Biggest changes in the latest figures

For every measure updated in the last 30 days: the three countries with the largest rise and the three with the largest fall between the same two consecutive periods, the latest period most countries share and the one before it. Countries with older or longer intervals are left out. Percentages are compared in percentage points, rates per population and index values as differences in their own unit, other measures in percent.

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Municipal waste generated per person

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 33 countries with values for both periods. 4 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Sweden: +8.9%b (Break in time series) 392 kg per person → 427 kg per person
Czechia: +8.6% 538 kg per person → 584 kg per person
Türkiye: +5.8% 380 kg per person → 402 kg per person

Largest falls

Bosnia and Herzegovina: −4.9% 346 kg per person → 329 kg per person
France: −4.8%b (Break in time series) 526 kg per person → 501 kg per person
Kosovo: −3.6% 277 kg per person → 267 kg per person

Recycling rate of municipal waste

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 30 countries with values for both periods. 7 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Iceland: +13.0 percentage points 31.7% → 44.7%
Sweden: +6.7 percentage pointsb (Break in time series) 39.4% → 46.1%
France: +5.2 percentage pointsb (Break in time series) 40.3% → 45.5%

Largest falls

Kosovo: −3.5 percentage points 3.5% → 0.0%
Austria: −2.1 percentage points 62.8% → 60.7%
Estonia: −1.5 percentage points 37.9% → 36.4%

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 31 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Bulgaria: +1.0 percentage points 3.0% → 4.0%
Croatia: +0.9 percentage points 8.1% → 9.0%
Ireland: +0.7 percentage points 4.3% → 5.0%

Largest falls

Sweden: −1.8 percentage points 18.5% → 16.7%
Portugal: −1.2 percentage points 22.5% → 21.2%
Denmark: −0.3 percentage points 11.4% → 11.1%

Gini coefficient of disposable income (Eurostat)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 30 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Hungary: +1.5 points 28.0 (0 to 100) → 29.5 (0 to 100)
Latvia: +1.4 points 34.2 (0 to 100) → 35.6 (0 to 100)
Slovakia: +1.3 pointsb (Break in time series) 21.7 (0 to 100) → 23.0 (0 to 100)

Largest falls

Malta: −2.1 points 31.3 (0 to 100) → 29.2 (0 to 100)
Croatia: −1.3 points 29.8 (0 to 100) → 28.5 (0 to 100)
Italy: −1.2 points 32.2 (0 to 100) → 31.0 (0 to 100)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 30 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Hungary: +6.6% 4.39 times → 4.68 times
Latvia: +6.4% 6.28 times → 6.68 times
Sweden: +5.5% 4.34 times → 4.58 times

Largest falls

Malta: −11.4% 5.07 times → 4.49 times
Italy: −7.2% 5.53 times → 5.13 times
Portugal: −6.5% 5.20 times → 4.86 times

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 27 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Bulgaria: +6.2 percentage points 23.7% → 29.9%
Finland: +5.9 percentage points 82.5% → 88.4%
Poland: +4.8 percentage points 54.8% → 59.6%

Largest falls

Greece: −8.1 percentage points 153.5% → 145.4%
Cyprus: −7.8 percentage points 60.1% → 52.3%
Portugal: −3.8 percentage points 93.0% → 89.2%

Government deficit or surplus

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 25 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Malta: +1.4 percentage points -3.5% → -2.1%
Romania: +1.4 percentage points -9.2% → -7.8%
Slovakia: +1.0 percentage points -5.4% → -4.4%

Largest falls

Ireland: −2.4 percentage points 4.2% → 1.8%
Luxembourg: −2.4 percentage points 0.6% → -1.8%
Slovenia: −1.7 percentage points -0.8% → -2.5%

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 28 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Bulgaria: +3.1 percentage points 39.0% → 42.1%
Slovenia: +2.5 percentage points 46.4% → 48.9%
Luxembourg: +1.9 percentage points 46.8% → 48.7%

Largest falls

Iceland: −1.4 percentage points 47.1% → 45.7%
Sweden: −0.7 percentage points 50.0% → 49.3%
Finland: −0.4 percentage points 57.9% → 57.5%

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 29 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

Germany: +1.1 percentage points 40.3% → 41.4%
Malta: +1.0 percentage points 29.3% → 30.3%
Spain: +0.9 percentage points 37.2% → 38.1%

Largest falls

Latvia: −0.7 percentage points 34.9% → 34.2%
Sweden: −0.6 percentage points 41.8% → 41.2%
Belgium: −0.5 percentage points 45.2% → 44.7%

Research and development expenditure (Eurostat)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 26 countries with values for both periods. 15 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Slovenia: +0.23 percentage points 2.14% → 2.37%
Estonia: +0.10 percentage points 1.98% → 2.08%
Poland: +0.10 percentage points 1.40% → 1.50%

Largest falls

Iceland: −0.31 percentage points 2.47% → 2.16%
Malta: −0.15 percentage points 0.61% → 0.46%
Ireland: −0.10 percentage points 1.59% → 1.49%

Intentional homicide rate (Eurostat)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 33 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Liechtenstein: +2.50 0.00 per 100,000 people → 2.50 per 100,000 people
Montenegro: +1.11 0.81 per 100,000 people → 1.92 per 100,000 people
Finland: +0.63 1.15 per 100,000 people → 1.78 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

Serbia: −0.35 1.17 per 100,000 people → 0.82 per 100,000 people
Luxembourg: −0.31 0.61 per 100,000 people → 0.30 per 100,000 people
Sweden: −0.28 1.15 per 100,000 people → 0.87 per 100,000 people

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 23 countries with values for both periods. 13 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Bulgaria: +0.3 percentage points 3.3% → 3.6%
Belgium: +0.2 percentage points 4.2% → 4.4%
Cyprus: +0.2 percentage points 4.1% → 4.3%

Largest falls

Iceland: −1.0 percentage points 5.5% → 4.5%
Luxembourg: −0.7 percentage points 5.3% → 4.6%
Denmark: −0.2 percentage points 4.8% → 4.6%

Population (UN estimates)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

United Arab Emirates: +4.8% 10,986,400 people → 11,513,149 people
Saudi Arabia: +4.7% 35,300,280 people → 36,973,555 people
Oman: +4.0% 5,281,538 people → 5,494,691 people

Largest falls

Saint Martin (French part): −4.5% 26,129 people → 24,941 people
Marshall Islands: −3.4% 37,548 people → 36,282 people
Moldova: −1.7% 2,402,306 people → 2,360,527 people

Population growth

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Kosovo: +4.29 percentage points -5.39% → -1.10%
Ukraine: +2.58 percentage points 0.34% → 2.92%
Sudan: +1.57 percentage points 0.81% → 2.38%

Largest falls

Qatar: −3.40 percentage points 7.32% → 3.92%
Canada: −2.05 percentage points 2.98% → 0.94%
South Sudan: −1.89 percentage points 3.93% → 2.03%

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Saint Martin (French part): +1.2 percentage points 18.4% → 19.7%
South Korea: +1.1 percentage points 19.3% → 20.3%
Northern Mariana Islands: +1.0 percentage points 9.8% → 10.8%

Largest falls

Monaco: −0.2 percentage points 36.2% → 36.0%
Togo: −0.1 percentage points 3.5% → 3.5%
Timor-Leste: 0 percentage points 5.3% → 5.2%

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Monaco: +0.3 percentage points 13.5% → 13.8%
Uzbekistan: +0.2 percentage points 31.1% → 31.3%
Saint Kitts and Nevis: +0.1 percentage points 18.2% → 18.3%

Largest falls

South Sudan: −0.9 percentage points 38.9% → 38.0%
Cabo Verde: −0.9 percentage points 25.5% → 24.7%
Northern Mariana Islands: −0.8 percentage points 22.0% → 21.2%

Fertility rate (UN estimates)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 209 countries with values for both periods. 8 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Hong Kong SAR, China: +12.0% 0.75 births per woman → 0.84 births per woman
Curaçao: +7.7% 1.30 births per woman → 1.40 births per woman
South Korea: +3.7% 0.72 births per woman → 0.75 births per woman

Largest falls

Seychelles: −15.1% 2.18 births per woman → 1.85 births per woman
Armenia: −10.5% 1.90 births per woman → 1.70 births per woman
Estonia: −9.9% 1.31 births per woman → 1.18 births per woman

Crude birth rate (UN estimates)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 206 countries with values for both periods. 11 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Syria: +1.1 22.1 per 1,000 people → 23.2 per 1,000 people
Chad: +0.9 42.4 per 1,000 people → 43.3 per 1,000 people
South Sudan: +0.6 28.6 per 1,000 people → 29.2 per 1,000 people

Largest falls

Mongolia: −2.1 19.0 per 1,000 people → 16.9 per 1,000 people
Saint Martin (French part): −2.0 17.1 per 1,000 people → 15.0 per 1,000 people
Seychelles: −2.0 13.0 per 1,000 people → 11.0 per 1,000 people

Crude death rate (UN estimates)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 206 countries with values for both periods. 11 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Liechtenstein: +0.7 6.8 per 1,000 people → 7.5 per 1,000 people
Faroe Islands: +0.6 7.6 per 1,000 people → 8.2 per 1,000 people
Mauritius: +0.5 9.5 per 1,000 people → 10.0 per 1,000 people

Largest falls

West Bank and Gaza: −1.3 7.2 per 1,000 people → 5.9 per 1,000 people
Monaco: −0.8 21.0 per 1,000 people → 20.1 per 1,000 people
San Marino: −0.8 8.3 per 1,000 people → 7.5 per 1,000 people

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 205 countries with values for both periods. 12 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Rwanda: +1.0 percentage points 29.9% → 30.9%
Lesotho: +1.0 percentage points 43.7% → 44.7%
Thailand: +0.9 percentage points 61.9% → 62.8%

Largest falls

American Samoa: −0.4 percentage points 80.9% → 80.5%
Belize: −0.2 percentage points 41.8% → 41.6%
Channel Islands: −0.1 percentage points 32.7% → 32.6%

b: the source marks a break in the series at the latest value, so part of the change may come from a change in method.