Snapshots 2023

^{POPULATION BY REGION
Percentage of the global population that lives in each continent}

^{South America 5.5%}

^{North America 7.6%}

^{Europe 9.5%}

^{Africa 17.5%}

^{Asia & Oceania 59.9%}

^{SOURCE: Population Reference Bureau}

^{WEALTH OF NATIONS
Countries with the highest per capita GDP}

^{COUNTRY and PER CAPITA GDP}

^{1. Liechtenstein $139,100}

^{2. Monaco $115,700}

^{3. Luxembourg $110,300}

^{4. Singapore $93,400}

^{5. Ireland $89,700}

^{6. Qatar $85,300}

^{7. Switzerland $68,400}

^{8. United Arab Emirates $67,100}

^{9. Norway $63,600}

^{10. Brunei $62,200}

^{11. San Marino $60,800}

^{12. United States $60,200}

^{SOURCE: The World Factbook (C.I.A.), 2022}

^{CONEHEADS
Countries that consume the most ice cream (per capita gallons/year)}

^{1. New Zealand 7.5}

^{2. United States 5.5}

^{3. Australia 4.8}

^{4. Finland 3.8}

^{5. Sweden 3.2}

^{6. Canada 2.8}

^{7. Denmark 2.6}

^{8. Ireland 2.2}

^{9. Italy 2.1}

^{10. United Kingdom 1.8}

^{SOURCE: World Atlas, 2020}

^{SPEAKING IN TONGUES
World’s most spoken languages (worldwide speakers in millions)}

^{1. English 1,500}

^{2. Mandarin Chinese 1,100}

^{3. Hindi 602.2}

^{4. Spanish 548.3}

^{5. French 274.1}

^{6. Standard Arabic 274.0}

^{7. Bengali 272.2}

^{8. Russian 258.2}

^{9. Portuguese 257.7}

^{10. Urdu 231.3}

^{SOURCE: Ethnologue.Com, 2022. Figures Rounded}

^{PHONE SURFERS
Countries with the fastest mobile internet speeds}

^{Country and Mobile Internet Connection Speed (Average, in Mbps*)}

^{1. United Arab Emirates 274}

^{2. South Korea 214}

^{3. Qatar and Norway 179}

^{5. Kuwait 171}

^{6. Cyprus 169}

^{7. China 168}

^{8. Saudi Arabia 165}

^{9. Bulgaria 154}

^{10. Australia 148}

^{*Mbps stands for megabits per second.}

^{SOURCE: Statista, 2021}

^{RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
Adherents as a percentage of global population}

^{Christianity 32.2%}

^{Islam 24.4%}

^{Hinduism 13.5%}

^{Nonreligious 11.4%}

^{Buddhism 6.8%}

^{Chinese Folk Religions 6.0%}

^{Ethnic Religions 3.6%}

^{New Religions 0.8%}

^{Other 0.6%}

^{Sikhism 0.3%}

^{Judaism 0.2%}

^{SOURCE: World Religion Database, 2021. Figures don’t add up to 100 percent because of rounding.}