Question 1

In 1980, roughly 40% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty, with less than $2 per day. What is the share today?

Question 2

What share of the world’s population don't have enough food to meet their daily energy needs?

Question 3

In which countries are people on average least satisfied with their lives?

Question 4

Worldwide, how many children under age 15 do not achieve the required minimum skills in reading and math?

Question 5

Across the world, women do more unpaid care and domestic work than men. How much more?

Question 6

How many people in the world have access to basic drinking water within 30 minutes of their home?

Question 7

How many people in the world have some access to electricity?

Question 8

In 1990, 58% of the world's population lived in low-income countries. What is the share today?

Question 9

What share of the world’s population used the Internet in 2023?

Question 10

In 1990, 3% of the world’s population lived in a different country than where they were born. What is that share today?

Question 11

How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?

Question 12

What happened to the total amount of raw materials used across the world annually since 2000?

Question 13

What happens to the average global temperature if we halve the annual net emissions of CO2, today?

Question 14

What share of all plastic waste in the world ends up in the oceans?

Question 15

What group of animals has the highest share of threatened species?

Question 16

In the 1950s, 50% of all wars occurred between countries that are recognized as sovereign states by the UN. What is that number today?

Question 17

Which of these maps shows all the members of the United Nations?

Question 18

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have a total of 169 targets. How many of them mention the words "democracy" or "democratic"?

Question 19

What share of the population in high-income countries (like Germany and the USA) live in extreme poverty (with less than $2/day)?

Question 20

In 2023, the number of children who died before age five was around 4% worldwide. What was this number back in 1900?

Question 21

In 1990, 39% of the global labour force was female. What is this value today?

Question 22

How many people worldwide have their basic needs met when it comes to food, water, toilets, electricity, schooling and healthcare?

Question 23

In 1990, 58% of the world's population lived in low-income countries. What is the share today?

Question 24

Of all money earned in the world, how much comes from services, such as administration, banking, care, teaching, transport and entertainment?

Question 25

Megacities are cities with more than 10 million inhabitants. What share of the world's population is expected to live in megacities in 2030?

Question 26

During the past 40 years the total amount of oil and natural gas in known underground reserves:

Question 27

What happened to CO2 emissions from the EU and USA since 2005?

Question 28

Countries with incomes like India, Morocco and Bolivia, emit how much CO2 per person, compared to high-income countries?

Question 29

When biologists started counting fish in the oceans in 1950, around 1% of existing fish stocks were overexploited. By 2019 this share was...

Question 30

For all vertebrate species (animals with skeletons), how much did their wild populations decline on average during the past 50 years?

Question 31

In the 1950s, 50% of all wars occurred between countries that are recognized as sovereign states by the UN. What is that number today?

Question 32

Of all financial aid received by the least developed countries, how much comes from charity and philanthropy?