- Mapped: The world’s oldest democracies - The World Economic Forum
Using the above criteria, here is a list of the world’s 10 oldest democracies: Image: Visual Capitalist Using this specific criteria, there is only one country with continuous democracy for more than 200 years (The United States), and fourteen countries with democracies older than a century
- Impact of ageing population on Japan - The World Economic Forum
More than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older, and the country consistently rates as having the world's oldest population This is having a profound impact on Japan's economy, workforce and society The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023 finds that only 35% of companies prioritize workers aged over 55
- How old are the worlds oldest people? - The World Economic Forum
At the ripe old age of 118, she sits atop the infographic below, showing the age and birthplace of the oldest living people on Earth All women, the countries of birth most represented here are Japan and the United States ; accounting for two each, with the U S figure growing to four when expanding to a top ten
- The worlds oldest populations - The World Economic Forum
The number of people aged 65 and older is expected to double over the next three decades, reaching 1 6 billion in 2050 Asia is leading this trend
- This billion-year-old fungus could reveal how life migrated to land
But, until this discovery, scientists couldn't confirm that idea because the oldest fungi fossils ever found only dated back some 400 million years The Ourasphaira giraldae find, which is more than twice as old as the 400-million-year fossils, helps "confirm those theoretical models" about the older origins of fungi, according to Loron
- This is how the world has been mapped throughout history
Dating all the way back to the 6th century BCE, the Imago Mundi is the oldest known world map, and it offers a unique glimpse into ancient perspectives on earth and the heavens While this is the first-known interpretation of such a map, it would certainly not be the last
- Lessons in longevity from Japan’s 100-year-old Okinawans | World . . .
It means that one Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100 – and women account for 88 4% of centenarians, including Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person at 118 years In Okinawa, there were almost double the number of centenarians per 100,000 people in 2015, as there were in Japan as a whole
- Does birth order have an effect on IQ? | World Economic Forum
Now a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and based on data from 20,000 individuals, concludes that birth order does matter when it comes to IQ – with the oldest having slightly higher IQ than their younger siblings However, the difference is small and it is likely that the relationships we have with
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