NationMaster: A whole bunch of international stats (4)

1 Name: Albright!LC/IWhc3yc 2005-08-28 18:16 ID:Heaven

Want to see how the world's nations compare on just about any statistic? Check this out:
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

Some interesting charts:
Most taxed:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/tax_tot_tax_wed_sin_wor

Voter turnout:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/dem_pre_ele_tur&int=-1
(116%, eh, Guinea-Bassau?)

Not proud of their nationality:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lif_not_pro_of_the_nat&int=-1
Very proud of their nationality:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lif_ver_pro_of_the_nat&int=-1
(I am so teasing my self-righteous Canadian friend about this next time I see her.)

Sometimes you're left scratching your head as to how they can measure these things, or who has done the measuring, but it's all quite interesting regardless.

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3 Name: Sling!XD/uSlingU 2005-08-28 20:26 ID:OvNKnlvA

"1990s surveys" - maybe a bit old?

4 Name: Citizen 2005-08-28 22:45 ID:OMbJcIk6

For my national statistics, I fully trust the CIA:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

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