Data journalist at Statista
Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and more severe as a result of climate change. They are already a harsh reality for communities all over the world and in the per...
Eurostat have released an interesting forecast about how long a person can expect to be active in the European labour market during his or her life. The data is measured in years and it's...
December 1 marks World AIDS Day, which aims to promote awareness of the disease and mourn those who have died from it. Earlier this year, UNAIDS reported that the number of deaths from th...
In 2017, global electricity consumption increased 2.5 percent to reach 25,721 Twh. When it comes to consumption, China uses the most of any country at 25.9 percent, followed by the United...
Last week, the Global Health Security Index was released and it examined whether countries across the world are prepared to deal with epidemic or pandemic. The topic was thrust into the s...
Around the world, which nationalities place the most importance on religion in their daily lives? Pew's Global Attitudes Survey revealed that almost all Ethiopian and Indonesians consider...
The United States is continuing to fall behind other developed nations in funding for university research according to The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. That's despi...
Whether it's preventing the mistreatment of workers, protecting the environment, keeping infrastructure efficient or holding corporations accountable for their actions, regulation comes i...
Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that U.S. overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 1999, 68,557 people still died. The federal governmen...
A study published by the UK's Intellectual Property Office has explored gender profiles in worldwide patenting, finding that the overwhelming majority of patents are filed by men. Over th...
Natural and man-made disasters caused $165 billion of economic losses worldwide last year according to estimates from insurance giant Swiss Re. At least $85 billion of those losses were c...
Where do libraries loan out the most books? Interestingly, there are actually statistics about the number of books loaned every year in major cities around the world. They are compiled by...
TomTom has released its 2018 Traffic Index which highlights congestion levels in 403 cities in 56 countries. Traffic congestion has continued to increase over the past decade with almost ...
In 2018, the Louvre in Paris was the world's most-visited museum, attracting 10.2 million visitors. It showcases around 38,000 different objects over an area of nearly 783,000 square feet...
Deutsche Bank recently released the 8th edition of its annual survey of global prices and living standards from various cities and countries. Among the many different categories analyzed ...
