The World’s Most Populous Countries from 1950 to 2060
Russia, Japan, Germany, the UK, Italy, and France are falling off the list of most populous countries and being replaced by Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mexico.
Nearly All the US’s Largest Trading Partners Impose Higher Tariffs on US Goods than Vice Versa
Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, India, and Thailand all impose higher tariffs on imports from the US than the US imposes on imports from them
The Poverty Rate of Every County in the US
With a poverty rate of 53.9%, Oglala Lakota County, part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, is the poorest county in the US
China Produces More Cement than the Rest of the World Combined
“Between 2011 and 2013, China consumed more concrete than the U.S. did in the entire 20th century”
Map of the Day: the Rise and Fall of the British Empire
At its height, the British Empire encompassed 23% of the world’s population and 24% of its landmass, making it the largest empire in the history of the world
Map of the Day: the Rise and Fall of the French Empire
In 1920, shortly after its victory in World War I, the French Empire reaches its all time territorial maximum
Taps Coogan: the Chinese Government Likely Borrowed More than the US in 2017
China’s total government debt growth rate is now significantly faster than in the US
Map of the Day: Every Day of the American Civil War
The changing front lines of the war that remains the deadliest in all of American history
95% of the World Population Lives with Polluted Air
The regions of the world with the worst air quality are many of the least economically developed and fastest growing
Some Perspective on the US Trade Deficit with China
If the US managed to eliminate its trade deficit with every country in the world expect China, it would still have the largest trade deficit in the world