Over the last century, life expectancy at birth has more than double across the globe, Yet, while the average life expectancy for humans has increased significantly on a global scale, there’s still a noticeable gap in average life expectancies between different…
This infographic by Alberto Rojo Moro uses data from the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) to visualize where wine production is concentrated in the world. Find out more in Visual Capitalist World’s Biggest Wine Producers by Country By…
Which are the 10 countries building the greenest futures according to MIT Green Future Index 2023? Watch the video here
The U.S. has been the world’s biggest oil producer since 2018 and continued its dominance in 2022 by producing close to 18 million barrels per day (B/D). This accounted for nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. Read more in…
By 2050, Goldman Sachs believes that the weight of global GDP will shift even more towards Asia. While this is partly due to Asia outperforming previous forecasts, it is also due to BRICS nations underperforming. Read more in Visual Capitalist…
According to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, the balance of global economic power is projected to shift dramatically in the coming decades. In the graphic you can see s predictive overview of the world’s top 15 economies at several…
While much of this growth has been concentrated in China and India, researchers expect the next wave of growth to occur in Africa. At the opposite end of this spectrum are a number of countries that appear to be shrinking from…
Only 8% of the world’s population actually lives in a full, functioning democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).Meanwhile, another 37% of people live in some type of “flawed democracy”, while 55% of the world does not live in…
Houses fulfill a rare mix of necessity, utility, sentimentality, and for many, also act as a primary investment to build wealth. And it’s that last angle, combined with increasing demand in many countries, that is driving housing prices skyward. See…
This graphic catalogs the rise of the U.S. dollar as the dominant international reserve currency, and the recent efforts by various nations to de-dollarize and reduce their dependence on the U.S. financial system. Read more in Visual Capitalist De-Dollarization: More…
