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08 Sep 2012 at 17:16hrs | Views
Rwanda has the most female MPs in the world, Canada has the most computers but Iceland has the most internet users and Japan has the most hospital beds.
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MOVIE GOERS
Total number of cinema visits in millions
1 India 4,432.7
2 United States 1,424.4
3 France 204.6
4 UK 178.6
5 Japan 170.7
MOST FEMALE MPS
Percentage of total seats
1 Rwanda 56.3
2 Andorra 50.0
3 Cuba 5.2
4 Sweden 44.7
5 Seychelles 43.8
CHARITY CHAMPS
Percentage of population who in month before survey gave money or time to charity or helped a stranger
1 US 60%
2 Ireland 59%
3 Australia 58%
=4 New Zealand 57%
=4 UK 57%
MOST EXPENSIVE OFFICE SPACE
In dollars per square foot
1 Hong Kong 150.09
2 London 142.94
3 Tokyo 118.89
4 Moscow 111.48
5 Paris 99.84
BIGGEST BOOZERS
Litres sold per head of population
1 Estonia 118.4
=2 Finland 99.5
=2 Germany 99.5
4 Australia 99.4
5 Czech Republic 95.8
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS
1 US 19
2 UK 11
1 US 19
2 UK 11
3 France 9
4 Sweden 5
=5 Belgium 4
=5 Germany 4
HOSPITAL BEDS
Number of beds per 1,000 population
1 Japan 13.7
2 Belarus 11.1
3 South Korea 10.3
4 Ukraine 8.7
5 Germany 8.7
BIGGEST TOURIST SPENDERS
In millions of dollars
1 US 82,684
2 Germany 82,027
3 UK 64,113
4 China 45,953
5 France 36,403
MOST COMPUTERS
Computers per 100 people
1 Canada 124.8
2 Netherlands 117.6
3 Switzerland 102.5
4 UK 98.5
5 Sweden 98.1
FASTEST GROWING POPULATIONS
Average annual % change
1 Niger 3.52
2 Malawi 3.24
3 Uganda 3.14
4 Afghanistan 3.13
5 Iraq 3.10
STANDARD OF LIVING
Highest GDP in dollars per head
1 Luxembourg 105,190
2 Bermuda 89,240
3 Norway 85,390
4 Switzerland 67,460
5 Qatar 61,530
MOST CAR JOURNEYS
Average distance in km travelled per car per year
1 China 36,020
2 Chile 29,483
3 Peru 29,088
4 Thailand 27,790
5 India 23,882
MOST JAILBIRDS
Total prison population
1 US 2,266,832
2 China 1,640,000
3 Russia 741,600
4 Brazil 513,802
5 India 368,998
FATTEST MEN
Percentage obesity rate of population
1 US 44.2%
2 Argentina 37.4%
3 Greece 30.3%
4 Mexico 30.1%
5 Kuwait 29.6%
MOST MURDERS
Homicides per 100,000 population
1 Honduras 82.1
2 El Salvador 66
3 Ivory Coast 56.9
4 Jamaica 52.1
5 Venezuela 49
DIVORCE RATE
Number of divorces per 1,000 population
1 South Korea 4.6
2 Russia 4.5
3 Aruba 4.0
4 Belarus 3.9
5 Puerto Rico 3.8
FACEBOOK FANS
1 US 157,348,000
2 Brazil 47,011,000
3 India 45,826,000
4 Indonesia 42,272,000
5 Mexico 33,174,000
6 UK 30,945,000
HEAVIEST SMOKERS
Average daily consumption per head of population
1 Moldova 8.9
2 Serbia 7.9
3 Russia 7.4
=4 Lebanon 6.5
=4 Slovenia 6.5
WOBBLIEST WOMEN
Percentage obesity rate of population
1 Barbados 57.2
2 Kuwait 55.2
3 Trinidad & Tobago 52.7
=4 Jamaica 48.3
=4 US 48.3
TOP FOR TOURISTS
Number of tourist arrivals per year
1 France 77,526,000
2 Indonesia 68,433,000
3 US 58,248,000
4 China 54,723,000
5 Spain 52,440,000
6 Italy 45,487,000
7 UK 29,434,000
8 Turkey 25,867,000
9 Malaysia 25,111,000
10 Germany 24,808,000
4 Sweden 5
=5 Belgium 4
=5 Germany 4
HOSPITAL BEDS
Number of beds per 1,000 population
1 Japan 13.7
2 Belarus 11.1
3 South Korea 10.3
4 Ukraine 8.7
5 Germany 8.7
BIGGEST TOURIST SPENDERS
In millions of dollars
1 US 82,684
2 Germany 82,027
3 UK 64,113
4 China 45,953
5 France 36,403
MOST COMPUTERS
Computers per 100 people
1 Canada 124.8
2 Netherlands 117.6
3 Switzerland 102.5
4 UK 98.5
5 Sweden 98.1
FASTEST GROWING POPULATIONS
Average annual % change
1 Niger 3.52
2 Malawi 3.24
3 Uganda 3.14
4 Afghanistan 3.13
5 Iraq 3.10
STANDARD OF LIVING
Highest GDP in dollars per head
1 Luxembourg 105,190
2 Bermuda 89,240
3 Norway 85,390
4 Switzerland 67,460
5 Qatar 61,530
MOST CAR JOURNEYS
Average distance in km travelled per car per year
1 China 36,020
2 Chile 29,483
3 Peru 29,088
4 Thailand 27,790
5 India 23,882
MOST JAILBIRDS
Total prison population
1 US 2,266,832
2 China 1,640,000
3 Russia 741,600
4 Brazil 513,802
5 India 368,998
FATTEST MEN
Percentage obesity rate of population
1 US 44.2%
2 Argentina 37.4%
3 Greece 30.3%
4 Mexico 30.1%
5 Kuwait 29.6%
MOST MURDERS
Homicides per 100,000 population
1 Honduras 82.1
2 El Salvador 66
3 Ivory Coast 56.9
4 Jamaica 52.1
5 Venezuela 49
DIVORCE RATE
Number of divorces per 1,000 population
1 South Korea 4.6
2 Russia 4.5
3 Aruba 4.0
4 Belarus 3.9
5 Puerto Rico 3.8
FACEBOOK FANS
1 US 157,348,000
2 Brazil 47,011,000
3 India 45,826,000
4 Indonesia 42,272,000
5 Mexico 33,174,000
6 UK 30,945,000
HEAVIEST SMOKERS
Average daily consumption per head of population
1 Moldova 8.9
2 Serbia 7.9
3 Russia 7.4
=4 Lebanon 6.5
=4 Slovenia 6.5
WOBBLIEST WOMEN
Percentage obesity rate of population
1 Barbados 57.2
2 Kuwait 55.2
3 Trinidad & Tobago 52.7
=4 Jamaica 48.3
=4 US 48.3
TOP FOR TOURISTS
Number of tourist arrivals per year
1 France 77,526,000
2 Indonesia 68,433,000
3 US 58,248,000
4 China 54,723,000
5 Spain 52,440,000
6 Italy 45,487,000
7 UK 29,434,000
8 Turkey 25,867,000
9 Malaysia 25,111,000
10 Germany 24,808,000
Source - Mirror
