Brazil was the biggest exporter of beef in 2023, followed by India, which exports water buffalo, the United States and Australia.

Unemployment was the answer most frequently selected, chosen by just over half of respondents. This was followed by education, poverty and the environment.

Out of all risks, misinformation and disinformation was most frequently selected as the number one risk for India by experts, coming before infectious diseases, illicit economic activity, inequality and labour shortages.

Just under 17.9 million born in India were recorded as living overseas as of the mid-year. Mexico and Russia came in second and third place with 11.2 million and 10.8 million living abroad, respectively.

India received $83.15 billion in international remittances in 2020, the highest figure of any country worldwide, followed some way behind by China with nearly $60 billion and Mexico with roughly $43 billion.

Finland had the highest share of respondents agreeing "you can trust news most of the time" at 69%, while the US is still rock bottom of the ranking, along with Slovakia, with only 26% of people trusting the news most of the time.

Turkey had the highest rate of tea drinkers in 2022, with nine in ten people saying that they regularly drink the hot beverage, followed by Kenya.

Most exporting countries with low wages are in Asia, but some are also in Africa, where the garment industry has been booming in recent years.

This year’s FIFA World Cup has been overshadowed by questions of human rights abuses but the tournament is selling out at a similar rate to those of the past two decades.