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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Primary school enrolment (gross)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 110 countries with values for both periods. 99 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Curaçao: −29.9 percentage points 109.2% → 79.3%
- British Virgin Islands: −14.5 percentage points 87.3% → 72.8%
- Tuvalu: −7.8 percentage points 108.9% → 101.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 76 countries with values for both periods. 123 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Palau: +30.7 percentage points 41.1% → 71.8%
- Albania: +19.4 percentage points 64.7% → 84.1%
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +14.6 percentage points 105.5% → 120.1%
Adult literacy rate
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 17 countries with values for both periods. 131 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Bolivia: +1.2 percentage points 95.6% → 96.7%
- Honduras: +1.2 percentage points 87.1% → 88.3%
- United Arab Emirates: +0.8 percentage points 98.1% → 98.8%
Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 170 countries with values for both periods. 23 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Tuvalu: +5.8 percentage points 21.3% → 27.1%
- South Sudan: +5.0 percentage points 6.6% → 11.6%
- Libya: +3.1 percentage points 4.7% → 7.8%
Largest falls
- Afghanistan: −8.1 percentage points 23.1% → 15.0%
- Palau: −4.0 percentage points 14.9% → 10.9%
- Mongolia: −2.8 percentage points 8.9% → 6.1%
Under-five mortality rate
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 171 countries with values for both periods. 25 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: +0.9 6.0 per 1,000 live births → 6.9 per 1,000 live births
- Lebanon: +0.6 17.0 per 1,000 live births → 17.6 per 1,000 live births
- Croatia: +0.5 5.1 per 1,000 live births → 5.6 per 1,000 live births
Infant mortality rate (UN estimates)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 169 countries with values for both periods. 27 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Maternal mortality ratio
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 173 countries with values for both periods. 21 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Tanzania: +124 152 per 100,000 live births → 276 per 100,000 live births
- Botswana: +35 120 per 100,000 live births → 155 per 100,000 live births
- Trinidad and Tobago: +24 30 per 100,000 live births → 54 per 100,000 live births
Largest falls
- Central African Republic: −149 841 per 100,000 live births → 692 per 100,000 live births
- Thailand: −78 112 per 100,000 live births → 34 per 100,000 live births
- Burkina Faso: −74 316 per 100,000 live births → 242 per 100,000 live births
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 66 countries with values for both periods. 128 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Guyana: +0.7 2.5 per 1,000 people → 3.2 per 1,000 people
- Laos: +0.4 1.3 per 1,000 people → 1.7 per 1,000 people
- Trinidad and Tobago: +0.4 2.0 per 1,000 people → 2.4 per 1,000 people
Largest falls
- Dominican Republic: −0.8 1.5 per 1,000 people → 0.8 per 1,000 people
- Georgia: −0.7 4.7 per 1,000 people → 4.0 per 1,000 people
- Brunei: −0.6 4.2 per 1,000 people → 3.6 per 1,000 people
Measles immunisation of children
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 107 countries with values for both periods. 86 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Prevalence of tobacco use among adults
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 156 countries with values for both periods. 10 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Lebanon: +0.6 percentage points 46.3% → 46.9%
- West Bank and Gaza: +0.5 percentage points 35.0% → 35.5%
- Jordan: +0.3 percentage points 33.8% → 34.1%
Individuals using the internet (ITU)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 165 countries with values for both periods. 45 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Belize: +9.8 percentage points 70.2% → 80.0%
- Bangladesh: +8.9 percentage points 44.5% → 53.4%
- Viet Nam: +6.1 percentage points 78.1% → 84.2%
Largest falls
- Philippines: −10.6 percentage points 77.9% → 67.3%
- Mauritius: −6.2 percentage points 79.5% → 73.3%
- Brunei: −2.7 percentage points 99.0% → 96.3%
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 149 countries with values for both periods. 65 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Fiji: +213 361 per 100 people → 574 per 100 people
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +45 319 per 100 people → 365 per 100 people
- Israel: +24 153 per 100 people → 177 per 100 people
Largest falls
- Nigeria: −28 98 per 100 people → 71 per 100 people
- Nepal: −18 118 per 100 people → 100 per 100 people
- Trinidad and Tobago: −15 134 per 100 people → 119 per 100 people
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 149 countries with values for both periods. 59 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Puerto Rico (US): +4.8 23.2 per 100 people → 28.0 per 100 people
- Uzbekistan: +4.5 30.3 per 100 people → 34.7 per 100 people
- United Arab Emirates: +3.7 37.1 per 100 people → 40.8 per 100 people
Largest falls
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: −1.0 30.5 per 100 people → 29.5 per 100 people
- Namibia: −0.7 3.5 per 100 people → 2.8 per 100 people
- Denmark: −0.6 44.0 per 100 people → 43.4 per 100 people
Access to electricity
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 84 countries with values for both periods. 132 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Papua New Guinea: +22.8 percentage points 20.5% → 43.3%
- Burkina Faso: +12.3 percentage points 21.7% → 34.0%
- Senegal: +8.7 percentage points 74.2% → 82.9%
Largest falls
- Guatemala: −9.1 percentage points 100.0% → 90.9%
- Guyana: −5.9 percentage points 98.9% → 93.0%
- Timor-Leste: −5.7 percentage points 100.0% → 94.3%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 81 countries with values for both periods. 111 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 197 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Bolivia: +11.4% 57.2 Mt CO2e → 63.8 Mt CO2e
- Mongolia: +11.4% 93.7 Mt CO2e → 104.4 Mt CO2e
- Uzbekistan: +7.6% 211.4 Mt CO2e → 227.5 Mt CO2e
Largest falls
- Turkmenistan: −10.5% 128.3 Mt CO2e → 114.8 Mt CO2e
- Czechia: −7.8% 108.8 Mt CO2e → 100.4 Mt CO2e
- North Macedonia: −7.2% 10.6 Mt CO2e → 9.8 Mt CO2e
Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 203 countries with values for both periods.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Turkmenistan: −12.1% 17.4 t CO2e per person → 15.3 t CO2e per person
- Czechia: −8.1% 10.0 t CO2e per person → 9.2 t CO2e per person
- North Macedonia: −7.0% 5.8 t CO2e per person → 5.4 t CO2e per person
Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 201 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Bolivia: +14.8% 1.99 t CO2 per person → 2.29 t CO2 per person
- Uzbekistan: +9.8% 3.72 t CO2 per person → 4.09 t CO2 per person
- Viet Nam: +9.6% 3.89 t CO2 per person → 4.27 t CO2 per person
Largest falls
- Turkmenistan: −15.6% 12.86 t CO2 per person → 10.86 t CO2 per person
- Czechia: −9.5% 7.88 t CO2 per person → 7.13 t CO2 per person
- North Macedonia: −8.8% 4.39 t CO2 per person → 4.00 t CO2 per person
Forest area as a share of land area
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 165 countries with values for both periods. 49 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Rwanda: +0.6 percentage points 25.5% → 26.1%
- Bahrain: +0.6 percentage points 4.3% → 4.9%
- Liechtenstein: +0.5 percentage points 36.3% → 36.8%
Largest falls
- Cambodia: −1.7 percentage points 39.4% → 37.6%
- Gambia: −0.6 percentage points 22.0% → 21.3%
- French Polynesia: −0.6 percentage points 43.1% → 42.4%
Terrestrial and marine protected areas
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 55 countries with values for both periods. 158 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- French Polynesia: +87.3 percentage points 0.0% → 87.3%
- Gibraltar: +13.9 percentage points 0.5% → 14.4%
- Denmark: +6.1 percentage points 17.7% → 23.8%
Largest falls
- New Caledonia: −3.4 percentage points 99.4% → 96.0%
- Botswana: −1.5 percentage points 29.1% → 27.6%
- Iran: −0.7 percentage points 7.7% → 7.0%