All world maps

About thirty interactive world maps, from 1800 to today: democracy, life expectancy, wealth, inequality, poverty, public debt, taxes, CO₂, energy, population, religion, passports… Each map has its full country ranking and an explanatory note.

• DemocracyElectoral democracy indexFrom 0 to 1: how far rulers are chosen in free, competitive elections, with freedom of expression and association and broad suffrage.
• DemocracyWomen's right to voteCan women vote in national elections, and on the same terms as men? The map also shows countries with no national elections, where nobody votes.
• Life expectancyLife expectancy at birthAverage number of years a newborn would live if that year's mortality stayed the same all its life.
• Child mortalityChildren dying before age 5Share of children born alive who die before their fifth birthday.
• FertilityChildren per womanAverage number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at that year's fertility.
• WealthGDP per capitaEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in dollars adjusted for inflation and the cost of living.
• WealthEconomic freedom indexA 0-to-10 score computed by the Fraser Institute: the higher it is, the freer trade, prices and property are from state intervention, and the better the law protects them.
• Median incomeMedian income per person per monthHalf the population lives on less, half on more. After taxes and benefits, in dollars adjusted for the cost of living (2017).
• InequalityIncome inequality (Gini index)0 if everyone has the same income, 100 if one person has everything. The higher the figure, the more unequal incomes are within the country.
• InequalityIncome share of the richest 10%The share of national income going to the best-paid 10% of adults, before taxes and social benefits. 10% would mean perfect equality.
• InequalityExtreme poverty (under $2.15 a day)The share of people living on less than 2.15 dollars a day, in dollars adjusted for the cost of living (World Bank line, 2017 prices).
• Public financesTax revenueAll taxes and social contributions collected during the year, as a share of the wealth the country produces (GDP).
• Public financesPublic debtEverything owed by the state, local authorities and social security, as a share of the wealth the country produces in a year (GDP). 100% = a full year of output.
• Public financesPublic debt per personPublic debt divided by the population, in dollars adjusted for inflation and the cost of living.
• Public financesPublic spendingEverything spent in a year by the state, local authorities and social security, as a share of the wealth the country produces (GDP).
• Public financesMilitary spendingWhat the country spends on its armed forces in a year (personnel, weapons, operations, military research), as a share of the wealth produced (GDP).
• Public financesPublic spending on educationWhat government spends on education, from nursery school to university, as a share of the wealth produced (GDP).
• Public financesPublic spending on healthCare paid for by the state and compulsory health insurance (hospitals, doctors, medicines), as a share of the wealth produced (GDP).
• Public financesPublic social spendingPensions, health, family benefits, unemployment, disability, housing, minimum income… paid by the state and social security, as a share of the wealth produced (GDP).
• Public financesResearch and development spendingEverything spent in the country on research, public (universities, laboratories) and private (companies), as a share of the wealth produced (GDP).
• Public financesShare of public debt held abroadWhat share of public debt is held by non-residents: foreign banks, funds, central banks and institutions. The rest belongs to the country's residents (banks, insurers, savers, the central bank).
• Public financesInterest paid on public debtThe interest government pays each year on its debt, as a share of the wealth the country produces (GDP). The tooltip also gives the average interest rate paid.
• Public financesShare of taxes eaten up by interest on debtThe interest government pays on its debt, compared with everything it collects (taxes and social contributions). At 10%, one euro of tax in ten goes to paying interest.
• Public financesPublic debt in years of taxesPublic debt divided by what government collects in a year (taxes and social contributions): the number of years of revenue it would take to repay it if nothing else were paid for.
• Public financesTotal government revenueEverything the state, local authorities and social security take in during a year: taxes and contributions, but also oil revenue, dividends, sales of services, grants. As a share of GDP.
• Public financesTop marginal income tax rateThe tax rate on the highest income bracket: the share taken from each extra euro earned above the top threshold.
• Public financesBudget balance: deficit or surplusGovernment revenue minus spending, as a share of GDP. Negative: a deficit, which the state covers by borrowing. Positive: a surplus.
• Public financesInterest-growth gap (r − g)The average interest rate paid on debt (r) minus nominal GDP growth (g, growth + inflation). Positive, debt grows by itself; negative, it melts by itself.
• Public finances10-year government borrowing rateThe interest rate at which the state borrows for ten years (yield on its bonds, yearly average): what each new loan costs it.
• Energy mixHousehold electricity pricesWhat an average household (2,500 to 5,000 kWh a year) pays per kilowatt-hour, taxes included, in euro cents. European data.
• Energy mixShare of electricity from low-carbon (renewables + nuclear) sourcesShare of this source in the electricity the country generated that year. Data from 1985, for about 210 countries.
• Gender pay gapGender gap in hourly wagesDifference between men's and women's average hourly earnings, as a % of men's earnings. A positive value means men earn more on average, a negative value that women earn more. For equal working time, but without accounting for occupation or job held.
• CO₂CO₂ emissions per person — on the territoryTonnes of CO₂ emitted each year on the country's territory, divided by its population.
• PopulationPopulation and densityThe map shows density (people per km²), the chart the total number of inhabitants, within present-day borders.
• PopulationShare of people aged 65 and overThe share of residents aged 65 or over: population ageing.
• PopulationImmigrants as a share of the populationThe share of residents born in a country other than the one where they live (international migrants, as defined by the UN).
• ReligionsShare of people with no religionAtheists, agnostics and people who belong to no religion, as a share of the population (Pew Research Center estimates). Atheists are not counted separately.
• ReligionsLargest religionThe religion (or lack of one) with the most followers in each country. The chart and ranking give its share of the population.
• PassportsCountries accessible without a visaFor each passport, the number of countries (out of 198) one can enter without a visa, for a short tourist stay.

Page updated on 2026-11-03.