China leads the world in High-speed rail network as of December, 2021 according to the Atlas High-Speed Rail 2022 report published by the International Union of Railways (UIC). China has over 40,000 km of route network currently in operation. Spain ranks the second with over 3,600 kms followed by the original hi-speed leader Japan. The …
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The number medical doctors and nurses per 1,000 people by country are shown in the chart below from OECD that was published last year. According to OECD, there were 2.64 doctors per 1,000 in 2019 in the US. Austria had the highest at 5.36 followed by Norway. Generally European countries have higher doctor density than …
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The U.S. has a physician deficit that adversely affects healthcare in the country. In the OECD ranking of doctors per 10,000 the US ranks at the bottom. Only Mexico and South Korea are worse than the US. All European countries including the ones in Eastern Europe have higher doctor density. The simple fact that the …
The world continues to depend on coal, oil and gas as the primary sources for energy. Though the share of renewable energy sources is increasing it is still under 40% at a global level. Coal is the dirtiest form of energy source and fossil fuels like natural gas and oil are not the cleanest either. …
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Inequality is the highest in the United States among the developed countries. According to data released by Census Bureau released in September income inequality grew in the US in 2021 for the first time in a decade. Income and Wealth inequality is usually higher in emerging and frontier countries. However similar situation has been prevalent …