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Five countries had more women than men in parliament in 2025

Five countries had more women than men in parliame...

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More Indians live in the Gulf states than in the US, UK, and Canada combined

More Indians live in the Gulf states than in the U...

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Money spent on building data centers in the US has grown 5-fold since late 2022

Money spent on building data centers in the US has...

5 days ago 67

How often are people infected with malaria?

How often are people infected with malaria?

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Drowning is a common cause of death among children — the world has made progress, but more can be done

Drowning is a common cause of death among children...

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Meat preferences vary a lot across different countries

Meat preferences vary a lot across different count...

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Thailand’s population may have already peaked

Thailand’s population may have already peaked

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Four developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2025

Four developed countries met the UN’s target for f...

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Guyana’s oil-driven economy has seen the world’s fastest growth in GDP per capita in recent years

Guyana’s oil-driven economy has seen the world’s f...

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Rich countries spend 60 times as much on healthcare per person as poor countries

Rich countries spend 60 times as much on healthcar...

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Air conditioning is almost universal in the US and Japan — but not elsewhere

Air conditioning is almost universal in the US and...

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Road deaths in the United States have fallen much more slowly than in other rich countries

Road deaths in the United States have fallen much ...

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30% of the world’s CO₂ emissions have a carbon price

30% of the world’s CO₂ emissions have a carbon pri...

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Morocco now gets almost a quarter of its electricity from renewables, but still relies heavily on coal

Morocco now gets almost a quarter of its electrici...

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Cereal yields have increased in all regions, but Africa lags behind

Cereal yields have increased in all regions, but A...

1 month ago 92

Half of Nigeria’s population lives in cities

Half of Nigeria’s population lives in cities

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In the past, most people worked in agriculture; in today’s rich countries, only a small share do

In the past, most people worked in agriculture; in...

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Most of the world’s fastest-growing megacities will soon be in Africa

Most of the world’s fastest-growing megacities wil...

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Three-quarters of eggs produced in the United Kingdom are free-range

Three-quarters of eggs produced in the United King...

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Global population growth peaked six decades ago

Global population growth peaked six decades ago

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Rich countries have ten times as many doctors per person as poor ones

Rich countries have ten times as many doctors per ...

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Nearly half of young children in Guatemala suffer from stunting

Nearly half of young children in Guatemala suffer ...

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Fertility rates across many countries have converged, despite starting from very different levels

Fertility rates across many countries have converg...

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Electric cars are taking off quickly in Latin America

Electric cars are taking off quickly in Latin Amer...

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US and Chinese companies train almost all of the world’s most-used AI models

US and Chinese companies train almost all of the w...

2 months ago 95

Obesity rates in Pakistan have tripled in the last 20 years

Obesity rates in Pakistan have tripled in the last...

2 months ago 92

Europeans consume more milk and dairy products than in other regions

Europeans consume more milk and dairy products tha...

2 months ago 107

A woman’s risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth varies hugely by country

A woman’s risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth...

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Tobacco use in India has halved this century

Tobacco use in India has halved this century

2 months ago 92

The price of lighting has dropped over 99.9% since 1700

The price of lighting has dropped over 99.9% since...

2 months ago 84

NVIDIA’s revenue from data centers and AI has grown 1,300-fold in the last 12 years

NVIDIA’s revenue from data centers and AI has grow...

2 months ago 112

Just over one-third of the world’s assessed fish stocks are overexploited

Just over one-third of the world’s assessed fish s...

2 months ago 109

Spain and Portugal both get over 40% of their electricity from solar and wind

Spain and Portugal both get over 40% of their elec...

2 months ago 98

Where are more people dying than being born?

Where are more people dying than being born?

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What is the largest source of electricity in each country?

What is the largest source of electricity in each ...

3 months ago 119

Australia is replacing coal and gas power with solar and wind

Australia is replacing coal and gas power with sol...

3 months ago 94

Less than 60% of the world has access to safe sanitation

Less than 60% of the world has access to safe sani...

3 months ago 131

Lung cancer deaths trace the rise and fall of smoking

Lung cancer deaths trace the rise and fall of smok...

3 months ago 102

Most collected waste in many low- and middle-income countries is stored in open dumps or is burned

Most collected waste in many low- and middle-incom...

3 months ago 98

Coffee production has shifted toward Asia over the last six decades

Coffee production has shifted toward Asia over the...

3 months ago 104

One in four cars sold in 2025 was electric

One in four cars sold in 2025 was electric

3 months ago 101

Global sales of combustion engine cars peaked in 2017

Global sales of combustion engine cars peaked in 2...

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Tajikistan's remittances are worth nearly half the country’s GDP

Tajikistan's remittances are worth nearly half the...

3 months ago 107

China added a Germany-sized electricity grid last year

China added a Germany-sized electricity grid last ...

3 months ago 104

Japan closed nearly all of its nuclear plants after Fukushima, but some are coming back online

Japan closed nearly all of its nuclear plants afte...

3 months ago 99

Cereal yields in Ghana have increased much faster over the past decade

Cereal yields in Ghana have increased much faster ...

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Global biofuel production has grown sevenfold in the last 20 years, despite the rise of electric cars

Global biofuel production has grown sevenfold in t...

3 months ago 112

More than a million people die from road injuries every year

More than a million people die from road injuries ...

4 months ago 126

Low-carbon electricity sources grew faster than demand in 2025, pushing fossil fuels into decline

Low-carbon electricity sources grew faster than de...

4 months ago 119

India went from 15% to 70% Internet access in a decade, mostly through mobile phones

India went from 15% to 70% Internet access in a de...

4 months ago 117