The Big Five African economies outperform the rest of the continent with only 44% of the population.
As a former colonial power, France spread French across continents. Here’s where one can find native French speakers.
Metrics assessing safety, inclusion, and access to justice vary greatly by country. Which were the worst countries for women in 2023?
More people doesn’t automatically equate to more Olympic medals, as some of the world’s most populous countries have found out over the years.
Human activity is largely to blame for the loss of numbers of the most endangered animals on this list.
In 2023, the UN Peacekeeping Forces, under the purview of the Security Council, comprised of more than 60,000 personnel from 118 countries.
The median age is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population, useful for policy planning for the world’s oldest and youngest countries.
The Democratic Republic of Congo accounts for 74% of the world's cobalt output.
We visualize the 15 countries with the highest infant mortality rates, including countries from Africa and the Middle East.
The country with the most forest loss since 2001 lost as much forest cover as the next four countries combined.