With protectionist policies gaining momentum and a global trade war underway, we look at the world’s largest importers of goods in 2017. Read more
China’s Pearl River Delta, in an unprecedented growth spurt, has seen cities expand and merge to become the largest contiguous urban region in the world. Read more
How does the U.S. view its trade relationships? See this recent data from Gallup, which shows how views have changed over time, as well as by political party. Read more
This rapid-paced animation shows year-by-year changes in GDP for the world’s 10 largest economies over the course of 57 years. Read more
This nifty animated chart shows how the list of the world’s biggest companies by revenue have changed over the last decade. Read more
With 1.4 billion people living in the country’s 33 distinct regions, each of China’s provinces has a population that is equal to that of a major country. Read more
Globalization owes a lot to the humble shipping container. See the massive scale of global container shipping, and which countries are moving the most units. Read more
Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans – much of it through our river systems. See which rivers are polluting the most. Read more
Nearly 150 skyscrapers were completed around the world last year. Find out which cities and regions are growing skyward the fastest. Read more
Every day, millions of tons of goods pass through ports to get to their end consumers. Here are the world’s busiest ports, and how numbers have changed. Read more