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People in richer countries tend to say they are more satisfied with their lives (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by therabbithole on March 18, 2025 | past | 1 comment
It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life (ourworldindata.org)
225 points by surprisetalk on March 11, 2025 | past | 395 comments
Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked (ourworldindata.org)
239 points by myroon5 on March 4, 2025 | past | 341 comments
"Cool" years are now hotter than the "warm" years of the past (ourworldindata.org)
4 points by therabbithole on March 3, 2025 | past
The Twin Baby Boom (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by myroon5 on March 2, 2025 | past
In many countries, people breathe the cleanest air in centuries (ourworldindata.org)
5 points by sohkamyung on Feb 17, 2025 | past | 1 comment
How much in subsidies do fossil fuels receive? (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by kamaraju on Feb 12, 2025 | past
In 2004 it took the world 1yr to add a gigawatt of solar power – now it's 1 day (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by therabbithole on Feb 7, 2025 | past
The world has probably passed "peak air pollution" (ourworldindata.org)
40 points by andsoitis on Feb 6, 2025 | past | 15 comments
Scaling up: how increasing inputs has made artificial intelligence more capable (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by sien on Jan 20, 2025 | past
The global redistributor we never hear about: money sent by migrants (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by therabbithole on Jan 17, 2025 | past | 2 comments
Historical Share of US households using specific technologies (ourworldindata.org)
1 point by grajaganDev on Jan 15, 2025 | past | 1 comment
Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades? (ourworldindata.org)
76 points by sien on Jan 9, 2025 | past | 74 comments
Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by paulpauper on Jan 7, 2025 | past
China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years (ourworldindata.org)
75 points by therabbithole on Jan 3, 2025 | past | 58 comments
What was the Golden Age of Antibiotics, and how can we spark a new one? (ourworldindata.org)
66 points by surprisetalk on Dec 23, 2024 | past | 80 comments
How do antibiotics work, and how does antibiotic resistance evolve? (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by surprisetalk on Dec 23, 2024 | past
Most international migrants don't move far from their home countries (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by therabbithole on Dec 16, 2024 | past
Breaking Out of the Malthusian Trap (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by bpierre on Dec 11, 2024 | past
Our World in Data: How old are democracies across the world? (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by Terretta on Dec 9, 2024 | past
Large amounts of antibiotics are used in livestock, but this doesn't have to be (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by surprisetalk on Dec 9, 2024 | past
In 1800, 1 in 3 people on Earth were Chinese. Today, it's 1 in 5 (ourworldindata.org)
3 points by therabbithole on Dec 6, 2024 | past
Nearly half of teenagers globally cannot read with comprehension (ourworldindata.org)
152 points by therabbithole on Dec 4, 2024 | past | 134 comments
Burden of Disease (ourworldindata.org)
4 points by Akcium on Dec 3, 2024 | past
US airlines transported passengers over two light-years since the last crash (ourworldindata.org)
91 points by sohkamyung on Dec 2, 2024 | past | 123 comments
Death Rate from Malnutrition (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by okasaki on Nov 29, 2024 | past | 1 comment
Billions of people suffer from anemia, but there are cheap ways to reduce this (ourworldindata.org)
6 points by surprisetalk on Nov 26, 2024 | past | 1 comment
Key charts to understand the Covid-19 pandemic (ourworldindata.org)
2 points by doener on Nov 23, 2024 | past
Our World in Data has improved their data downloads, including a new Data API (ourworldindata.org)
1 point by MarcelGerber on Nov 21, 2024 | past
How do countries measure immigration, and how accurate is this data? (ourworldindata.org)
5 points by therabbithole on Nov 12, 2024 | past

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