"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." -- Winston Churchill, radio address in 1939A couple of weeks ago, Graph of the Week published an article describing the significant improvement in medals won by the host country as oppose...
The Olympics are a big deal on a global scale. How big? Perhaps Paula Radcliffe (an English long distance runner) said it best:"I have achieved a lot and I'm grateful for that - I'm just a bit greedy because I want to add the Olympics. It's once every ...
Surprising resultsFor purposes of this article, any mention of homicide rates refers to reported homicide rates.Open vs ClosedIn mostly open countries (full democracies), the homicide rates are rather low when compared to other types of governments - e...
Full democracy countries are the ones in which to live.This week's story could start and end with the above graph with almost no further explanation.But that wouldn't do it justice.So, like so many of the past articles on "Graph of the Week", a bit of ...
Smaller countries lead the way.When you think of 'high-tech', which countries come to mind?What is 'High-Tech'?Before continuing, what is meant by the term 'high-tech'? As defined by the World Data Bank, high-technology exports are products with high R...
Something about that cold weather... The number of internet users in the Nordic countries has greatly outpaced the world by comparison. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland - all in the elite echelon. These countries share a common ancestry -...
