To understand the fundamentals of a country’s policies or to pass judgement on them, how useful is it to contrast them with the behaviour of individual persons? I asked myself this question recently ...

In past columns, I have highlighted sites that provide information about countries, including columns about the BBC Country Profiles and Worldstatesmen.org and WorldInformation.com and the Economist ...

To make the differences in these two mortality indicators, we examined global data of 53 countries which have a CFR higher than the US (see table). By K Srinath Reddy & Surabhi Pandey Here’s a quiz.

Misery finds the most company across these down-and-out nations. Zimbabwe was named the most miserable country on Steve Hanke’s Annual Misery Index (HAMI) this month out of 157 analyzed. The 2022 ...

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European Union countries are progressing toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but not at the same pace. A study co-led by Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH, Spain), ...

MOSCOW, May 19. /TASS/. Russia’s economic growth rate in recent years has surpassed that of European countries, as confirmed by data from international organizations, Director of the Center for ...

European Union countries are progressing toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but not at the same pace. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A ...