Ukraine's Gap
Where is the gap between wanting democracy and saying the country is democratic widest?
Where is the gap between wanting democracy and saying the country is democratic widest?
| # | Country | Democracy is important, minus my country is democratic (percentage points) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 48 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 44 | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 37 | 2024 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 33 | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 17 | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 12 | 2024 |
Ukraine leads this card at 48, with Vietnam at 12. The gap is 36. Ukraine is 4 times Vietnam.
The release's deficit for Ukraine is 48. Turkey is 44, where 87% say democracy is important and 43% say the country is democratic. Italy is 37 and Germany is 33. Denmark is 17 and Vietnam is 12. Ukraine's published deficit is 1 point off 89 minus 42. Latana says that where speech is restricted, that can strongly influence the answers, which is part of why Vietnam's gap stays small.
Source: Latana and the Alliance of Democracies, Democracy Perception Index 2024. Online sample of 62,953 people in 53 countries, 20 Feb to 15 Apr 2024. Nationally representative by age, gender, and education. Average margin of error about 2.9 points. Perceived democratic deficit, the release's own column. For 14 of the 53 countries it is 1 point off the difference of the rounded shares. In your opinion, how important is it for your country to be a democracy? A 7 to 10 on the 0 to 10 scale counts as important. Think about your country today. How democratic do you think it is? A 7 to 10 on the 0 to 10 scale counts as democratic. See the source.
The mobile-money service later ones copied
Which country launched the mobile-money service that later ones copied?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The mobile-money service later ones copied | KEN |
The Philippines launched Smart Money in 2001, with a payment card and a bank partner. Kenya's M-Pesa, from Safaricom in March 2007, let people put cash in and take it out through agents, with no bank account, and later services copied that. Vodafone is British, which is why the UK is the trap.
Source: UNCDF, Where in the World is Mobile Money Prominent?; GSMA, Mobile Money in the Philippines (Smart Money, 2001) See the source.
Pakistan
Has Pakistan ever had a woman as head of state or government?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | T0 |
Source: Wikipedia: List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government. A woman counts when she held head of state or head of government in her own right. Acting, interim, honorary, and governor-general-only spells do not count. Queens and grand duchesses regnant do count. Each country on this board was checked against that list and the officeholder's article. See the source.
Meat Lovers
Meat consumption per person 🇮🇱🇺🇸
| # | Country | Carcass-mass availability, not loss-adjusted plate consumption (kg/yr per capita) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 124.1 | 2020 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 121.6 | 2020 |
| 3 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 109.4 | 2020 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 100.9 | 2020 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 100.3 | 2020 |
| 6 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 97 | 2020 |
The US and Australia lead on cheap beef and a heavy meat diet. Israel's high rank is mostly poultry, which this carcass measure counts. Note: FAO supply, not what reaches the plate.
Source: Wikipedia / FAO (meat supply per person, 2020) Food supply is used here as a proxy for consumption. See the source.