Author: Anna Fleck
Where air pollution is cutting lives short
The average person on the planet could live 2.3 years longer if global particulate pollution levels were reduced to meet the World Health Organization guideline. This …
Which Is ‘the best country in the world’?
The feat of rating the world’s countries from best to worst seems megalomaniac, but the U.S. News and World Report has been successfully publishing a ranking …
The rise of Asia’s extremely wealthy population
The global ultra wealthy population will hit a total of 528,100 people by 2027, up from 133,000 in 2022, according to Altrata analysts latest World Ultra …
The frontrunners for the 2024 Republican nomination
Former President Donald Trump announced in November that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the presidential elections in 2024. Trump served one term from 2017 …
Sedated poverty: Fewer people live in slums but progress is slow
Despite progress made over the last decade, 64 percent of urban dweller in low income countries and 44 percent in lower middle income countries continued to …
Americans’ support for, belief in unions strengthens
More Americans support unions today than in the entire 19070s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. In 2023, 67 percent of U.S. respondents said they approved of unions, …
The state of marijuana legalization in the U.S.
Minnesota and Delaware were the latest U.S. states to legalize recreational marijuana and did so through their state legislatures this year. The last voter approved legalizations …
Americans divided on progress made since March on Washington
60 years ago today Martin Luther King Jr delivered the world-changing “I have a dream” speech in front of some 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial …
Number of UK homeless deaths rises again
More than 1,300 people died while homeless across the United Kingdom in 2022, marking an 85 percent increase since 2019. According to data published by the …
European countries that let you buy resident status
There are several ways to obtain the citizenship of a country. As well as simply being born there or being the descendent of one of its …
This crime will likely skyrocket in the US come 2023
According to estimates from Statista’s Cybersecurity Outlook, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to surge in the next five years, rising from $8.44 trillion in …
These cities have the world’s highest costs of living
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently published its Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2022. In this edition, New York and Singapore jointly top the rankings …
This is where price hikes are causing the most holiday stress
For many, this Christmas will be marked not only by a tentative return to normality as covid-related restrictions have eased up around the world, but also by the …
2022’s top Christmas gifts for adults
Christmas can be a stressful time of year, especially when it comes to gifts. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that of their British respondents, the festive season’s …
The highest-grossing Christmas movies of all time
The 2018 release of The Grinch is the Christmas-themed movie which won the hearts of most viewers around the globe. With a gross of $512.9 million in just …
Today’s No. 1 dream job didn’t even exist when Boomers were growing up
Becoming an astronaut has seemingly lost some of its glamor, at least in the United States and the United Kingdom, where children are three times …
The incredible amount invested in space travel over the last decade
Private space travel is taking off, with around $265 billion having been invested in space startups since 2014. According to Space Capital, almost half of this …
More Americans are getting away with murder … literally
The share of murders going unsolved is on the rise in the United States, according to the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS). As our chart shows, 2020 …
This generation is the most terrified of horror movies
Younger audiences watch horror more than older groups, according to Statista’s Global Consumer Survey. You will find more infographics at Statista As our chart shows, of …
The cars that show up most often in horror movies
From epic car chases to lone killers in the rearview mirror, cars feature heavily in Hollywood horror movies. But have you ever stopped to think about …
Do you think ‘killer’ robots should be banned?
The Netherlands deployed its first lethal autonomous weapons last month, according to the military and intelligence trade journal Janes. The move marks the first time that a NATO army …
America’s most popular Halloween costumes … for dogs!
Halloween is no small feat in the United States. With the average consumer estimated to spend more than $100 on Halloween-related items in 2022, it’s a …
The shocking number of Americans who believe aliens exist
Belief in aliens is growing in the United States, according to surveys by YouGov America. Where just 20 percent of Americans thought that UFOs are probably either …
The world’s longest-reigning monarchs
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, worked alongside 14 U.S. presidents and 15 U.K. prime ministers, the last of whom, Liz Truss, was appointed …
The most popular royal family members
After 70 years on the throne, the British public considers Queen Elizabeth II to be the best of the Royal bunch, according to a recent poll from Ipsos. …
Public trust in FBI dwindling, except among Democrats
The FBI raided former U.S. President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, where they reportedly opened up a safe, following …
These cities have more skyscrapers than NYC
The metropolis of Shenzhen in the southern Guangdong province of China has the most skyscrapers measuring over 200 meters tall of any city in the …
People in this country have the most hangovers
Hangovers are most common amongst Brits, according to new data from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, with around two out of every ten UK respondents saying they …
Poll: Majority think Trump investigations should continue
Fifty-seven percent of voters said in an NBC survey that investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump should continue following the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate, where documents taken from …
Here’s where people ‘borrow’ their neighbors’ Wi-Fi most often
According to data collected by Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, 16 percent of Dutch online respondents said that they mainly access their internet at home via their neighbor or …
