New global data shows what makes for a flourishing life. It isn’t what we think. The Global Flourishing Study has surprising ...

The Thai government is inviting the public to celebrate after Thailand was ranked the seventh happiest country in the world.

Whether GDP swings up or down, there are limits to what it says about the economy and your place in it, Sophie Mitra points ...

The GDP growth rate has many limitations as an economic indicator. It captures only a very narrow slice of economic activity: ...

The UN DESA shows Africa’s population will grow by 154 percent from 1.49 billion in January 2024 (equivalent to 18.3 percent ...

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If Canada had stuck to 2015 trends, we'd all be $4,200 richer per year, and thousands killed by crime, drugs and health ...

The annual list of the world's happiest countries is once again headlined by Finland as the happiest country in the world for ...

But while life expectancies around the world have generally been rising, Russia’s life expectancies have not risen for about ...

The following image shows India's per capita income in PPP terms compared to various nations in Africa. Green indicates that the country in question was richer in terms of PPP GDP on a per capita ...

Figures for national life expectancy by country tend to be within bandwidths. At the moment, the US is relegated to the lower end by comparison with the rest of the world, one rank above Cuba.