Hong Kong's governance score has slipped 15 points since 2013, from 71 to 56. It now ranks 55th of 156 countries. The weakest measure is political rights. #HongKong #Governance worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

The United States' population is projected to barely grow by 2040: 2.2%. Fertility below replacement is the reason. #UnitedStates #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Canada earns an A for GDP data quality, 5th of 156 countries. Only 33 countries do. Most of the world is guessing by comparison. #Canada #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Slovakia's population peaked in 2023. On our projections it loses about 420,000 people by 2040. Fertility is the reason, and it is projected to stay low. #Slovakia #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Brazil's women had 4.9 children each in 1970. Today the average is 1.3, below the level needed to keep the population stable. Our projections have it 1.1 by 2040. #Brazil #Fertility worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Peru's economy has grown about 4.0% a year for twenty years, 56th of 156 countries. Our projections for 2040 look much the same: 4.1% a year. #Peru #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Vietnam's governance score has risen 7 points since 2013, to 27. It now ranks 125th of 156 countries. #Vietnam #Governance worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Turkey's governance score has slipped 23 points since 2013, from 53 to 30. It now ranks 115th of 156 countries. The weakest measure is press freedom. #Turkey #Governance worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Portugal counted its people in 2022 and earns our top rating for population data, 25th of 156. Only 28 countries do. Reliable counts are rarer than you think. #Portugal #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Bangladesh's women had 6.8 children each in 1970. Today the average is 1.8, below the level needed to keep the population stable. Our projections have it 1.4 by 2040. #Bangladesh #Fertility worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Singapore ranks 37th among the world's economies, and our projections have it climbing to 36th by 2040. Quietly moving up. #Singapore #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Egypt's debt is about 57% of GDP, higher than in 119 of the 156 countries we track. Growth projected at 4.1% a year helps. For now. #Egypt #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

The Netherlands' debt is 42% of GDP, above the global median of 40%. Not alarming on its own. Slow growth would change that. #Netherlands #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Croatia's workforce peaked in 2009, and our projections have it about 210,000 workers smaller by 2040. Workers per person over 65: 1.7 today, 1.4 by 2040. #Croatia #Demographics worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

The average person in Brazil produces only 95% of what the average person in the world does. Our projections have the gap widening, to 93% by 2040. #Brazil #GDP worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Saudi Arabia counted its people in 2022. Our rating for its population data is a B, 37th of 156. Good, but not top class. The number behind every per-person statistic matters. #SaudiArabia #Population worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

China's debt is about 86% of GDP, more than double the global median. Only eleven countries carry more. For an economy this size, that is a number worth looking at carefully. #China #Debt worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Greece has just 2.5 working-age people for every person over 65, the 5th lowest of 156 countries. By 2040 our projections put it at 1.9. Every pension and every hospital bed depends on that ratio. #Greece #Demographics worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Bangladesh has about 9.6 working-age people for every person over 65. By 2040 our projections say 6.8. The cushion is thinning, and the bill for pensions and care rises with it. #Bangladesh #Demographics worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…

Pakistan's women have 3.2 children each on average, well above the level needed to keep the population stable. Our projections have that easing to 2.4 by 2040. The pace of population growth is slowing. #Pakistan #Fertility worldeconomics.com/Scorecard…