While some countries are relatively prepared to handle this increase in the elderly demographic, others are already feeling the squeeze and struggling with the challenges that come with a rapidly aging population. Which countries are the best equipped to support their senior citizens? This graphic uses data from the 2022 Natixis Global Retirement Index to show the best countries to retire in around the world, based on several different factors that we’ll dig into below....

In fact, overall private wealth worldwide reached $204 trillion in 2018, which is a 26% increase over the past decade. This week’s chart, which uses numbers from the Global Wealth Migration Review 2019, examines the top 10 richest countries and the growth of private wealth from 2008 to 2018. Combined, the 10 countries above represent 74% of total private wealth worldwide. These trends are staying consistent with the numbers seen in 2017....

Today, the top 10 clubs are collectively worth $36 billion and bring in over $6 billion in annual revenues. From an audience standpoint, business interest in the sport is justified. In the last World Cup final, 517 million tuned in, compared to 160 million for the Super Bowl during the same year. More Money in the Game It’s not just the clubs that are seeing more money trickle down. Both fees for agents and player transfers have soared....

Stornoway is building Quebec’s first diamond mine at it s 100% Renard Project Forward looking information This infographic contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information and these statements, referred to herein as “forward-looking statements”, are made as of the date of this presentation and the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law....

Technology Hype Cycles Hype occurs in cycles. It starts with the introduction of a concept and thinking about the possibilities.The more that is possible, the higher expectations rise. Then it’s time to take the medicine and figure out the exact reality of the situation. Often it is less than expected, and much work is still to be done to bring an idea to fruition. Every year, Garner publishes a great resource called the Technology Hype Cycle....

But how did this sui generis (a class by itself) political entity come into being? A Brief History of the EU After the devastating aftermath of the World War II, Western Europe saw a concerted move towards regional peace and security by promoting democracy and protecting human rights. Crucially, the Schuman Declaration was presented in 1950. The coal and steel industries of Western Europe were integrated under common management, preventing countries from turning on each other and creating weapons of war....

We’ve been decoding the mysteries of celestial bodies for many centuries, but it is only in the last 200 years or so that we’ve been able to glean more detailed information on the lights that dot the night sky. Friedrich Bessel’s method of stellar parallax was a breakthrough in accurately measuring the positions of stars, and opened new doors in the effort to map our universe. Today, high-powered telescopes offer even more granular data on our cosmic neighborhood....

Whether it is an unexpected wake-up call like the collapse of Lehman Brothers, or simply the popping of a bubble that’s blown too big, the tides can shift in a matter of hours or days. No one knows this better than the world’s most elite investors – and that’s why billionaires like Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Bill Gross, Paul Tudor Jones II, and Carl Icahn take the necessary precautions available to protect themselves from these big and unexpected market swings....

And if that’s the case, we don’t blame you—the world of investing can feel like an intimidating place, especially if you’re relatively new to the scene. So for those looking to learn the basics of stock trading, this video by TED-Ed is a good place to start. We touch on some key takeaways from the video below, like why stock prices fluctuate, how investors choose which stocks to purchase, and differences between active and passive investing....

The Business of the 2014 World Cup As you are reading this, billions of people are enjoying and celebrating the beautiful game being played by the world’s elite players. However, the 2014 FIFA World Cup is more than just a global football jamboree, it is also a magnet for controversy. The revenue FIFA will generate in just one month will exceed an entire season’s revenue for the NBA, Premier League, LOGOC, VANOC and NHL....

The Massive Impact of EVs on Commodities How demand would change in a 100% EV world The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. What would happen if you flipped a switch, and suddenly every new car that came off assembly lines was electric? It’s obviously a thought experiment, since right now EVs have close to just 1% market share worldwide. We’re still years away from EVs even hitting double-digit demand on a global basis, and the entire supply chain is built around the internal combustion engine, anyways....

But which languages were the most popular to learn in each country? This graphic by Wordtips maps the most popular language learning choices around the globe. To find out which countries wanted to learn which languages, Wordtips used Google’s Keyword Planner, and tallied the number of searches for ‘learn x language’ (translated into different languages) in every country from May 2020 to May 2021. Most Desired Languages to Learn in North America Interestingly, Japanese is the most popular language that Americans and Canadians want to learn....

Used by millions of people to get to work, transport goods, and travel, the modern automobile has become ubiquitous in our daily lives. So much so, that a whopping 92 million cars were produced in just 2019. To help us understand the might of the auto industry, this infographic from Parts Geek breaks down the earnings of 19 major car companies by an interesting metric—revenue per second. The Full List of Automakers Below are the earnings of the 19 automakers featured in the infographic....

Visualizing America’s Changing Energy Mix What powers the U.S., and how that mix is evolving over time. The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Today’s chart plots data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to show America’s changing energy mix, along with their projected mix for 2030. It shows the total amount of energy used each year, along with energy use per capita. It then breaks down each year’s energy supply by source, which provides another way for us to visualize the decline of coal use, the resurgence in natural gas, and the rise of renewable energy....

And while this signals a return to normalcy for much of the global economy, there’s one subject that’s likely to remain controversial: government debt. To see how each country is faring in the aftermath of an unprecedented global borrowing spree, this graphic from HowMuch.net visualizes debt-to-GDP ratios using April 2021 data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ranking the Top 10 in Government Debt Government debt is often analyzed through the debt-to-GDP metric because it contextualizes an otherwise massive number....

By 2025, the world will reach 1.8 billion 5G connections—led by Developed Asia and North America, two regions that could each see nearly half of mobile connections operating on 5G networks. This sweeping rollout relies on infrastructure capacities, and many operators are buying in big to usher in 5G adoption. This infographic from Raconteur covers where we are on the roadmap towards 5G becoming mainstream, and which regions are leading the way in connectivity....

While this is partially a function of shifts in investor sentiment, it’s also driven by game-changing events as well as much more structural market forces. For example, how does the macro narrative change after a commodity price crash? What about when the unprecedented scale of technology is truly understood by the market? An Evolving Narrative In this week’s chart, we look at how the big picture narrative has changed over time by using a very simple approach....

Does Europe Take in Enough Migrants? [Chart] The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. The questions on the topic of immigration, as we’ve seen in the United States, are challenging to answer even at the best of times. The situation becomes orders more complex when millions of refugees or migrants are seeking asylum from civil war, poverty, and other terrible conditions. It is the latter situation that Europeans find themselves grappling with: after many series of escalating incidents, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been described as the worst since World War II....

The World’s “Hot” Money [Chart] Over $7.8 trillion of illicit money has flowed out of developing countries in last decade The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Every year, roughly $1 trillion flows illegally out of developing and emerging economies due to crime, corruption, and tax evasion. This amount is more than these countries receive in foreign direct investment and foreign aid combined. This week, a new report was released that highlights the latest data available on this “hot” money....

Regardless of whether the policy remains in place today, one of Google’s most famous management philosophies has been the “20% rule”. Legend goes that especially in Google’s earlier days, employees were encouraged to spend 20% of their time working on new initiatives that could potentially benefit Google outside of their regular workflows, teams, and projects. This meant there was time to explore new ideas or to challenge existing status quos within the organization....