70 metres:The rise in global sea levels, should the land-based ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica melt - Scientific American
13
The number of times European citizens are richer than Chinese citizens in terms of GDP per capita -
Financial Times
560
The number of hours South Koreans work per year over that worked by Americans, equivalent to 70 eight-hour days -
OECD
36,000
The amount of planes in existence in 2025, double current figures -
Boeing
31
The number of villagers in India who move to cities every minute -
Goldman Sachs
25%
The percentage of the world's proven oil reserves owned by one company, Saudi Aramco -
International Herald Tribune
5.4%
The percentage of Germans who own stocks or shares -
Deutsches Aktieninstitut
80%
The percentage of the worlds merchandise(by volume) carried by ships - the tonnage of cargo sent by ships has tripled since 1970 -
Wall Street Journal
41%
The percentage of online-advertising revenues accounted for by search advertising -
The Economist
By Stephen Richter at The Globalist- the globalist.com