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19 topics, 261 indicators.
- EconomyOutput, growth, prices, productivity and external balance.
- Government & public financePublic debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
- Population & demographicsSize, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
- Employment & wagesUnemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
- Income & inequalityLiving standards, poverty and distribution.
- HousingPrices, rents, affordability, mortgages and construction.
- HealthLongevity, mortality, health system capacity and risk factors.
- EducationLiteracy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
- TradeExports, imports, balances, openness and composition.
- EnergyGeneration, consumption, mix, dependence and intensity.
- ClimateGreenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
- EnvironmentForests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
- Infrastructure & transportationTransport networks, passengers, freight and access.
- Digital economy & InternetConnectivity, adoption and digital infrastructure.
- Innovation, research & technologyR&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
- Agriculture & natural resourcesLand, production, employment and resource rents.
- TourismArrivals, departures and tourism receipts.
- Security & governanceHomicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
- Quality of lifeHuman development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
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Curated shortcuts, each backed by a live figure from the current snapshot.
- Which countries are ageing fastest?Median age, highest firstMonaco leads with 54.4 yrs (2023)
- Who leads the energy transition?Renewable share of electricityCosta Rica leads with 100.0 % (2025)
- Which economies grow fastest?Real GDP growthGuyana leads with 19.3 % (2025)
- Where do people live longest?Life expectancy at birthMonaco leads with 86.5 yrs (2024)
- Where is inflation highest?Consumer price inflationVenezuela leads with 252.0 % (2025)
- Who carries the most public debt?General government gross debt, % of GDPSingapore leads with 171.3 % (2025)
- Who emits the most CO₂ per person?CO₂ emissions per capitaQatar leads with 41.27 t (2024)
- Where is everyone online?Internet users, % of populationUnited Arab Emirates leads with 100.0 % (2024)
- Where is unemployment lowest?Unemployment rate, lowest firstQatar leads with 0.1 % (2025)
- Where are families largest?Fertility rate, births per womanChad leads with 6.03 (2024)
- Who invests most in research?R&D expenditure, % of GDPTaiwan leads with 4.10 % (2024)
- Compare the G7Seven economies side by side🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇨🇦 · 7 members · GDP US$52.5T
- Compare the BRICS foundersBrazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa🇮🇳 🇨🇳 🇮🇩 🇧🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇹 🇪🇬 🇮🇷 · 10 members · GDP US$31.6T
- Compare the Nordic countriesDenmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden🇸🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 🇮🇸 🇬🇱 🇫🇴 · 7 members · GDP US$2.03T
Biggest recent changes
Detected deterministically from the data — no editorial picks.
2025
GDP per capita fell 17.7 % to US$ 933 in 2025 (largest drop since 1994).
GDP fell 15.6 % to US$ 126.4B in 2025 (largest drop since 1994).
GDP growth fell 24.5 points to 19.3 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2023).
Inflation fell 30.6 points to 14.6 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2024).
Inflation fell 43.9 points to 9.8 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
Inflation fell 21.1 points to 7.5 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
Inflation rose 202.6 points to 252.0 % in 2025 (largest rise since 2018).
GDP growth rose 27.2 points to 4.3 % in 2025 (largest rise on record).
Inflation fell 23.6 points to 34.9 % in 2025 (largest drop since 1981).
GDP growth rose 16.1 points to 7.0 % in 2025 (largest rise since 2019).
Gross debt / GDP fell 26.6 points to 43.8 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
2024
Renewable electricity rose 9.7 points to 43.8 % in 2024 (largest rise since 2022).
Renewable electricity rose 20.0 points to 20.0 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).
Internet users rose 38.3 points to 57.3 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).
Life expectancy rose 4.0 years to 69.2 years in 2024 (largest rise on record).
Inflation rose 86.4 points to 219.9 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).
2023
Median age rose 0.4 years to 32.1 years in 2023 (largest rise on record).
Median age rose 0.3 years to 23.5 years in 2023 (largest rise on record).
Median age rose 0.3 years to 24.7 years in 2023 (largest rise since 2022).
Median age rose 0.4 years to 18.0 years in 2023 (largest rise since 2020).
Internet users rose 25.4 points to 87.4 % in 2023 (largest rise on record).
Median age rose 0.2 years to 16.9 years in 2023 (largest rise since 2016).
Median age rose 0.4 years to 22.6 years in 2023 (largest rise on record).
Median age rose 0.1 years to 18.0 years in 2023 (largest rise on record).
Median age reached a record high of 32.9 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
Median age reached a record high of 24.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
Median age reached a record high of 29.4 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
Median age reached a record high of 20.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
Median age reached a record high of 27.9 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
Median age reached a record high of 18.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
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