How does the World Bank classify countries by income? - Our World in Data
The World Bank classifies countries into four income groups based on average income per person. This article explains how these groups are defined.| Our World in Data
The World Bank classifies countries into four income groups based on average income per person. This article explains how these groups are defined.| Our World in Data
International dollars are used to compare incomes and purchasing power across countries and over time. Here, we explain how they’re calculated and why they’re used.| Our World in Data
The goods and services that we all need are not just there; they need to be produced. Growth means that their quality and quantity increase.| Our World in Data
We study the data on today's global inequality to calculate the minimum aggregate growth that is required to reduce global poverty substantially.| Our World in Data
A healthy, nutritious diet is much more expensive than a calorie sufficient one. As a result, three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet.| Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems| Our World in Data
Lessons of the 1999 WTO protests| maxwilbert.substack.com
A Fourth of July Tribute to a Nation on the Rise| www.notboring.co
Lifting humanity out of poverty is Job #1.| www.noahpinion.blog
The average height of a population can inform us about the nutrition and living conditions of populations in the past for which we have little other data.| Our World in Data
Over the last 10,000 years the world has lost one-third of its forests. An area twice the size of the United States. Half occurred in the last century.| Our World in Data
This report evaluates the likelihood of ‘explosive growth’, meaning > 30% annual growth of gross world product (GWP), occurring by 2100. Although frontier GDP/capita growth has been constant for 150 years, over the last 10,000 years GWP growth has accelerated significantly. Endogenous growth theory, together with the empirical fact of the demographic transition, can explain […]| Open Philanthropy
Very few think the world is making progress. In this article, we look at the history of global living conditions and show that the world has made immense progress in important aspects.| Our World in Data
What is an s-risk? An introduction to risks of astronomical suffering (also called suffering risks or s-risks for short) written by Tobias Baumann| Center for Reducing Suffering
Self-reported life satisfaction differs widely between people and between countries. What explains these differences?| Our World in Data
How do people across the world spend their time? How do daily activities differ across countries, and how do these differences matter for people’s lives? Explore data and research on time use.| Our World in Data
People are living longer across the world, but large differences remain. Explore global data on life expectancy and how it has changed over time.| Our World in Data
The world population is moving to cities. Why is urbanization happening and what are the consequences?| Our World in Data
[Epistemic status: Very speculative, especially Parts 3 and 4. Like many good things, this post is based on a conversation with Paul Christiano; most of the good ideas are his, any errors are mine.…| Slate Star Codex
Climate Change is bad and Economic Growth is good; We should find systems that prevent the first and ensure the latter| www.mariushobbhahn.com
How does the number of children vary across the world and over time? What is driving the rapid global change?| Our World in Data
Explore long-term changes in deforestation and deforestation rates across the world today.| Our World in Data
