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− - [RSS feed](https://progrss.com/feed)− - [Plate 167: Pakistan now has more working-age people than Brazil](https://progrss.com/p/167-pakistan-workers-pass-brazil): People aged 15 to 64, millions, 2000–2025. World Bank estimates. (Humanity; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population ages 15-64, total, 2025)− - [Plate 115: DR Congo now has more children than Brazil](https://progrss.com/p/115-congo-children-pass-brazil): Children aged 0–14, millions, 2010–2025. World Bank estimates based on UN population data. (Humanity; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population ages 0-14, total, 2025)− - [Plate 099: Kyoto's cherry blossoms now peak earliest in 1,200 years](https://progrss.com/p/099-kyoto-earliest-blossoms): Average full-bloom day of Kyoto's mountain cherries by century, 812–2026. Lower means earlier in spring. (Planet; source: Aono et al., historical series of full-flowering dates of Prunus jamasakura in Kyoto (812–2025); Japan Meteorological Agency, Kyoto Local Meteorological Office (2026), 2026)− - [Plate 096: More than two in three cars Nepal imports are electric](https://progrss.com/p/096-nepal-electric-cars): Cars, jeeps and vans imported into Nepal by fuel type, units, fiscal years 2024/25 and 2025/26. (Energy; source: Nepal Department of Customs, Foreign Trade Statistics (Table 5, Imports by Commodities), FY 2081/82 and FY 2082/83, FY 2025/26 (ended mid-July 2026))− - [Plate 083: India's metro network quadrupled in a decade](https://progrss.com/p/083-india-metro-quadrupled): Operational metro rail in India, km, May 2014 to December 2025. (Cities; source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs backgrounder, Dec 2024), 2024)− - [Plate 074: China's new housing starts have fallen 74% since 2019](https://progrss.com/p/074-china-housing-starts): Floor space of new construction started by property developers in China, billion m², 2019–2025. (Cities; source: National Bureau of Statistics of China, National Real Estate Development and Sales (annual releases 2019–2025), 2025)− - [Plate 072: Indian phone users now average 25 GB of data monthly](https://progrss.com/p/072-india-mobile-data-tripled): Average monthly wireless data per data subscriber in India, October–December quarter, 2018–2025, GB. (Technology; source: TRAI, The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators (quarterly reports, QE Dec-2018 to QE Dec-2025); Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26, 2025)− - [Plate 063: Nearly two in three people in Africa are still offline](https://progrss.com/p/063-africa-still-offline): Share of population using the internet, by ITU region and income group, 2025. (Technology; source: ITU, Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025, 2025)− - [Plate 010: Four tech giants spent $358 billion on infrastructure in 2025](https://progrss.com/p/010-big-tech-capex-surge): Annual capital expenditure of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft, US$ billion, 2018–2025. (Technology; source: Company 10-K filings and Q4 2025 earnings releases (Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft), 2025)+ Built on the progrss vault, our own archive of primary data: 27.5 million data points across 31,187 indicators, from 220 primary publishers and 20+ satellites, covering 51,440 countries, regions and cities (live count, 14 Nov 2026, 07:11 UTC).+ ## The Rising City Index+ - [The Rising City Index](https://progrss.com/cities): 1,032 of the world's largest cities graded AAA to C on six forces (economy, connections, energy, people, transport, environment), each measure scored against a fixed benchmark from primary public sources. Mostly change, not size.+ - [Method](https://progrss.com/cities/method): measures, benchmarks, robustness tests and known limits.+ - Every city with its grade: see https://progrss.com/llms-full.txt+ - [Plate 370: Nine middle-income countries passed peak fossil power, up from two](https://progrss.com/p/370-middle-income-past-peak-fossil-power): Fossil electricity, 2023–25 average 10%+ below a peak set by 2020, of 36 middle-income countries. Two in 2015. (Energy; source: Ember, Yearly electricity data (fossil generation, TWh), 2025)+ - [Plate 369: 84 cities make half of Brazil's economy, up from 49](https://progrss.com/p/369-brazil-economy-spreads-84-cities): Fewest municipalities making half of Brazil's GDP, all municipalities (5,560–5,570), current prices, 2002–2023. (Cities; source: IBGE, Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios (SIDRA table 5938), 2023)+ - [Plate 368: Africa tops urea supply in 12 countries, up from six](https://progrss.com/p/368-africa-urea-supplier-12-countries): Countries whose top supplier of urea fertiliser is Egypt, Algeria or Nigeria, of 79 importers, by value, 2015–17 vs 2023–25. (Food; source: UN Comtrade, imports of urea (HS 310210) by partner, reported by each importer, 2023–25)+ - [Plate 367: Southeast Asia now imports most fries from China and India](https://progrss.com/p/367-southeast-asia-fries-china-india): Share of frozen fries imports by supplier, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia combined, by value, 2015 vs 2025. (Food; source: UN Comtrade, imports of frozen potatoes and fries (HS 200410) by partner, reported by each importer, 2025)+ - [Plate 366: Kenyans abroad send home more than Kenya receives in aid](https://progrss.com/p/366-kenya-remittances-pass-aid): Personal remittances received vs net official development assistance received, Kenya, current US$, 2008 to 2023. (Economy; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: personal remittances received and net official development assistance received, 2023)+ - [Plate 365: No country added more emigrants since 2015 than Venezuela](https://progrss.com/p/365-venezuela-added-most-emigrants): Change in people living outside their country of origin, 2015 to 2024, eight largest increases of 214 origins. UN estimates. (Humanity; source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024: migrant stock by country of origin, 2024)+ - [Plate 364: Fewer Mexicans live abroad, yet Mexico receives far more money](https://progrss.com/p/364-mexico-fewer-emigrants-more-money): Change in emigrants (UN estimates) and personal transfers received (IMF, US$), ten biggest of 140 reporting countries, 2015 to 2024. (Economy; source: IMF, Balance of Payments (personal transfers received) and UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024 (by origin), 2024)+ - [Plate 363: Outside China, nuclear power has not grown since 2015](https://progrss.com/p/363-nuclear-outside-china-flat): Change in nuclear electricity, TWh, 2015 to 2025, in the 31 countries with nuclear power outside China. Ember yearly data. (Energy; source: Ember, Yearly electricity data: electricity generation from nuclear, 2025)+ - [Plate 362: Cajamarca once mined half of Peru's gold, now a quarter](https://progrss.com/p/362-cajamarca-peru-gold-share): Share of Peru's gold output by department, 2005 vs 2025. Peru: 208 tonnes of fine gold to 106. (Economy; source: MINEM (Peru Ministry of Energy and Mines), gold production by department, via BCRPData (Banco Central de Reserva del Perú), 2025)+ - [Plate 361: The G7 added 9% of new electricity demand outside China](https://progrss.com/p/361-g7-share-new-power-demand): Electricity demand, 2015 to 2025, the 93 countries outside China with data: 17,293 to 20,269 TWh. G7 highlighted. (Energy; source: Ember, Yearly electricity data: electricity demand, 2025)+ - [Plate 360: In purchasing power, Egypt overtook Nigeria as Africa's biggest economy](https://progrss.com/p/360-egypt-passes-nigeria-purchasing-power): GDP at purchasing power parity, trillion international dollars, 2015–2025. At market exchange rates Egypt passed Nigeria only in 2024. (Economy; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: GDP, PPP (current international $), 2025)+ - [Plate 359: Mexico grew only a quarter of the world's extra avocados](https://progrss.com/p/359-mexico-quarter-of-new-avocados): Change in avocado production, million tonnes, 3-year averages 2010–12 to 2022–24, 61 countries reporting in both periods. FAOSTAT. (Food; source: FAO, FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products: avocados, production, 2024)+ - [Plate 358: India and Mexico got only a third of new remittances](https://progrss.com/p/358-india-mexico-third-new-remittances): Change in personal remittances received, US$ billion, 2015 to 2024, 157 countries with data in both years. (Economy; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Personal remittances, received (current US$), 2024)+ - [Plate 357: The Gulf now hosts a quarter of Nepalis abroad](https://progrss.com/p/357-gulf-hosts-quarter-nepalis-abroad): Share of people from Nepal living abroad, by where they live: Gulf, India, four Western countries, elsewhere. UN estimates, 1990–2024. (Humanity; source: UN DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2024), 2024)+ - [Plate 356: 26 countries produce less per person than in 2013](https://progrss.com/p/356-countries-less-output-per-person-than-decade-ago): Countries with 1 million+ people whose real GDP per person in 2023 was below 2013. In 2013: 13 of 150. (Economy; source: University of Groningen (GGDC), Penn World Table 11.0: real GDP at constant national prices and population, 2023)+ - [Plate 355: Mobile data became affordable in 36 more countries since 2021](https://progrss.com/p/355-mobile-data-affordable-36-more-countries): Mobile data (2 GB a month) costing 2% of income or less, 187 countries and territories, 2021 vs 2025. (Technology; source: ITU, ICT Price Baskets 2008-2025: data-only mobile broadband, 2 GB, % of GNI per capita, 2025)+ - [Plate 354: Japan's share of Qatar's exports fell from 30% to 7%](https://progrss.com/p/354-japan-share-qatar-exports-falls): Share of Qatar's goods exports going to Japan, China, South Korea and India, as reported by Qatar, 2013 vs 2024. (Economy; source: UN Comtrade, goods exports reported by Qatar, by partner (UN Statistics Division), 2024)+ - [Plate 353: Most Bangladeshi migrants now live in the Gulf, not India](https://progrss.com/p/353-bangladeshi-migrants-gulf-not-india): Where Bangladesh-born migrants live: six Gulf states, India and elsewhere, share of all 8.7 million (62 destinations), 1990–2024. UN estimates. (Humanity; source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024: migrants by origin and destination, 2024)+ - [Plate 352: Ethiopia's wheat harvest nearly doubled, mostly from higher yields](https://progrss.com/p/352-ethiopia-wheat-yields-not-land): Ethiopia's added wheat output, million tonnes, 2010 to 2024: more land harvested vs more grain per hectare. FAOSTAT. (Food; source: FAO, FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products: wheat, production, area harvested and yield, 2024)+ - [Plate 351: Argentina took five years to reach 10% wind power](https://progrss.com/p/351-argentina-wind-ten-percent-five-years): Years from 1% to 10% of power from wind, 12 of the 23 systems over 10 TWh that made it. (Energy; source: Ember, Yearly electricity data: share of electricity from wind, 2025)+ - [Plate 350: America's share of Ecuador's exports fell from 45% to 19%](https://progrss.com/p/350-america-share-ecuador-exports-falls): Share of Ecuador's goods exports by destination: United States, China, everyone else, as reported by Ecuador, 2013, 2019 and 2025. (Economy; source: UN Comtrade, goods exports reported by Ecuador, by partner (UN Statistics Division), 2025)+ - [Plate 349: The Mekong Delta got 3% of Viet Nam's population growth](https://progrss.com/p/349-mekong-delta-vietnam-population-growth): Change in average population by socio-economic region, millions, 2011 to 2025. Viet Nam: 88.1 million to 102.3 million. (Humanity; source: General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO), Area, population and population density by province (Statistical Yearbook, table E02.01), 2025)+ - [Plate 348: GitHub developers grew fastest in poorer countries, led by Nigeria](https://progrss.com/p/348-github-developers-grew-fastest-lower-income): Growth in GitHub developers, 2020 to 2025, against income per person, 123 countries with 10,000+ developers in 2020. (Technology; source: GitHub Innovation Graph (developers by economy, Q4 2020 and Q4 2025); World Bank, World Development Indicators (GDP per capita, PPP), 2025)+ - [Plate 347: Colombia now earns more from visitors than Brazil](https://progrss.com/p/347-colombia-passes-brazil-visitors): International visitor spending (travel receipts), nominal US$ billion, Colombia against South America's next three, 2012–2024. (Economy; source: UN Tourism, Tourism Statistics Database: inbound expenditure, travel (bulk data download 05/2026), 2024)+ - [Plate 346: Türkiye climbed from 29th to 11th among arms exporters](https://progrss.com/p/346-turkiye-arms-exporter-climb): Share of world arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator values), five-year totals 2021–25 against 2000–04. Rank among all exporters SIPRI lists. (Power; source: SIPRI, Arms Transfers Database (exports of major arms, TIV), 2021–25)+ - [Plate 345: Malawi's life expectancy rose 21 years, more than anywhere](https://progrss.com/p/345-africa-biggest-life-expectancy-gains): Life expectancy at birth, 2000 vs 2023, the 12 largest rises among 215 countries, all sub-Saharan African. UN estimates. (Humanity; source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024: life expectancy at birth, 2023)+ - [Plate 344: South Asia nearly doubled its share of the world economy](https://progrss.com/p/344-south-asia-share-world-economy-doubles): Share of world GDP at purchasing power, 2000 vs 2025, by region. IMF estimates; Pakistan counted in South Asia. (Economy; source: IMF, World Economic Outlook database, October 2026: GDP based on PPP, share of world, 2025)+ - [Plate 343: Karachi doubled to become the world's 11th-biggest city](https://progrss.com/p/343-karachi-eleventh-biggest-city): City populations (UN Degree of Urbanisation), millions, 2000 and 2025: Karachi and the eight cities it passed. Estimates. (Cities; source: UN DESA Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (2025 Revision), File 21: population of cities by Degree of Urbanisation, 2025)+ - [Plate 342: Sub-Saharan Africa now holds 88% of people without electricity](https://progrss.com/p/342-ssa-holds-88-percent-without-electricity): Share of the world's people without electricity living in sub-Saharan Africa, 2010 to 2024. Access rate times population, 214 countries. (Energy; source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: access to electricity (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS) and population (SP.POP.TOTL), 2024)+ - [Plate 341: India now imports more cotton than it exports](https://progrss.com/p/341-india-imports-more-cotton-than-exports): India's cotton exports and imports, million 480-lb bales, USDA marketing years 2010/11 to 2025/26 (2025/26 is an estimate). (Food; source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Production, Supply and Distribution (PSD) Online: Cotton, 2025/26)+ - [Plate 340: Viet Nam lost top coffee supplier status in 12 countries](https://progrss.com/p/340-viet-nam-loses-coffee-supplier-spot): Biggest supplier of green coffee (HS 090111) by import value, 2017–18 vs 2023–24, 80 importers. (Economy; source: UN Comtrade, imports of green coffee (HS 090111) by partner, as reported by each importer, 2023–24)+ - [Plate 339: Sub-Saharan Africa added 13 million births a year since 2000](https://progrss.com/p/339-africa-births-rise-world-falls): Change in live births per year, 2000 to 2023, by World Bank region, millions. UN estimates; the world total fell. (Humanity; source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024: total live births, 2023)+ - [Plate 338: 17 countries hold 100,000+ pending asylum claims, up from 5](https://progrss.com/p/338-asylum-claims-100k-5-to-17): Countries hosting 100,000+ asylum-seekers (claims pending), UNHCR, end-2015 vs end-2025, 166 countries. (Humanity; source: UNHCR, Refugee Data Finder: asylum-seekers by country of asylum, 2025)+ - [Plate 337: Military spending topped 2% in 61 countries, up from 38](https://progrss.com/p/337-military-2-percent-38-to-61): Countries with military spending of at least 2% of GDP, SIPRI, 149 countries with data, 2015 vs 2025. (Power; source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2026): military expenditure as a share of GDP, 2025)+ - [Plate 336: China holds most government-to-government loans in 36 countries](https://progrss.com/p/336-china-holds-most-state-loans-36-countries): Countries where China holds over half the debt owed to foreign governments, World Bank IDS, 112 countries, 2005 vs 2025. (Power; source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics: PPG bilateral debt by creditor (DT.DOD.BLAT.CD), 2025)
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