Snapshots

^{Talk of the Nations}

^{Countries with the most spoken languages}

^{Country/Number of Living Languages*}

^{Papua New Guinea 840; Indonesia 710; Nigeria 530; India 453; China 306; Mexico 293; Cameroon 279; United States 236 | Source: Ethnologue, 2024}

^{*A living language has at least one person speaking it as their first language.}

^{_{Sugar Cravings}}

^{_{Share of people in selected countries who regularly eat sweets and chocolate}}

^{United Kingdom 52%; Denmark 51%; Italy 43%; United States 40%; France 39%; India 37%; Mexico 35%; Japan 31%; China 27%; South Korea 17% | Source: Statista Consumer Insights, 2024}

^{Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) United States; Dubai International (DXB) United Arab Emirates; Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) United States; London Heathrow (LHR) United Kingdom; Tokyo Haneda International (HND) Japan; Denver International (DEN) United States; Istanbul (IST) Türkiye; Los Angeles International (LAX) United States | Source: Airports Council International, 2023}

^{Gym Rats}

^{Share of people with active gym memberships (selected countries)}

^{India 27%; Brazil 24%; U.K. 20%; China 18%; U.S. 14%; Germany 14%; Italy 13%; France 6% | Source: Statista Consumer Insights, 2024} 

^{A.I. Powerhouses}

^{Top countries driving artificial intelligence research and innovation}

^{Country/Research Capacity*}

^{United States 100; China 54; Singapore 25; United Kingdom 23; France 18; Switzerland 18; Israel 17; Germany 16; Canada 15; Hong Kong 15 | Source: Tortoise Media, 2024}

^{*Scores for research capacity were determined by ranking nations on 122 factors, including internet and supercomputing abilities, top-tier universities, skilled researchers, government strategy, funding, and level of new business investment.}

^{Unsafe Breathing}

^{Capital cities with the worst air pollution}

^{City/Average annual concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (in micrograms per cubic meter)} 

^{N’Djamena, Chad 91.8; New Delhi, India 91.6; Dhaka, Bangladesh 78.0; Kinshasa, D.R. Congo 58.2; Islamabad, Pakistan 52.4; Dushanbe, Tajikistan 46.3; Hanoi, Vietnam 45.4; Kathmandu, Nepal 45.1 | Source: World Air Quality Report Iqair, 2024}