I arrived at my computer today, and could not figure out what to say. - This is Sunday, so something spiritual, maybe.
- Yesterday was my 6536th posting, the first being on 29April2008.
- This is a daily blog.
- So I've been doing this for 17+ years.
- You know how long this is?
- Counting kindergarten as year one, you graduate from high school at the end of year 13.
- Then four years of college brings me up to year 17,
- I've been doing this daily. Students have weekends, holidays and summer vacation.
- Have I run out of things to say?
Well, no. So today I'll go to the World Population Review, and indicate various country rankings.
Top 5 Most Populous Countries
1,463,870,000
1,416,100,000
347,276,000
285,721,000
255,220,000
Numbers stand for annual change: India +0.89%, China -0.23%, USA +0.54%, Indonesia +0.79% and Pakistan +1.57%. #6 is Nigeria with 237.5 million people and a growth rate of 2.08%.
5 Countries with the Highest Debt to GDP Ratio
#1 Lebanon 283%, #2 Sudan 256%, #2 Japan 255%, #4 Singapore 168%, #11 USA 122%, #23 UK 97.6%, #34 Ukraine 84.4%, #35 China 83.4%, #91 South Korea 52.5%, #113 Norway 44.3%, #133 Switzerland 38/3%, #151 Saudi Arabia 30%, #169 Russia 14.9%, #174 Kuwait 3.4%
Needless to say, the lower the number the better.
5 Countries with the Highest Crime Index
Don't know flags? Venezuela, Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan, Haiti and South Africa (75.4). Others: #35 France 55.3, #40 Mexico 53.8, #49 North Korea 51.7, #55 Iran 49.5, #56 USA 49.3, #76 Canada 45.2, #92 Russia 39.1, #122 Finland 26.3, #127 China 24.9, #135 Singapore 23.5, #136 Japan 22.6, #148 Qatar 15.6. The USA is not a particularly safe place anymore.
U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for Venezuela, indicating that it is unsafe to travel to the country, and travelers should not travel there. Venezuela’s high crime rates have been attributed to reasons including government corruption, a flawed judiciary system, and the breakdown of the Rule of Law. And, oh, President Trump is poised to attack any day now.
5 Countries with the Most Airline Passengers
#1 USA 666.1 million, #2 China 440.3 million, #3 Russia 96.8 million, #4 India 84 million, #5 Ireland 74.1 million.
5 Countries with the Largest Active Military
#1 China, #2 India, #3 USA, #4 North Korea, #5 Russia 1.1 million, #6 Ukraine 800,000, and #7 Pakistan 660,000.
Education Rankings by Country 2025
#1 USA, #2 UK, #3 Germany, #4 Canada, #5 France, #6 Switzerland, #7 Japan, #21 China, #24 China, #42 India, #104 Venezuela, #142 Puerto Rico #200 Bermuda.
(lack of) Democracy Index: #1 China, #2 Pakistan, #3 Russia, #8 Iran, #17 Saudi Arabia, #19 Venezuela, #21 North Korea, #51 India, #52 USA, #54 Indonesia, #58 France, #72 Israel, #98 Japan, #99 Germany, #111 Switzerland, #131 Ukraine, #158 Bhutan. The USA is not so Democratic today.
- They contain potassium, and potassium-40 is a naturally occurring radioactive isotope.
- The iron structure expands in the heat, making it up to 6 inches taller in the summer months.
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