- Highest overall life expectancy (83.5 years): Andorra
- Largest producer of opium (95%) and cannabis: Afghanistan
- Most female heads of government: Bangladesh
- Most globalized country: Belgium
- Highest GDP (real) annual growth rate (21.40%): Bhutan
- Largest number of isolated tribes (67): Brazil
- Lowest literacy rate (23.6%): Burkina Faso
- Longest coastline: Canada
- Largest renewable energy and Carbon producer: China
- Most equal income and highest life satisfaction: Denmark
- Largest % of nuclear energy production (76.2%): France
- World's oldest country (~3200 BC): Iran
- Largest metropolitan area by population (Tokyo): Japan
- Largest military budget as % of GDP (22.9%): North Korea
- Highest GDP per capita: Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, or Qatar
- Highest fertility rate (7.34 births per woman): Mali
- Most economic freedom and level of innovation: Singapore
- Most unstable country: Somalia
- Lowest overall life expectancy (31.8 years): Swaziland
Here's highlights from the United States:
- Largest area of cultivated land
- Highest incarceration rate
- Highest level of gun ownership (90 guns per 100 residents)
- Largest number of immigrants (38,355,000)
- Largest foreign investment and received foreign investment
- Largest arms exporter ($7,454,000,000)
- Most Olympics hosted (8) and most Olympic medals (2551 total)
- Longest total length of railways and roadways
- Highest GDP
via Mesofacts
Cool! I wonder if Denmark's two are related.
ReplyDeleteI'm betting my most of political perspective on it.
ReplyDeleteHm. Interesting since my understanding is free markets tend to widen the gap between the rich and poor in the long run, while simultaneously making everyone richer. Does this mean they possibly make people less satisfied with life as well?
ReplyDeleteLet me clarify my statement. I totally agree with your statement that free markets increase everyone's wealth while also increasing income inequality. I also agree that income inequality decreases satisfaction. You feel short in a room with NBA players, even if you're 6ft tall. So what I meant was that I support the free market, but I understand that most voters want some mix of regulation and market to ensure inequality doesn't get too large.
ReplyDeleteDenmark is not that economically free. The US is ranked 5th in the world and Denmark is ranked 11th (improving over the last 10 years). They are $10,000 poorer than Americans, but the benefits of equality seem to be worth it.
Ergo, the free market makes people less satisfied with life. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteSure there are some drawbacks to the free market (ie inequality), but the benefits clearly outweigh the costs. I'm sure there is a correlation between the economic freedom list and the life satisfaction list.
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