用数字描绘世界的2023年-培训课件外文版2024.4

POLITICS

&

SOCIETY2023in

numbersTrend

reportTelling

a

year

in

numbers

–

Statista’s

editorial

goalAsummary

oftheyearbyMichael

Adam,Statista’sChiefContent

Officer2023

was

quiteaneventfulyearthatstillcarriedsomeoftheheavy

remnantsofpreviousyearsbutalso

sawnewinventions,achievements,

andconflictsarise.chatbothasnotonlyaffectednumerousbusinesses

butalso

people’slives.

Mostcompaniesworldwidearealreadyexploring

the

integration

ofAIintotheir

businesses

andprocessesfortheir

customers.In

the

years

preceding

2023,

the

COVID-19

pandemic

had

brought

our

lives

toa

suddenstandstill,

the

war

in

Ukraine

shockedthe

world,

and

any

outlook

regarding

the

globaleconomy

seemed

rather

grim.

With

this

in

mind,

the

fact

that

in

2023

the

world

has

–

finally

–left

behind

the

tougher

phases

of

the

pandemic

provides

very

welcomed

relief.

Significantlyless

welcomed

is

whatweare

still

seeing

in

the

geopolitical

scenario

these

days;

the

war

inUkraine

is

continuing

still

today.

In

addition

to

it,a

spiral

of

rising

tension

in

the

Middle

Eastwas

triggered

by

the

attacks

on

Israel

on

October7

this

year.

Not

only

do

these

wars

andconflicts

cause

humanitarian

crises,

they

add

further

question

marks

to

the

future

of

theoverall

global

economy.

However,

despite

many

experts

in

2022

predicting

an

economicdownturn

this

year,a

global

recessionhas

not

hit

us

in

2023

(although

some

economiessuffered

still),

and

there

are

signs

that

inflation

is

decreasing

to

lower

levels

in

manycountries.

On

the

other

hand,

higher

interest

rates

and

the

pressure

to

globalize

supplychains

stemming

from

geopolitical

instability

hit

both

consumers

and

producers,

still

cloudingshort-

and

medium-term

expectations.Severaleventsworthhighlighting

havetodowithIndiathisyear:SinceApril,

thepeninsulaisofficiallythemostpopulatedcountryinthe

world,havingsurpassedChina.Besidesthat,thecountryhasbeeninthisyear’snewsforhavinghostedtheG20

summit,havingsuccessfully

joinedthelunarexploration,

andhavinghostedtheICCCricket

WorldCup

–reachingthe

tournament’s

final

withtheirnationalteam,too.These–andmanymore

–arethe

trendsanddevelopmentsweatareobserving,quantifying,

anddescribinginthisreport,

usingthe

respectivekeywordtrafficandpopularitytrendsprovidedbyGoogle

Trends.Today'sworldoffersanabundanceofdatathatonly20

yearsago

wasbarelyimaginable.Webelievethatprovidingdata-drivenfactsistheway

tooffer

aviewpoint

that

isasunbiasedaspossibleand,

assuch,asolidground

forforming

objective

opinionsandmakinginformeddecisions.Thisiswhatwebelieve"empowering

peoplewithdata"means–ourcommitmenttoourcustomers!Yet,

2023

wasalso

ayearwheresignificantopportunitiesandchangeinvariousindustrieshavepresentedthemselves.

Inthetechnologysector,for

instance,

the

rebranding

ofTwittertoXwas

amajoreventinthesocialmedia

realm.And,

ofcourse,wecannot

talkabouttechnologywithoutreferencingAIandthesuccess

ofChatGPT.ThisAI-poweredYours,

MichaelAdamChiefContentOfficer3What

did

wetalk

about

in

2023?

And

when?

Some

topics

were

part

of

ourconversations

all

year

long,

others

trended

in

particular

monthsGoogle

Trendsheatmap0Google

Trends

indexxMonthwithpopularity

peakMonthsAtwe

selected

and

analyzedthe

mainmacrotrends

in

2023

using

keyword

datafromGoogle

Trends,

and

we

canidentify

twokinds:

thosethat

were

very

popular

throughout

thewhole

year,and

those

that

only

caughta

lot

of

short-livedattention

while

happening.Political

crisesJFMAMJJASONTrending

topics

and

societyJFMAMJJASONukraine

warxturkeysyria

earthquakexisrael

palestine*gazaxxmorocco

earthquakelibya

floodxxniger

coupxindiapopulationelectionsxTopicslike“inflation”,“gasprices”,the“Ukrainewar”,and“ChatGPT”

belong

to

the

first

category.

Alltheseevents

had

theirroot

in2022

and

retained

theirspotlightthroughout

allmonthsof2023.nagorno

karabakhxxxchatGPTxtwitterxxTheworld

economyJFMAMJJASONEventslikethedramaticearthquakes

inTurkey

andSyria

and

inMorocco

gathered

alotof

attentioninthemonth

when

theyhappened–March

andSeptember,

respectively.inflationxTEMUinterest

ratesfoodpricesgas

pricesoilpricesxFIFAwomenworldcupcricket

worldcupbarbenheimertaylor

swiftxxxxxOnthefollowing

pages,alltheeventspresented

inthese

tablesare

analyzed

and

contextualized

furtherwith

additionaldata

insights.xxgoldpricesxclaudia

goldin4Notes:As

ofNovember

14,

2023Disclaimer:

*On

this

page,

the

choice

ofkeywordsis

based

ontrending

searchesand

keywordcombinations

onGoogleonly.

Throughout

the

restofthe

report,the

events

following

the

attack

ofHamas

onIsraeliterritory

onOctober

7,

2023

are

referred

to

as"Israel-Gazaconflict”.Sources:

GoogleTrends01Political

crises•

Russia-Ukraine•

Israel-Gaza•

Nagorno-Karabakh•

Niger

coupd’état+Jan.Nov.GoogleTrends

index-As

the

war

in

Ukraine

continued

in

2023,

most

N

ATO

countries

providedtheUkrainian

army

with

several

units

of

armored

fighting

vehiclesNumber

ofdisclosed

mainbattletankscommitted

toUkraine

asof

July2023,

bytypeand

donor

countryTheRussia-Ukraine

war,

which

began

inFebruary8Norway10

Spain10

Sweden28

SloveniaLeopard

2A4Leopard

2A42022,

remained

among

the

most

trending

topicsin2023.

Ukraine’s

counteroffensive

efforts

andWesternmilitary

aidtoUkrainewere

among

the

most

coveredtopicsinglobalmedia

over

theyear.Leopard

2A4M-55S80

Germany14Leopard

2A462Leopard

1A540PT-91

Twardy90

Czechia89

NetherlandsT-7237Leopard

1A5Asof

July2023,

20

NATOcountries

delivered

(orcommitted

todeliver)

over

780

tanks

totheUkrainian

army

to

support

the

country

inthedefenseof

itsterritories.270

T-7218Leopard

2A67Leopard

2A4324

Poland45T-72Among

the

Ukrainian

allies,Poland

isthe

country

thatdelivered

themost

armored

vehicles,

with

270

T-72tanksand

40

PT-91

tanks.31M1A2Abrams76

UnitedStates44

DenmarkAsof

early

2023,

thepoliticaldebatefocused

on

theGerman-produced

Leopard

tanks.Afterinitialreluctance

of

the

German

government,

the

delivery

ofLeopard

tankswas

green-lighted

inJanuary2023.45T-7214

UKChallenger

27Leopard

2A48CanadaLeopard

2A437Leopard

1A53PortugalLeopard

2A46Notes:Worldwide;

January24,

2022

to

July

31,

2023PoliticalcrisesSources:

Kiel

Institute;

ID:1364974The

Black

Sea

Grain

Initiative

allowed

30

metric

tons

of

Ukrainian

grain

to

beexported

in

the

first

half

of

the

yearUkrainian

grainexport

volume

viatheBlack

Sea

2022-2023,

byselected

countryDistribution

of

Ukrainian

agriculturalexports

securedbythe

Black

SeaGrainInitiative

asof

July

17,

2023,

byproductVolume

of

agricultural

exports

from

UkrainesecuredbytheBlack

SeaGrainInitiative

fromAugust

1,2022

toJuly

17,

2023,

bycountryMillionmetrictonsSincethebeginningoftheRussian

invasionof

UkraineinFebruary

2022,

theexport

ofgrainsproduced

inUkraine

hasbeen

ahigh-priority

topicatdiplomatictables.

AsUkraineis

akey

wholegrains

producer

intheworld

supplychain,failingto

export

itsproductioncould

leadtoaworrying

shortage.

Withtheinvolvement

of

the

UN

and

Turkey,

onJuly22,

2022,Russia

andUkraineagreed

on

the

Black

SeaGraininitiative.

Theinitiativeguaranteed

thesafeshipping

ofover

29

million

metric

tonsof

food

andwholegrainsfrom

Ukrainianportsuntilitssuspension

bytheRussian

government

on

July17,

2023.

Thesuspensionwas

aresponse

to

theWestern

sanctions,amongothers,

imposed

on

the

Russian

Agricultural

Bank.8.006.003.202.102.00ChinaSpainTurkeyItalyNetherlands1.601.100.870.71Portugal

India0.5927%WheatEgyptBangladeshIsrael6%Sunflowermeal0.560.52Belgium0.440.410.39LibyaKenyaGermany

Indonesia5%Sunfloweroil51%Corn11%Other0.330.330.29SouthKorea

FranceRomania7Notes:Worldwide;

sharesas

ofJuly

17,

2023PoliticalcrisesSources:

Black

SeaGrainInitiative;

UNOCHA;

ID:1333847;

ID1333834As

of

September

2023,

the

number

of

Ukrainian

citizens

that

left

the

countryis

estimated

at

6.2

millionNumber

ofUkrainian

refugees

inother

European

countriesAsof

the

latest

records

available,sincethe

beginning

ofthewar

inUkraine

oversixmillion

people

fledthe

country.Russia,Germany,

and

Polandtook

in1,275,315

Russiathe

most

refugees.Allthe

European

Union

(EU)memberstatesimplemented

theTemporaryProtection

Directive

(TPD)toguaranteeaccess

toaccommodation,

welfare,

andhealthcare

to

refugees

fromUkraine.

Intotal,EU

countries

recorded

3.8

millionrefugees

from

Ukraine

asofSeptember2023.

Germany

alone

took

inmore

thanone

million

refugees

from

Ukraine.Ukraine-+190

Bosnia

andHerzegovinaDisputedareas8Notes:Europe;as

ofSeptember

12,

2023PoliticalcrisesSources:

EuropeanCommission;

UNHCR;ID:1312584Following

the

attack

of

Hamas

on

Israeli

territory

on

October

7,the

Israeli-Palestinian

conflict

escalated

dramaticallyPalestinian

and

Israeli

fatalities11,27834911191211742610912771730013138123031,20020152016201720182019202020212022Asof

November

15,

the

heaviestmilitary

operations

arecarried

intheterritories

insideandoutsidethenorthern

partoftheGazastrip.2023*WestbankGazaCityApproximatelocation

oftheSupernova

festival,where

260werereportedly

killedintheHamas’attack

onOctober

7Disclaimer:

Dataonthe

number

offatalities

in

the

context

oftheongoing

hostilities

in

the

GazaStripand

Israelarebased

ontheUNOCHA

(United

Nations

Office

forthe

Coordination

ofHumanitarianAffairs)

reporting

by

both

parties

to

the

conflict.

The

respectivedatasourceswerenamed

forthe

purpose

oftransparency.It

mustbe

statedthat

in

the

caseof

warsand

otherconflicts,

objective

data

collection

isalmostimpossible,

and

reportsare

based

onestimates.

At

the

sametime,

it

needs

to

be

noted

that

someparties

tothe

conflict

mayusenumbers

and

data

selectively

fortheir

own

agenda.IsraelDisputedareas9Notes:Dataas

ofNovember

2023PoliticalcrisesSources:

The

Guardian;

UNOCHA;

*UNOCHA

based

onGazaMinistry

ofHealth

(MoH)on

fatalities

in

Gaza,

official

reportingofIsraeliauthorities

on

fatalitiesonIsraeliterritory,

official

reportingofthe

Palestine

RedCrescent

Society

(PRCS)

onfatalities

in

the

WestbankOn

September19

and

20,

Azerbaijan

launched

a

military

offensive

against

theself-declared

autonomous

Artsakh

regionComparison

of

the

military

capabilitiesof

Armenia

and

Azerbaijan

2023TotalmilitarypersonnelActive

soldiers259,300

380,00045,000

65,000Nagorno-Karabakh,

alsoknown

as

the

Republic

ofArtsakh,isaself-declared

stateclaiming

independencefrom

Azerbaijan.

AsofJanuary1,

2020,

theregion

hadmore

than

148,000

inhabitants,

withethnicArmeniansrepresenting

thelargest

share

ofthepopulation.Reserveforces210,000

300,000Paramilitary

units4,300

15,00010

32Totalaircraft64

148While

the

territorial

disputedatesbackto

1988,

amajor

escalation

took

placeon

September

19,

2023,when

Azerbaijan

launchedamilitary

offensive

inNagorno-Karabakh.

Thefollowing

day,Azerbaijan’sarmy

reportedly

took

control

over

theregion

and

aceasefire

was

agreed

upon,with

theparticipationofRussian

peacekeeping

forces.

Nagorno-Karabakh’sseparatist

government

announced

thestate’sdissolution

from

January1,

2024.TraineraircraftFighters

/interceptorsDedicated

attack

aircraftTransport

aircraftTotalhelicoptersCombat

helicopters4

1710

112236

8620

16Armored

vehiclesMainbattletanksMobilerocket

launchersTowerartillery11,896

29,312519

920174

323145

319Self-propelled

artillery

38

16710

Notes:Armenia,

Azerbaijan;

as

ofSeptember

2023PoliticalcrisesSources:

Global

Firepower;SIPRI;ID:1416085On

July

26,

a

coup

d‘état

in

Niger

caused

the

removal

andarrestof

the

elected

president

MohamedBazoumTheNigerien

crisis’

milestonesMultiplefactionsoftheNigerien

military

forcesorchestrated

acoup

d‘étatintheWest

Africancountryon

July26,

which

resulted

in

thedeposition

and

housearrest

of

the

elected

president,Mohamed

Bazoum,andthe

suspension

ofthecountry’sconstitution.MaliNigerSudanChadAsof

November,

the

political

situationinNiger

isstillunclearandtalkswith

the

organizers

of

the

coup

areongoing.

Themilitary

intervention

of

the

ECOWAS–the

Economic

Community

of

West

AfricanStates–toreinstate

president

Bazoum

appeared

tobeaconcretepossibility

inJulyand

August,asbothAlJazeera

andthe

Carnegie

Endowment

forInternational

Peaceinstitutereported.

However,

there

was

noforeignmilitary

intervention

inNiger

upto

thispoint.BurkinaFasoGuineaGDPpercapitaPopulationinmillionAverageage630.8

USD(2023)27.1

(2023)14.4

(2022)Niger

isthesixthWest

Africancountry

where

acoupforcefully

triggered

achangeintherulingbodiessince2019.

Theother

countries

are

Guinea,Mali,BurkinaFaso,Chad,and

Sudan.6.8

childrenperwoman

(2021)Fertilityrate11PoliticalcrisesSources:

Al

Jazeera;

Carnegie

Endowment

forInternational

Peace;IISS;

IMF;USIP;The

WorldBank;

ID:448611;

ID448625;

ID

44864802The

world

economy•

Inflationrates•

Interest

rates•

Selected

commodities

pricesFoodGasGoldOil+Jan.Nov.GoogleTrends

index-Contrary

to

what

some

economists

feared

in

2022,

most

countriessaw

growth

of

their

GDP

in

2023Annual

GDP

growth

rates

in2023,

worldwideTheIMF

estimates

that,

in2023,

globalGDP

grew

by3percent

compared

to2022.

Thisgrowth

hadnot

beenanticipatedin2022;

inSeptember

2022,the

World

Bank,forinstance,deemed

arecession

in2023

likely.Thegrowth

ofglobal

GDPin2023

wasdriven

bymost

oftheworld’s

largesteconomies

showing

solid

growth

rates.Notably,the

U.S.,Chinese,andIndianeconomies

grew

by2.1,

5.0,

and6.3percent,

respectively.74.4%

Macao

SAR-18.3%

Sudan0-+No

dataOnthe

other

hand,

some

Europeaneconomies

showed

below-averageperformances.

TheGerman

economy,

inparticular,isestimated

tosee

aslightdecline

ofits2023

GDP

byhalf

apercentage

point.Disputedareas13The

world

economySources:

IMF;

The

WorldBankInflation

rates

stayed

well

above

5

percent

in

most

countries,

butbelow

2022figures,

as

central

banks

increased

their

key

interest

ratesInflationratesandcentral

bankskey

interest

ratesInflation

ratesaspercentageAsthe

war

inUkraine

started

in2022,

inflationrates

worldwide

soared.

TheIMFcalculated

thatthe

average

inflationrateinthe

world

in2022

was

8.7

percent.

For2023,

the

IMF

estimates

aworld

inflationrateof

6.9

percent.

Thisislowercompared

to

the2022

rate,

but

stillwell

above

the

optimal

range

of2to3percent.Theslow-down

of

inflationin2023

hasamong

itscausestheincrease

inthekeyinterest

ratesdecided

bythe

majority

of

central

banksworldwide.

TheFederalReserve,

the

Bank

ofEngland,and

the

European

Central

Bankallraised

theirkeyinterest

ratesabove

the

4-percent

mark.

Central

banksofcountries

withdouble-digitinflationrates,likeBrazil

and

Turkey,

hadto

increase

theirkey

interest

ratestodoubledigits,

too.

TheCentral

Bankof

Argentinaresponded

to

anannualinflationrateof

138

percent

with

akey

interest

rate

of133

percent.20%10%0%2019202020212022202320242025202620272028WorldAfricaAsiaandPacificEuropeNorth

AmericaLatinAmerica

andtheCaribbeanCentral

banksincrease

theirkey

interest

rates

because

thisdiscouragesinvestments

andencourages

saving,thusremoving

oneof

the

drivers

of

priceincreases:

ahigherdemand.Centralbankkey

interest

ratesasof

October

2023133.0%35.0%15.0%Russia12.8%Brazil5.5%U.S.5.3%UK4.5%Euro

areaTurkeyArgentina14The

world

economySources:

IMF;

WorldGovernmentBondsNatural

gas

and

crude

oil

prices

went

down

in

2023

compared

to

2022;the

price

of

gold

keeps

risingBRENTOIL,

NG,XAU

yearly

or

monthly

average

prices,

2021

to

2023Decreasing

trendIncreasing

trendWhile

the

suddenshock

of

the

war

inUkraine

triggered

asharprise

of

crudeoil

andnaturalgas

prices,both99.05Priceof

Brent

oil

(BRENTOIL)U.S.dollarperbarrel(ca.

158.99

liters)89.44commodities

haveseen

theirpricesdecrease

again

in2023.

The2023

priceof

naturalgashasbeen

lower

than

its2021

yearly

average

inallmonthsfromJanuarytoOctober

2023.79.2775.041,997.39Priceof

gold

(XAU)U.S.dollarperounce(ca.

38.35

grams)1,893.20Thepriceof

gold,ontheotherhand,hasbeen

constantly

rising

since2021.Theprecious

metal,

asForbes

explains,isseen

as

avery

stablealternative

toother

monetary

investments

intimes

ofuncertainty

and

higherinflationrates.1,785.716.83Priceof

naturalgas(NG)U.S.dollarperMMBtu(ca.

28.36

cubicmeters)3.843.12Oct2.18JanFebMarAprMay2023JunJulAugSep2021202215

Notes:As

ofOctober

2023The

world

economySources:

Commodities-API;

ForbesHaving

reached

historically-high

values

in

2022,

the

price

of

wheat

went

down

in2023;

the

price

of

sugar

increased

in

2023

due

to

extreme

weatherRICE,WHEAT,SUGARyearly

or

monthly

average

prices,

2021

to2023Decreasing

trendIncreasing

trendAnotherwell-known

driver

ofthehighinflationratesin2022

and

2023

arefood

prices.

In2023,

the

price

ofwheathasbeen

returning

to

its2021

levelsand,asofAugust2023,

rice

seems

tobefollowing

the

same

pattern.17.94Priceof

rice

(RICE)U.S.dollarpercwt(ca.

50.80

kg)15.890.2713.810.19Onadifferent

note,

the

price

ofsugarhasbeen

on

therisein2023.

Thisincrease

isdueto

aseries

of

extremeweather

conditionsthathitSoutheastAsiainparticular.

InThailand–thefourth-largest

sugarproducer–arecord-breakingly

hotAprilis

reportedtohaveseverely

impacted

the

country’ssugarproduction.Priceof

sugar(SUGAR)U.S.dollarperpound(ca.

0.45

kg)343Priceof

wheat

(WHEAT)U.S.dollarpermetricton(1,000

kg)275250Oct246SepJanFebMarAprMay2023JunJulAug2021202216

Notes:As

ofOctober

2023The

world

economySources:

Commodities-API;

FoxWeather;Reuters03Society

&

trending

topics•

EarthquakesinTurkey,•

TEMUSyria,and

Morocco•

FIFAWomen’s

World

Cup•

ICC

Cricket

World

Cup•

Barbenheimer•

Floods

inLibya•

Thepopulationof

India•

Main

elections

in2023•

Twitter

toX•

Taylor

Swift’sTheErasTour•

Nobel

Prizes•

ChatGPT+Jan.Nov.GoogleTrends

indexJan.Nov.-On

February

6,

a

seismic

event

of

devastating

proportionsimpacted

Turkey

and

Syriaes

and

direct

economic

impact*inTurkey

and

SyriaAsevere

earthquakewith

amagnitudeof

more

than7.5

hashitTurkey

and

Syria

inthenight

ofFebruary

6;the

deadliest

inTurkey’s

history

since

1950.T

U

R

K

E

YOver

50,000

people

diedandmillions

havebecomehomeless.

Theestimated

economic

impactamountedtoapproximately

39

billionUSD,accounting

for4percent

of

the

country’s

GDP.Elbistan

(7.5)Kahramanmaraş

districtPazarcık

(7.8)S

Y

R

I

ATherestoration

istobelengthy,yet

the

Turkishgovernment

haspledged

thebuilding

of

488,000homes,

along

with

some

facilities

(i.e.,schools

andhospitals)withinayear,

astheAtlantic

Councilreportsquotingapress

statement

of

president

Erdoğan.MagnitudeCasualtiesTwo

major

events,

7.8and7.5

respectively54,402

deadEconomic

impact*39.2bnUSDEstimated

totalfundraising**+2.5bnUSDEpicentersDisputed

areas18

Notes:*Only

accounting

directdamages

to

properties**

Donors:

Australia,

Canada,

China,

EU,

France,Germany,Ireland,

Japan,

Kuwait,

Netherlands,

New

Zealand,

Norway,Sweden,

UAE,

UK,

UN,U.S.,

The

WorldBankSociety

&trending

topicsSources:

Atlantic

Council;

Devex;

The

WorldBankAnother

exceptionally

strong

seismic

event

occurred

in

the

region

ofMarrakesh

in

Morocco

on

September

8es

and

direct

economic

impactinMoroccoDifferent

citiesacross

Morocco

hadfeltthepre-earthquakeshocks

thatstruckthe

country

onSeptember

8.

Driven

byfear,most

people

haddecidedtostayoutsideforlong

hoursthatnight,

expecting

amajor

disastertohappenasreported

byTF1.MOROCCOIghlilMarrakesh-Tensift-El

HaouzregionInthe

end,alarger

event

with

6.8

magnitudetookplaceinthe

southwest

ofMarrakesh.

Over

2,900people

died,andtremendous

damagesinthe

region

occurred.

Some

rural

villageswerecompletely

destroyed.Aftershocks

continuetohappeninMorocco.

Themostrecent

one

was

inMarrakesh

withamagnitudeof

4.7on

October

30.MagnitudeCasualties6.82,946DeathInjuries5,674Economic

impact10.7bnUSD(2%ofGDP)Estimated

totalfundraising+983m

USDSpecialEarthquake

Fund:

+

973m

USDIndividual

donations:

+9.7m

USDEpicenterDisputed

areas19Society

&trending

topicsSources:

Britannica;

DisasterPhilantrophy;

Le

360;

Les

Eco;MAP;

Maroc;TF1

InfoOn

September10,

heavy

rainfall

occurred

in

Libya,

flooding

the

countryiesinLibyaTheLibyangovernment

seemed

prepared

fortheflood:

OnSeptember

8–

twodaysbefore

theincident–itconductedanemergency

meeting

andannouncedtwo

daysofclosures.

Acurfew

was

declared

andpeople

living

ontheseaside

were

evacuated.DernaLateron,following

thecollapse

of

twodams,Dernaandthe

surrounding

areas

were

quicklyengulfedbywater.L

Y

B

I

ADernadistrictThe

storm

and

theheavy

rainfallthat

occurred

onSeptember

10

and

11

left

Libya

flooded.

The

deathtoll

is

estimated

to

be

11,300,

and

over

9,000

peoplewere

missing.TheLibyangovernment

pledged

toallocate446.4million

U.S.dollarsfor

the

reconstruction.CauseStormDaniel9,000Casualties40,000DeadMissingHomeless11,30020Society

&trending

topicsSources:

AA;

BBC;

Britannica;

DisasterPhilantrophy;

NBCIn

April

2023,

the

population

of

India

overtook

that

of

China,

making

itthe

most

populous

country

in

the

worldPopulation

ofIndiaand

China,

2000

to2026

in

billionsTheUnitedNationscertified

inAprilthatIndianowhasthelargest

population

inthe

world.1.471.411.431.41Asvisibleinthegraph,the

rapidincrease

ofIndia’stotalpopulationsizehadbeen

anongoing

process

forseveral

decades.20231.26China,

on

the

other

hand,

successfullycurbed

thegrowth

of

its

population.Inparticular,

the

“one-child”

policy

enforcedbetween

1980

and2015

steered

thecountry

towards

a

less

steep

trajectoryof

its

population

growth.1.062000200520102015China20202025India21Society

&trending

topicsSources:

UN;The

WorldBankIn

2023,

several

countries

voted

to

renew

or

confirm

their

presidents,governments,

parliaments,

or

specific

regulationsMajor

2023

elections*

worldwideAnotheryear

and

thepollshavebeenopened

indifferent

countries

across

theworld.

Be

itgeneral

elections,referendum,

legislative,

parliamentary,or

presidential

elections,

2023

was

theyear

ofreforms

formany.Some

countries

havefaced

real

politicalturmoil

inwhich

theelection

outcomeswere

longawaited,

likeinTurkey.

Othercountries

hadmore

surprisingresults.

InArgentina,forinstance,JavierMilei

won

the

second

round

ofthe