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Contents
Introduction
This 2019 edition of The Economist Pocket World in Figurespresents and analyses data about the world in two sections:
The world rankingsconsider and rank the performance of 185 countries against a range of indicators in five sections: geography and demographics, business and economics, politics and society, health and welfare, and culture and entertainment. The countries included are those which had (in 2016) a population of at least 1m or a GDP of at least $3bn; they are listed on . New rankings this year include topics as diverse as the average growth in refugee populations, the most congested cities, which species are the most endangered, cancer deaths, foreign-born populations, countries that imprison journalists, the most expensive places to go to the cinema and countries with the most millionaires. Some of the rankings data are shown as charts and graphs.
The country profileslook in detail at 64 major countries, listed on , plus profiles of the euro area and the world.
Test your Pocket World in Figuresknowledge with our World Rankings Quizon . Answers can be found in the corresponding world rankings section.
Notes
The extent and quality of the statistics available vary from country to country. Every care has been taken to specify the broad definitions on which the data are based and to indicate cases where data quality or technical difficulties are such that interpretation of the figures is likely to be seriously affected. Nevertheless, figures from individual countries may differ from standard international statistical definitions. The term country can also refer to territories or economic entities.
Definitions of the statistics shown are given on the relevant page or in the glossary on . Figures may not add exactly to totals, or percentages to 100, because of rounding or, in the case of GDP, statistical adjustment. Sums of money have generally been converted to US dollars at the official exchange rate ruling at the time to which the figures refer.
Some country definitions
Macedonia is officially known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Data for Cyprus normally refer to Greek Cyprus only. Data for China do not include Hong Kong or Macau. For countries such as Morocco they exclude disputed areas. Congo-Kinshasa refers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire. Congo-Brazzaville refers to the other Congo.