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
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.