Americas

The Americas is a continent.

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Key facts

  • number of countries: 35
  • number of regions: 4
  • land area: 37,963,100 km²
  • population: 1,027,724,027
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Metrics

central government debt60.38 % of GDP
expense24.90 % of GDP
GDP33,916,500,000,000.00 current US$
inflation543.53 annual %
self-employed35.42 % of total employment
tax revenue16.33 % of GDP
unemployment7.02 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment31.59 % of total employment
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Countries historical tax revenue in Americas

Countries historical unemployment in Americas

Countries historical vulnerable employment in Americas

Countries historical central government debt in Americas

Countries historical expense in Americas

Countries historical GDP in Americas

Countries historical inflation in Americas

Countries historical self-employed in Americas

Health

Metrics

birth rate15.16 per 1,000 people
death rate8.57 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita1,118.87 current US$
health expenditure7.78 % of GDP
incidence of HIV0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population
hospital beds2.16 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth73 years
suicide mortality rate7.99 per 100,000 population

Politics

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armed forces personnel4,207,000
democracy score166.79
military expenditure1.27 % of GDP
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments29.12 %

Environment

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agricultural land11,230,100.00 km²
alternative and nuclear energy7.12 % of total energy use
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)6,275,480.00 kt
electricity production from coal sources6.15 % of total
electricity production from natural gas sources19.17 % of total
electricity production from hydroelectric sources36.53 % of total
electricity production from nuclear sources1.81 % of total
electricity production from oil sources24.85 % of total
electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric10.02 % of total
net energy imports-13.28 % of energy use
fertility rate1.90 births per woman
forest area15,857,100 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption49.28 % of total
other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6-21,070.50 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
median age26.84 years
methane emissions1,977,190.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions704,557.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
female population520,475,151
male population507,248,875
renewable energy consumption24.68 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area38,116,100.00 km²
rural population184,345,725
urban land area330,743.00 km²
urban population843,378,302
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 5.81 % of total population

Countries in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from oil sources in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Americas

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Countries historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Americas

Countries historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Americas

Countries historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Americas

Countries historical individuals using the Internet in Americas

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Countries historical net migration in Americas

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Countries historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Americas

Countries historical alternative and nuclear energy in Americas

Countries historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Americas

Countries historical access to electricity in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from coal sources in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Americas

Countries historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Americas

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Countries in Americas

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Regions in Americas

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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