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GDP per capita 1980 🇨🇦 Canada: $11,280 🇺🇸 US: $12,550 2023 🇨🇦 Canada: $53,550 🇺🇸 US: $81,630 (IMF)

🇯🇵 Japan's working-age population. 1995: 86.9 million 2023: 73.7 million (OECD)

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🇨🇳 China's GDP (current prices) as share of 🇺🇸 US GDP. 2016: 59% 2017: 62% 2018: 66% 2019: 66% 2020: 69% 2021: 75% 2022: 68% 2023: 64% 2024: 62% (Based on IMF data)

World's most beautiful countries 1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2. 🇮🇹 Italy 3. 🇨🇦 Canada 4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland 5. 🇫🇷 France 6. 🇬🇧 UK 7. 🇳🇴 Norway 8. 🇦🇺 Australia 9. 🇬🇷 Greece 10. 🇿🇦 South Africa 11. 🇺🇸 US 12. 🇨🇱 Chile 13. 🇮🇸 Iceland 14. 🇦🇷 Argentina 15. 🇭🇷 Croatia (Rough Guides - Readers Vote)

World's happiest countries for those aged under 30. 1. 🇱🇹 Lithuania 2. 🇮🇱 Israel 3. 🇷🇸 Serbia 4. 🇮🇸 Iceland 5. 🇩🇰 Denmark 6. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 7. 🇫🇮 Finland 8. 🇷🇴 Romania 9. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 10. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (Gallup)

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, annual. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 42 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 22 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 9 🇰🇪 Kenya: 5 🇲🇦 Morocco: 2 🇪🇬 Egypt: 1 (World Bank)

🇨🇳 China GDP (current prices) 2004: $1.9 trillion 2024: $18.2 trillion

People who say they felt stress for a lot of the previous day. 🇱🇧 Lebanon: 68% 🇹🇷 Turkey: 68% 🇹🇳 Tunisia: 53% 🇯🇴 Jordan: 51% 🇮🇶 Iraq: 51% 🇪🇬 Egypt: 50% 🇮🇷 Iran: 47% 🇱🇾 Libya: 45% 🇲🇦 Morocco: 45% 🇮🇱 Israel: 39% 🇦🇪 UAE: 33% 🇩🇿 Algeria: 32% 🇰🇼 Kuwait: 32% 🇸🇦 Saudi: 28% (Gallup)

World's most peaceful countries, 2024. 1.🇮🇸 Iceland 2.🇮🇪 Ireland 3.🇦🇹 Austria 4.🇳🇿 New Zealand 5.🇸🇬 Singapore 6.🇨🇭 Switzerland 7.🇵🇹 Portugal 8.🇩🇰 Denmark 9.🇸🇮 Slovenia 10.🇲🇾 Malaysia (Global Peace Index)

🇮🇩 Indonesia GDP (current prices) 2004: $0.27 trillion 2024: $1.4 trillion

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World's best cabin crew, 2024. 1. 🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 2. 🇯🇵 ANA All Nippon 3. 🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 4. 🇹🇼 EVA Air 5. 🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 6. 🇨🇳 Hainan Airlines 7. 🇯🇵 Japan Airlines 8. 🇹🇭 Thai Airways 9. 🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 10. 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines (SkyTrax)

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