Have you ever wondered how many under sea cable lines are there in the world? How does communication tools such as the internet, phone systems work great across most of the countries? I came across a wonderful site that shows in realtime the submarine cable networks in the world. For instance, the Greenland Connect network connects Greenland to Iceland. Similarly you check out the lines that connect any country to another by clicking on the link below.

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Source: SubmarineCableMap.com

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) publishes a report each year on the use of robots in manufacturing in countries around the world. According to the latest date, Korea is the top country for industrial robots use with about 1,000 per 10,000 workers in manufacturing industry. Singapore came in at second followed by Japan and Germany as shown in the chart below:

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Source: IFR report via China using industrial robots at 12x US rate, Asia Times

China’s usage rate is 322 robots while the US is lower at 274 robots per 10,000 workers.

In terms of robot adoption, Asia leads the world. The US rate is again lower then other peer countries like Germany which is a high-wage country.

Source: IFR report via China using industrial robots at 12x US rate, Asia Times

The life expectancy at 65 is important because how long people people live after retirement. According to the latest OECD data, people in Japan live the longest at age 65 as shown in the chart below. Other countries with high life expectancy at 65 are Korea, Spain, France and Switzerland.

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Note: The y-axis shows the life expectancy at 65.

Source: OECD via 30-year chart is pointer to retirement outcomes, Graham Hand, First Links

For Australia, the life expectancy at 65 for men is 20.3 years and for Women it is 23.0 years.