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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 16

Number of major earthquakes between 1990 and 2024:

🇨🇳 China: 186
🇯🇵 Japan: 98
🇺🇸 USA: 78
🇮🇳 India: 58

Note: Earthquakes with at least $1m in damages, 10 deaths, a magnitude of 7.5 or a tsunami

(NOAA)

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 15

🏔 Alps mountain range percentage by country:

🇦🇹 Austria: 28,7%
🇮🇹 Italy: 27,3%
🇫🇷 France: 21,4%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 13,2%
🇩🇪 Germany: 5,8%
🇸🇮 Slovenia: 3,5%
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 0,08%
🇲🇨 Monaco: 0,001%

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

2025:
1. China 🇨🇳
2. USA 🇺🇸
3. India 🇮🇳
4. Russia 🇷🇺
5. Japan 🇯🇵
6. Germany 🇩🇪
7. Indonesia 🇮🇩
8. Brazil 🇧🇷
9. France 🇫🇷
10. UK 🇬🇧

According to World Economics Research, World Bank, IMF

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

Top 10 countries ranked by GDP PPP (in Purchasing Power Parity terms) 2023 vs 2025 estimates.

2023:
1. China 🇨🇳
2. USA 🇺🇸
3. India 🇮🇳
4. Japan 🇯🇵
5. Russia 🇷🇺
6. Indonesia 🇮🇩
7. Germany 🇩🇪
8. Brazil 🇧🇷
9. Turkey 🇹🇷
10. Mexico 🇲🇽

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

🇹🇭 Thailand: 57.1%
🇨🇦 Canada: 56.9%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 56.7%
🇦🇺 Australia: 53.8%
🇬🇧 UK: 41.7%
🇳🇴 Norway: 39.3%
🇷🇺 Russia: 38.7%
🇪🇸 Spain: 38.1%
🇻🇳 Vietnam: 34.1%
🇯🇵 Japan: 32.2%
🇨🇳 China: 11.5%

Note: percentage of population who believes in life after death.

According to World Values Survey (2017-2022)

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

Belief in life after death:

🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 98.8%
🇲🇦 Morocco: 96.2%
🇱🇾 Libya: 95.2%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 91.8%
🇮🇷 Iran: 91.3%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 89.3%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 88.1%
🇵🇭 Philippines: 83.8%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 83.1%
🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 82.4%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: 81.9%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 73.5%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 70.8%
🇺🇸 USA: 68.2%
🇦🇷 Argentina: 58.2%

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 10

Things that didn't exist 24 years ago:

iPhone
iPod
Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
Instagram
Android
Bitcoin
Tesla
TikTok
iPad
Gmail
WhatsApp
Shopify
Netflix streaming
Snapchat
Zoom
Chrome
Etsy
Twitch
Google Maps
Amazon Prime
Airbnb
Uber
Dropbox
LinkedIn
Reddit
Square
SpaceX
ChatGPT

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

Stocks today

Tesla: +15%
NVIDIA: +13%
Apple: +11%
Meta: +9%
Amazon: +8%
Microsoft: +7.6%
Google: +6.5%

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

🌭 Top hot dogs in the world:

1. 🇦🇷 Choripán
2. 🇺🇸 Maxwell Street Polish
3. 🇺🇸 Michigan Hot Dog
4. 🇨🇱 Completo
5. 🇩🇰 Pølser
6. 🇺🇸 Chicago-Style Hot Dog
7. 🇨🇴 Colombian-style hot dog
8. 🇺🇸 Coney Dog
9. 🇧🇷 Cachorro quente
10. 🇲🇽 Danger Dog

According to tasteatlas

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

Note: measuring how well countries protect human health from environmental risks on two indicators - unsafe drinking water and unsafe sanitation.

According to Environmental Performance Index, 2022

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

73. Mexico 🇲🇽
75. Turkey 🇹🇷
88. Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
96. Brazil 🇧🇷
110. Philippines 🇵🇭
112. Egypt 🇪🇬
125. Indonesia 🇮🇩
129. Bangladesh 🇧🇩
133. South Africa 🇿🇦
139. India 🇮🇳
144. Pakistan 🇵🇰
166. Ethiopia 🇪🇹
177. Nigeria 🇳🇬
178. Niger 🇳🇪
179. Chad 🇹🇩

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

16. France 🇫🇷
17. Japan 🇯🇵
18. Austria 🇦🇹
23. South Korea 🇰🇷
24. Canada 🇨🇦
25. Australia 🇦🇺
26. USA 🇺🇸
30. Czechia 🇨🇿
34. Poland 🇵🇱
40. UAE 🇦🇪
46. Argentina 🇦🇷
54. China 🇨🇳
55. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
62. Romania 🇷🇴
65. Russia 🇷🇺
70. Iran 🇮🇷

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 9

🚰 Top countries with the cleanest drinking water ranking:

1. Finland 🇫🇮
1. Iceland 🇮🇸
1. Netherlands 🇳🇱
1. Norway 🇳🇴
1. Switzerland 🇨🇭
1. UK 🇬🇧
7. Malta 🇲🇹
8. Germany 🇩🇪
9. Luxembourg 🇱🇺
10. Sweden 🇸🇪
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11. Italy 🇮🇹
12. Greece 🇬🇷
13. Denmark 🇩🇰
14. Ireland 🇮🇪
15. Spain 🇪🇸

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

🏎️ Formula One 2025 team standings:

1. 🇬🇧 McLaren: 111
2. 🇩🇪 Mercedes: 75
3. 🇦🇹 Red Bull: 61
4. 🇮🇹 Ferrari: 35
5. 🇬🇧 Williams: 19
6. 🇺🇸 Haas: 15
7. 🇬🇧 Aston Martin: 10
8. 🇮🇹 Racing Bulls: 7
9. 🇨🇭 Kick Sauber: 6
10. 🇫🇷 Alpine: 0

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

The average lifespan of Mammals:

🦔 Hedgehog: 3 years
🐅 Tiger: 14
🐻 Brown bear: 25
🦍 Western gorilla: 35
🦇 Brandt's bat: 41
🕺🏻 Humans (1950): 47
🐘 Elephant: 56
🏃🏼‍♂️ Humans (2022): 72
🐋 Bowhead whale: 200

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

🇫🇷 France: -6.1%
🇬🇧 UK: -5.2%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: -4.5%
🇵🇭 Philippines: -4.3%
🇮🇳 India: -4.1%
🇷🇺 Russia: -3.8%
🇸🇦 Saudi: -3.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: -2.8%

🤯.

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

Stock markets today

🇭🇰 Hong Kong: -13.6%
🇹🇼 Taiwan: -9.6%
🇯🇵 Japan: -9.5%
🇮🇹 Italy: -8.4%
🇸🇬 Singapore: -8%
🇸🇪 Sweden: -7%
🇨🇳 China: -7%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: -7%
🇩🇪 Germany: -6.8%
🇪🇸 Spain: -6.4%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: -6.2%
🇦🇺 Australia: -6.2%

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 7

Asian stock markets hit by "Trump earthquake"

🔻Sharp declines observed in Asia on the first trading day of the week

🇭🇰 Hong Kong: -12.8%
🇹🇼 Taiwan: -9.8%
🇸🇬 Singapore: -7.8%
🇨🇳 China: -7.3%
🇯🇵 Japan: -7.7%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: -4.6%
🇦🇺 Australia: -6.6%
🇵🇭 Philippines: -4.3%
🇮🇳 India: -4.3%
🇳🇿 New Zealand: -2.7%

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

🇵🇰 Pakistan: 20.5%
🇷🇺 Russia: 16.9%
🇨🇳 China: 14.7%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 10.5%
🇮🇹 Italy: 10.1%
🇫🇷 France: 9.7%
🇮🇳 India: 9.4%
🇯🇵 Japan: 7.2%
🇺🇸 United States: 5.8%

According to Ember Climate, 2024

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

Share of total electricity production from hydro power:

🇵🇾 Paraguay: 99.7%
🇳🇴 Norway: 87.5%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 77.6%
🇨🇴 Colombia: 68.9%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 63.1%
🇨🇦 Canada: 60.4%
🇦🇹 Austria: 54%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 49.8%
🇸🇪 Sweden: 40.4%
🇻🇳 Viet Nam: 36.9%
🇹🇷 Türkiye: 20.8%

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

According to Statista Consumer Insights, 2023

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

Share of respondents who say they have been satisfied/ very satisfied with their health in the last year (in %):

🇳🇬 Nigeria: 85%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 74%
🇨🇴 Colombia: 72%
🇪🇸 Spain: 66%
🇫🇷 France: 65%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 60%
🇺🇸 USA: 59%
🇩🇪 Germany: 58%
🇬🇧 UK: 58%
🇸🇪 Sweden: 49%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 36%

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

Companies founded more than 100 years ago:

🇫🇮 Nokia: 160
🇯🇵 Toshiba: 149
🇯🇵 Nintendo: 135
🇺🇸 Coca-Cola: 132
🇫🇷 Renault: 126
🇮🇹 Fiat: 125
🇺🇸 Cadillac: 122
🇺🇸 Ford: 121
🇺🇸 Harley-Davidson: 121
🇯🇵 Hitachi: 115
🇺🇸 IBM: 113
🇩🇪 BMW: 109
🇺🇸 Boeing: 108
🇯🇵 Panasonic: 107

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World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

World's best cities for food, 2024.

1. 🇮🇹 Naples
2. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg
3. 🇵🇪 Lima
4. 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
5. 🇨🇳 Beijing
6. 🇹🇭 Bangkok
7. 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur
8. 🇮🇳 Mumbai
9. 🇦🇪 Dubai
10. 🇺🇸 Portland
11. 🇬🇧 Liverpool
12. 🇨🇴 Medellin
13. 🇪🇸 Seville
14. 🇵🇹 Porto
15. 🇲🇦 Marrakech

(Timeout)

World Of Statistics @worldofstatistics.bsky.social · Apr 6

🇲🇹 Ta' Dmejrek (253 meters / 830 feet)
🇩🇰 Møllehøj (170.86 meters / 560.56 feet)
🇲🇨 Chemin des Révoires (161 meters / 528 feet)
🇻🇦 Vatican Hill (75 meters / 246 feet)