ECONOMY & WORK

Compare economy and work rankings on world maps

Economic size, average output, growth, prices and participation in work answer different questions. Browse GDP and employment together with working time, sleep, inequality, trade and government debt.

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01 / HOW TO READ

Distinguish totals, shares and per-person measures

Nominal GDP is affected by country size and exchange rates, GDP per capita is an average, and purchasing-power measures adjust for price levels. Growth and inflation can be volatile, while unemployment and participation use different denominators.

GDP per capita

This is nominal GDP divided by population; it is not the same as household income or everyday purchasing power.

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Nominal GDP

This is total output in current US dollars, so country size, prices and exchange rates all matter.

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GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing-power adjustment improves price-level comparisons but does not show how income is distributed.

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Real GDP growth

This is a one-year change in inflation-adjusted output and can move sharply with the business cycle.

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Inflation

This is the annual change in consumer prices; a single year does not describe long-term price stability.

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Unemployment

This is the share of the labor force without work and seeking it, not the share of the whole population.

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Youth unemployment

This covers unemployed 15–24-year-olds in the youth labor force; education participation affects the denominator.

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Average annual working hours

This is an annual average per worker, with international differences in methods and employment structure.

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Average sleep time

This comes from time-use surveys whose dates, samples and methods differ between countries.

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Government debt (% of GDP)

This covers central-government debt as a share of GDP, not necessarily the broader general-government measure used in other comparisons.

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Exports (% of GDP)

This is goods-and-services exports as a share of GDP; smaller, trade-oriented economies can record especially high ratios.

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Imports (% of GDP)

This is goods-and-services imports as a share of GDP; country size, domestic demand and international supply chains all matter.

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Labor force participation

This is the share of people aged 15+ who are working or actively seeking work; schooling, retirement and social conditions affect it.

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Income inequality (Gini index)

A higher Gini value means a more unequal income distribution, not a higher average income.

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03 / KEEP EXPLORING