Wealth
The big food wasters
It’s estimated that food wasted by the USA and Europe could feed the world 3 times over!
Read more: The big food wasters100 richest (red) & 100 poorest (blue) counties in the US by per capita personal income
The U.S. counties with the highest per capita income is New York County, New York ($62,498), Arlington ($62,018), and Falls
Read more: 100 richest (red) & 100 poorest (blue) counties in the US by per capita personal incomeHunger Map 2015
About 795 million people, or 1 in 9 of the world’s population, go to bed hungry each night. It costs
Read more: Hunger Map 2015World Hunger Map
World Hunger Map, from World Food Programme.
Read more: World Hunger MapImbalance of the components of the Human Development Index visualized on colorwheels
The Human Development Index is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are
Read more: Imbalance of the components of the Human Development Index visualized on colorwheelsCountries by Human Development Index score
United States, Canada, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand have the highest human development index score.
Read more: Countries by Human Development Index scoreRichest people of Europe
Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2012 1 Russia 110 2 Germany 58 3 Turkey 43 4 United Kingdom 37 5
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Distribution of GDP in the world
High-income regions with the highest GDP are almost entirely concentrated in a few temperate zones, and 15% of the global population produces half of the world’s GDP.
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