After reading Freakonomics (http://www.freakonomics.com/) recently I’m looking at stats with a more jaded eye. What we think we see is often misleading and based on a conventional wisdom which can often be flawed.
That said the Economist Pocket World in Figures 2006, makes interesting reading.
MONEY AND QUALITY OF LIFE STATS
Largest populations now (millions) Projections for 2050
1. China 1,304.2
2. India 1,065.5
3. US 294 3. US 395
4. Indonesia 219.9 4. Pakistan 305
5. Brazil 178.5 5. Indonesia 285
6. Pakistan 153.6 6. Nigeria 258
7. Bangladesh 146.7 7. Brazil 253
8. Russia 143.2 8. Bangladesh 243
9. Japan 124 9. Congo 177
10. Nigeria 124 10. Ethiopia 170
21 UK 59.3
36 Canada 31.5
Largest populations 2050
1. India 1, 563
2. China 1,392
3. United States 395
4. Pakistan 305
5. Indonesia 285
6. Nigeria 258
7. Brazil 253
8. Bangladesh 243
9. Congo 177
10. Ethiopia 170
Of the top 10 as it sits today, only 3 are from industrialised countries. ( I’m being charitable counting Russia)
Muslims are a majority or a sizable minority 5 of the top 10
Only 3 are majority Christian or have a sizable Christian population.
Only 1 is in Africa
By 2050 only 1 presently industrialised country will be in the top 10.
Three will be from Africa 5 will be in Asia.
Lets hope we have solutions to poverty then which we don't have today.
Highest median age
Japan 42.9
Italy 42.3
Germany 42.1
Finland 40.9
Switzerland 40.8
Austria/Belgium/Bulgaria/Croatia 40.6
Slovenia 40.2
19th UK 39
25th Canada 38.6
Lowest Median age
Uganda 14.8
Niger 15.5
Mali 15.8
Burkina Faso 16.2
Chad/Congo/Liberia/Malawi 16.3
Highest birth rate (Average number of live births per 1000 population)
- Niger 55.2
- Angola 52.3
- Somalia 52.1
- Uganda 50.7
- Congo 50.2
- Liberia 50
- Guinea/Mali49
- Sierra Leone 49.6
- Chad 48.4
- Burkina Faso 47.8
Lowest
- Latvia 7.8
- Bulgaria 7.9
- Slovenia 8.3
- Ukraine 8.4
- Hong Kong 8.5
- Austria/Russia 8.6
- Estonia/Germany/Switz 8.t
- Belarus/Czech Rep/Hungary/Italy/Lithuania 8.8
- Greece 9.1
- Japan 9.2
War/ Aids and poverity kills off the adult population in Africa it seems. The industrialised world is getting older. The developing world is getting younger. Where will THAT lead I wonder?
The worlds biggest economies GDP $Millions
- USA 10,948.6
- Japan 4,300.9
- Germany 2,403
- UK 1,794
- France 1,757
- Italy 1,486
- China 1,417
- Canada 856
- Spain 838
- Mexico 626
Highest GDP per Head on the PPP scale (USA=100)
- Luxembourg 147
- Norway 100
- US 100
- Bermuda 95.2
- Switzerland 85.4
- Demark 82.3
- Cayman Islands 82
- Ireland 81.9
- Iceland 81
- Canada 79.6
UK 18th 73.4
Lowest Purchasing power
- Sierra Leone 1.4
- Malawi/Tanzania 1.6
- Burundi/Congo 1.7
- Guinea 1.8
- Ethiopia/Myamar 1.9
- Afghanistan 2.1
- Niger/Yemen 2.2
- Zambia 2.3
- Liberia/Nigeria 2.4
- Mali 2.5
Quality of life ( Human development index)
Highest
- Norway 95.6
- Sweden 94.6
- Australia 94.6
- Canada 94.3
- Belgium/ Netherlands 94.2
- Iceland 94.1
- USA 93.9
- Japan 93.8
- ireland/Switz/UK 93.6
- Finland 93.5
Lowest
- Sierra Leone 27.3
- Niger 29.2
- Burkina Faso 30.2
- Mali 32.6
- Burundi 33.9
- Guinea 35
- Mozambique 35.4
- Ethiopia 35.9
- Central African Rep 36.1
- Congo 36.5
Highest Inflation Consumer price increases % 2004
- Zimbabwe 140.1
- Angola 43.5
- Myanmar 36.6
- Congo 32
- Dominican Rep 27.5
- Suriname 23
- Haiti 22.8
- Zambia 22.2
- Venezuala 21.8
- Belarus 18.1
Tomorrow I'll let you in on a few more interesting stats.........
Today in History
1814- Cape of Good Hope Province ceded to the UK after 150 yrs of Dutch rule
1889- First coin operated telephone patented by William Gray in Hartford conn.
1910 Florence Nightingale dies
1961 Closure of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin completing the separation of East and West.
1966 Mao announces the "Great Leap Forward". Millions died as a result
Born
1899 Alfred Hitchcock
1927 Fidel Castro
I hit the road again on Wednesday heading to Dubai, Seoul and Beijing. I wonder how bad Heathrow will be?
T
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