Asia

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Key facts

  • number of countries: 47
  • number of regions: 5
  • land area: 31,069,100 km²
  • population: 4,677,881,205
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Metrics

central government debt63.06 % of GDP
expense22.59 % of GDP
GDP36,854,300,000,000.00 current US$
inflation642.85 annual %
self-employed38.96 % of total employment
tax revenue11.91 % of GDP
unemployment6.19 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment35.85 % of total employment
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Countries historical tax revenue in Asia

Countries historical unemployment in Asia

Countries historical vulnerable employment in Asia

Countries historical central government debt in Asia

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Countries historical inflation in Asia

Countries historical self-employed in Asia

Health

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birth rate17.49 per 1,000 people
death rate6.56 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita736.39 current US$
health expenditure5.94 % of GDP
incidence of HIV0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
hospital beds3.16 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth73 years
suicide mortality rate6.95 per 100,000 population

Politics

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armed forces personnel15,644,000
democracy score193.68
military expenditure2.63 % of GDP
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments19.38 %

Environment

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agricultural land16,638,800.00 km²
alternative and nuclear energy4.59 % of total energy use
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)19,578,000.00 kt
electricity production from coal sources19.01 % of total
electricity production from natural gas sources43.53 % of total
electricity production from hydroelectric sources20.05 % of total
electricity production from nuclear sources1.81 % of total
electricity production from oil sources12.03 % of total
electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric1.61 % of total
net energy imports-50.25 % of energy use
fertility rate2.30 births per woman
forest area6,237,790 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption75.48 % of total
other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6-607,026.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
median age25.56 years
methane emissions3,865,830.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions1,316,400.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
female population2,297,140,835
male population2,380,740,369
renewable energy consumption17.42 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area29,703,400.00 km²
rural population2,250,184,649
urban land area1,119,420.00 km²
urban population2,427,696,556
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 4.57 % of total population

Countries in Asia

Countries historical electricity production from oil sources in Asia

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

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

Countries historical individuals using the Internet in Asia

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Countries historical net migration in Asia

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Countries historical female population in Asia

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

Countries historical alternative and nuclear energy in Asia

Countries historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical electricity production from coal sources in Asia

Countries historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Asia

Countries historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Asia

Countries historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Asia

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Countries in Asia

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Regions in Asia

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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