Road Safety in Europe by Country: Infographic

The UK has the highest road safety in Europe followed by Ireland and Denmark. The country with the worst safety record is Romania followed by Bulgaria and Croatia. These rankings are based on the number of fatalities per million of the population in 2018. Italy has double the number of road fatalities relative to the …

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Apple is Worth More Than The Australian Stock Market

The current market capitalization of Apple(AAPL) is $1.53 Trillion in US Dollars. This is equivalent to approximately $2.16 Trillion Australian Dollars. The entire market capitalization of the Australian domestic market capitalization is ~A$1.9 Trillion. Source: Market Index The below chart shows the long-term growth of Apple(AAPL): Click to enlarge Source: Yahoo Finance Disclosure: No Positions

A Simple Chart Of The US Healthcare System

The healthcare “system” in the USA is a mess to put it mildly. Multiple players are involved in taking care of the health needs of the population. Some of the stakeholders include: Federal, State and Local governments, private companies, charities, drug companies, etc. The following chart shows the organizational structure of the healthcare system in …

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Technological Innovations Take Years To Boost Productivity: Chart

I posted an interesting chart from a research paper on innovation multipliers by Vanguard showing the many ideas that went into the development of a smart-phone. The below chart from that paper shows that tech innovations do not result in an immediate boost to productivity. It takes years or even decades before innovations are widely embraced by the …

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The Biggest Commercial Airliner Shoot-Down Incidents in Modern Times: Infographic

On January 8, 2020 Iranian military shot down a Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) flying from Tehran to Kiev, Ukraine. 176 people lost their lives in this incident which included 167 passengers and 9 crew members. The military claimed it panicked and shot down the aircraft in the fog of war created by a possible …

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