The expansion of five-nation BRICS bloc, which currently contributes 31.5% of global GDP and is expected to contribute over 50% of global GDP by 2030
How much battery capacity cargo trucks in Sweden would need without and with a 300kW electric road system covering 50% of the busiest freight routes
Real size of Saudi Arabia compared to parts of Europe. From Liverpool, Amsterdam, München, Napoli to Barcelona
Which countries produce a greater proportion of global CO2 emissions than their proportion of the global population?
Price of McDonald’s Big Mac across the US and the EU. Big Mac uses the same ingredients and the same preparation process all over the world. 2023 data 🇺🇸🇪🇺🗺 [OC]
Countries where the U.S. government has admitted to launching military intervention. The United States launched 218 military interventions between 1798 and 1990, and at least 251 military interventions between 1991 and 2022
The map that got The Barbie Movie banned in Vietnam: Yes, that is China’s Nine-Dash Line off the coast of “Asia”
Interstate Highway System. Which had a total length of 48,756 miles (78,465 km). The initial cost estimate for the system was $25 billion over 12 years; it ended up costing $114 billion (equivalent to $425 billion in 2006 or $558 billion in 2021) and took 35 years.