Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories

Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories
This is a list of lists of countries and territories by various criteria. A country or territory is a geographical area, either in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) or state (a political entity).
Demographics
Population and gender
List of countries and dependencies by population
List of countries by population (United Nations)
List of countries and dependencies by population density
List of countries by past and future population density
List of countries by real population density
Lists of countries by population in:
1 CE; 1000 CE; 1500 CE; 1600 CE; 1700 CE; 1800 CE; 1900 CE; 1939 CE; 1989 CE; 2000 CE; 2005 CE; 2010 CE; 2015 CE
List of countries by past and projected future population
List of countries by population growth rate
List of countries by abortion statistics
List of countries by net reproduction rate
List of countries by refugee population
List of sovereign states by natural increase
List of sovereign states by net migration rate
List of sovereign states by sex ratio
List of sovereign states by homeless population
List of sovereign states and dependent territories by immigrant population
Life
List of countries by age at first marriage
List of countries by age structure
List of countries by birth rate
List of countries by cremation rate
List of countries by dependency ratio
List of countries by ethnic groups
List of countries by total fertility rate
List of countries by past fertility rate
List of countries by firearm-related death rate
List of countries by incarceration rate
List of countries by intentional death rate
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
List of countries by life expectancy
List of countries by past life expectancy
List of countries by mean age at childbearing
List of countries by median age
List of countries by mortality rate
List of countries by number of births
List of countries by number of deaths
List of countries by number of households
List of countries by time devoted to leisure and personal care
List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level
World Happiness Report
Human Development Index
List of countries by Human Development Index
List of countries by Human Development Index by region
List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
List of countries by planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index
Health
List of countries by access to clean water
List of countries by antidepressant consumption
List of countries by body mass index
List of countries by cancer rate
List of countries by health insurance coverage
List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate
List of countries by hospital beds
List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates
List of countries by maternal mortality ratio
List of countries and dependencies by number of physicians
List of countries by obesity rate
List of countries by quality of healthcare
List of countries by risk of death from non-communicable disease
List of countries by suicide rate
List of countries by total health expenditure per capita
List of countries by total health expenditure by type of financing
List of countries with universal health care
Epidemiology of malnutrition
Caregiving by country
Health care systems by country
List of oldest people by country
Religion
Baháʼí Faith by country
Buddhism by country
Christianity by country
Catholic Church by country
Eastern Orthodoxy by country
Oriental Orthodoxy by country
Protestantism by country
Creationism by country
Hinduism by country
Islam by country
Ahmadiyya by country
Apostasy in Islam by country
Burqa by country
Hijab by country
Jehovah's Witnesses by country
Judaism by country
Historical Jewish population by country
Jewish population by country
List of Jewish communities by country
Scientology status by country
Sikhism by country
Religions by country
List of countries by irreligion
List of countries by Zoroastrian population
List of Mormon missionary entries by country
List of popes by country
List of religious populations
Importance of religion by country
Language
List of official languages by country and territory
List of multilingual countries and regions
List of countries by English-speaking population
List of countries by the number of recognized official languages
List of countries and territories where Afrikaans or Dutch are official languages
List of countries and territories where Arabic is an official language
List of countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
List of countries and territories where English is an official language
List of countries and territories where French is an official language
List of countries and territories where German is an official language
List of countries and territories where Hindustani is an official language
List of countries and territories where Malay is an official language
List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language
List of countries and territories where Portuguese is an official language
List of countries and territories where Romanian is an official language
List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language
List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language
List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language
Lists of English words by country or language of origin
Number of languages by country
Economy
Economy
The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services:
List of countries by business R&D intensity
List of countries by economic complexity
List of countries by exchange rate regime
List of countries by financial assets per capita
List of countries by guaranteed minimum income
List of countries by home ownership rate
List of countries by household final consumption expenditure per capita
List of countries by income equality
List of countries by inequality-adjusted income
List of countries by number of billionaires
List of countries by number of millionaires
List of countries by number of scientific and technical journal articles
List of countries by remittances received
List of countries by social welfare spending
List of countries by stock market capitalization
List of countries by share of income of the richest one percent
List of countries by share of population with access to financial services
List of countries by wealth per adult
List of countries without a stock exchange
List of sovereign states by economic freedom
List of sovereign states by male to female income ratio
List of sovereign states by market capitalization of listed domestic companies
List of sovereign states by Official Development Assistance received
List of sovereign states by percentage of population living in poverty
List of sovereign states by research and development spending
List of sovereign states by wealth inequality
List of financial regulatory authorities by country
List of largest consumer markets
Human Poverty Index
Wealth distribution by country
Finance
The study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets:
List of countries by credit rating
List of countries by commercial bank prime lending rate
List of countries by corporate debt
List of countries by exports
List of countries by exports per capita
List of countries by external debt
List of countries by FDI abroad
List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves
List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves (excluding gold)
List of countries by future gross government debt
List of countries by government budget
List of countries by government budget (PPP)
List of countries by government budget per capita
List of countries by government debt
List of countries by gross national savings
List of countries by household debt
List of countries by imports
List of countries by inflation rate
List of countries by inheritance tax rates
List of countries by merchandise exports
List of countries by net exports
List of countries by net international investment position per capita
List of countries by leading trade partners
List of countries by received FDI
List of countries by received FDI in the past
List of countries by service exports
List of countries by sovereign wealth funds
List of countries by tariff rate
List of countries by tax rates
List of countries by total wealth
List of sovereign states by central bank interest rates
List of sovereign states by current account balance
List of sovereign states by financial assets
List of development aid sovereign state donors
List of top exporting countries by product category
Ease of doing business index rankings
Financial Development Index
Gross domestic product
The value of goods and services produced within a country:
List of countries by GDP (nominal)
List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
List of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal)
List of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal) per capita
List of countries by GDP (PPP)
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
List of countries by past and projected GDP (PPP)
List of countries by past and projected GDP (PPP) per capita
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per person employed
List of countries by real GDP growth rate
List of countries by GDP (real) per capita growth rate
List of countries by GDP growth 1980–2010
List of countries by GDP sector composition
List of countries by charitable donation as percentage of GDP
List of countries by current account balance as percentage of GDP
List of countries by government spending as percentage of GDP
List of countries by gross fixed investment as percentage of GDP
List of countries by health spending as percentage of GDP
List of countries by spending on education as percentage of GDP
List of countries by carbon intensity of GDP
List of countries by largest historical GDP
List of countries by tax revenue to GDP ratio
List of countries by trade-to-GDP ratio
List of countries by GNI (PPP) per capita
List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
Fossil fuels
List of countries by coal production
List of countries by coal reserves
List of countries by natural gas consumption
List of countries by natural gas exports
List of countries by natural gas imports
List of countries by natural gas production
List of countries by natural gas proven reserves
List of countries by net oil exports
List of countries by oil consumption
List of countries by oil exports
List of countries by oil imports
List of countries by oil production
List of countries by proven oil reserves
List of countries by recoverable shale gas
List of countries by refined petroleum exports
Fracking by country
Natural gas by country
Shale gas by country
Oil by country
Industrial output
List of countries by aluminium exports
List of countries by aluminium production
List of countries by aluminium oxide production
List of countries by bauxite production
List of countries by bentonite production
List of countries by bismuth production
List of countries by cement production
List of countries by copper exports
List of countries by copper production
List of countries by copper smelter production
List of countries by chromium production
List of countries by diamond exports
List of countries by diamond production
List of countries by feldspar production
List of countries by fluorite production
List of countries by gold exports
List of countries by gold production
List of countries by industrial production growth rate
List of countries by iron-ore exports
List of countries by iron ore production
List of countries by lithium production
List of countries by magnesium production
List of countries by manganese production
List of countries by mercury production
Lists of countries by mineral production
List of countries by nickel production
List of countries by palladium production
List of countries by platinum production
List of countries by silver production
List of countries by steel production
List of countries by salt production
List of countries by silicon production
List of countries by thorium resources
List of countries by tin production
List of countries by titanium production
List of countries by uranium production
List of countries by uranium reserves
List of countries by zinc production
Deindustrialisation by country
Uranium mining by country
Agriculture
Fishing industry by country
International wheat production statistics
Land use statistics by country
List of countries by irrigated land area
List of countries by organic farmland
List of countries by apple production
List of countries by apricot production
List of countries by artichoke production
List of countries by avocado production
List of countries by barley production
List of countries by cereal production
List of countries by cherry production
List of countries by coconut production
List of countries by coffee production
List of countries by cucumber production
List of countries by eggplant production
List of countries by fruit production
List of countries by garlic production
List of countries by grape production
List of countries by milk production
List of countries by papaya production
List of countries by pear production
List of countries by pineapple production
List of countries by plum production
List of countries by potato production
List of countries by rice production
List of countries by soybean production
List of countries by tomato production
List of countries by vegetable production
List of countries by coffee exports
List of countries by maize exports
List of countries by meat production
List of countries by wheat exports
List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities
List of wine-producing regions
Workforce
List of countries by average annual labor hours
List of countries by average wage
List of countries by child labour rate
List of countries by employment in agriculture
List of countries by labour force
List of countries by labour productivity
List of countries by long-term unemployment rate
List of countries by minimum wage
List of countries by public sector size
List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents
List of countries by sector composition of the labor force
List of countries by share of informal employment in total employment
List of countries by unemployment rate
List of sovereign states by employment rate
List of minimum annual leave by country
Other exports
List of countries by aircraft and spacecraft exports
List of countries by aircraft component exports
List of countries by automotive component exports
List of countries by computer exports
List of countries by electronics exports
List of countries by engine exports
List of countries by gas turbine exports
List of countries by integrated circuit exports
List of countries by live animal exports
List of countries by pharmaceutical exports
List of countries by raw cotton exports
List of countries by ship exports
List of countries by telecommunications equipment exports
List of countries by telephone exports
List of countries by truck exports
Environment
The physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an ecosystem:
List of countries by air pollution
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
List of countries by ecological footprint
List of countries by electrification rate
List of countries by electricity consumption
List of countries by electricity imports
List of countries by electricity exports
List of countries by electricity production
List of countries by energy consumption per capita
List of countries by energy intensity
List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions
List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita
List of countries by natural disaster risk
List of countries by renewable electricity production
List of countries by total primary energy consumption and production
List of countries with the most hydro-electric capacity
Lists of ecoregions by country
List of environmental laws by country
List of nuclear and radiation fatalities by country
List of nuclear power accidents by country
List of renewable energy topics by country and territory
List of water supply and sanitation by country
Electric energy by country
Electric energy markets by country
Nuclear energy by country
Nuclear energy policy by country
Nuclear power by country
Wind power by country
Solar power by country
Electric car use by country
Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
Geography
Earth and its features:
List of countries and dependencies by area
List of countries by average annual precipitation
List of countries by average elevation
List of countries by average yearly temperature
List of countries by forest area
List of countries by forest area (percentage)
List of countries by length of coastline
List of countries by total renewable water resources
List of countries by northernmost point
List of countries by southernmost point
List of countries by easternmost point
List of countries by westernmost point
List of countries by largest island
List of countries by number of islands
List of countries by the United Nations geoscheme
List of countries that border only one other country
List of countries without rivers
List of countries and territories by number of land borders
List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders
List of countries and territories by border/area ratio
List of countries and territories by maritime boundaries
List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent
List of sovereign states by freshwater withdrawal
List of elevation extremes by country
List of island countries
List of landlocked countries
List of transcontinental countries
List of former transcontinental countries
List of time zones by country
Daylight saving time by country
Exclusive economic zone
Human rights
Blasphemy law
Censorship by country
Freedom of religion by country
Freedom of speech by country
Internet censorship and surveillance by country
Legality of Holocaust denial
List of human rights articles by country
LGBT rights by country or territory
Military
List of countries by Global Militarization Index
List of countries by level of military equipment
List of countries by military expenditures
List of countries by military expenditure per capita
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers contributed
List of countries by past military expenditure
List of countries with overseas military bases
List of countries without armed forces
List of enlistment age by country
List of armies by country
List of artillery by country
Lists of currently active military equipment by country
List of main battle tanks by country
List of militaries by country
List of military unit mottoes by country
List of missiles by country
List of aircraft carriers
List of states with nuclear weapons
List of submarine operators
Military history by country
Missile defense systems by country
Women in the military by country
Names
The label for the country:
List of sovereign states
List of alternative country names
List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages
List of countries named after people
List of country-name etymologies
List of country names in various languages
Politics
The process by which groups, often governments, make decisions:
List of countries by consultation on rule-making
List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government
List of countries by Fragile States Index
List of countries by number of diplomatic missions
List of countries by system of government
List of countries' copyright lengths
List of countries without political parties
Lists of active separatist movements
List of administrative divisions by country
List of autonomous areas by country
List of coups and coup attempts by country
List of current heads of state and government
List of electoral systems by country
List of enclaves and exclaves
List of fascist movements by country
List of fictional countries
List of former sovereign states
List of legislatures by country
Lists of mayors by country
List of micronations
List of national constitutions
List of national governments
List of nationalizations by country
List of next general elections
List of parties to international copyright agreements
Lists of political entities by century
List of privatizations by country
List of ruling political parties by country
List of sovereign states by date of formation
List of territorial disputes
List of the most recent elections by country
Apportionment by country
Capital punishment by country
Democratic backsliding by country
Elections by country
Liberal parties by country
Referendums by country
The Economist Democracy Index
Freedom in the World
Global Corruption Barometer
National symbols
Gallery of sovereign state flags
List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption
List of aspect ratios of national flags
List of flags by color
List of flags by color combination
Armorial of sovereign states
Timeline of national flags
Transport
The intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another:
List of countries by container port traffic
List of countries by road network size
List of countries by traffic-related death rate
List of countries by vehicles per capita
List of countries by motor vehicle production
List of countries by rail transport network size
List of countries by rail usage
List of countries by number of heliports
List of countries by total length of pipelines
List of countries by waterways length
List of countries without an airport
List of international airports by country
List of merchant navy capacity by country
Lists of rail accidents by country
List of shipbuilders and shipyards
Left- and right-hand traffic
Automotive industry by country
Drunk driving law by country
Highway systems by country
Level crossings by country
Rail transport by country
Railway coupling by country
School bus by country
Speed limits by country
Taxis by country
Traffic signs by country
Trolleybus usage by country
Food and drink
List of countries by alcohol consumption per capita
List of countries by beer consumption per capita
List of countries by food energy intake
List of countries by food self-sufficiency rate
List of countries by meat consumption
List of countries by milk consumption per capita
List of countries by seafood consumption
List of countries by tea consumption per capita
List of countries with alcohol prohibition
List of countries with Burger King franchises
List of countries with McDonald's restaurants
List of countries with KFC franchises
List of countries with Jollibee outlets
List of countries with Subway restaurants
List of snack foods by country
List of soft drinks by country
Breakfast by country
Food deserts by country
Krispy Kreme operations by country
Operations of KFC by country
Vegetarianism by country
Technology
The use of knowledge for practical goals:
List of countries by 4G LTE penetration
List of countries by IPv4 address allocation
List of countries by mobile banking usage
List of countries by number of Internet users
List of countries by number of mobile phones in use
List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
List of countries by number of television broadcast stations
List of countries by smartphone penetration
List of countries by stem cell research trials
List of sovereign states by Internet connection speeds
List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
List of sovereign states by number of Internet hosts
List of mobile phone brands by country
List of mobile telephone prefixes by country
List of public broadcasters by country
List of state media by country
List of television networks by country
List of Internet top-level domains
Internet censorship and surveillance by country
Mains electricity by country
TV advertisements by country
Books published per country per year
Government Broadband Index
ICT Development Index
Networked Readiness Index
Country codes
List of country calling codes
List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
List of CGF country codes
List of FIFA country codes
List of FIPS country codes
List of GS1 country codes
List of IOC country codes
List of ISO 3166 country codes
List of ITU letter codes
List of NATO country codes
List of UIC country code
List of UNDP country codes
Maritime identification digits
Mobile country code
International vehicle registration code
Education
The transmission of knowledge and skills:
List of countries by literacy rate
List of countries by youth literacy rate
List of countries by secondary education attainment
List of countries by tertiary education attainment
List of countries by public spending in tertiary education
List of countries by Nobel laureates per capita
List of countries by number of doctorates awarded
List of countries by spending on education (% of government expenditure)
List of education articles by country
List of Nobel laureates by country
List of normal schools by country
Lists of schools by country
List of secondary education systems by country
Lists of universities and colleges by country
Grading systems by country
School uniforms by country
Education Index
Laws
The set of rules that are created and enforced to regulate behavior:
Ages of consent by country
Beard and haircut laws by country
Bicycle helmet laws by country
Clothing laws by country
Divorce law by country
Female genital mutilation laws by country
Freedom of information laws by country
Hate speech laws by country
Law enforcement by country
Laws protecting monuments by country
List of murder laws by country
Marital rape laws by country
Sperm donation laws by country
Surrogacy laws by country
Email spam legislation by country
Legal industry by country
Legal status of human sterilization by country
Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
List of legal entity types by country
Miscellaneous
Drugs
List of countries by annual cannabis use
List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use
List of countries by prevalence of opiates use
Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
Drug and precursor laws by country or territory
Legal status of ayahuasca by country
Legal status of ibogaine by country
Legal status of psychoactive cactus by country
Urban
List of countries by urban population
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
List of countries with multiple capitals
List of countries with the most skyscrapers
Lists of cities by country
List of ghost towns by country
List of national capitals
Urbanization by sovereign state
Other population
List of countries by real population density based on food growing capacity
List of gray wolf populations by country
List of island countries by population density
List of population milestones by country
Armenian population by country
Assyrian population by country
Azerbaijani population by country
Philippine population by country of citizenship
Population and housing censuses by country
Buildings and structures
List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
List of archaeological sites by country
List of association football stadiums by country
List of canals by country
List of castles by country
List of libraries by country
List of museums by country
List of tallest buildings by country
List of tallest structures by country
List of zoos by country
Other
List of countries by guns and homicide
List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of countries by number of public holidays
List of countries with IKEA stores
List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers
List of African writers by country
List of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country
List of banned video games by country
List of best-selling albums by country
List of comics by country
List of department stores by country
List of first female pharmacists by country
List of first female physicians by country
List of first Olympic gold medalists by country
List of first satellites by country
List of first women dentists by country
List of frigate classes by country
Lists of Hispanic Academy Award winners and nominees by country
List of holidays by country
List of ministries of transport by country
List of national identity card policies by country
List of naval guns by country
List of Righteous Among the Nations by country
List of Scout Laws by country
List of serial killers by country
List of video games markets by country
List of World War II flying aces by country
2009 swine flu pandemic by country
Affordable housing by country
Animal rights by country or territory
Application of Sharia by country
Average human height by country
Blood type distribution by country
COVID-19 lockdowns by country
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country
Child support by country
Civil defense by country
Date and time representation by country
Date format by country
Department stores by country
Desalination by country
Electricity distribution companies by country
Electronic voting by country
Electronic waste by country
Emergency contraceptive availability by country
Equinor operations by country
Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country
Ethanol fuel by country
History of anthropology by country
History of CBDCs by country
Ice hockey by country
Immigration by country
Involuntary commitment by country
Judo by country
Land reforms by country
Literature by country
Lotteries by country
Moonshine by country
Net neutrality by country
Number of terrorist incidents by country
Observance of Christmas by country
Percent of households with guns by country
Police brutality by country
Police firearm use by country
Prisons by country
Prostitution statistics by country
Racism by country
Regional organisations by country
Smart grids by country
Surnames by country
Timeline of first orbital launches by country
Tobacco consumption by country
Waste by country
Water fluoridation by country
Wedding customs by country
World Heritage Sites by country
World War II by country
All-time Olympic Games medal table
References
External links
List of Global Development Indexes and Rankings
Geography-related lists