Tuesday, January 03, 2017

A history of global living conditions in 5 charts

Possibly some of the best and most important charts we will see in 2017!

https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

"..........A recent survey asked “All things considered, do you think the world is getting better or worse, or neither getting better nor worse?”. In Sweden 10% thought things are getting better, in the US they were only 6%, and in Germany only 4%. Very few people think that the world is getting better.
What is the evidence that we need to consider when answering this question? The question is about how the world has changed and so we must take a historical perspective. And the question is about the world as a whole and the answer must therefore consider everybody. The answer must consider the history of global living conditions – a history of everyone..........."



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