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Global GDP: Visualizing the $105 Trillion World Economy in One Chart.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of over 25 trillion U.S. dollars as of September 2023. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the Euronext.
Worldwide net private wealth stood at $454.4 trillion in 2022. The highest wealth rung controls $208.3 trillion in wealth, or 45.8% of the global total. Just 1.1% of the world adult population fall in this bracket. Those with $100,000 to $1 million have the next greatest share, at 39.4% of net household wealth.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-wealth-distribution/#google_vignette
ECONOMY: 113 Million People Will Join the Global Middle Class in 2024.
India and China will add around 30 million people to the middle class in each country.
General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024
G7 pledges to invest $600 billion into infrastructure for developing countries
Enlargement of the European Union
The European Union (EU) has expanded a number of times throughout its history by way of the accession of new member states to the Union from 6 to 27 members, a further 22 countries have since joined the EU, including a historic expansion in 2004 marking the re-unification of Europe after decades of division.
G7 $600 billion infrastructure program
Benefits of free trade
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/global-trade-series-the-benefits-of-free-trade/?fbclid=IwAR1XtZWh6ysk5STnnWfSoi6hPxak6aWaVJnzZWihuXbKKy3JBVqoAMeVnVM&mibextid=Zxz2cZRCEP - Asian Free Trade Agreement. RCEP more than makes up for this in volume. RCEP more than makes up for this in volume. Encompassing around 2.3 billion people and a combined GDP of about US$29 trillion, RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement and accounts for approximately 30 per cent of global population and GDP.
APEC 21 member economies are home to around 2.95 billion people and represent approximately 62 percent of world GDP and 48 percent of world trade in 2021. As a result of APEC's work, growth has soared in the region, with real GDP increasing from USD 19 trillion in 1989 to USD 52.8 trillion in 2021. USD 63 trillion on 2023.
Sovereign wealth fund
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-worlds-largest-sovereign-wealth-fundsHow much gold is in the world
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/chart-how-much-gold-is-in-the-world
Uganda says exploration results show it has 31 million tonnes of gold ore. Uganda's discovery of nearly 31 million tonnes of gold deposits worth approximately 12 Trillion USD, could be an economic game-changer.
Gold Rush in The Congo: Mountain Where Soil Is ‘90% Gold’ Discovered Causing Big Gold Rush.
North America has 777 billionaires. Europe has 536 billionaires. Asia has over 950 billionaires, outnumbering all other regions. Rich Asians are becoming more common, particularly in China and India. China with 440. India has 161. The ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have a total of 114 billionaires, while Taiwan has 45, South Korea 28 and Japan 27.
Cities With the Most Millionaires in the World
The number of Americans with $1 million or more in investible assets surged to a record 14.6 million in 2021
US Cities with highest economic output
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/3d-map-the-u-s-cities-with-the-highest-economic-output/
U.S. Stock Market Hits Record High as Dow Jones Closes Over 37,000 for the First Time
Democracy: Today, the majority (56 in 100) can say they live in a country with free and fair elections. Asian Democracy: Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore.
Civilization runs on steel, plastic, cement, ammonia
World economic forum 50 life saving breakthroughs
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/the-50-most-important-life-saving-breakthroughs-in-history/
These discoveries saved billions of lives
Vaccines - 1B
Green revolution - 1B
Blood transfusions - 1B
Synthetic fertilization - 1B
Toilets - 1B
Pasteurization - 250M
Antibiotics - 200M
Water chlorination- 175M
Bifurcated needle - 130M
Anesthesia - 50M
Vaccination: Today around 86% of people globally are vaccinated against these basic and devastating illnesses.
Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimated to Fall by 8% in 2020—the Largest Recorded Drop in History
41 States Have Reduced Their Carbon Emissions While Growing Their Economies
Trillions of Dollars Now Being Leveraged to Protect the Earth, Thanks to World’s Largest Asset Manager
Global Public Debt:
$97 Trillion of Global Debt in 2023
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/97-trillion-of-global-debt-in-2023/
UN warns of soaring global public debt: a record $92 trillion in 2022.
$69 Trillion of World Debt in 2019
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/69-trillion-of-world-debt-in-one-infographic/
U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion
China lifted 800 million people out of poverty. In 1990 there were more than 750 million people in China living below the international poverty line - about two-thirds of the population. By 2012, that had fallen to fewer than 90 million, and by 2016 - the most recent year for which World Bank figures are available - it had fallen to 7.2 million people (0.5% of the population).
India lifted 415 million out of poverty in 15 years, says UN. In a "historical change" for India, 415 million people exited multidimensional poverty in the country in 15 years between 2005-06 and 2019-21. During this period, the incidence of poverty fell from 55.1% of our population to 16.4% in 2019-21, as per the latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) compiled jointly by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
American poverty rate has declined by 90% since 1960, from 30% of the population to just 3%.
The minimum wage is going up in 22 states on Jan. 1, 2024. More states are requiring a $15 an hour minimum wage — including New York, Maryland, and New Mexico — a dozen years after Fight for $15 kicked off its campaign. The last time the federal minimum wage ($7.25) was increased was in 2009, 20 states will keep $7.25 minimum wage.
Vox good news in charts world is getting better
Poverty down
Basic education up
Literacy up
Democracy up
Vaccination up
Child mortality down
The world’s nuclear stockpiles have been reduced by 85% since the Cold War.
World is getting better
https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/04/50-ways-the-world-is-getting-better/
World is getting better
Poverty down
Basic education up
Literacy up
Democracy up
Vaccination up
Child mortality down
http://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-charts-show-world-improving
Visualizing $156 Trillion in U.S. Assets, by Generation
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/us-wealth-by-generation/#google_vignette
U.S. household wealth rebounded to $147.7 trillion.
Great wealth transfer $72 Trillion Wealth
Transfer Accelerates. Baby Boomers, the generation of people born between 1944 and 1964, are expected to transfer trillions in wealth to younger generations over the next many years.
Companies in the trillions
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-companies-belong-to-the-elite-trillion-dollar-club/
The 100 biggest companies in the world were worth a record-breaking $31.7 trillion as of March 31 2021
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-companies-belong-to-the-elite-trillion-dollar-club/
The Trillion Dollar Club of Asset Managers
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-trillion-dollar-club/
Black rock top 25
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/blackrocks-top-equity-holdings-2023/
Biden administration touts $1 trillion infrastructure bill it also funds public lands, clean water and electric grid projects.
Half a Million Jobs Created in January Pushes U.S. Unemployment Rate to Lowest in 54 Years – 3.4%
Housing Debt
Build Back Better includes $170 billion for affordable housing
Student Loan Debt
How Millions of Borrowers Got $127 Billion in Student Loans Canceled for nearly 3.6 million Americans.
Debt Collective: Through our debt abolition debt buying process, we’ve abolished $31,982,455.76 in student loan existing debt.
Medical Debt
RIP medical debt: Together they have relieved over 10 billion in medical debt for over 7 million families.
Electric Vehicle Sales by Model in 2023
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electric-vehicle-sales-by-model-2023/
The unit volume of global EV sales is set to 10.5 million in 2022. The unit volume of global
EV sales is set to 6,809,322 in 2021.
Visualizing 25 Years of Lithium Production, by Country
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-25-years-of-lithium-production-by-country/
Slumbering U.S. Supervolcano Holds $1.5 Trillion Worth Of Lithium. Geologists believe they have uncovered the world's largest lithium deposit within an ancient supervolcano straddling the Nevada-Oregon border. Up to 40 million metric tons of the precious metal — worth about $1.5 trillion — have been identified throughout a 28-mile-long stretch of the McDermitt Caldera.
Salton Sea area could produce enough lithium for 375 million electric car batteries. The Salton Sea lithium deposit is estimated to be worth approximately $540 billion based on current market prices for lithium.
The Geological Survey of India discovered a new lithium deposit containing 5.9 million tonnes of inferred lithium resources in the country's Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said on Thursday February 9.
The United States is producing more oil than any country in history. The United States is set to produce a global record of 13.3 million barrels per day of crude.
Major religions of the world mapped
7 encouraging trends of global Christianity in 2022.
Religious faith is growing faster than the irreligious.
Christianity continues to grow.
2.56 billion people will identify as a Christian by the middle of 2022.
Africa has 631 million Christians currently reside in Africa and they make up 45 percent of the population.
Latin America is, meanwhile, estimated to have 601 million Christians, they make up the majority of the continent at 92 percent.
Europe at 571 million, making up 77 percent of the population.
Asia has 383 million Christians in Asia.
Philippines are at 90 percent Christian.
North America is fifth with 277 million Christians who make up 76 percent of the continent's population.
Oceania has 29 million Christians, which accounts for 71 percent of the people living there.
Growth is fastest in the global South.
In 2000, 814 million Christians lived in Europe and North America, while 660 million Christians called African and Asia home. This year, 838 million live in the global North, while almost 1.1 billion Christians live in Africa and Asia alone.
Christianity continues to spread out.
The percentage of non-Christians who know a Christian is climbing.
More than 90 million Bibles will be printed this year.
Over 300 million Bible portions distributed worldwide in 2019. A quarter of the Bibles distributed were in a digital format.
Currently, almost 1.8 billion Bibles are in circulation around the world.
Fewer Christians are dying for their faith.
Maccabees Restored the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. After decisively routing the Greeks from the Land, Judah led his band of battle-hardened men to Jerusalem to restore the Holy Temple to its sacred use, which the Greeks had discontinued. They were met by a sorry sight: broken walls, overgrown courtyards, and pagan idols in God’s home. On the 25th day of Kislev (the first day of Chanukah), they rededicated the Temple, lit the menorah, offered the showbread, and resumed regular worship. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean Revolt (167-160 BCE), and the narrative that Jewish rebel Judas Maccabeus vanquished the evil Greek emperor Antiochus and rededicated the Temple, at which the miracle of the oil occurred.
Siena Galaxy Altas: Astronomers have created a cosmic atlas of 400,000 galaxies found in the neighbourhood of our Milky Way galaxy to understand the universe better.
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