theworld’s largest islandis not among the ten largest countries, even though it seems it should be if you look at a standard map. Responsible for this phenomenon is the so-called “Greenland problem” on Mercator maps which distort the actual size of countries the further away from the Equ...
Mexico is the 12th-largest economy in the world. Over the past three decades, Mexico has emerged as a manufacturing economy under a series offree trade agreementswith the United States, Canada, and 50 other countries. Many major U.S. manufacturers have integrated supply chains with counterparts...
Now with over a billion monthly active users,how do countries compare by the number of TikTok users. In June 2020, TikTok was banned from India over national security issues, where the short-form video app had the largest user base, with 190 million users. Being a Chinese company, it shou...
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There have been some big movers within the list in the last 20-plus years. China was in 13th place in 2000 but has been sitting in second place since 2010. Further down the list, Indonesia vaulted forward from the 27th largest economy in 2000 to the 16th as of 2024.12 Countries began...
This dataset highlights Pakistan and Angola as having the largest debts to China by a wide margin. Both countries have taken billions in loans from China for various infrastructure and energy projects. Critically, both countries have also struggled to manage their debt burdens. In February 2024,...
Nigeria is kept within the sixteenth position on this list of 20 richest countries in Africa. Despite being Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria doesn’t fit well among the richest African countries. Meanwhile, this is attributed to the country’s long years of corruption and bad government which...
The country scores well in retirement finances due to its superannuation pension fund system, currently worth $3.5 trillion, fifth-largest in the world. Meanwhile, France, just outside the top 20, saw widespread protests in early 2023 when a law to raise the retirement age to 64 was passed ...
Despite rampant currency inflation in recent years and an unusually low GDP per capita, which comes in at $18,000 per citizen, this South American country comes in at number 20 on our list. Home to the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s government uses the massive revenues from th...
As the largest developing country, China is a natural member of the Global South, firmly safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and promoting increased representation and voice of emerging market economies and developing countries in global affairs.People...