Average GDP Growth Since 2005 and Optimism for Next Generation
Average GDP Growth Since 2005 and Optimism for Next Generation
Are you in the global middle class? Find out with our income calculator
Income by Class in China and India
Greatest Threats around the World
World Population by Income
World map indicating the share of a country's population that falls into each of the following income levels: poor, lower income, middle income, upper-middle income, and high income (data is from 2011). There is also a table that lets you select a country and see its income-level distribution and percentage point change from 2001 to 2011.
How Many Live on How Much?
A Reduction in Poverty Is Related to the Change in the Share of the Low-Income Population but Not to the Change in the Share of the Middle-Income Population
Major Gaps Between the Public, Scientists on Key Issues
Despite broadly similar views about the overall place of science in America, there are striking differences between the public and scientists’ views on a host of science-related issues, from whether genetically modified foods are safe to eat to whether the world’s growing population will be a major problem.
Major Gaps Between the Public, Scientists on Key Issues
Despite broadly similar views about the overall place of science in America, there are striking differences between the views of the public and those of the scientific community connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on a host of science-related issues, from whether genetically modified foods are safe to eat to whether the world’s growing population will be a major problem. See how their views differ by clicking on the topics below.
Same-Sex Marriage, State by State
In June of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled all state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry nationwide. This timeline highlights the changes in state policies leading up to that ruling.
