The world, ranked.

Total surface area including inland water. Russia is nearly twice the size of the runner-up.

1. 1 Russia 17.10M
2. 2 Canada 9.98M
3. 3 United States 9.83M
4. 4 China 9.60M
5. 5 Brazil 8.51M
6. 6 Australia 7.69M
7. 7 India 3.29M
8. 8 Argentina 2.78M
9. 9 Kazakhstan 2.72M
10. 10 Algeria 2.38M

Vatican City is so small that 80 of them would fit inside Central Park.

1. 1 Vatican City 0.49
2. 2 Monaco 2.02
3. 3 Nauru 21
4. 4 Tuvalu 26
5. 5 San Marino 61
6. 6 Liechtenstein 160
7. 7 Marshall Islands 181
8. 8 St Kitts & Nevis 261
9. 9 Maldives 298
10. 10 Malta 316

Canada's coastline is so fractal it dwarfs every other country — six times longer than Russia's.

1. 1 Canada 202,080
2. 2 Norway 58,133
3. 3 Indonesia 54,716
4. 4 Russia 37,653
5. 5 Philippines 36,289
6. 6 Japan 29,751
7. 7 Australia 25,760
8. 8 United States 19,924
9. 9 New Zealand 15,134
10. 10 China 14,500

Each country's tallest mountain. Eight of the top ten are in the Himalaya/Karakoram chain.

1. 1 Nepal (Everest) 8,849
2. 2 China (Everest border) 8,849
3. 3 Pakistan (K2) 8,611
4. 4 India (Kanchenjunga) 8,586
5. 5 Bhutan (Gangkhar Puensum) 7,570
6. 6 Tajikistan (Ismoil Somoni) 7,495
7. 7 Afghanistan (Noshaq) 7,492
8. 8 Kyrgyzstan (Jengish Chokusu) 7,439
9. 9 Kazakhstan (Khan Tengri) 7,010
10. 10 Argentina (Aconcagua) 6,961

River-length measurement is famously contested — these are the most-cited figures.

1. 1 Nile (Africa) 6,650
2. 2 Amazon (South America) 6,400
3. 3 Yangtze (China) 6,300
4. 4 Mississippi-Missouri 6,275
5. 5 Yenisei (Russia) 5,539
6. 6 Yellow (China) 5,464
7. 7 Ob-Irtysh (Russia) 5,410
8. 8 Congo (Africa) 4,700
9. 9 Amur (Russia/China) 4,444
10. 10 Niger (West Africa) 4,180

China and Russia each share land borders with 14 countries — more than any others.

1. 1 China 14
2. 2 Russia 14
3. 3 Brazil 10
4. 4 DR Congo 9
5. 5 Germany 9
6. 6 Turkey 8
7. 7 France 8
8. 8 Austria 8
9. 9 Sudan 7
10. 10 India 7

France leads thanks to overseas departments from French Polynesia to French Guiana.

1. 1 France 12
2. 2 United States 11
3. 3 Russia 11
4. 4 United Kingdom 9
5. 5 Australia 9
6. 6 Canada 6
7. 7 Denmark 5
8. 8 New Zealand 5
9. 9 Brazil 4
10. 10 Mexico 4

Total surface area of lakes and inland water bodies inside national borders. Canada's lake-heavy interior pushes it far ahead of much larger countries.

1. 1 Canada 891,163
2. 2 Russia 720,500
3. 3 United States 664,709
4. 4 India 314,400
5. 5 China 270,550
6. 6 Brazil 157,630
7. 7 Australia 58,920
8. 8 Argentina 47,710
9. 9 Finland 33,672
10. 10 Kazakhstan 25,200

Total desert area within each country's borders. The Sahara alone spans 11 countries, but Algeria holds the largest share.

1. 1 Algeria 2,000,000
2. 2 Libya 1,750,000
3. 3 Australia 1,371,000
4. 4 China 1,295,000
5. 5 Mongolia 1,295,000
6. 6 Mali 1,240,000
7. 7 Sudan 1,100,000
8. 8 Saudi Arabia 1,000,000
9. 9 Niger 1,000,000
10. 10 Egypt 905,000

Sweden's archipelago alone holds more islands than most continents. Definitions vary — these figures use each country's official national survey methodology.

1. 1 Sweden 267,570
2. 2 Norway 239,057
3. 3 Finland 188,000
4. 4 Canada 52,455
5. 5 United States 18,617
6. 6 Indonesia 17,500
7. 7 Japan 14,125
8. 8 Australia 8,222
9. 9 Philippines 7,641
10. 10 United Kingdom 6,289

India overtook China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country.

1. 1 India 1.43B
2. 2 China 1.41B
3. 3 United States 335M
4. 4 Indonesia 278M
5. 5 Pakistan 241M
6. 6 Nigeria 224M
7. 7 Brazil 217M
8. 8 Bangladesh 173M
9. 9 Russia 144M
10. 10 Mexico 129M

Vatican City has fewer residents than a typical city block.

1. 1 Vatican City 510
2. 2 Tuvalu 11,000
3. 3 Nauru 12,700
4. 4 Palau 18,000
5. 5 San Marino 33,800
6. 6 Monaco 39,000
7. 7 Liechtenstein 39,600
8. 8 Marshall Islands 42,000
9. 9 St Kitts & Nevis 47,700
10. 10 Dominica 73,000

Monaco fits 39,000 residents into 2 km² — Manhattan-level density at country scale.

1. 1 Monaco 19,341
2. 2 Singapore 8,424
3. 3 Bahrain 2,017
4. 4 Maldives 1,832
5. 5 Malta 1,668
6. 6 Bangladesh 1,265
7. 7 Vatican City 1,093
8. 8 Lebanon 668
9. 9 Taiwan 651
10. 10 South Korea 533

The "Blue Zones" overlap heavily with the top of this list — Hong Kong, Japan, Italy.

1. 1

   HK

   Hong Kong 85.5
2. 2 Japan 84.7
3. 3 South Korea 84.4
4. 4 Australia 84.0
5. 5 Switzerland 83.9
6. 6 Singapore 83.8
7. 7 Italy 83.6
8. 8 Spain 83.5
9. 9 Iceland 83.2
10. 10 France 83.0

The median person in Niger is just 14.8 — half the population is school-age or younger.

1. 1 Niger 14.8
2. 2 Mali 16.0
3. 3 Central African Rep. 16.4
4. 4 Somalia 16.7
5. 5 Uganda 16.7
6. 6 DR Congo 17.0
7. 7 Angola 17.1
8. 8 Mozambique 17.6
9. 9 Zambia 17.6
10. 10 Burkina Faso 17.9

Monaco's median resident is 56.9 — one of the consequences of being a tax haven for retirees.

1. 1 Monaco 56.9
2. 2 Japan 49.9
3. 3 Germany 47.8
4. 4 Italy 47.4
5. 5 Portugal 46.8
6. 6 Greece 46.0
7. 7 San Marino 45.7
8. 8 Spain 45.6
9. 9 South Korea 45.0
10. 10 Slovenia 44.9

Several countries are functionally 100% urban — entire micro-states or city-states.

1. 1 Singapore 100%
2. 2 Monaco 100%
3. 3 Kuwait 100%
4. 4 Vatican City 100%
5. 5

   GI

   Gibraltar 100%
6. 6 Qatar 99.4%
7. 7 Belgium 98.1%
8. 8 Uruguay 95.7%
9. 9 Malta 95.0%
10. 10 Iceland 94.0%

Crude birth rate per thousand population. Sub-Saharan Africa dominates — Niger has the highest sustained birth rate of any country on record.

1. 1 Niger 46.5
2. 2 Somalia 42.4
3. 3 Chad 41.7
4. 4 Angola 41.3
5. 5 Mali 41.0
6. 6 DR Congo 40.4
7. 7 Central African Rep. 38.9
8. 8 Burundi 36.7
9. 9 Mozambique 38.0
10. 10 Uganda 37.6

Total fertility rate — the average number of children a woman would bear in her lifetime. South Korea has fallen below 0.8, the lowest figure ever recorded for any country.

1. 1 South Korea 0.72
2. 2

   HK

   Hong Kong 0.77
3. 3

   PR

   Puerto Rico 0.90
4. 4

   MO

   Macau 0.93
5. 5 Singapore 0.97
6. 6 Ukraine 0.98
7. 7 China 1.00
8. 8 Taiwan 1.09
9. 9 Spain 1.16
10. 10 Japan 1.20

Citizens of each country currently living in another country. India's diaspora of 18 million is the largest in absolute terms, well ahead of Mexico and Russia.

1. 1 India 18.0M
2. 2 Mexico 11.2M
3. 3 Russia 10.8M
4. 4 China 10.5M
5. 5 Syria 8.5M
6. 6 Bangladesh 7.8M
7. 7 Pakistan 6.3M
8. 8 Ukraine 6.1M
9. 9 Philippines 6.0M
10. 10 Afghanistan 5.7M

The US economy alone accounts for ~25% of global GDP at nominal prices.

1. 1 United States $28.8T
2. 2 China $18.5T
3. 3 Germany $4.6T
4. 4 Japan $4.1T
5. 5 India $3.9T
6. 6 United Kingdom $3.5T
7. 7 France $3.1T
8. 8 Brazil $2.3T
9. 9 Italy $2.3T
10. 10 Canada $2.2T

Luxembourg leads — small population, large financial-services sector, EU institutions.

1. 1 Monaco $256,000
2. 2 Luxembourg $134,700
3. 3 Ireland $106,100
4. 4 Switzerland $105,700
5. 5 Singapore $88,500
6. 6 Norway $87,900
7. 7 United States $85,400
8. 8 Iceland $84,600
9. 9 Qatar $80,200
10. 10 Denmark $68,800

Percentages sum to 200 because every trade has two sides — buying one currency means selling another.

1. 1 US Dollar 88%
2. 2

   EU

   Euro 31%
3. 3 Japanese Yen 17%
4. 4 Pound Sterling 13%
5. 5 Chinese Yuan 7%
6. 6 Australian Dollar 7%
7. 7 Canadian Dollar 6%
8. 8 Swiss Franc 5%
9. 9

   HK

   Hong Kong Dollar 3%
10. 10 Singapore Dollar 2%

The US has been the world's top crude producer since 2018, thanks to shale.

1. 1 United States 19.4
2. 2 Saudi Arabia 11.4
3. 3 Russia 10.7
4. 4 Canada 5.7
5. 5 China 5.3
6. 6 Iraq 4.4
7. 7 Brazil 4.3
8. 8 UAE 4.2
9. 9 Iran 3.9
10. 10 Kuwait 2.9

The US holds more gold than the next three countries combined — about 75% of its forex reserves.

1. 1 United States 8,133
2. 2 Germany 3,352
3. 3 Italy 2,452
4. 4 France 2,437
5. 5 Russia 2,333
6. 6 China 2,264
7. 7 Switzerland 1,040
8. 8 Japan 846
9. 9 India 822
10. 10 Netherlands 612

China has been the world's top exporter since 2009, eclipsing Germany.

1. 1 China $3.38T
2. 2 United States $2.02T
3. 3 Germany $1.69T
4. 4 Netherlands $0.94T
5. 5 Japan $0.72T
6. 6 Italy $0.68T
7. 7 France $0.65T
8. 8 South Korea $0.63T
9. 9 Mexico $0.59T
10. 10

    HK

    Hong Kong $0.57T

Statutory minimum hourly wage in USD at current exchange rates. Australia, Luxembourg and Switzerland alternate top spot depending on the EUR-USD rate.

1. 1 Australia $16.40
2. 2 Luxembourg $16.10
3. 3 New Zealand $14.20
4. 4 Ireland $14.10
5. 5 United Kingdom $13.90
6. 6 Germany $13.50
7. 7 Netherlands $13.20
8. 8 Belgium $13.00
9. 9 France $12.80
10. 10 Canada $12.40

Official unemployment as a percentage of the active labour force. Qatar's rate reflects its heavy migrant-worker economy; comparable like-for-like data is difficult.

1. 1 Qatar 0.1%
2. 2 Cambodia 0.3%
3. 3 Thailand 1.0%
4. 4 Bahrain 1.0%
5. 5 Singapore 2.0%
6. 6 Kuwait 2.1%
7. 7 Switzerland 2.4%
8. 8 Japan 2.5%
9. 9 South Korea 2.7%
10. 10 Malta 2.9%

Total market capitalisation of all listed domestic companies. The US accounts for more than 40% of the global total — more than the next five countries combined.

1. 1 United States $50.8T
2. 2 China $11.5T
3. 3 Japan $6.4T
4. 4 India $4.7T
5. 5

   HK

   Hong Kong $4.3T
6. 6 United Kingdom $3.2T
7. 7 France $3.1T
8. 8 Canada $3.0T
9. 9 Saudi Arabia $2.7T
10. 10 Germany $2.4T

English leads when counting all speakers; Mandarin leads if you only count native speakers.

1. 1 English 1.5B
2. 2 Mandarin 1.1B
3. 3 Hindi 602M
4. 4 Spanish 548M
5. 5 French 274M
6. 6 Arabic 274M
7. 7 Bengali 273M
8. 8 Portuguese 258M
9. 9 Russian 255M
10. 10 Urdu 232M

About 84% of the world identifies with one of the major faith groups; 16% are unaffiliated.

1. 1 CH Christianity 2.38B
2. 2 IS Islam 1.91B
3. 3 — Unaffiliated 1.19B
4. 4 HI Hinduism 1.16B
5. 5 BU Buddhism 506M
6. 6 FO Folk religions 430M
7. 7 JU Judaism 14.7M
8. 8 SI Sikhism 30M
9. 9 BA Baha'i 8M
10. 10 JA Jainism 6M

Italy and China are tied at 60 sites — from Pompeii and the Dolomites to the Great Wall and Mt Tai.

1. 1 Italy 60
2. 2 China 60
3. 3 Germany 54
4. 4 France 53
5. 5 Spain 50
6. 6 India 43
7. 7 Mexico 35
8. 8 United Kingdom 35
9. 9 Russia 32
10. 10 Iran 28

A dozen countries have effectively universal literacy; the figures here are for ages 15+.

1. 1 Finland 100%
2. 2 Norway 100%
3. 3 Luxembourg 100%
4. 4 Andorra 100%
5. 5 Estonia 99.9%
6. 6 Poland 99.8%
7. 7 Latvia 99.9%
8. 8 Russia 99.7%
9. 9 Lithuania 99.8%
10. 10 Belarus 99.8%

The US dominates partly thanks to émigrés — about 35% of US laureates were foreign-born.

1. 1 United States 415
2. 2 United Kingdom 138
3. 3 Germany 115
4. 4 France 75
5. 5 Sweden 33
6. 6 Japan 31
7. 7 Russia / USSR 30
8. 8 Canada 28
9. 9 Switzerland 26
10. 10 Austria 22

Finland has topped the index for seven consecutive years.

1. 1 Finland 7.74
2. 2 Denmark 7.58
3. 3 Iceland 7.53
4. 4 Sweden 7.34
5. 5 Israel 7.34
6. 6 Netherlands 7.32
7. 7 Norway 7.30
8. 8 Luxembourg 7.12
9. 9 Switzerland 7.06
10. 10 Australia 7.06

Absolute number of people online. China leads on raw numbers despite a penetration rate well below the US or Germany.

1. 1 China 1.07B
2. 2 India 833M
3. 3 United States 311M
4. 4 Indonesia 213M
5. 5 Brazil 181M
6. 6 Russia 130M
7. 7 Nigeria 122M
8. 8 Japan 117M
9. 9 Pakistan 116M
10. 10 Bangladesh 92M

Feature films produced annually. India's output across multiple regional industries (Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood, Kollywood) dwarfs Hollywood's.

1. 1 India 2,446
2. 2 China 874
3. 3 Japan 689
4. 4 United States 638
5. 5 South Korea 415
6. 6 France 340
7. 7 United Kingdom 320
8. 8 Italy 290
9. 9 Spain 270
10. 10 Germany 220

Cumulative Summer and Winter Olympic medals across the modern Olympic era (1896–present). The USA's lead is built on decades of dominance in swimming and athletics.

1. 1 United States 2,978
2. 2 Russia 1,856
3. 3 Germany 1,681
4. 4 United Kingdom 996
5. 5 France 925
6. 6 Italy 794
7. 7 China 768
8. 8 Sweden 660
9. 9 Australia 597
10. 10 Hungary 539

France has been the world's top tourist destination for over 30 years.

1. 1 France 100M
2. 2 Spain 85.2M
3. 3 United States 66.5M
4. 4 Italy 57.2M
5. 5 Turkey 55.2M
6. 6 Mexico 42.2M
7. 7 United Kingdom 37.2M
8. 8 Germany 34.8M
9. 9 Greece 32.7M
10. 10 Austria 30.2M

Atlanta's ATL handles more passengers than any other airport on Earth — and has done since 1998.

1. 1 Atlanta (ATL) 104.7M
2. 2 Dubai (DXB) 87.0M
3. 3 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 81.7M
4. 4 London Heathrow (LHR) 79.2M
5. 5 Tokyo Haneda (HND) 78.7M
6. 6 Denver (DEN) 77.8M
7. 7 Istanbul (IST) 76.0M
8. 8 Los Angeles (LAX) 75.0M
9. 9 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 73.9M
10. 10 Paris CDG (CDG) 67.4M

The US captures the most tourist dollars despite ranking third by visitor count.

1. 1 United States $175.9B
2. 2 Spain $92.0B
3. 3 United Kingdom $73.6B
4. 4 France $68.7B
5. 5 Italy $56.1B
6. 6 Turkey $54.3B
7. 7 UAE $52.1B
8. 8 Germany $47.1B
9. 9 Japan $39.7B
10. 10 Australia $35.6B

The longest scheduled flight in the world is Singapore Airlines' New York-Singapore route at 18 hours.

1. 1 Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK) 15,349
2. 2 Singapore — Newark (SIN-EWR) 15,344
3. 3 Doha — Auckland (DOH-AKL) 14,535
4. 4 Auckland — Doha (AKL-DOH) 14,535
5. 5 Perth — London (PER-LHR) 14,499
6. 6 Auckland — New York (AKL-JFK) 14,207
7. 7 Melbourne — Dallas (MEL-DFW) 14,166
8. 8 San Francisco — Bengaluru (SFO-BLR) 13,993
9. 9 Houston — Sydney (IAH-SYD) 13,834
10. 10 Sydney — Dallas (SYD-DFW) 13,804

The Henley Index ranks passports by visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.

1. 1 Singapore 195
2. 2 Japan 193
3. 3 Finland 192
4. 4 France 192
5. 5 Germany 192
6. 6 Italy 192
7. 7 South Korea 192
8. 8 Spain 192
9. 9 Sweden 192
10. 10 Luxembourg 191

International tourist arrivals per resident — a ratio that exposes how overwhelmed small destinations become. Andorra hosts roughly 36 tourists for every resident.

1. 1 Andorra 36.4×
2. 2 Monaco 8.5×
3. 3 Iceland 6.3×
4. 4 Bahrain 5.5×
5. 5 Malta 5.4×
6. 6 Croatia 4.5×
7. 7 Cyprus 4.4×
8. 8 Montenegro 4.0×
9. 9 Greece 3.5×
10. 10 Portugal 2.8×

Total number of airports including paved and unpaved runways. The US figure includes thousands of small general-aviation strips — comparable international counts depend heavily on methodology.

1. 1 United States 13,513
2. 2 Brazil 4,093
3. 3 Mexico 1,714
4. 4 Canada 1,467
5. 5 Russia 1,218
6. 6 Argentina 916
7. 7 Bolivia 855
8. 8 Colombia 836
9. 9 Paraguay 799
10. 10 Indonesia 673

Total length of operational railway track. The US figure is dominated by freight networks; China leads in high-speed rail at over 45,000 km.

1. 1 United States 220,480
2. 2 China 159,000
3. 3 Russia 87,157
4. 4 India 68,584
5. 5 Canada 49,422
6. 6 Germany 39,200
7. 7 Argentina 36,966
8. 8 Australia 36,064
9. 9 Brazil 29,850
10. 10 France 29,273

Suriname is over 95% forest — most of it is undisturbed Amazon rainforest.

1. 1 Suriname 97.4%
2. 2 Guyana 93.6%
3. 3 Gabon 90.0%
4. 4 Palau 89.4%
5. 5 Micronesia 89.2%
6. 6 Solomon Islands 77.9%
7. 7 Finland 73.7%
8. 8 Laos 71.6%
9. 9 Japan 68.4%
10. 10 South Korea 64.5%

The 17 "megadiverse" countries hold over 70% of the world's species. Top here is by raw counts.

1. 1 Brazil 3,133
2. 2 Colombia 2,880
3. 3 Peru 2,541
4. 4 Indonesia 2,425
5. 5 Mexico 2,316
6. 6 Ecuador 2,140
7. 7 Venezuela 2,095
8. 8 China 2,048
9. 9 DR Congo 2,034
10. 10 India 1,971

Colombia's Pacific coast and Bangladesh's monsoon belt drive their averages sky-high.

1. 1 Colombia 3,240
2. 2 Papua New Guinea 3,142
3. 3 Solomon Islands 3,028
4. 4 Panama 2,928
5. 5 Costa Rica 2,926
6. 6 Malaysia 2,875
7. 7 Indonesia 2,702
8. 8 Bangladesh 2,666
9. 9 Fiji 2,592
10. 10 Singapore 2,497

Egypt averages just 51mm of annual rainfall — most of which falls along the Mediterranean coast.

1. 1 Egypt 51
2. 2 Libya 56
3. 3 Saudi Arabia 59
4. 4 Qatar 74
5. 5 UAE 78
6. 6 Mauritania 92
7. 7 Jordan 111
8. 8 Oman 125
9. 9 Yemen 167
10. 10 Namibia 285

Total emissions only — China's lead shrinks dramatically when you compare per-capita.

1. 1 China 11,900
2. 2 United States 4,910
3. 3 India 2,950
4. 4 Russia 1,750
5. 5 Japan 1,010
6. 6 Iran 779
7. 7 Saudi Arabia 700
8. 8 Indonesia 692
9. 9 Germany 666
10. 10 South Korea 624

Venezuela protects more than half its land — much of it part of the Tepuis and Gran Sabana.

1. 1 Venezuela 56.9%
2. 2 Luxembourg 51.5%
3. 3 Poland 39.7%
4. 4 Slovakia 37.6%
5. 5 Germany 37.4%
6. 6 Greece 35.8%
7. 7 France 33.3%
8. 8 Brazil 29.7%
9. 9 Spain 28.4%
10. 10 Costa Rica 28.0%

Annual fossil-fuel CO₂ emissions. China and the US together account for over 40% of the global total; the next eight countries combined match China alone.

1. 1 China 11,472
2. 2 United States 4,853
3. 3 India 2,693
4. 4 Russia 1,909
5. 5 Japan 1,083
6. 6 Iran 749
7. 7 Indonesia 729
8. 8 Germany 674
9. 9 Saudi Arabia 672
10. 10 South Korea 635

Share of electricity generated from renewables — solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal. Iceland and Norway run almost entirely on hydro and geothermal.

1. 1 Iceland 100%
2. 2 Paraguay 100%
3. 3 Albania 100%
4. 4 Costa Rica 99%
5. 5 Ethiopia 99%
6. 6 Nepal 99%
7. 7 Norway 98%
8. 8 Bhutan 100%
9. 9 Brazil 89%
10. 10 New Zealand 84%

Annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The WHO guideline is 5 μg/m³ — only a handful of countries meet it.

1. 1 Iceland 4.0
2. 2

   BM

   Bermuda 4.6
3. 3 Estonia 4.8
4. 4

   PR

   Puerto Rico 4.9
5. 5 Finland 5.0
6. 6 Australia 5.3
7. 7 New Zealand 5.6
8. 8 Grenada 5.6
9. 9 Sweden 6.0
10. 10 Norway 6.4

Iceland's Alþingi began in 930 CE — though modern democracies tend to date from the 19th century.

1. 1 Iceland 930 CE (Alþingi)
2. 2 San Marino 1300
3. 3 United States 1788
4. 4 Norway 1814
5. 5 Belgium 1831
6. 6 United Kingdom 1837 (full)
7. 7 Switzerland 1848
8. 8 New Zealand 1853
9. 9 Australia 1901
10. 10 Finland 1907

South Sudan, declared in 2011, is the world's newest UN member state.

1. 1 South Sudan 2011
2. 2 Montenegro 2006
3. 3 Serbia 2006
4. 4 East Timor 2002
5. 5 Palau 1994
6. 6 Czech Republic 1993
7. 7 Slovakia 1993
8. 8 Eritrea 1993
9. 9 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1992
10. 10 Croatia 1991

Norway has topped the World Press Freedom Index every year since 2017.

1. 1 Norway 91.89
2. 2 Denmark 89.62
3. 3 Sweden 88.32
4. 4 Netherlands 87.73
5. 5 Ireland 86.94
6. 6 Finland 86.55
7. 7 Portugal 85.90
8. 8 Estonia 84.95
9. 9 Switzerland 84.01
10. 10 Iceland 83.07

Denmark and New Zealand have alternated atop the Corruption Perceptions Index for years.

1. 1 Denmark 90
2. 2 Finland 87
3. 3 New Zealand 85
4. 4 Norway 84
5. 5 Singapore 83
6. 6 Sweden 82
7. 7 Switzerland 82
8. 8 Netherlands 79
9. 9 Germany 78
10. 10 Luxembourg 78

The US alone accounts for 37% of global military spending.

1. 1 United States $916B
2. 2 China $296B
3. 3 Russia $109B
4. 4 India $84B
5. 5 Saudi Arabia $76B
6. 6 United Kingdom $75B
7. 7 Germany $67B
8. 8 Ukraine $65B
9. 9 France $61B
10. 10 Japan $50B

Top marginal rate on individual income — the figure most often cited in tax-haven debates.

1. 1 Finland 56.9%
2. 2 Japan 55.9%
3. 3 Denmark 55.9%
4. 4 France 55.4%
5. 5 Austria 55.0%
6. 6 Belgium 53.5%
7. 7 Portugal 53.0%
8. 8 Sweden 52.0%
9. 9 Netherlands 49.5%
10. 10 Spain 47.0%

Number of resident billionaires by citizenship. The US has held first place every year since the list began; China overtook second-place Germany in 2014.

1. 1 United States 813
2. 2 China 473
3. 3 India 200
4. 4 Germany 132
5. 5 Russia 120
6. 6 Italy 73
7. 7

   HK

   Hong Kong 67
8. 8 Canada 67
9. 9 United Kingdom 55
10. 10 Brazil 51

Composite index combining waiting times, doctor competency, costs and equipment quality, based on user surveys across 95+ countries.

1. 1 Taiwan 86.4
2. 2 South Korea 82.6
3. 3 Japan 79.4
4. 4 France 78.2
5. 5 Spain 78.2
6. 6 Thailand 77.8
7. 7 Belgium 75.7
8. 8 Austria 75.7
9. 9 Denmark 75.5
10. 10 Australia 74.1