The World’s Busiest Airports in 2020

The Covid Pandemic re-arranged the world’s busiest airport rankings for the first time in decades. The Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport in China was the world’s busiest aiport in terms of passenger traffic in 2020. The traditional winner, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was unseated from the top position for the first time in 20 years …

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The Average Hourly Labor Costs Across the European Union: Chart

The Average Hourly Labor Costs Across the European Union is shown in the chart below. The highest hourly wage is in Denmark at €45.80. The lowest hourly wage is in Bulgaria at €6.50. The next two lowest hourly wage countries Hungary and Romania. As expected the hourly wage in East European countries are much lower than …

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The Most and Least Happy Countries in the World

The most and the least happy country in the world are shown in the graphic below. For four years in row, Finland was the most happy country followed by Denmark and Switzerland. Ukraine was the least happy country in Europe and Afghanistan was the least happy country in the world. Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL …

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How Did Past Research Help Covid-19 Vaccine Development: Chart

Its been more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic started ravaging the developed world. As of yesterday, over 30 million Americans are infected and the death toll exceeded 547,000 according to NY Times data. Globally more than  2.7 million have died with some countries such as Brazil suffering from surge in cases. On the …

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Industry Weightings in the US and UK Stock Markets in 1900 vs. 2021

In 1900, the US and UK equity markets looked a lot different than today. The US was an emerging market in the beginning of the 20th century while the UK was colonial super power. Now the UK is just another developed country but no longer a power. Unlike other emerging countries, the US economy grew …

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