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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Food production index (2014 to 2016 = 100)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 192 countries with values for both periods. 3 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Argentina: +19.8% 90.8 (2014-16 = 100) → 108.9 (2014-16 = 100)
- Kazakhstan: +19.7% 112.3 (2014-16 = 100) → 134.4 (2014-16 = 100)
- Sierra Leone: +15.8% 111.5 (2014-16 = 100) → 129.1 (2014-16 = 100)
Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 169 countries with values for both periods. 31 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Bahrain: +617.8% 107.1 kg per hectare → 769.0 kg per hectare
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: +196.4% 68.5 kg per hectare → 203.0 kg per hectare
- Afghanistan: +172.6% 6.6 kg per hectare → 18.0 kg per hectare
Largest falls
- Aruba: −100.0% 7.5 kg per hectare → 0.0 kg per hectare
- Vanuatu: −99.4% 77.4 kg per hectare → 0.5 kg per hectare
- Guinea-Bissau: −91.4% 12.7 kg per hectare → 1.1 kg per hectare
People using safely managed sanitation services
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 128 countries with values for both periods. 18 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Naoero: −0.7 percentage points 33.9% → 33.2%
- El Salvador: −0.4 percentage points 36.4% → 36.0%
- Dominican Republic: −0.4 percentage points 43.4% → 43.0%
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 25 countries with values for both periods. 138 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 29 countries with values for both periods. 134 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
New businesses registered
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 134 countries with values for both periods. 46 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Naoero: +575.0% 16 companies → 108 companies
- Saudi Arabia: +198.8% 47,219 companies → 141,067 companies
- Liberia: +77.7% 94 companies → 167 companies
Largest falls
- Saint Lucia: −62.5% 371 companies → 139 companies
- Guinea: −42.0% 9,706 companies → 5,626 companies
- Ghana: −41.3% 48,634 companies → 28,529 companies
High-technology exports
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 123 countries with values for both periods. 60 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Samoa: +70.9 percentage points 5.7% → 76.7%
- Cayman Islands: +37.8 percentage points 47.7% → 85.5%
- Benin: +26.1 percentage points 4.4% → 30.5%
Largest falls
- Cambodia: −7.8 percentage points 13.1% → 5.3%
- Angola: −7.2 percentage points 23.9% → 16.7%
- Kyrgyzstan: −5.7 percentage points 16.3% → 10.7%
Personal remittances received
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 131 countries with values for both periods. 66 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Tajikistan: +10.5 percentage points 47.2% → 57.7%
- Nepal: +6.3 percentage points 26.0% → 32.3%
- Honduras: +4.4 percentage points 25.7% → 30.1%
Largest falls
- Cambodia: −1.8 percentage points 6.1% → 4.3%
- Timor-Leste: −1.8 percentage points 11.8% → 10.0%
- Ukraine: −1.7 percentage points 6.3% → 4.6%
Air passengers carried
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 146 countries with values for both periods. 39 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Yemen: +1,104.5% 51,357 passengers → 618,613 passengers
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +654.4% 3,407,434 passengers → 25,704,485 passengers
- Macao SAR, China: +448.8% 374,108 passengers → 2,053,176 passengers
Largest falls
- Niger: −64.2% 16,149 passengers → 5,775 passengers
- Cabo Verde: −61.3% 185,363 passengers → 71,784 passengers
- Sudan: −42.6% 1,588,147 passengers → 911,090 passengers
Women in national parliament
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 102 countries with values for both periods. 91 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Kyrgyzstan: +12.2 percentage points 21.1% → 33.3%
- Australia: +8.0 percentage points 38.0% → 46.0%
- Czechia: +7.5 percentage points 26.0% → 33.5%
Largest falls
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: −8.4 percentage points 21.7% → 13.3%
- Georgia: −5.8 percentage points 22.7% → 16.8%
- Trinidad and Tobago: −4.8 percentage points 28.6% → 23.8%
Age dependency ratio
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.
Largest rises
- Saint Martin (French part): +2.7 66.0 per 100 working-age people → 68.7 per 100 working-age people
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +1.8 49.6 per 100 working-age people → 51.5 per 100 working-age people
- Bermuda: +1.5 54.7 per 100 working-age people → 56.2 per 100 working-age people
Largest falls
- Burundi: −2.5 89.5 per 100 working-age people → 87.0 per 100 working-age people
- South Sudan: −2.5 72.1 per 100 working-age people → 69.7 per 100 working-age people
- Zimbabwe: −2.0 80.1 per 100 working-age people → 78.1 per 100 working-age people
Population density
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 214 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Qatar: +7.6% 231.2 people per km² → 248.7 people per km²
- Chad: +5.1% 15.3 people per km² → 16.1 people per km²
- United Arab Emirates: +4.8% 147.6 people per km² → 154.7 people per km²
Largest falls
- Saint Martin (French part): −5.0% 519.2 people per km² → 493.0 people per km²
- Marshall Islands: −3.3% 214.5 people per km² → 207.4 people per km²
- Moldova: −2.3% 85.4 people per km² → 83.5 people per km²
Land area
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 25 countries with values for both periods. 191 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- French Polynesia: +1.4% 3,471 km² → 3,521 km²
- Comoros: +0.5% 1,861 km² → 1,870 km²
- Fiji: +0.3% 18,270 km² → 18,333 km²
Largest falls
- Uzbekistan: −0.5% 440,650 km² → 438,510 km²
- Chile: −0.1% 742,832 km² → 742,032 km²
- Poland: −0.1% 306,270 km² → 306,070 km²
Urban population growth
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 217 countries with values for both periods.
Largest rises
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 100 countries with values for both periods. 53 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Myanmar: −8.9 percentage points 86.9% → 78.0%
- Panama: −2.2 percentage points 8.7% → 6.6%
- Luxembourg: −1.7 percentage points 26.3% → 24.6%
Manufacturing as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 131 countries with values for both periods. 73 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Equatorial Guinea: −3.5 percentage points 25.8% → 22.3%
- Burkina Faso: −2.9 percentage points 9.5% → 6.6%
- Fiji: −2.2 percentage points 11.3% → 9.1%
Net migration rate
Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat2024 to 2025, 39 countries with values for both periods. 10 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Armenia: −20.7 25.3 per 1,000 people → 4.6 per 1,000 people
- Portugal: −13.0 19.2 per 1,000 people → 6.2 per 1,000 people
- Liechtenstein: −12.3 20.6 per 1,000 people → 8.3 per 1,000 people
ICT specialists in employment
Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat2024 to 2025, 30 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Primary energy consumption
Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat2023 to 2024, 32 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Monthly youth unemployment rate, under 25 (seasonally adjusted)
Updated 9 November 2026 · EurostatAugust 2026 to September 2026, 22 countries with values for both periods. 14 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.