Data criteria
The data presented in this project consists of high-level global estimates. To make complex statistics easier to read and understand, percentages have been rounded to whole numbers. To ensure the reliability of the analysis, priority has been given to internationally recognized sources that are updated annually, which guarantees that the information reflects the most current global situation.
Updates log
v1.1.0 April 2026
'Guess' mode, new data and user interface update
- Added
- New 'Guess' mode to test intuition
- Scroll progress indicator
- 10 new global facts:
- Countries considered full democracies
- Population owning 75% of global wealth
- Population with no religious affiliation
- Children engaged in child labour
- Global population living in cities
- Global adult literacy rate
- Population living with a mental disorder
- Women who have experienced violence
- Countries with full marriage equality
- Children and youth out of school
- Changed
- Expanded and reorganized data categories into 7 new themes (economy, education, environment, health, human rights, politics, society) for better filtering. The following initial facts were reclassified:
- Population with access to safe drinking water: Health → Human Rights
- Global electricity from renewable sources: Energy → Environment
- Population living in extreme poverty: Society → Economy
- Global population facing chronic hunger: Health → Human Rights
- Global population with access to electricity: Energy → Human Rights
- Redesigned navigation buttons to enhance usability and accessibility
- Optimized canonical links and sitemap structure
- Expanded and reorganized data categories into 7 new themes (economy, education, environment, health, human rights, politics, society) for better filtering. The following initial facts were reclassified:
v1.0.0 March 2026
Initial launch
- Added
- Two interactive visualization formats using a 100-icon proportional scale
- Category filters to explore facts by topic
- 10 initial global facts:
- Population with access to safe drinking water
- Global electricity from renewable sources
- Population living in extreme poverty
- Global population facing chronic hunger
- Global population with access to electricity
- Land area covered by ice
- Species threatened with extinction
- Adults who consume tobacco
- International migrant population
- Land area covered by forests
- Feedback and suggestion form
- Methodology page with source documentation and selection criteria
- Light and dark theme modes for better accessibility
- Bilingual support (English and Spanish)
Contact
If you have corrections or new verified sources, you can contribute via the form on the main page or directly in the repository.