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**The World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods in 2023** 1\. Laureles, Medellín 2. Smithfield, Dublin 3. Carabanchel, Madrid 4. Havnen, Copenhagen 5. Sheung Wan, Hong Kong 6. Brunswick East, Melbourne 7. Mid-City, New Orleans 8. Isola, Milan 9. West, Amsterdam 10. Tomigaya, Tokyo **(TimeOut)**
**Best Countries for Remote Working, 2024:** 1\. Netherlands 2\. Germany 3\. Spain 4\. Denmark 5\. Portugal 6\. Ireland 7\. Belgium 8\. Estonia 9\. Finland 10\. Sweden **(CEOWORLD magazine)**
**Most prosperous countries/empires in the last five centuries**
**World's biggest economies in 2029, projected by IMF:**
**Top 10 CANADIAN FOODS:** 1 - Montreal smoked meat 2 - Cedar-plank salmon 3 - Uramaki 4 - Cheese Curds 5 - Montreal-style bagel 6 - Poutine 7 - Beaver tails 8 - Saskatoon berry pie 9 - Pancakes with maple syrup 10 - Sugar pie **(tasteatlas)**
**Most Innovative Countries, 2023:** 1\. Switzerland 2\. Sweden 3\. United States 4\. United Kingdom 5\. Singapore 6\. Finland 7\. Netherlands 8\. Germany 9\. Denmark 10\. South Korea (WIPO)
**Average cost of 1GB of mobile data:** Israel: $ 0.02 Italy: $ 0.09 Pakistan: $ 0.12 India: $ 0.16 France: $ 0.20 Colombia: $ 0.20 Bangladesh: $ 0.23 Russia: $ 0.25 Malaysia: $ 0.28 Uruguay: $ 0.28 Indonesia: $ 0.28 Poland: $ 0.37 China: $ 0.38 Nigeria: $ 0.39 Brazil: $ 0.40 Turkey: $ 0.44 Australia: $ 0.44 Spain: $ 0.48 Denmark: $ 0.51 Finland: $ 0.52 UK: $ 0.62 Chile: $ 0.64 Egypt: $ 0.65 Austria: $ 0.69 Venezuela: $ 1.05 Iceland: $ 1.08 Argentina: $ 1.11 Estonia: $ 1.15 Saudi Arabia: $ 1.49 Ireland: $ 1.50 Iran: $ 1.50 Netherlands: $ 1.61 Niger: $ 1.63 Portugal: $ 1.79 South Africa: $ 1.81 Mexico: $ 2.03 Germany: $ 2.14 Sweden: $ 2.33 Japan: $ 3.48 Norway: $ 4.07 UAE: $ 4.61 South Korea: $ 5.01 Canada: $ 5.37 New Zealand: $ 5.89 USA: $ 6.00 Switzerland: $ 7.29 Falkland Islands: $ 40.58 *Note: The average cost of one gigabyte (1GB) was calculated from over 5,600 mobile data plans worldwide. Measured June to September 2023* **According to** <https://cable.co.uk>
**Largest countries by size:** Russia: 17.1 million km² Canada: 9.9 million km² China: 9.5 million km² US: 9.5 million km² Brazil: 8.5 million km² Australia: 7.6 million km² India: 3.2 million km² Argentina: 2.7 million km² Kazakhstan: 2.7 million km² Algeria: 2.3 million km² DR Congo: 2.3 million km² Saudi Arabia: 2.1 million km² Mexico: 1.9 million km² Indonesia: 1.9 million km² Sudan: 1.8 million km² Libya: 1.7 million km² Iran: 1.6 million km² Mongolia: 1.5 million km² Peru: 1.2 million km² Chile: 1.2 million km²
**World’s Best Countries To Visit In Your Lifetime:** 1\. Thailand 2\. Greece 3\. Indonesia 4\. Portugal 5\. Sri Lanka 6\. South Africa 7\. Peru 8\. Italy 9\. India 10\. United Arab Emirates **(CEOWORLD magazine)**
**Monetizing Lens users can buy a Taylor Swift concert tix**
**Best countries for women:** 1\. Sweden 2\. Norway 3\. Denmark 4\. Netherlands 5\. Finland 6\. Canada 7\. Switzerland 8\. New Zealand 9\. Australia 10\. Germany 11\. Austria 12\. Luxembourg 13\. UK 15\. Ireland 16\. France 17\. Spain 18\. Italy 19\. USA 20\. Japan
**World's 10 best cities in 2024:** 1\. New York City, US 2\. Cape Town, South Africa 3\. Berlin, Germany 4\. London, UK 5\. Madrid, Spain 6\. Mexico City, Mexico 7\. Liverpool, UK 8\. Tokyo, Japan 9\. Rome, Italy 10\. Porto, Portugal **According to TimeOut**
**Best Beaches in the World, 2024:** 1\. Trunk Bay, US Virgin Islands 2\. Cala Mariolu, Italy 3\. Meads Bay, Anguilla 4\. Entalula Beach, Philippines 5\. Voutoumi Beach, Greece 6\. Turquoise Bay, Australia 7\. Pink Beach, Indonesia 8\. Anse Georgette, Seychelles 9\. Green Lagoon, French Polynesia 10\. Horse Shoe Island, Myanmar (worlds50beaches.com)
**World’s Richest Countries 2024** **(GDP-PPP per capita)** 1\. Luxembourg: $ 143,743 2\. Macao: $ 134,141 3\. Ireland: $ 133,895 4\. Singapore: $ 133,737 5\. Qatar: $ 112,283 6\. UAE: $ 96,846 7\. Switzerland: $ 91,932 8\. San Marino: $ 86,989 9\. United States: $ 85,373 10\. Norway: $ 82,832 **(IMF, World Economic Outlook Apr 2024)**
**The best island holidays for 2024** 1\. Phuket, Thailand 2\. Zanzibar, Tanzania 3\. Crete, Greece 4\. Puerto Rico, Caribbean 5\. Majorca, Spain 6\. Cozumel, Mexico 7\. Mauritius 8\. Aruba 9\. Bali, Indonesia 10\. Ibiza, Spain 11\. Sardinia, Italy (Bounce)
**Countries With the Most Students Studying Abroad** China: 1,021,303 India: 508,174 Vietnam: 137,022 Germany: 126,359 Uzbekistan: 109,945 France: 105,790 United States: 102,691 Syria: 99,050 Kazakhstan: 91,860 South Korea: 90,196 **(UNESCO, 2021)**
**Top Honeymoon Destinations:** 1\. Maldives 2\. Bora Bora 3\. Maui 4\. Fiji 5\. Santorini 6\. St. Lucia 7\. Bali 8\. Venice 9\. Kyoto 10\. Tuscany (Travel + Leisure, 2023)
**Companies ranked by number of employees:** 1\. Walmart: 2,100,000 2\. Amazon: 1,500,000 3\. Foxconn: 826,608 4\. Accenture: 733,000 5\. Volkswagen: 650,951 6\. Tata Consultancy: 614,795 7\. Deutsche Post: 589,184 8\. BYD: 570,100 9\. Compass Group: 550,000 10\. UPS: 500,000 **(CompaniesMarketCap)**
**Top 10 Countries Production of Rice:** 1\. China: 208,494,800 (tonnes) 2\. India: 196,245,700 3\. Bangladesh: 57,189,193 4\. Indonesia: 54,748,977 5\. Vietnam: 42,672,338 6\. Thailand: 34,317,028 7\. Myanmar: 24,680,200 8\. Philippines: 19,756,392 9\. Cambodia: 11,624,000 10\. Pakistan: 10,983,081 (FAO, 2022)
**Top Countries Without Rivers** 1\. Saudi Arabia 2\. Bahrain 3\. Kuwait 4\. Qatar 5\. United Arab Emirates 6\. Yemen (very limited river resources) 7\. Oman 8\. Libya 9\. Western Sahara 10\. Maldives
**Most Beautiful Countries in the World 2024** <https://1.New> Zealand 2.Greece 3.Italy 4.Thailand 5.Switzerland 6.Brazil 7.Australia 8.Norway 9.Egypt 10.Spain 11.Ireland 12.Austria 13.Portugal 14.Finland 15.Sweden 16.Mexico 17.Turkey 18.Peru 19.France 20.Canada
**Most valuable and strongest non alcoholic drink brands in the world:** 1. Coca-Cola 2. Pepsi 3. Red Bull 4. Monster 5. Nescafé 6. Gatorade 7. Dr Pepper 8. Sprite 9. Nongfu Spring 10. Lipton 11. Nespresso 12. 7-Up 13. Mountain Dew 14. Fanta 15. Tropicana 16. Twinings 17. Eastroc 18. Milo 19. Lavazza 20. Jacobs 21. Aquafina 22. Folgers 23. Kas/Mirinda 24. Ovaltine 25. San Pellegrino **According to Brand Finance, 2023**
**Top 10 Rainiest Countries:** 1. Bangladesh - 2660 mm 2. Papua New Guinea - 3140 mm 3. Colombia - 2258 mm 4. Solomon Islands - 3028 mm 5. Sao Tome - 2210 mm 6. Fiji - 3055 mm 7. Samoa - 2928 mm 8. Costa Rica - 2962 mm 9. Sierra Leone - 2619 mm 10. Malaysia - 2800 mm **Source: World Bank Data**
**Top 20 Countries by Twitter [X] Users:** 1. USA: 106.23M 2. Japan: 69.28M 3. India: 25.45M 4. Indonesia: 24.85M 5. UK: 24.3M 6. Brazil: 21.48M 7. Turkey: 19.74M 8. Mexico: 17.45M 9. Saudi Arabia: 16.28M 10. Germany: 15.42M 11. France: 15.22M 12. Thailand: 14.24M 13. Canada: 12.52M 14. Spain: 11.43M 15. Philippines: 10.69M 16. South Korea: 10.45M 17. China: 10M 18. Argentina: 8.49M 19. Netherlands: 8.2M 20. Hong Kong: 7.51M
**Who is the greatest and popular leader in the world Now?** 1. Vladimir Putin 2. Narendra Modi 3. Joe Biden 4. Mohammed bin Salman 5. Benjamin Netanyahu 6. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
**Divorce rate:** India: 1% Vietnam: 7% Tajikistan: 10% Iran: 14% Mexico: 17% Egypt: 17% South Africa: 17% Brazil: 21% Turkey: 25% Colombia: 30% Poland: 33% Japan: 35% Germany: 38% United Kingdom: 41% New Zealand: 41% Australia: 43% China: 44% United States: 45% South Korea: 46% Denmark: 46% Italy: 46% Canada: 47% Netherlands: 48% Sweden: 50% France: 51% Belgium: 53% Finland: 55% Cuba: 55% Ukraine: 70% Russia: 73% Luxembourg: 79% Spain: 85% Portugal: 94% Note: This compares the number of divorces in a given year to the number of marriages in that same year (the ratio of the crude divorce rate to the crude marriage rate). For example, if there are 500 divorces and 1,000 marriages in a given year in a given area, the ratio would be one divorce for every two marriages, e.g. a ratio of 0.50 (50%). Data is from last available year by country. As an example Portugal data is from 2020, Germany is from 2017.
**Tobacco use (% of male adults):** Indonesia: 71% Myanmar: 69% Jordan: 57% Georgia: 56% Bangladesh: 52% Mongolia: 52% Latvia: 50% China: 49% Egypt: 48% Cyprus: 47% Turkiye: 42% India: 41% Russia: 41% Greece: 37% Romania: 36% South Korea: 36% France: 35% South Africa: 34% Pakistan: 33% Japan: 30% Argentina: 29% Spain: 29% USA: 28% Austria: 28% Finland: 27% Italy: 27% Saudi Arabia: 27% Netherlands: 24% Germany: 24% Ireland: 23% Mexico: 20% Denmark: 18% UK: 17% Norway: 17% Brazil: 16% Australia: 16% Canada: 15% Iceland: 12% Nigeria: 7% World: 37% The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco). According to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository, 2020
**Best Universities in the World for Engineering:** 1. Harvard University 2. Stanford University 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4. University of Oxford 5. University of Cambridge 6. University of California, Berkeley 7. California Institute of Technology 8. Princeton University 9. National University of Singapore 10. Imperial College London **(Times Higher Education, 2024)**
**10 Cities With the Best Public Transportation:** 1. Hong Kong 2. Delhi 3. Moscow 4. Tokyo 5. Singapore 6. London 7. Seoul 8. Medellín 9. Washington, DC 10. Stockholm **(CN Traveller)**
**Cricket Men's T20I Team ICC Rankings:** 1. India 2. England 3. Australia 4. New Zealand 5. Pakistan 6. South Africa 7. West Indies 8. Sri Lanka 9. Bangladesh 10. Afghanistan
**World's Most Polluted Countries in 2023** 1. Bangladesh 2. Pakistan 3. India 4. Tajikistan 5. Burkina Faso 6. Iraq 7. UAE 8. Nepal 9. Egypt 10. D.R. Congo **(IQAir AirVisual)**
**World's Most Polluted Cities in 2023** 1. Begusarai 2. Guwahati 3. Delhi 4. Mullanpur 5. Lahore 6. New Delhi 7. Siwan 8. Saharsa 9. Goshaingaon 10. Katihar **(IQAir AirVisual)**
**Number of nuclear warheads as of January 2023:** 1. Russia - 5,889 2. USA - 5,244 3. China - 410 4. France - 290 5. United Kingdom - 225 6. Pakistan - 170 7. India - 164 8. Israel - 90 **- Statista**
**Countries Receiving the Most U.S. Citizenship:** *(Approved naturalizations for FY 2023)* 1. Mexico: 111,500 2. India: 59,100 3. Philippines: 44,800 4. Dominican Republic: 35,200 5. Cuba: 33,200 6. Vietnam: 32,800 7. China: 25,800 8. El Salvador: 21,100 9. Jamaica: 20,200 10. Colombia: 17,100 **(USCIS)**
**Top 10 Countries Production of Tea Leaves:** 1. China: 14,530,800 (tonnes) 2. India: 5,969,000 3. Kenya: 2,326,000 4. Sri Lanka: 1,400,000 5. Türkiye: 1,300,000 6. Vietnam: 1,116,746 7. Indonesia: 595,000 8. Bangladesh: 440,000 9. Argentina: 355,144 10. Uganda: 326,000 **(FAO, 2022)**
**Top 10 fastest growing countries from 2001 to 2023 Annual GDP** 1. Ethiopia 10.4% 2. Myanmar 7.1% 3. India 6.9% 4. Tanzania 6.7% 5. China 6.6% 6. Bangladesh 6.5% 7. Uganda 6.3% 8. Nepal 6.1% 9. Turkey 6.0% 10. Philippines 5.9%
**Top 10 countries with the lowest gold prices:** 1. Venezuela - $ 42.43 2. Iran - $ 42.95 3. Bolivia - $ 44.45 4. Uzbekistan - $ 44.85 5. Egypt - $ 45.34 6. Kyrgyzstan - $ 45.89 7. Philippines - $ 46.00 8. Vietnam - $ 46.15 9. Bangladesh - $ 46.31 10. Tajikistan - $ 46.69 **(Note: Prices are approximate and subject to change)**
**Top 25 cities with the worst traffic in the world in 2023:** 1. Paris 2. London 3. Moscow 4. Saint Petersburg 5. Mexico City 6. New York City 7. Sao Paulo 8. Bucharest 9. New Delhi 10. Dublin 11. Cairo 12. Mumbai 13. Tehran 14. Bangalore 15. Lahore 16. Brussels 17. Lima 18. Bangkok 19. Krakow 20. Jakarta 21. Athens 22. Istanbul 23. Milan 24. Hamburg 25. Tokyo
**Most Technologically Advanced Countries :** 1.Japan 2.United States 3.South Korea 4.Germany 5.Singapore 6.United Kingdom 7.Sweden 8.Israel 9.China 10.Switzerland 11.Russia 12.Canada 13.Finland 14.Netherlands 15.Norway 16.Denmark 17.India 18.United Arab Emirates 19.Australia 20.Hong Kong
**Countries with Most Illegal Immigrants 2024 :** 1.Russia- 12M 2.United States- 11.4M 3.India- 10M 4.Bangladesh- 1.2M 5.France- 1.2M 6.Germany- 1M 7.South Africa- 1M 8.United Kingdom- 950K 9.Malaysia- 800K 10.Brazil- 700K 11.South Korea- 210K 12.Venezuela- 200K 13.Canada- 120K 14.China- 100K 15.Philippines- 100K 16.Australia- 100K 17.Switzerland- 100K 18.Norway- 56K **Note :** Data from most recent year available for each country !
**Most expensive Cities to live in the World 2024 :** 1.Hamilton 2.Basel 3.Zurich 4.Lausanne 5.Bern 6.Geneva 7.New York 8.San Francisco 9.Honolulu 10.San Jose 11.Boston 12.Reykjavik 13.Seattle 14.Canberra 15.San Diego 16.Trondheim 17.Los Angeles 18.Washington 19.Bergen 20.Sacramento 21.Stavanger 22.Portland 23.Tampa 24.Singapore 25.Adelaide 26.Atlanta 27.London 28.Chicago 29.Oslo 30.Copenhagen 31.Denver 32.Tucson 33.Miami 34.Charlotte 35.Raleigh 36.Aarhus 37.Nashville 38.Victoria 39.Philadelphia 40.New Orleans 41.Fort Lauderdale 42.Pittsburgh 43.Sydney 44.Espoo 45.Perth 46.Paris 47.Minneapolis 48.Vancouver 49.Dublin 50.Ottawa **Source-** Numbeo 2024 Ranking
**Top 10 PORK DISHES in the World:** 1. Lechona 2. Carnitas 3. Pernil 4. Gringas 5. Tacos al pastor 6. Cochinita pibil 7. Chilorio 8. Carne de porco à Alentejana 9. Samgyeopsal 10. Roast suckling pig (Siu yuk) **According to tasteatlas**
**Best Airports in 2024** Doha Hamad Singapore Changi Seoul Incheon Tokyo Haneda Tokyo Narita Paris Charles de Gaulle Dubai Munich Zurich Istanbul **(Skytrax)**
**Greenhouse gas emissions per person, world's largest economies.** Canada: 19.6 US: 18.2 Russia: 17.1 Japan: 9.2 China: 9 Germany: 9 UK: 6.5 Italy: 6.5 France: 6.1 Brazil: 4.9 India: 2.4 **(Climate Watch and The World Bank)**
**Largest 10 economies in the world in 2024** 1. United States: $ 27.97T 2. China: $ 18.56T 3. Germany: $ 4.73T 4. Japan: $ 4.29T 5. India: $ 4.11T 6. United Kingdom: $ 3.59T 7. France: $ 3.18T 8. Italy: $ 2.28T 9. Brazil: $ 2.27T 10. Canada: $ 2.24T *** DATA AS PER GDP**
**In 2022, there were 1.6 divorces for every 1 000 people in the EU.** **Highest in:** Latvia (2.9 divorces per 1 000 people) Lithuania (2.6) Sweden (2.1) **Lowest:** Malta (0.9) Slovenia (1.0) Croatia & Romania (both 1.2) **What about your country? :** https://europa.eu/!vXJbFT
**EU Unemployment (%):** European Union: 5.9 Malta: 2.4 Poland: 2.7 Czech Republic: 2.8 Germany: 3.1 Netherlands: 3.6 Hungary: 4.2 Slovenia: 4.2 Bulgaria: 4.3 Ireland: 4.9 Denmark: 5.0 Romania: 5.4 Luxembourg: 5.5 Austria: 5.6 Belgium: 5.7 Slovakia: 5.8 Cyprus: 6.1 Estonia: 6.3 Lithuania: 6.3 Croatia: 6.4 Latvia: 6.6 Portugal: 6.6 Italy: 7.2 France: 7.3 Finland: 7.4 Sweden: 8.0 Greece: 9.2 Spain: 11.7 ***Data: Dec, 2023**
**Population growth rate in 2023:** Moldova: -3.09% Lebanon: -2.52% Poland: -1.96% Hungary: -1.59% Slovakia: -1.59% Romania: -1.38% Latvia: -1.09% Bulgaria: -1.03% Lithuania: -0.94% Serbia: -0.73% Croatia: -0.55% Japan: -0.54% Bosnia and Herzegovina: -0.51% Belarus: -0.45% Greece: -0.37% Russia: -0.34% Italy: -0.29% Estonia: -0.28% Portugal: -0.24% Albania: -0.23% Spain: -0.1% South Korea: -0.08% Germany: -0.05% China: -0.03% France: +0.19% Uk: +0.33% Argentina: +0.62% Mexico: +0.73% Canada: +0.84% India: +0.92% Australia: +0.98% Egypt: +1.57% Pakistan: +1.96% Nigeria: +2.39% Niger: +3.81% Syria: +4.83% **According to World population review**
**The Agricultural Sector Contributions to Countries GDP:** Nigeria : 23.36% Pakistan : 22.67% India : 16.82% Brazil : 6.89% China : 7.26% Argentina : 7.13% Indonesia : 13.28% Bangladesh : 11.63% Egypt : 11.83% Mexico : 9.59% South Africa : 2.47% Australia : 2.31% Russia : 3.8% Turkey : 5.54% France : 1.64% South Korea : 1.79% Malaysia : 1.79% Japan : 1.04% United States : 0.96% Germany : 0.85% United Kingdom : 0.67% Singapore : 0.03% **( Selected countries)**