Go to www.nationmaster.com and check out thousands of facts about any country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. You can find out about their crime rates, economy, food, lifestyle etc. and also compare the various contries with each other. I spent quite some time at this website, so I would like provide you with some interesting information:
Which do yo think is the most generous country in the world?
The most generous countries are also the richest countries, thus Luxemburg is the number one ($ 496.59 per capita), followed by all the Scandinavian countries. Austria is number 11 ($83.12) and the US are number 20 with $23.12 per capita.
The most generous countries are also the richest countries, thus Luxemburg is the number one ($ 496.59 per capita), followed by all the Scandinavian countries. Austria is number 11 ($83.12) and the US are number 20 with $23.12 per capita.
The most dangerous country to live in, when it comes to murders, is Colombia where 0.617 per 1,000 people die. It's followed by South Africa (0,496) and Jamaica (0,324). The US are number 24 (0,042). Unfortunately I couldn't find Austria in this ranking.
The country that attracts the most tourists is France (67,310,000). Next goes the United States with 47,752,000 and Spain with 43,252,000 tourist. At the bottom of the list you'll find Rwanda with only 1.000.
What about the students' attitude towards school?
In Belgium 42 % of all students dislike school. In the US it's 35 % (number 5) and in Austria 29% (number 9). The Scandinavian countries have the happiest students.
The corruptest country of all is supposed to be Chad (which gets only 1.7 out of 10 points). Highly clean of corruption are Iceland (9.7), Finland and New Zealand (both 9.6). Austria, you'll find on rank 10 (8.7) and the US on rank 17 (7.6).
Unfortunately it wasn't hard to guess that the country with the highest obesity rate is the United States with 30.6% of its population being overweight. But then you hear a lot of Britons accusing Americans of obesity, but when you have a look at those statistics you'll find the UK right on number 3 with 23 % (number 2 is Mexico).
What do you think, which is the happiest nation in the world?
It's Venezuela (55%), followed by Nigeria (45%) and Ireland (42%). The US are number 8 (with 39% happy people) and Austria is only number 18 (30%).
And where will you find the most people who are unhappy?
62% of the people in Bulgaria consider themselves as unhappy. You'll find most Slavic countries among the most unhappy nations in the world. Austrians love to complain a lot, but in the end only 9% are truely unhappy. In the US it's 8% of the population.
One more thing: where will you find the oldest brides?
In Sweden a woman's age at her first marriage is on average 30.4 years. Austria is number 12 with the bride's age being about 27.9 years and most American women marry at the age of 25.
1 comment:
That was interesting. I am shocked that Slavic countries are the most unhappy ones. Well, once I travelled through Chech Republic, and I was shocked when walking through the streets of Brno. I swear, there was not even ONE person smiling. I think that was my worst travelling experience. Anyway, I think I will check out this site myself and check out some facts...if I find something interesting, I will let you know.
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