Which countries are best at reading? See the latest PISA scores and how the world's top education systems compare.

Girls recorded higher mean reading scores than boys in 89 of the 90 education systems tested in PISA 2025. Rwanda was the only education system where boys recorded a higher mean reading score than ...

See the most visited national parks in North America, led by Great Smoky Mountains with 11.5 million visitors.

What’s the legal age to buy beer worldwide? This map reveals the minimum purchase age across countries, from 13 to 25 ...

See which countries are best at math based on PISA 2025 scores, with China and Singapore leading the global ranking.

In 1990, manufacturing employed more people than any other sector in most states. By 2025, health care dominates over 80% of the country.

Where does your money buy a better life? This ranking compares quality of life and living costs across 41 major U.S. cities.

U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC fell 84%, from 5.42 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2008 to 0.86 million bpd in 2025. Canada supplied 3.91 million bpd in 2025, more than 4.5 times the volume ...

China’s rise stands out because of the scale involved. Nearly 800 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty over the past four decades, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the global ...

72% of ranked U.S. hospital brands cluster in the Northeast corridor, California, and Great Lakes/Midwest. Johns Hopkins ranks first in the U.S. and globally. Only 18 states have a top-250 hospital ...

Bill Gates held the title of world’s richest person in 18 of the 40 Forbes lists since 1987, including 13 consecutive years. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi ranked first in six of the first eight annual lists, ...

Hawaii has the highest grocery costs in the U.S., at 36.3% above the national average, followed by Alaska at 26.6%. California is the most expensive state for groceries in the contiguous U.S., at 10.5 ...