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Compares the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.

Compares GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population, as of 1 July for the same year.

Compares the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate.

Compares the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange …

Compares the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Shows the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes).

Compares the percentage of the labor force that is without jobs.