Do you live in the best or worst countries on Earth????

[LexCorp]

www.nationmaster.com

Found a nifty little site that allows you to run stats on all aspects of life from crime to health and back again.

First thing I tried to search for was the fattest country.....

USA......hmmm that was an easy one.

You then figure out why they are so fat.....

USA are top of the chart for the most McDonalds lol. Let's not blame McDonald of course I am just kidding. But great stats.

BUT the UK has more kidnappings than anyone! Ooooh!

Fun t:

 

[LexCorp]

Cool

You can even see who has the most abortions!

 

[redmarvel]

Apparently if you're Canadian you are more likely to have a large house. (5 or more rooms in 2002). New Zealand was 2nd, UK 3rd and USA 4th.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_siz_of_hou-people-size-of-houses

Apparently we also are more likely to continue our education after completing high school / secondary school. (Just barely beating out the USA on that score).

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_edu_att_ter-education-educational-attainment-tertiary

Not surprisingly the country that said "give us your poor" is NOT the one with the most immigration, Canada leads that list too, with Belgium at the 2nd spot and USA down at 8.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/imm_new_cit_percap-immigration-new-citizenships-per-capita

We also produce more Uranium, drink more fruit juice and have the largest coastline.

http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ca/Top-Rankings

Unfortunately they do not have a category for most innuendo or best ability to flirt.

 

[Majic Walrus]

Surprisingly enough the USA is not the world's leader in pay TV subscribers, that honor goes to the Netherlands with USA way down in number 6 just below Canada at number 5.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/med_cab_tv_sub-media-cable-tv-subscribers

Not at all shocking the USA has the highest number of Protestant Christians more than doubling the number two spot held by the UK. Interestingly enough the Netherlands are number 21 on that list.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_pro_by_cou_pro-religion-protestantism-by-country-protestants

Moral of the story. Move to the Netherlands.

 

[LexCorp]

See how awesome is this site

The things we can learn!

 

[SWAT]

Norway

 

[Ahura Mazda]

You do realise that whole list is completely skewed as they used 2006 figures which do not reflect today's reality.

 

[LexCorp]

I mean this is cool

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_con_wit_sco-mortality-contact-with-scorpions

84 deaths in Mexico due to scorpions.

 

[The Battousai]

Looks like the US is #14 in scientific literacy with South Korea at the top

In literacy we're #25

 

[LexCorp]

You do realise that whole list is completely skewed as they used 2006 figures which do not reflect today's reality.

Cool where did it say that?

 

[Ahura Mazda]

Looking at the GDP figures which are 2006 ones.

Iceland for example is up on their list where it is bordering on bankruptcy.

 

[LexCorp]

Looking at the GDP figures which are 2006 ones.

Iceland for example is up on their list where it is bordering on bankruptcy.

Hmm indeed
However certain areas are updated to current standars.....I spy a few notes saying certain areas have been updated to 08 etc...population figures for example.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

The UK has more kidnappings than Mexico and Columbia and all that?!?!! Insanity. This country really is falling apart at the seams.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

This is a really good site


Here's a shocker: The US is 107th in Software Piracy rate

 

[terry78]

America will always be number one in awesomness though. Check it.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Whoa,

according to this, 88% of people in Switzerland has AIDS, more than 3.5 times as much as the United States

 

[Majic Walrus]

Whoa,

according to this, 88% of people in Switzerland has AIDS, more than 3.5 times as much as the United States

 

[Ace of Knaves]

That can't be right.

 

[Majic Walrus]

Because it's not....

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_hiv_aid_peo_liv_wit_hiv_aid-health-hiv-aids-people-living

 

[LexCorp]

Still not over the kidnapping stat

 

[Wiseman]

See how awesome is this site

The things we can learn!

Yeah but I have a crappy long term memory or is it short term memory, I can't remember. Point is, I'll read stuff on the site and I'll sit here and go, "hmm, that's interesting" and next week I'll forget about everything I read so really, it's like wasting time learning what I won't remember when I could just laugh at some d*** and fart jokes and forget about them instead

 

[Majic Walrus]

So ignoring statistics and facts that make you sad makes you happy?

 

[Wiseman]

So ignoring statistics and facts that make you sad makes you happy?

are you talking to me? Cause my post didn't say that at all if you are.

 

[Majic Walrus]

are you talking to me? Cause my post didn't say that at all if you are.

I was, but I must've misread your post cause now I don't even now what BS I was spouting.

In any case I find the statistics to be pretty cool but I do forget most of them pretty easily.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Still not over the kidnapping stat

Yea Britain has more kidnappings than Mexico?!?!