Czechia counted its people in 2021 and earns our top rating for population data, 28th of 156. Only 28 countries do. Reliable counts are rarer than you think. #Czechia #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Lithuania earns an A for GDP data quality, 24th of 156 countries. Only 33 countries do. Most of the world is guessing by comparison. #Lithuania #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Czechia's debt is 40% of GDP, just under the global median of 40%. Lower than most, in a world where borrowing keeps rising. #Czechia #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Italy ranks 27th of 156 countries on income per person, at 2.3 times the world average. Our projections have it 25th by 2040. #Italy #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Only 12 countries in the world carry more debt than Spain: 84% of GDP, against a global median of 40%. Growth projected at 4.2% a year is what keeps that manageable. What if it slows? #Spain #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Brazil counted its people in 2022. Our rating for its population data is a B, 71st of 156. Good, but not top class. The number behind every per-person statistic matters. #Brazil #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Russia counted its people in 2021, yet our rating for its population data is only a C. The weak link is the statistical machinery behind the count. Population drives almost every other statistic. #Russia #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Hungary's governance score has slipped 17 points since 2013, from 70 to 54. It now ranks 62nd of 156 countries. The weakest measure is corruption perceptions. #Hungary #Governance worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Austria updates its population count every year rather than waiting for a census. It is one of only 28 countries out of 156 that earn our top rating. The rest are working with far less. #Austria #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Austria's debt is about 78% of GDP, higher than in 139 of the 156 countries we track. Growth is projected at under 2% a year, so there is little momentum to ease it. #Austria #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Portugal has been below replacement fertility for 44 years. That is not a blip, it is structural. It now stands at 1.3 children per woman, and our projections have it 1.1 by 2040. #Portugal #Fertility worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Pakistan's governance score has slipped 9 points since 2013, from 34 to 26. It now ranks 128th of 156 countries. The weakest measure is corruption perceptions. #Pakistan #Governance worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

The Netherlands is the world's 30th-largest economy. By 2040 our projections have it 32nd, overtaken by faster-growing rivals. The ranking tables are changing, quietly. #Netherlands #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

New Zealand's population is projected to barely grow by 2040: 2.4%. Fertility below replacement is the reason. #NewZealand #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Bulgaria ranks 55th of 156 countries on income per person, and our projections have it climbing to 44th by 2040. A catch-up story. #Bulgaria #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Ukraine's economy has shrunk over twenty years. Only one other country has done worse. Our projections have it shrinking by 3.8% a year to 2040. #Ukraine #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Peru's population is projected to grow by 7% by 2040, to 37 million. Growth is slowing from the pace of previous decades. #Peru #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Ireland has grown by close to 4.6% a year for twenty years, 40th fastest of 156 countries. Our projections have it at 5.2% a year to 2040. #Ireland #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Malaysia has grown by close to 4.6% a year for twenty years, 41st fastest of 156 countries. Our projections have it at 5.0% a year to 2040. #Malaysia #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Only 6 countries in the world carry more debt than France: 106% of GDP, against a global median of 40%. Growth projected at 2.5% a year is what keeps that manageable. What if it slows? #France #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…