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The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
By showing us where the people in the world are, cartograms help us understand global living conditions better.FAQs on plastics
Common questions about plastic pollution.New teaching notes from Our World in Data
Why is carbon pricing in some countries more successful than in others?
Carbon pricing can be an effective way to reduce emissions. Why is it more successful in some countries?Most of us are wrong about how the world has changed (especially those who are pessimistic about the future)
The majority of people believe that the share of people in extreme poverty is rising. The opposite is true.Our World in Data for teaching – what we are learning from your feedback
The past and future of global change – Max's slides for his talk at the UN
Global education: 7 slide decks with key charts on progress and challenges
How is literacy measured?
An overview of how literacy is defined, and how estimates compare to other measures of educational achievement.Long-run trends in military spending and personnel: four key facts from new data
Do most countries devote resources to maintain armies even when they are not immersed in a critical conflict? How are military capabilities changing in the 21st century?Does population growth lead to hunger and famine?
Do famines curb population growth?
The missing economic measure: wealth
Gross domestic product (GDP) is increasingly seen as an incomplete measure of economic activity. Another measure gaining traction as a supplement to GDP is national wealth.Shrink emissions, not the economy
Decoupling emissions from the economy is possible.Why do far fewer people die in famines today?
Famine mortality over the long run
How and why should we study ‘economic complexity’?
The Economic Complexity Index offers insights into how diversified and sophisticated a country's export profile is. This matters for economic growth and development potential.What does a famine declaration declare?
Learning for our Millennium? The changing face of education access, quality and uptake in Ethiopia
A sense of units and scale for electrical energy production and consumption
How does the electricity output of different sources compare?