Authors

These 10 countries are the best prepared to fight a pandemic

The topic was thrust into the spotlight in 2014 when an Ebola outbreak devastated parts of West Africa, killing more than 10,000 people.

15 Nov 2019

Role of Religion

Have a little faith: The places where religion matters most

Pew's Global Attitudes Survey reveals that almost all Ethiopians consider religion important, but only 3% of Chinese feel the same.

06 Nov 2019

Workforce and Employment

These countries spend the most on university research

Research universities play a crucial role in generating innovation-based economic growth, both through the training of scientists and engineers as well as the generation and transfer of k...

05 Nov 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

These are the countries where it's easiest to do business

From getting construction permits to hiring workers, these are the 10 easiest places in the world to do business.

04 Nov 2019

United States

The true cost of the US opioid epidemic is much bigger than you think

The federal government has been recording the number of deaths throughout the US opioid crisis and at least 400,000 Americans have died since 2000.

31 Oct 2019

Gender Parity

These countries produce the most female inventors

According to research, the overwhelming majority of patents are filed by men. The UK's Intellectual Property Office found that in 2018 only 13.07% of global patent applications were assoc...

11 Oct 2019

Global Health

This is the staggering cost of disasters around the world

Camp Fire in California resulted in $12 billion of insured losses - the most expensive disaster of 2018.

12 Sep 2019

Education and Skills

Where do libraries loan out the most books?

Libraries are an important part of public learning, and some cities make a lot more use of the books available to them than others.

15 Jul 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

These cities have the worst traffic congestion in the world

TomTom's 2018 Traffic Index has highlighted which 15 countries have the most congestion rates.

13 Jun 2019

Arts and Culture

These are the world's most-visited museums

In 2018, the world's most visited museum was the Louvre in Paris, with 10.2 million visitors.

29 May 2019

Cities and Urbanization

These are the world's most expensive cities for public transport

The research uncovers huge disparity between cities across the world, with London taking the top spot as the most expensive city.

22 May 2019

United States

Which US jobs are disappearing fastest?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer operators and locomotive firers are just two of the twelve jobs disappearing the fastest in the US.

03 May 2019

International Security

These countries have the biggest military budgets as a percentage of GDP

In 2018, total global military expenditure rose 2.6% to $1.8 trillion, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

02 May 2019