/categories/world-development/ Recent content in World Development on Juanma Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/freedom_in_the_world/freedom-in-the-world/ Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/freedom_in_the_world/freedom-in-the-world/ Freedom in the world Since 1973, Freedom House has assessed the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world. It is used on a regular basis by policymakers, journalists, academics, activists, and many others. Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. The below graph provides an analysis of free, partly free, not free countries in the world in 2022. /post/un_resolution_russia/un-resolution/ Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/un_resolution_russia/un-resolution/ UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council On April 7th 2022, The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favor and 24 against. Source /post/cpi/corruption-perceptions-index/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/cpi/corruption-perceptions-index/ Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International yearly publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. Definition of Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) “The CPI scores and ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be by experts and business executives. It is a composite index, a combination of 13 surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions. /post/us-confidence/business-and-consumer-confidence-us-1989-2021/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /post/us-confidence/business-and-consumer-confidence-us-1989-2021/ The following article provides an analysis of Consumer (CCI) and Business (BCI) confidence index in the US since January 1989. The data is from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD. Consumer confidence index (CCI) The below graph 1 shows how the Consumer confidence Index has evolved since January 1989. Code is available here. Indicator definition This consumer confidence indicator provides an indication of future developments of households’ consumption and saving, based upon answers regarding their expected financial situation, their sentiment about the general economic situation, unemployment and capability of savings. /post/happiness/finland-happiest-country-in-the-world-in-2020/ Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /post/happiness/finland-happiest-country-in-the-world-in-2020/ According to the World Happiness Report, in 2020, Finland was the happiest country in the World for the third consecutive year. Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and The Netherlands finished in the top five. Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Austria completed the top ten. World Happiness Report - 2021 The World Happiness Report ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, based on six different factors - GDP per capita, social support, healthly life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perception of corruption - . /post/life-expectancy-gni-per-capita/life-expectancy-gni-per-capita-1990-2018/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/life-expectancy-gni-per-capita/life-expectancy-gni-per-capita-1990-2018/ Life Expectancy - GNI per capita analysis The below graph shows yearly analysis of GNI per capita by country from 1990 to 2018. The data is from World Bank. The indicator GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) is defined as follows: PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U. /post/life-expectancy-hdi/life-expectancy-human-development-index-1990-2018/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/life-expectancy-hdi/life-expectancy-human-development-index-1990-2018/ Life Expectancy - Human Development Index (HDI) analysis This document provides an analysis of Life Expectancy and Human Development Index (HDI) data by country. Data sources used: World bank for Life expectancy HDI information for HDI data and definition. The indicator The Human Development Index (HDI) is defined as follows: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. /post/nurses-doctors/total-number-of-nurses-and-doctors-per-1-000-inhabitants-2016/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/nurses-doctors/total-number-of-nurses-and-doctors-per-1-000-inhabitants-2016/ Total number of Nurses and Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants - 2016 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published the time series of number of nurses and doctors per 1,000 inhabitants. In 2016, Norway had the highest number of nurses per 1,000 inhabitants with 17,49. Austria had the highest number of doctors per 1,000 inhabitants with 5,13. The indicator Nurses is defined by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as follows: /post/starting-a-business/starting-a-business-country-score/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/starting-a-business/starting-a-business-country-score/ The Doing Business Report is an annual report published by The World Bank which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies. New Zealand ranks number one in “starting a business” with a total of 99.98 in 2020. New Zealand made a few reforms which have helped with their score: DB2019: New Zealand made starting a business less expensive by reducing the fees for name search and company incorporation. /post/hospital-beds/hospital-beds-per-1000-inhabitants-2017/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/hospital-beds/hospital-beds-per-1000-inhabitants-2017/ Hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants - 2017 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published the time series of number of beds per 1000 inhabitants. In 2017, Japan had the highest number of hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants with 13.07 followed by South Korea with 12.27 beds. The indicator Hospital beds is defined by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as follows: “This indicator provides a measure of the resources available for delivering services to inpatients in hospitals in terms of number of beds that are maintained, staffed and immediately available for use. /post/gdp-growth/gdp-growth-per-country-and-region/ Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/gdp-growth/gdp-growth-per-country-and-region/ GDP Growth - Country and Region Analysis New Tableau dashboard which analyzes the GDP growth (annual %) by country from 1961 to 2018. The data is from World Bank. Definition of GDP growth (annual %) “Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. /post/air-pollution/91-3-percent-of-the-world-population-exposed-to-unhealthy-levels-of-pollution-in-2017/ Sat, 02 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/air-pollution/91-3-percent-of-the-world-population-exposed-to-unhealthy-levels-of-pollution-in-2017/ According to World Bank, in 2017, 91.3% of the population was exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution (ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value) in the World. The below graph shows the percentage of the population exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution by region in 2017. The data is from World Bank. Definition of PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) /post/education/59-1-million-children-out-of-school-primary-in-the-world-in-2018/ Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/education/59-1-million-children-out-of-school-primary-in-the-world-in-2018/ According to World Bank, in 2018, 59.1 million children were out of school (primary) in the World. The indicator Children out of school, primary is defined by UNESCO Institute for Statistics as the the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. This article presents three different analyses: Children out of school (primary) - World Analysis - Yearly trends Children out of school (primary) - World Analysis - Yearly trends by Gender Children out of school (primary) - Region Analysis - Yearly trends It’s time for action. /post/world-trade/regional-trade-analysis/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/world-trade/regional-trade-analysis/ In 2017, the amount of exports of goods and services (current US$) worldwide reached 22.97 trillion US dollars. The below article presents an analysis of how exports have increased since 1960. The data is from World Bank. Definition of Exports of goods and services (current US$) according to World Bank “Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. /post/health-education/health-education-expenditure-by-country-2000-2016/ Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 /post/health-education/health-education-expenditure-by-country-2000-2016/ The following graph analyzes % of GDP spend on Health and Education by country. Data source used This analysis contains data from World Bank. The two variables analyzed are the following ones: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) The analysis has also been published on my Twitter account. Data source used is World bank where you can see yearly trends as well for both graphs.