Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report. It’s the eighth consecutive year the Nordic country has topped the list. Following Finland are fellow Nordic countries Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden. The Netherlands rounds out the top five.

In 2023, mines in China produced an estimated 378.2t of gold, about 11% of the gold produced globally, making it the top gold-producing nation in the world, a position it has maintained for the past 15 years. Russia, Australia, Canada and the United States are among the top five.

As the world races to decarbonize and bring on cleaner sources of electricity, it got us wondering how North America’s electricity grid stacks up against the rest of the world. In this story, we explore North America’s electricity mix in 2023 and how it has changed over the years.

Founded following the end of World War II, the goal of NATO is to secure lasting peace in Europe and North America. In this story, we use data from the CIA World Factbook and NATO, to break down the national defense expenditures for each NATO member nation.

In 1995, Fortune Magazine released its first-ever Global 500 - a list of the top 500 companies in the world based on revenue. In this story, we explore the 500 largest companies in the world by revenue.

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. The beans used to brew espresso, cappuccinos and lattes among other popular coffee drinks are grown commercially in over 70 countries globally. In this story, we explore the world’s top coffee producers. We use data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to analyze the world’s top producers by volume.

The global economy is powered by maritime trade. It’s estimated that 80% of the world’s goods – food, raw materials, manufactured products, etc. – are transported by sea. In this article, we explore the world’s busiest container ports in 2022.

Rice is one of the most widely consumed grains and a primary staple for more than half of the world’s population, particularly in Asia and Africa. In this story we explore which countries grow the most rice.

There are a total of 1,157 UNESCO World Heritage sites globally. Italy is home to the most World Heritage sites with 58. See where other countries land on the list.

Which pension fund is the largest? Leading the list of the world’s 300 largest pension funds is the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan with USD $1.7 trillion in assets. Check out the full list.

Despite the popularity of soccer, American football teams are the ones dominating the Forbes list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports franchises in 2022. Together, the value of these teams comes in at a cool $222 billion USD.

The banks that appear on the S&P Global Market Intelligence’s ranking of the world’s 100 largest banks held assets totalling $111.965 trillion USD at the end of 2022. Let’s take a look at the world’s largest banks.

In the race to build vertically, China is quickly establishing itself as the leader. China dominates the list of the top 25 cities with the most skyscrapers (>150m tall) and supertall buildings (>300m) globally.

Global electric vehicle sales hit a record in 2022 and is expected to increase in 2023 as more EVs hit the roads. While Tesla may be familiar name in the west, the market leader is a Chinese company called BYD.