Projected ratio of human water demand to water availability in 2050
South Africa and Nigeria rank high in a 2023 Reuters survey of respondents in selected countries on whether “you can trust news most of the time”
Estimated/projected number of 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone subscriptions (billion)
South Africans are the world’s earliest risers, according to the World Population Review's latest alarm clock figures
Estimated number of successful Everest ascents per year from 1953 to 2024
This year national elections will be held in more than 60 countries
The top global news stories of the past year according to Google search trends
The Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was commemorated recently
People/families in Africa with the highest net worth in 2022
Number of Grand Slam singles titles won by professional tennis players in the Open Era (since 1968)
African cities ranked according to the global business cities index in 2022
A heatwave rolled across Europe, breaking temperature records in its path
Presidents/prime ministers/heads of state assassinated in the past two decades
Number of nights and experiences booked on Airbnb across the world
Share of all trips taken by car in 2015 and 2050 by world region
The infographic shows an index of economic activity and of employment
Share of US adults that have a great deal/quite a lot of confidence in the US Supreme Court, as of June 2022
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