Category - Middle East

For travellers driving in the Middle East: Today, all Middle Eastern countries and territories practise right-hand traffic (RHT) for their roads. Right-hand traffic (RHT) is the practice of keep .. » Read more

data table by Ozifer

1 Afghanistan

2 Bahrain

3 Iran

» see all 15 rankings

5.9K views, updated 1 month ago

Largest Office Buildings in Middle East

Urban Middle East

The majestic Abraj Al-Bait Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the largest office building in the Middle East with 310,638 square meters, slightly edging the Burj Khalifa , also the tallest building in the .. » Read more

data table by Grevious

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310638,309473,178061,160000,100000,62000

1 Abraj Al-Bait Makkah Royal Clock Tower, 310 m²

2 Burj Khalifa, 309 m²

3 Al Hamra Tower, 178 m²

» see all 6 rankings Compare Abraj Al-Bait Makkah Royal Clock Tower with others

5.9K views, updated 6 days ago

Tallest Hotels in the Middle East

Urban Middle East

We continue to track the tallest and most luxurious hotels - this time, in the Middle East. Dubai continues to dominate the field with her slate of eight tallest hotels among the top ten in the Middl .. » Read more

data table by Goramo

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357.8,355,333,321,309,294,270,269,221,221

1 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Aka (Gevora Hotel), 358 m

2 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, 355 m

3 Rose Rayhaan By Rotana, 333 m

» see all 16 rankings Compare Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Aka (Gevora Hotel) with others

5.8K views, updated 1 month ago

Largest Militaries in Middle East

World General Middle East

Which country has the largest military force in Middle East? The country with the largest military force in Middle East is Iran with a force strength of 1,000,000 personnel . At second and thir .. » Read more

data table by Vince J

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1000000,642500,341000,277800,269000,251500,180500,80000,63000,48300

1 Iran, 1,000,000

2 Israel, 642,500

3 Iraq, 341,000

» see all 15 rankings Compare Iran with others

4.8K views, updated 2 days ago

Middle East - Top Sovereign Wealth Funds

Business Middle East

Along with Asia's top sovereign wealth funds, the SWFs of Middle East manages a combined total of more than US$3 trillion in assets. Most of these sovereign wealth funds originated from oil revenues .. » Read more

data table by Carlson C.

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828,642,514,320,209.5,183,125,110,91,34

1 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, US$828 billion

2 Kuwait Investment Authority, US$642 billion

3 SAMA Foreign Holdings, US$514 billion

» see all 16 rankings Compare Abu Dhabi Investment Authority with others

4.6K views, updated 2 weeks ago

Tallest Buildings in the Middle East 2019

Urban Middle East

The Burj Khalifa of Dubai is the tallest building in the world and the Middle East at 828m . It also has the most number of floors in the world at 163 floors. Naturally, compared to the Burj K .. » Read more

data table by Rachellong

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828,601,425,414,413,392.4,385,381,381,368

1 Burj Khalifa, 828 m

2 Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, 601 m

3 Marina 101, 425 m

» see all 16 rankings Compare Burj Khalifa with others

3.8K views, updated 1 month ago

Middle East: Entity List from US Commerce (latest 19 May 2020)

Business World Middle East

UPDATED 19 May 2020 - This is a part of the US Entity List for entities based in the Middle East region. Out of around 1,308 entities worldwide, 299 of these entities are located in the Middle E .. » Read more

data table by Texan Tim

1 Huawei Technologies Investment Co. Ltd., Ltd., 2020-05-19

2 Huawei Technologies Bahrain, 2020-05-19

3 Huawei Technologies Lebanon, 2020-05-19

» see all 299 rankings

3.3K views, updated 2 days ago

2018 Middle East: Top Countries/Markets by Game Revenues

Business World Entertainment Middle East

The combined value of the world's top 100 games markets is estimated to be US$134 billion . By region, the size of Middle East's games market is US$2.4billion or 1.8% of the combined total .. » Read more

data table by Budapesto

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577,487,402,342,105,105,102,85,66,57

1 Saudi Arabia, US$577 million

2 Iran, US$487 million

3 Israel, US$402 million

» see all 11 rankings Compare Saudi Arabia with others

2.7K views, updated 13 hours ago

2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)

World Africa Middle East

The 2018 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fo .. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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77.6,72.6,72.2,67.7,64.9,62.2,61.9,61,59.6,58.9

1 United Arab Emirates, 77.60

2 Qatar, 72.60

3 Israel, 72.20

» see all 18 rankings Compare United Arab Emirates with others

2.5K views, updated 1 month ago

2019 Most Populous Countries in the Middle East and North Africa

World Africa Middle East

The world population data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. The total world population stands at 7.42 billion people at the time of this study. The total pop .. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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94.8,81.4,41.5,38.9,34.9,32.4,30,18.4,11.5,10.1

1 Egypt, 95 million

2 Iran, 81 million

3 Algeria, 42 million

» see all 18 rankings Compare Egypt with others

2.4K views, updated 1 week ago

2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with the Highest Corporate Tax Rates

Business World Africa Middle East

The world corporate tax data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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30,30,28,25,23,23,23,20,20,15

1 Morocco, 30.00 %

2 Tunisia, 30.00 %

3 Syria, 28.00 %

» see all 18 rankings Compare Morocco with others

2.4K views, updated 4 weeks ago

1960 - 2017 Middle East Countries with Highest Elderly Population

World Middle East

1990 - 2017 Middle East: This table depicts countries in the Middle East with the highest percentage of elderly persons (ages 65 and above) in their population (Source: World Bank). » Read more

data table by Vision2020

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11.73,8.51,5.44,4.34,3.81,3.3,3.19,2.92,2.58,2.37

1 Israel, 11.73 %

2 Lebanon, 8.51 %

3 Iran, Islamic Rep., 5.44 %

» see all 14 rankings Compare Israel with others

2.4K views, updated 6 days ago

2019 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)

World Africa Middle East

The 2019 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fou .. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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77.6,72.8,72.6,66.5,66.4,62.9,61,60.8,60.7,55.4

1 United Arab Emirates, 77.60

2 Israel, 72.80

3 Qatar, 72.60

» see all 18 rankings Compare United Arab Emirates with others

2.4K views, updated 6 days ago

2018 Corruption Perceptions Index - Middle East & North Africa

Business World Africa Middle East

2018 (Middle East & North Africa) Corruption Perceptions Index source: Transparency International (see attributions) " The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index which ranks 180 countr .. » Read more

data table by Eunsoo

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23,33,34,53,58,58,73,73,78,99

1 United Arab Emirates, 23

2 Qatar, 33

3 Israel, 34

» see all 18 rankings Compare United Arab Emirates with others

2.3K views, updated 4 weeks ago

2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with the Highest Income Tax Rates

World Africa Middle East

The world income tax data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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48,38,35,35,35,25,22,20,15,14

1 Israel, 48.00 %

2 Morocco, 38.00 %

3 Algeria, 35.00 %

» see all 18 rankings Compare Israel with others

2.3K views, updated 2 days ago

2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with Highest Inflation

World Africa Middle East

The per-country inflation data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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28,23.5,9.9,5.6,5.3,4.9,4.5,3.3,2,1.6

1 Libya, 28.00 %

2 Egypt, 23.50 %

3 Iran, 9.90 %

» see all 18 rankings Compare Libya with others

2.3K views, updated 2 days ago

1990 - 2016 Middle East: Countries with Most Forested Areas

World Nature Middle East

1990 - 2016 Middle East: This table depicts for the (often declining) size of forest areas from 1990 - 2016 for countries in Middle East. Forest area (% of land area) - Forest area is defined, acco .. » Read more

data table by Vision2020

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13.42913049,7.726432391,6.564491066,4.557307852,2.673855035,2.067824648,1.90036115,1.09822032,1.039831809,0.784061684

1 Lebanon, 13.43 %

2 Israel, 7.73 %

3 Iran, Islamic Rep., 6.56 %

» see all 14 rankings Compare Lebanon with others

2.2K views, updated 17 hours ago

2016 Middle East - Loss of Forested Areas By Countries

World Nature Middle East

1990 - 2016 Middle East: This table depicts for the loss of forested areas for countries in the Middle East. Forest area (% of land area) - Forest area is defined, according to World Bank, as land .. » Read more

data table by Vision2020

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-0.0067207499999999,0.062100638,0.157126821,0.465221106,0.62365639,0.649695714,0.992117254,1.107575382,1.626617234

1 Jordan, 0 %

2 Afghanistan, 0 %

3 Oman, 0 %

» see all 14 rankings Compare Jordan with others