Global Stats Journal
Every number, with the context behind it.
Each figure on the Global Stats dashboard has its own article: what it actually counts, how it is produced, what it leaves out, the sources behind it, and where Plato's Cave thinks the argument really sits.
People & Poverty
- 842,400,000 peopleGlobal population living in extreme povertyThe estimated number of people living below the international extreme poverty line.PovertyESTIMATED
- 847,000,000People in extreme povertyThe estimated number of people living below the extreme poverty line.PovertyESTIMATED
- 3,500,000,000People below the lower-middle-income poverty linePoverty measured at a higher threshold than the extreme line, closer to what most countries consider poor.PovertyESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 2,800,000,000People without adequate housingA modelled estimate of people without secure, adequate housing.PovertyMODELLED
War & Weapons
- $2,887,000,000,000Global military spendingWhat the world's governments spend on their militaries in a year.War & ConflictESTIMATED
- 9Active warsConflicts recorded above the widely used threshold for a war.War & ConflictMEASURED
- 59Active armed conflictsAll recorded armed conflicts, including those below the war threshold.War & ConflictMEASURED
- 2,000,000,000People living in conflict zonesA modelled estimate of people living in or near areas affected by armed conflict.War & ConflictMODELLED
- 12,000,000Firearms producedAn estimate of new small arms manufactured in a year.War & ConflictESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 12,000,000,000Rounds of ammunition producedA modelled estimate of ammunition manufactured worldwide in a year.War & ConflictMODELLEDPlaceholder
- 100,000Missiles producedA modelled estimate of guided missiles produced in a year.War & ConflictMODELLEDPlaceholder
Money & Power
- $348,000,000,000,000Global debtThe combined debt of households, companies and governments worldwide.Money & PowerESTIMATED
- $100,000,000,000,000Government debtThe share of global debt owed by governments.Money & PowerESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 45%Share of global wealth held by the top 1%The proportion of all household wealth held by the richest one percent of adults.Money & PowerESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- $104,000,000,000,000Global money supplyBroad money — cash plus deposits — held across major economies.Money & PowerMEASURED
- $5,000,000,000,000New money createdThe increase in money supply over a period, mostly created through bank lending.Money & PowerESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 8%Share of global income going to the bottom halfHow much of global income reaches the poorest half of the world's adults.Money & PowerESTIMATEDPlaceholder
Health & Mortality
- 58,000,000Deaths worldwideEstimated deaths from all causes, shown across time periods.HealthESTIMATED
- 50,000,000Deaths from diseaseDeaths attributed to disease rather than injury or violence.HealthESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 15,000,000Preventable disease deathsDeaths that existing treatment or prevention could have avoided.HealthMODELLEDPlaceholder
- 4,900,000Child deaths under fiveDeaths of children before their fifth birthday.HealthMODELLED
- 600,000Drug overdose deathsDeaths attributed to drug use and overdose.HealthESTIMATEDPlaceholder
Human Rights
- 50,000,000People in modern slaveryPeople estimated to be in forced labour or forced marriage.Human RightsESTIMATED
- 70,000Detected trafficking victimsTrafficking victims identified by national authorities in a year.Human RightsMODELLEDPlaceholder
- 42,000,000RefugeesPeople who have fled their country and are recognised as refugees.Human RightsMEASURED
- 82,000,000Internally displaced peoplePeople displaced within their own country by conflict or disaster.Human RightsESTIMATED
Resources & Living Conditions
- 2,200,000,000People without safe drinking waterPeople without access to a safely managed drinking water service.ResourcesESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 3,500,000,000People without adequate sanitationPeople without a safely managed sanitation service.ResourcesESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 730,000,000People facing hungerPeople whose habitual food intake is insufficient for a healthy life.ResourcesESTIMATEDPlaceholder
- 150,000,000Children with stunted growthChildren under five whose growth has been restricted by chronic malnutrition.ResourcesESTIMATEDPlaceholder