guinea 3.30 2000 census
645 Peru 3.30 2007 Census
646 New Zealand 3.30 2001 census
647 Costa Rica 3.20 NA
648 Gibraltar 3.20 2001 census
649 Slovakia 3.20 2001 census
650 Ukraine 3.20 2006 est.
651 Serbia 3.20 2002 census
652 Papua New Guinea 3.20 2000 census
653 Norfolk Island 3.20 2006 census
654 Chad 3.10 1993 census
655 Netherlands Antilles 3.10 2001 census
656 Sao Tome and Principe 3.10 2001 census
657 Uganda 3.10 2002 census
658 Palau 3.10 2000 census
659 Mexico 3.10 2000 census
660 Australia 3.00 2006 Census
661 Cook Islands 3.00 2001 census
662 Denmark 3.00 NA
663 Haiti 3.00 NA
664 Uzbekistan 3.00 NA
665 Netherlands 3.00 2006
666 Montenegro 3.00 2003 census
667 Malawi 3.00 1998 census
668 Mayotte 3.00 NA
669 Libya 3.00 NA
670 Iraq 3.00 NA
671 Indonesia 3.00 2000 census
672 Iceland 3.00 2006 est.
673 Hungary 3.00 2001 census
674 Honduras 3.00 NA
675 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.00 NA
676 Bahamas, The 2.90 2000 census
677 Peru 2.90 2007 Census
678 New Zealand 2.90 2001 census
679 Netherlands Antilles 2.90 2001 census
680 Gibraltar 2.90 2001 census
681 Ireland 2.90 2006 census
682 Marshall Islands 2.80 1999 census
683 Philippines 2.80 2000 census
684 Australia 2.70 2006 Census
685 United Kingdom 2.70 2001 census
686 Cayman Islands 2.70 1999 census
687 Cook Islands 2.60 2001 census
688 Hungary 2.60 2001 census
689 Serbia 2.60 2002 census
690 Serbia 2.60 2002 census
691 Malaysia 2.60 2000 census
692 Jamaica 2.60 2001 census
693 Aruba 2.50 NA
694 United States 2.50 2007 est.
695 Taiwan 2.50 NA
696 Papua New Guinea 2.50 2000 census
697 Mauritius 2.50 2000 census
698 Iceland 2.50 2006 est.
699 Azerbaijan 2.50 NA
700 Australia 2.40 2006 Census
701 Norway 2.40 2004
702 Slovenia 2.40 2002 census
703 Nauru 2.40 2002 census
704 Niue 2.40 2001 census
705 Solomon Islands 2.40 1999 census
706 Iceland 2.40 2006 est.
707 Solomon Islands 2.40 1999 census
708 Azerbaijan 2.30 NA
709 Slovenia 2.30 2002 census
710 South Africa 2.30 2001 census
711 Philippines 2.30 2000 census
712 India 2.30 2001 census
713 El Salvador 2.30 2003 est.
714 Netherlands 2.20 2006
715 Ukraine 2.20 2006 est.
716 Ukraine 2.20 2006 est.
717 Portugal 2.20 2001 census
718 Australia 2.10 2006 Census
719 Seychelles 2.10 2002 census
720 Marshall Islands 2.10 1999 census
721 Ireland 2.10 2006 census
722 Saint Lucia 2.10 2001 census
723 Gibraltar 2.10 2001 census
724 Czech Republic 2.10 2001 census
725 Cambodia 2.10 1998 census
726 Antigua and Barbuda 2.00 2001 census
727 Turkmenistan 2.00 NA
728 Sao Tome and Principe 2.00 2001 census
729 Tokelau 2.00 NA
730 Saint Lucia 2.00 2001 census
731 Saint Lucia 2.00 2001 census
732 Philippines 2.00 2000 census
733 Kazakhstan 2.00 NA
734 Kenya 2.00 NA
735 Jordan 2.00 NA
736 Japan 2.00 2005
737 Iran 2.00 NA
738 Gambia, The 2.00 NA
739 France 2.00 NA
740 British Virgin Islands 2.00 1991
741 British Virgin Islands 2.00 1991
742 Venezuela 2.00 NA
743 Venezuela 2.00 NA
744 Denmark 2.00 NA
745 Comoros 2.00 NA
746 Congo, Republic of the 2.00 NA
747 Burma 2.00 NA
748 Austria 2.00 2001 census
749 Argentina 2.00 NA
750 Argentina 2.00 NA
751 Canada 1.90 2001 census
752 Samoa 1.90 2001 census
753 Trinidad and Tobago 1.90 2000 census
754 Paraguay 1.90 2002 census
755 Niue 1.90 2001 census
756 Lithuania 1.90 2001 census
757 India 1.90 2001 census
758 El Salvador 1.90 2003 est.
759 Ireland 1.90 2006 census
760 Azerbaijan 1.80 NA
761 Switzerland 1.80 2000 census
762 Sao Tome and Principe 1.80 2001 census
763 Philippines 1.80 2000 census
764 Norway 1.80 2004
765 Indonesia 1.80 2000 census
766 India 1.80 2001 census
767 Gibraltar 1.80 2001 census
768 Brazil 1.80 2000 census
769 Ethiopia 1.80 1994 census
770 Australia 1.70 2006 Census
771 United States 1.70 2007 est.
772 United States 1.70 2007 est.
773 Rwanda 1.70 NA
774 New Zealand 1.70 2001 census
775 Nicaragua 1.70 2005 census
776 Netherlands Antilles 1.70 2001 census
777 Israel 1.70 2004
778 Chad 1.70 1993 census
779 Guyana 1.70 2002 census
780 Anguilla 1.70 2001 census
781 Macedonia 1.63 2002 census
782 Dominica 1.60 2001 census
783 United States 1.60 2007 est.
784 United Kingdom 1.60 2001 census
785 Nicaragua 1.60 2005 census
786 Israel 1.60 2004
787 Iceland 1.60 2006 est.
788 Aruba 1.50 NA
789 Marshall Islands 1.50 1999 census
790 Seychelles 1.50 2002 census
791 Vietnam 1.50 1999 census
792 Saint Lucia 1.50 2001 census
793 South Africa 1.50 2001 census
794 Seychelles 1.50 2002 census
795 Moldova 1.50 NA
796 Malaysia 1.50 2000 census
797 Laos 1.50 2005 census
798 Ireland 1.50 2006 census
799 Botswana 1.40 2001 census
800 Tuvalu 1.40 NA
801 Trinidad and Tobago 1.40 2000 census
802 South Africa 1.40 2001 census
803 Niue 1.40 2001 census
804 Estonia 1.40 2000 census
805 Armenia 1.30 NA
806 Brazil 1.30 2000 census
807 Cambodia 1.30 1998 census
808 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1.30 2006 census
809 Croatia 1.30 2001 census
810 Vanuatu 1.30 1999 Census
811 Samoa 1.30 2001 census
812 Poland 1.30 2002
813 New Zealand 1.30 2001 census
814 Netherlands Antilles 1.30 2001 census
815 Lebanon 1.30 NA
816 Korea, South 1.30 1995 census
817 Greece 1.30 NA
818 Dominica 1.30 2001 census
819 Costa Rica 1.30 NA
820 Aruba 1.20 NA
821 Bulgaria 1.20 2001 census
822 Dominica 1.20 2001 census
823 Netherlands Antilles 1.20 2001 census
824 Dominica 1.20 2001 census
825 Chile 1.10 2002 census
826 Finland 1.10 2006
827 Cayman Islands 1.10 1999 census
828 Finland 1.10 2006
829 Paraguay 1.10 2002 census
830 Serbia 1.10 2002 census
831 Vietnam 1.10 1999 census
832 Uruguay 1.10 2006
833 Saint Lucia 1.10 2001 census
834 Seychelles 1.10 2002 census
835 Seychelles 1.10 2002 census
836 Paraguay 1.10 2002 census
837 Morocco 1.10 NA
838 Guyana 1.10 2002 census
839 Afghanistan 1.00 NA
840 Bermuda 1.00 2000 census
841 Bangladesh 1.00 1998
842 Burma 1.00 NA
843 Algeria 1.00 NA
844 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.00 NA
845 Norway 1.00 2004
846 Norway 1.00 2004
847 Vanuatu 1.00 1999 Census
848 Mali 1.00 NA
849 Montenegro 1.00 2003 census
850 Latvia 1.00 2006
851 Hungary 1.00 2001 census
852 Haiti 1.00 NA
853 France 1.00 NA
854 Egypt 1.00 NA
855 Zimbabwe 1.00 NA
856 Zambia 1.00 NA
857 Wallis and Futuna 1.00 NA
858 United Kingdom 1.00 2001 census
859 Tuvalu 1.00 NA
860 Timor-Leste 1.00 2005
861 Timor-Leste 1.00 2005
862 Tunisia 1.00 NA
863 Tunisia 1.00 NA
864 Switzerland 1.00 2000 census
865 Senegal 1.00 NA
866 Marshall Islands 1.00 1999 census
867 Chile 1.00 2002 census
868 Gibraltar 0.90 2001 census
869 Nepal 0.90 NA
870 Croatia 0.90 2001 census
871 Nicaragua 0.90 2005 census
872 Uganda 0.90 2002 census
873 Slovenia 0.90 2002 census
874 Romania 0.90 2002 census
875 Palau 0.90 2000 census
876 Bahamas, The 0.80 2000 census
877 Malaysia 0.80 2000 census
878 Georgia 0.80 2002 census
879 Georgia 0.80 2002 census
880 Costa Rica 0.70 NA
881 Thailand 0.70 2000 census
882 Singapore 0.70 2000 census
883 El Salvador 0.70 2003 est.
884 Fiji 0.70 2007 census
885 Ghana 0.70 2000 census
886 Gaza Strip 0.70 NA
887 Greece 0.70 NA
888 Georgia 0.70 2002 census
889 United States 0.70 2007 est.
890 Montenegro 0.60 2003 census
891 Palau 0.60 2000 census
892 Philippines 0.60 2000 census
893 Tuvalu 0.60 NA
894 United States 0.60 2007 est.
895 Ukraine 0.60 2006 est.
896 Seychelles 0.60 2002 census
897 Chad 0.50 1993 census
898 Moldova 0.50 NA
899 Vietnam 0.50 1999 census
900 Botswana 0.40 2001 census
901 Switzerland 0.40 2000 census
902 Mauritius 0.40 2000 census
903 Latvia 0.40 2006
904 Israel 0.40 2004
905 Croatia 0.40 2001 census
906 Macedonia 0.37 2002 census
907 Solomon Islands 0.30 1999 census
908 Brazil 0.30 2000 census
909 Fiji 0.30 2007 census
910 Fiji 0.30 2007 census
911 Uruguay 0.30 2006
912 Papua New Guinea 0.30 2000 census
913 Portugal 0.30 2001 census
914 Poland 0.30 2002
915 Poland 0.30 2002
916 Mexico 0.30 2000 census
917 Mauritius 0.30 2000 census
918 Aruba 0.20 NA
919 Solomon Islands 0.20 1999 census
920 Turkey 0.20 NA
921 Cambodia 0.20 1998 census
922 Morocco 0.20 NA
923 Brazil 0.20 2000 census
924 Finland 0.10 2006
925 Vietnam 0.10 1999 census
926 Samoa 0.10 2001 census
927 Thailand 0.10 2000 census
928 Rwanda 0.10 NA
929 India 0.10 2001 census
930 Philippines 0.10 2000 census
931 Romania 0.10 2002 census
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Rank code: 2123
Country Comparison :: Suffrage
This entry gives the age at enfranchisement and whether the right to
vote is universal or restricted.
Rank country Suffrage Date of Information
1 Bolivia 21.00 NA
2 Solomon Islands 21.00 NA
3 Fiji 21.00 NA
4 Central African Republic 21.00 NA
5 Gabon 21.00 NA
6 Oman 21.00 NA
7 Malaysia 21.00 NA
8 Saudi Arabia 21.00 NA
9 Tokelau 21.00 NA
10 Samoa 21.00 NA
11 Tonga 21.00 NA
12 Singapore 21.00 NA
13 Maldives 21.00 NA
14 Lebanon 21.00 NA
15 Bahrain 20.00 NA
16 Nauru 20.00 NA
17 Japan 20.00 NA
18 Taiwan 20.00 NA
19 Cameroon 20.00 NA
20 Korea, South 19.00 NA
21 Aruba 18.00 NA
22 Antigua and Barbuda 18.00 NA
23 Afghanistan 18.00 NA
24 Algeria 18.00 NA
25 Azerbaijan 18.00 NA
26 Albania 18.00 NA
27 Armenia 18.00 NA
28 Barbados 18.00 NA
29 Burma 18.00 NA
30 Bolivia 18.00 NA
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.00 NA
32 Belize 18.00 NA
33 Bangladesh 18.00 NA
34 Bahamas, The 18.00 NA
35 Belgium 18.00 NA
36 Bermuda 18.00 NA
37 Botswana 18.00 NA
38 Northern Mariana Islands 18.00 NA
39 Colombia 18.00 NA
40 Comoros 18.00 NA
41 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 18.00 NA
42 Cayman Islands 18.00 NA
43 Chile 18.00 NA
44 China 18.00 NA
45 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.00 NA
46 Congo, Republic of the 18.00 NA
47 Czech Republic 18.00 NA
48 Ethiopia 18.00 NA
49 El Salvador 18.00 NA
50 Eritrea 18.00 NA
51 Estonia 18.00 NA
52 Equatorial Guinea 18.00 NA
53 Ireland 18.00 NA
54 Egypt 18.00 NA
55 Ecuador 18.00 NA
56 Guyana 18.00 NA
57 Guinea 18.00 NA
58 Guatemala 18.00 NA
59 Greece 18.00 NA
60 Germany 18.00 NA
61 Greenland 18.00 NA
62 Grenada 18.00 NA
63 Gibraltar 18.00 NA
64 Ghana 18.00 NA
65 Libya 18.00 NA
66 Luxembourg 18.00 NA
67 Lesotho 18.00 NA
68 Liechtenstein 18.00 NA
69 Slovakia 18.00 NA
70 Liberia 18.00 NA
71 Lithuania 18.00 NA
72 Latvia 18.00 NA
73 Kiribati 18.00 NA
74 Mozambique 18.00 NA
75 Mexico 18.00 NA
76 Malta 18.00 NA
77 Mauritania 18.00 NA
78 Mauritius 18.00 NA
79 Morocco 18.00 NA
80 Monaco 18.00 NA
81 Mali 18.00 NA
82 Macedonia 18.00 NA
83 Zimbabwe 18.00 NA
84 Zambia 18.00 NA
85 Yemen 18.00 NA
86 Swaziland 18.00 NA
87 Wallis and Futuna 18.00 NA
88 Namibia 18.00 NA
89 Virgin Islands 18.00 NA
90 Vietnam 18.00 NA
91 British Virgin Islands 18.00 NA
92 Venezuela 18.00 NA
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.00 NA
94 Uzbekistan 18.00 NA
95 Uruguay 18.00 NA
96 United States 18.00 NA
97 Ukraine 18.00 NA
98 United Kingdom 18.00 NA
99 Uganda 18.00 NA
100 Tanzania 18.00 NA
101 Turkmenistan 18.00 NA
102 Tuvalu 18.00 NA
103 Turkey 18.00 NA
104 Tunisia 18.00 NA
105 Sao Tome and Principe 18.00 NA
106 Togo 18.00 NA
107 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.00 NA
108 Tajikistan 18.00 NA
109 Thailand 18.00 NA
110 Trinidad and Tobago 18.00 NA
111 Switzerland 18.00 NA
112 Syria 18.00 NA
113 Sweden 18.00 NA
114 Saint Lucia 18.00 NA
115 Spain 18.00 NA
116 Somalia 18.00 NA
117 San Marino 18.00 NA
118 Sierra Leone 18.00 NA
119 Slovenia 18.00 NA
120 Senegal 18.00 NA
121 South Africa 18.00 NA
122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.00 NA
123 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 18.00 NA
124 Rwanda 18.00 NA
125 Russia 18.00 NA
126 Puerto Rico 18.00 NA
127 Philippines 18.00 NA
128 Romania 18.00 NA
129 Saint Martin 18.00 NA
130 Marshall Islands 18.00 NA
131 Serbia 18.00 NA
132 Qatar 18.00 NA
133 Guinea-Bissau 18.00 NA
134 Palau 18.00 NA
135 Papua New Guinea 18.00 NA
136 Portugal 18.00 NA
137 Panama 18.00 NA
138 Poland 18.00 NA
139 Pakistan 18.00 NA
140 Peru 18.00 NA
141 Pitcairn Islands 18.00 NA
142 Paraguay 18.00 NA
143 New Zealand 18.00 NA
144 Netherlands Antilles 18.00 NA
145 Suriname 18.00 NA
146 Nepal 18.00 NA
147 Norway 18.00 NA
148 Netherlands 18.00 NA
149 Nigeria 18.00 NA
150 Vanuatu 18.00 NA
151 Niger 18.00 NA
152 Norfolk Island 18.00 NA
153 Niue 18.00 NA
154 New Caledonia 18.00 NA
155 Montenegro 18.00 NA
156 Malawi 18.00 NA
157 Montserrat 18.00 NA
158 Mongolia 18.00 NA
159 Mayotte 18.00 NA
160 Moldova 18.00 NA
161 Macau 18.00 NA
162 Madagascar 18.00 NA
163 Kyrgyzstan 18.00 NA
164 Kenya 18.00 NA
165 Jordan 18.00 NA
166 Jamaica 18.00 NA
167 Iraq 18.00 NA
168 Cote d'Ivoire 18.00 NA
169 Italy 18.00 NA
170 Israel 18.00 NA
171 Laos 18.00 NA
172 Kazakhstan 18.00 NA
173 Kosovo 18.00 NA
174 Christmas Island 18.00 NA
175 Iran 18.00 NA
176 India 18.00 NA
177 Iceland 18.00 NA
178 Hungary 18.00 NA
179 Croatia 18.00 NA
180 Honduras 18.00 NA
181 Hong Kong 18.00 NA
182 Haiti 18.00 NA
183 Georgia 18.00 NA
184 Gambia, The 18.00 NA
185 France 18.00 NA
186 French Polynesia 18.00 NA
187 Faroe Islands 18.00 NA
188 Micronesia, Federated States of 18.00 NA
189 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 18.00 NA
190 Finland 18.00 NA
191 Dominican Republic 18.00 NA
192 Dominica 18.00 NA
193 Djibouti 18.00 NA
194 Denmark 18.00 NA
195 Cyprus 18.00 NA
196 Cook Islands 18.00 NA
197 Cape Verde 18.00 NA
198 Costa Rica 18.00 NA
199 Sri Lanka 18.00 NA
200 Chad 18.00 NA
201 Cambodia 18.00 NA
202 Canada 18.00 NA
203 Bulgaria 18.00 NA
204 Bhutan 18.00 NA
205 Belarus 18.00 NA
206 Benin 18.00 NA
207 Anguilla 18.00 NA
208 Andorra 18.00 NA
209 Angola 18.00 NA
210 American Samoa 18.00 NA
211 Argentina 18.00 NA
212 Australia 18.00 NA
213 Indonesia 17.00 NA
214 Seychelles 17.00 NA
215 Timor-Leste 17.00 NA
216 Sudan 17.00 NA
217 Korea, North 17.00 NA
218 Austria 16.00 NA
219 Isle of Man 16.00 NA
220 Jersey 16.00 NA
221 Nicaragua 16.00 NA
222 Guernsey 16.00 NA
223 Cuba 16.00 NA
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Rank code: 2124
Country Comparison :: Telephone system
This entry includes a brief general assessment of the system with
details on the domestic and international components. The following
terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Arabsat - Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia).
Autodin - Automatic Digital Network (US Department of Defense).
CB - citizen's band mobile radio communications.
Cellular telephone system - the telephones in this system are radio
transceivers, with each instrument having its own private radio
frequency and sufficient radiated power to reach the booster station
in its area (cell), from which the telephone signal is fed to a
telephone exchange.
Central American Microwave System - a trunk microwave radio relay
system that links the countries of Central America and Mexico with
each other.
Coaxial cable - a multichannel communication cable consisting of a
central conducting wire, surrounded by and insulated from a
cylindrical conducting shell; a large number of telephone channels
can be made available within the insulated space by the use of a
large number of carrier frequencies.
Comsat - Communications Satellite Corporation (US).
DSN - Defense Switched Network (formerly Automatic Voice Network or
Autovon); basic general-purpose, switched voice network of the
Defense Communications System (US Department of Defense).
Eutelsat - European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
(Paris).
Fiber-optic cable - a multichannel communications cable using a
thread of optical glass fibers as a transmission medium in which the
signal (voice, video, etc.) is in the form of a coded pulse of light.
GSM - a global system for mobile (cellular) communications devised
by the Groupe Special Mobile of the pan-European standardization
organization, Conference Europeanne des Posts et Telecommunications
(CEPT) in 1982.
HF - high frequency; any radio frequency in the 3,000- to 30,000-kHz
range.
Inmarsat - International Maritime Satellite Organization (London);
provider of global mobile satellite communications for commercial,
distress, and safety applications at sea, in the air, and on land.
Intelsat - International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
(Washington, DC).
Intersputnik - International Organization of Space Communications
(Moscow); first established in the former Soviet Union and the East
European countries, it is now marketing its services worldwide with
earth stations in North America, Africa, and East Asia.
Landline - communication wire or cable of any sort that is installed
on poles or buried in the ground.
Marecs - Maritime European Communications Satellite used in the
Inmarsat system on lease from the European Space Agency.
Marisat - satellites of the Comsat Corporation that participate in
the Inmarsat system.
Medarabtel - the Middle East Telecommunications Project of the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) providing a modern
telecommunications network, primarily by microwave radio relay,
linking Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen; it was initially
started in Morocco in 1970 by the Arab Telecommunications Union
(ATU) and was known at that time as the Middle East Mediterranean
Telecommunications Network.
Microwave radio relay - transmission of long distance telephone
calls and television programs by highly directional radio microwaves
that are received and sent on from one booster station to another on
an optical path.
NMT - Nordic Mobile Telephone; an analog cellular telephone system
that was developed jointly by the national telecommunications
authorities of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Norway, and Sweden).
Orbita - a Russian television service; also the trade name of a
packet-switched digital telephone network.
Radiotelephone communications - the two-way transmission and
reception of sounds by broadcast radio on authorized frequencies
using telephone handsets.
PanAmSat - PanAmSat Corporation (Greenwich, CT).
SAFE - South African Far East Cable
Satellite communication system - a communication system consisting
of two or more earth stations and at least one satellite that
provide long distance transmission of voice, data, and television;
the system usually serves as a trunk connection between telephone
exchanges; if the earth stations are in the same country, it is a
domestic system.
Satellite earth station - a communications facility with a microwave
radio transmitting and receiving antenna and required receiving and
transmitting equipment for communicating with satellites.
Satellite link - a radio connection between a satellite and an earth
station permitting communication between them, either one-way (down
link from satellite to earth station - television receive-only
transmission) or two-way (telephone channels).
SHF - super high frequency; any radio frequency in the 3,000- to
30,000-MHz range.
Shortwave - radio frequencies (from 1.605 to 30 MHz) that fall above
the commercial broadcast band and are used for communication over
long distances.
Solidaridad - geosynchronous satellites in Mexico's system of
international telecommunications in the Western Hemisphere.
Statsionar - Russia's geostationary system for satellite
telecommunications.
Submarine cable - a cable designed for service under water.
TAT - Trans-Atlantic Telephone; any of a number of high-capacity
submarine coaxial telephone cables linking Europe with North America.
Telefax - facsimile service between subscriber stations via the
public switched telephone network or the international Datel network.
Telegraph - a telecommunications system designed for unmodulated
electric impulse transmission.
Telex - a communication service involving teletypewriters connected
by wire through automatic exchanges.
Tropospheric scatter - a form of microwave radio transmission in
which the troposphere is used to scatter and reflect a fraction of
the incident radio waves back to earth; powerful, highly directional
antennas are used to transmit and receive the microwave signals;
reliable over-the-horizon communications are realized for distances
up to 600 miles in a single hop; additional hops can extend the
range of this system for very long distances.
Trunk network - a network of switching centers, connected by
multichannel trunk lines.
UHF - ultra high frequency; any radio frequency in the 300- to
3,000-MHz range.
VHF - very high frequency; any radio frequency in the 30- to 300-MHz
range.
Rank country Telephone system Date of Information
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Rank code: 2125
Country Comparison :: Terrain
This entry contains a brief description of the topography.
Rank country Terrain Date of Information
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Rank code: 2127
Country Comparison :: Total fertility rate
This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that
would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their
childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility
rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct
measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since
it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential
for population change in the country. A rate of two children per
woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting
in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two
children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age
is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for
families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and
for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children
indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global
fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most
pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe,
where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the
next 50 years.
Rank country (children born/woman) Date of Information
1 Niger 7.75 2009 est.
2 Mali 7.29 2009 est.
3 Uganda 6.77 2009 est.
4 Afghanistan 6.53 2009 est.
5 Somalia 6.52 2009 est.
6 Burundi 6.33 2009 est.
7 Yemen 6.32 2009 est.
8 Burkina Faso 6.28 2009 est.
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.20 2009 est.
10 Angola 6.12 2009 est.
11 Ethiopia 6.12 2009 est.
12 Sierra Leone 5.88 2009 est.
13 Congo, Republic of the 5.84 2009 est.
14 Liberia 5.79 2009 est.
15 Western Sahara 5.61 2009 est.
16 Malawi 5.59 2009 est.
17 Oman 5.53 2009 est.
18 Mayotte 5.50 2009 est.
19 Benin 5.49 2009 est.
20 Sao Tome and Principe 5.33 2009 est.
21 Chad 5.31 2009 est.
22 Rwanda 5.25 2009 est.
23 Guinea 5.20 2009 est.
24 Mozambique 5.18 2009 est.
25 Zambia 5.15 2009 est.
26 Madagascar 5.14 2009 est.
27 Equatorial Guinea 5.08 2009 est.
28 Djibouti 5.06 2009 est.
29 Gambia, The 5.04 2009 est.
30 Gaza Strip 5.03 2009 est.
31 Senegal 4.95 2009 est.
32 Nigeria 4.91 2009 est.
33 Comoros 4.84 2009 est.
34 Togo 4.79 2009 est.
35 Eritrea 4.72 2009 est.
36 Gabon 4.65 2009 est.
37 Guinea-Bissau 4.65 2009 est.
38 Kenya 4.56 2009 est.
39 Sudan 4.48 2009 est.
40 Tanzania 4.46 2009 est.
41 Mauritania 4.45 2009 est.
42 Laos 4.41 2009 est.
43 Cameroon 4.33 2009 est.
44 Samoa 4.16 2009 est.
45 Central African Republic 4.14 2009 est.
46 Cote d'Ivoire 4.12 2009 est.
47 Kiribati 4.04 2009 est.
48 Iraq 3.86 2009 est.
49 Saudi Arabia 3.83 2009 est.
50 Haiti 3.81 2009 est.
51 Paraguay 3.75 2009 est.
52 Zimbabwe 3.69 2009 est.
53 Ghana 3.68 2009 est.
54 Papua New Guinea 3.62 2009 est.
55 Pakistan 3.60 2009 est.
56 Marshall Islands 3.59 2009 est.
57 Solomon Islands 3.52 2009 est.
58 Guatemala 3.47 2009 est.
59 Belize 3.36 2009 est.
60 American Samoa 3.29 2009 est.
61 Timor-Leste 3.28 2009 est.
62 Honduras 3.27 2009 est.
63 Philippines 3.27 2009 est.
64 Swaziland 3.24 2009 est.
65 West Bank 3.22 2009 est.
66 Bolivia 3.17 2009 est.
67 Syria 3.12 2009 est.
68 Libya 3.08 2009 est.
69 Cape Verde 3.07 2009 est.
70 Lesotho 3.06 2009 est.
71 Cambodia 3.04 2009 est.
72 El Salvador 3.00 2009 est.
73 Tajikistan 2.99 2009 est.
74 Malaysia 2.95 2009 est.
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.95 2009 est.
76 Tuvalu 2.91 2009 est.
77 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.89 2009 est.
78 Nauru 2.85 2009 est.
79 Dominican Republic 2.76 2009 est.
80 Kuwait 2.76 2009 est.
81 Israel 2.75 2009 est.
82 Bangladesh 2.74 2009 est.
83 India 2.72 2009 est.
84 Namibia 2.69 2009 est.
85 Egypt 2.66 2009 est.
86 Fiji 2.65 2009 est.
87 Kyrgyzstan 2.65 2009 est.
88 Nepal 2.64 2009 est.
89 Botswana 2.60 2009 est.
90 World 2.58 2009 est.
91 Nicaragua 2.57 2009 est.
92 Panama 2.53 2009 est.
93 Ecuador 2.51 2009 est.
94 Morocco 2.51 2009 est.
95 Bahrain 2.50 2009 est.
96 Vanuatu 2.50 2009 est.
97 Cook Islands 2.49 2009 est.
98 Venezuela 2.48 2009 est.
99 Colombia 2.46 2009 est.
100 Qatar 2.45 2009 est.
101 Faroe Islands 2.44 2009 est.
102 United Arab Emirates 2.42 2009 est.
103 Jordan 2.39 2009 est.
104 Bhutan 2.38 2009 est.
105 South Africa 2.38 2009 est.
106 Peru 2.37 2009 est.
107 Argentina 2.35 2009 est.
108 Mexico 2.34 2009 est.
109 Indonesia 2.31 2009 est.
110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.26 2009 est.
111 Jamaica 2.25 2009 est.
112 Tonga 2.25 2009 est.
113 Grenada 2.23 2009 est.
114 Mongolia 2.23 2009 est.
115 Turkmenistan 2.22 2009 est.
116 Brazil 2.21 2009 est.
117 Turkey 2.21 2009 est.
118 Greenland 2.19 2009 est.
119 New Caledonia 2.18 2009 est.
120 Costa Rica 2.14 2009 est.
121 Bahamas, The 2.10 2009 est.
122 New Zealand 2.10 2009 est.
123 Dominica 2.09 2009 est.
124 Antigua and Barbuda 2.07 2009 est.
125 United States 2.05 2009 est.
126 Azerbaijan 2.04 2009 est.
127 Guyana 2.03 2009 est.
128 Albania 2.01 2009 est.
129 Bermuda 1.99 2009 est.
130 Suriname 1.99 2009 est.
131 Sri Lanka 1.99 2009 est.
132 France 1.98 2009 est.
133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.98 2009 est.
134 Netherlands Antilles 1.97 2009 est.
135 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.97 2009 est.
136 Korea, North 1.96 2009 est.
137 Uzbekistan 1.95 2009 est.
138 Seychelles 1.93 2009 est.
139 Chile 1.92 2009 est.
140 French Polynesia 1.92 2009 est.
141 Uruguay 1.92 2009 est.
142 Brunei 1.91 2009 est.
143 Iceland 1.90 2009 est.
144 Maldives 1.90 2009 est.
145 Burma 1.89 2009 est.
146 Cayman Islands 1.88 2009 est.
147 Kazakhstan 1.88 2009 est.
148 Wallis and Futuna 1.87 2009 est.
149 Aruba 1.85 2009 est.
150 Ireland 1.85 2009 est.
151 Virgin Islands 1.85 2009 est.
152 Lebanon 1.85 2009 est.
153 Saint Lucia 1.84 2009 est.
154 Vietnam 1.83 2009 est.
155 Palau 1.82 2009 est.
156 Mauritius 1.81 2009 est.
157 Algeria 1.79 2009 est.
158 China 1.79 2009 est.
159 Australia 1.78 2009 est.
160 Luxembourg 1.78 2009 est.
161 Norway 1.78 2009 est.
162 Cyprus 1.77 2009 est.
163 Anguilla 1.75 2009 est.
164 Monaco 1.75 2009 est.
165 Denmark 1.74 2009 est.
166 Finland 1.73 2009 est.
167 Trinidad and Tobago 1.72 2009 est.
168 Tunisia 1.72 2009 est.
169 Iran 1.71 2009 est.
170 British Virgin Islands 1.71 2009 est.
171 Puerto Rico 1.71 2009 est.
172 Barbados 1.68 2009 est.
173 Sweden 1.67 2009 est.
174 Netherlands 1.66 2009 est.
175 United Kingdom 1.66 2009 est.
176 Belgium 1.65 2009 est.
177 Gibraltar 1.65 2009 est.
178 Thailand 1.65 2009 est.
179 Isle of Man 1.65 2009 est.
180 Cuba 1.61 2009 est.
181 Canada 1.58 2009 est.
182 Macedonia 1.58 2009 est.
183 Jersey 1.57 2009 est.
184 Saint Helena 1.56 2009 est.
185 Liechtenstein 1.52 2009 est.
186 Malta 1.51 2009 est.
187 Portugal 1.49 2009 est.
188 Switzerland 1.45 2009 est.
189 Georgia 1.44 2009 est.
190 Estonia 1.42 2009 est.
191 Croatia 1.42 2009 est.
192 Bulgaria 1.41 2009 est.
193 Guernsey 1.41 2009 est.
194 Russia 1.41 2009 est.
195 Germany 1.41 2009 est.
196 Austria 1.39 2009 est.
197 Romania 1.39 2009 est.
198 Serbia 1.38 2009 est.
199 Greece 1.37 2009 est.
200 Armenia 1.36 2009 est.
201 San Marino 1.36 2009 est.
202 Hungary 1.35 2009 est.
203 Slovakia 1.35 2009 est.
204 Andorra 1.33 2009 est.
205 Italy 1.31 2009 est.
206 Spain 1.31 2009 est.
207 Latvia 1.30 2009 est.
208 Poland 1.28 2009 est.
209 Slovenia 1.28 2009 est.
210 Moldova 1.27 2009 est.
211 Ukraine 1.26 2009 est.
212 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.25 2009 est.
213 Belarus 1.24 2009 est.
214 Czech Republic 1.24 2009 est.
215 Lithuania 1.23 2009 est.
216 Montserrat 1.23 2009 est.
217 Japan 1.21 2009 est.
218 Korea, South 1.21 2009 est.
219 Northern Mariana Islands 1.15 2009 est.
220 Taiwan 1.14 2009 est.
221 Singapore 1.09 2009 est.
222 Hong Kong 1.02 2009 est.
223 Macau 0.91 2009 est.