Lab Coats
Where are women the biggest share of STEM graduates?
Where are women the biggest share of STEM graduates?
| # | Country | Female share of tertiary STEM graduates (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 51.1 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 44.1 | 2023 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | 38.5 | 2023 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 34.6 | 2023 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 28.7 | 2024 |
Algeria leads this card at 51.1, with Germany at 28.7. The gap is 22.4 %. Algeria is 1.78 times Germany.
Women are a majority of STEM graduates in Algeria, and under 30% in Germany.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Bank, World Development Indicators See the source.
Cocoa Consumption
🇫🇮 Finland has a cocoa consumption of 2.2 kg per person per year. What is 🇩🇰 Denmark's?
| Country | Cocoa consumption (kg/yr per person) |
|---|---|
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 2.2 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 3.25 |
Denmark is 3.25 and Finland is 2.2. Denmark is above Finland. The Nordic chocolate accounts do not line up with the coffee ranking.
Source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets, 2023: Cocoa Beans and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). FAO flag E (estimated). Countries that grind cocoa and export the chocolate can show a low figure, because the cocoa does not stay for residents. The game uses this food-supply figure as a proxy for consumption. See the source.
Inland Sea
Largest Mediterranean countries by land area
| # | Country | Land area of countries with a Mediterranean coast (km²) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 2,381,740 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 1,759,540 | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 995,450 | 2024 |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 769,630 | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷 France | 538,950 | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 499,685.51 | 2024 |
Algeria has a Mediterranean coast and 2,381,740 km² of land, more than Libya, Egypt, Turkey, France or Spain. Most of that land is Sahara, which is why the largest Mediterranean country is not a European one. France's figure is metropolitan land area in this World Bank series, not the overseas departments.
Source: World Bank land area (AG.LND.TOTL.K2), 2024 See the source.