How Does Your Country Compare to U.S. States?
These interactive maps from the Economist provide an interesting comparison between different countries and US states. Using the criteria of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the economy of California is...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Places to be Born in 2013
Back in 1988, the United States was ranked first as the best country to be born. Twenty five years later, the U.S. is ranked number 16. The Economist Intelligence Unit compiled the where-to-be-born...
View ArticleGlobal Attitudes About the Economy
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 39 nations, regarding attitudes about the state of the economy in the respondents’ respective countries, yielded interesting results. Respondents in...
View ArticleThe Economic Freedom Index 2013
The Economic Freedom Index, compiled by the Heritage Foundation, is a measure of the economic freedom given to citizens in each of the 185 countries where it is measured. A total of ten components of...
View ArticleHow African Countries Compare to One Another
The African continent is home to 54 countries ranging from prosperous ones to countries that are plagued by violence and extreme poverty. The chart above shows how African countries compare with one...
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