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Public Opinion: How Chinese Citizens Feel About Other Countries

Tensions over Taiwan, the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, and the war in Ukraine have impacted Chinese sentiment towards other countries.

This visualization uses data from the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University to rank survey responses from the Chinese public on their attitudes towards countries and regions around the world.

Chinese Sentiment Towards Other Countries in 2023

In the Center’s opinion polls, which surveyed a random sample of more than 2,500 Chinese mainland adults in November 2022, Russia came out significantly ahead.

Just under 60% of respondents held Russia in a favorable view, with 19% seeing the country as “very favorable.” Contrast that to the mere 12% that viewed the U.S. in a positive light.

Here’s a closer look at the data. The percentages refer to the share of respondents that voted for said category.

Country/Region	Very Unfavorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Neutral	Somewhat Favorable	Very Favorable
United States	37.4%	21.7%	28.7%	9.2%	3.0%
Japan	38.4%	19.1%	29.4%	10.7%	2.3%
India	25.4%	25.2%	41.5%	6.7%	1.3%
South Korea	17.4%	21.0%	47.6%	11.8%	2.1%
European Union	9.3%	15.6%	57.6%	14.1%	3.3%
Southeast Asia	7.1%	13.1%	59.5%	16.8%	3.5%
Russia	3.0%	4.8%	33.7%	39.4%	19.0%

Japan ranked just below the U.S. in terms of overall unfavorability, though a slightly higher share of respondents saw Japan as “very unfavorable” compared to America. This is likely due to both modern tensions in the East China Sea over mutually claimed islands and historical tensions over the Sino-Japanese Wars.

Chinese sentiment towards India was also unfavorable at just over 50%, though notably the country also received the lowest favorability rating at just 8%.

Additional Survey Findings

The survey also found that 39% of Chinese people get their information on international security from Chinese state-run media (mainly through TV), with an additional 19% getting information from government websites and official social accounts. Conversely, only 1.7% get their news from foreign websites and foreign social media, partially due to the Great Firewall.

When asked about different international security issues, the biggest shares of Chinese citizens ranked the following as their top three:

1. Pandemics (12.9%)
2. Disputes over territory and territorial waters (12.9%)
3. China-U.S. relations (12.0%)

The pandemic’s high score reflects the harsher impact COVID-19 had on China. Chinese borders were shut for years and the public faced intense measures to reduce spread.

In terms of other world events, the majority of Chinese people align with a more “Eastern” viewpoint. For example, in regards to the war in Ukraine, the report found that:

“About 80 percent of the respondents believe the U.S. and Western countries should be held most accountable [for the war], while less than ten percent of the respondents argue that Russia is mainly responsible.”– Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University

Overall, the views of the Chinese public reflect the opposite of those found in many Western countries. They provide an important insight that it is not just the Chinese government holding particular views about the world, but the Chinese public as well.

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July 18, 2023

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• Zack Aboulazm

3 Ways the Shipping Industry is Addressing Climate Change

The global shipping industry is on the verge of a transformation not seen since the transition from sail to steam.

In 2018, the industry emitted 1.1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, representing 2.89% of all anthropogenic, or human-caused, emissions. And according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could increase 90-130% in 2050, from a 2008 baseline.

This is the second and final part of The Shipping Industry: Plotting a Course for the Future, a two-part series from our sponsor Seaspan Corporation, that looks at three ways that containerships in particular, could evolve to become more sustainable.

1. Stemming the Tide of Containership Emissions

Unlike personal transport, which has a proven and commercially scalable technology in electric vehicles, there’s no silver bullet for shipping. However, existing technologies and design improvements could help make significant inroads against total fleet emissions.

According to data from Seaspan, propeller upgrades (6.5%), hull coatings (up to 5.0%), and main engine retrofits (4.4%) won’t bring emissions to zero on their own, but taken together they add up to big savings.

Technology	Annual Abatement potential
Speed reduction	8.5%
Propeller Upgrade	6.5%
Bulbous bow optimization	6.4%
Speed Controlled Pumps and Fans	6.2%
Hull coating	5.0% (up to)
Main engine retrofit	4.4%
Air lubrication	3.5%
Propeller boss cap fin	2.5%
Waste Heat Reduction	2.2%
Pre-swirl stator	2.0%
Weather Routing	1.7%
Autopilot Upgrade	1.7%
Vertical bow	1.5%
Wind shield	0.6%
High-Efficiency Lighting	0.4%

Interestingly, the biggest potential impact could come from slowing down ships (8.5%), which lowers fuel consumption and as a consequence, emissions. In the race to net zero, slow and steady could very well win the race.

2. Sailing the Ocean Green

In the long run, though, design tweaks don’t address the elephant seal in the room, which is the industry’s reliance on fossil fuels. Ships that run on alternate fuels, like ammonia, methanol, and even wind-power, are all in development, but many of the technologies are still in the early stages.

To help spur development, a group of countries at COP26, the annual UN climate conference, committed to establishing green shipping corridors where vessels would run on alternate fuels. A total of 24 countries signed the Clydebank Declaration, including the U.S. and the UK, and together they hope to catalyze the shift to zero emission shipping.

3. Leaving Fossil Fuels High and Dry

Many ship owners and operators are looking at Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) as a transitional fuel, while alternate fuel technologies mature. LNG emits between 13.2% and 16.6% less CO₂ than conventional bunker fuel oil, a highly viscous residual fuel that is high in sulfur, so it’s no surprise that LNG-powered containerships represent 29.23% of the existing orderbook.

But with all but 2.4% of the current global fleet running on fossil fuels, there is still a long journey ahead. 

On the Right Tack

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol established the IMO as the forum for climate change action for the shipping industry, which many have criticized for not moving fast and far enough on climate change. 

At the July 2023 meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, the IMO adopted a new greenhouse gas strategy, which set “indicative checkpoints” for emission reductions for 2030 and 2040 in place of binding targets, and committed to hit net zero “by or around, i.e. close to 2050, taking into account different national circumstances.” The IMO also declined to put a price on carbon.

Even without firm targets, many industry players aren’t waiting to move on the climate emergency. Seaspan, the world’s largest independent charter owner and manager of containerships, is moving to green their fleet. They recently signed an agreement to retrofit 15 ships with dual-fuel engines that can also run on green methanol, with an option for 45 more.

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Charting Record-Breaking Monthly Global Temperatures

As local heat records are being broken across the planet, July 2023 also saw the global average temperature soar to an unprecedented 17.2°C (62.9°F).

In fact, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the four hottest days on record occurred from July 4 to July 7, 2023, breaking the previous record of 16.9°C (62.4°F) set in mid-August 2016.

The above graphic charts the average air temperature at 2 meters above the surface, since 1979, using data from Climate Reanalyzer.

What is Causing Record High Temperatures?

Temperature records were shattered in both 2023 and 2016 as a result of the dual impact of the El Niño climate phenomenon, which causes a significant rise in Pacific Ocean temperatures, and climate change.

Earth’s average global temperature has risen by at least 1.1°C (1.9°F) since 1880, and the pace has significantly increased in the last century alongside the burning of fossil fuels. The majority of the warming has occurred since 1975, with temperatures rising 0.15 to 0.20°C per decade.

According to the NOAA, six of the most recent months of July (typically the hottest month) were among the seven hottest months recorded by average global surface temperature:

Rank	Hottest Months by Avg. Temp.	Celsius (°C)
1	July 2023*	17.07°C
2	July 2022	16.75°C
3	July 2016	16.72°C
4	July 2021	16.70°C
5	July 2002	16.67°C
6	July 2017	16.66°C
7	July 2019	16.64°C

*As of July 12, 2023

Although these figures show marginal increases in the world’s average temperatures, the effects are far more noticeable on a local scale.

In July 2023, temperatures in Texas surpassed those of Northern Africa, as they reached 43.3°C (110°F). Across the Pacific, cities around China used bomb shelters as cooling centers during a 10-day streak of days above 35°C (95°F).

“We are in uncharted territory and we can expect more records to fall as El Niño develops further and these impacts will extend into 2024,”
– Christopher Hewitt, World Meteorological Organization

How to Mitigate Climate Change?

Transitioning to renewable energy sources, reducing or capturing greenhouse gas emissions, and implementing sustainable practices are considered key steps towards slowing climate change.

According to NASA, the future will also require adaptation, reducing our risks from the harmful effects of climate change (such as sea-level rise, more intense extreme weather events, or food insecurity) as well as taking advantage of any potential positive opportunities associated with climate change (such as longer growing seasons and higher yields in some regions).

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How Long it Took for Popular Apps to Reach 100 Million Users

Of Twitter’s many new rivals, Meta’s newest social media platform Threads has established its presence with a bang.

According to Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Threads took only 5 days to reach the key threshold of 100 million users. It achieved this milestone through organic demand—and no paid promotions required—smashing all previous records.

But how long have other popular platforms—TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to name a few—taken to build their user base? Pulling data from PwC and Yahoo, we rank how long it took popular platforms to get to 100 million users.

Ranking Every Apps Journey to 100 Million Users

In first place, Threads has a significant lead over the rest of the pack with its five day achievement, and may have built a significant moat in holding on to this record.

Firstly, its launch coincided with Twitter’s viewing limit decision, and rode the wave of dissatisfaction aimed at Twitter’s current owner, Elon Musk.

Secondly, new users on Threads need an Instagram account to register, thus eliminating sign-up barriers and leveraging Instagram’s 1.2 billion-strong user base.

Here’s the journey length of popular platforms to attaining 100 million users:

Rank	Platform	Launch	Time to 100M Users
1	Threads	2023	5 days
2	ChatGPT	2022	2 months
3	TikTok	2017	9 months
4	WeChat	2011	1 year, 2 months
5	Instagram	2010	2 years, 6 months
6	Myspace	2003	3 years
7	WhatsApp	2009	3 years, 6 months
8	Snapchat	2011	3 years, 8 months
9	YouTube	2005	4 years, 1 month
10	Facebook	2004	4 years, 6 months
11	Spotify	2006	4 years, 7 months
12	Telegram	2013	5 years, 1 month
13	Twitter	2006	5 years, 5 months
14	Uber	2011	5 years, 10 months
15	Pinterest	2010	5 years, 11 months
16	Google Translate	2006	6 years, 6 months
17	World Wide Web	1991	7 years
18	LinkedIn	2003	7 years, 11 months

Ranked second, Open AI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and hit 100 million users by the start of the new year. ChatGPT introduced the incredible capabilities of large language models to the masses, prompting a rush of sign-ups, and reviving old conversations around the potential consequences of AI.

Coming in at third place, ByteDance’s TikTok took just 9 months to reach 100 million users after its launch in 2017. Like Threads, TikTok benefited from another app, accessing popular lip syncing app Musical.ly’s existing user base after it was acquired and folded into TikTok.

WeChat and Instagram round out the top-five, also with interesting advantages. WeChat, an instant messaging platform similar to WhatsApp, benefited from its unique access to China’s notoriously closed internet market of 500 million users in 2012.

Meanwhile, Meta acquired Instagram when the photo-sharing platform had 30 million users, and more than tripled that number past 100 million in just one year.

And while Facebook ranks solidly middle-of-the-pack for fastest to 100 million users, it remains the platform with the most monthly active accounts, at nearly 3 billion. In fact, Meta’s lessons learned from Facebook have been well-leveraged, and the company owns 4 of the fastest apps to register 100 million users.

So What Does Threads Success Mean for Twitter?

Coming back to Threads’ incredible feat, however, it’s still early days whether an en-masse switch from Twitter is on the cards for Meta’s newest platform.

For one, Threads has faced significant criticism due to its intensive data collection practices and lack of accessibility features. It also is missing some key features from its rival, including trending topics, hashtags, and direct messages.

Meanwhile Elon Musk has been less than pleased with Threads’ success, deeming it a copy of Twitter and even threatening legal action.

Competition is fine, cheating is not

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2023

So where does this leave the increasingly-crowded social media space? The next decade will set the stage for either more platform consolidation, or even further audience fragmentation.

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The Rise of the LFP Battery

Primarily a key component in fertilizers, phosphate is also essential to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology.

LFP is an emerging favorite in the expanding EV market, particularly in standard-range EVs. Factors driving this popularity include superior safety, longevity, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability.

In this graphic, our sponsor First Phosphate looks at the growing LFP market, highlighting forecasted growth and current market share.

Market Growth

In 2022, the global LFP battery market stood at $12.5 billion. By 2030, this figure is expected to catapult to nearly $52.7 billion, signifying a CAGR of 19.7%.

Year	USD (Billion)
2021	$10.5B
2022	$12.5B
2023F	$15.0B
2024F	$17.9B
2025F	$21.5B
2026F	$25.7B
2027F	$30.7B
2028F	$36.8B
2029F	$44.0B
2030F	$52.7B

In 2022, LFP batteries cornered a sizable 30% of the EV market share from just 6% in 2020, demonstrating the growing appeal of this type of lithium-ion battery in the electric vehicle sector.

Market Share

The Asia Pacific region dominated the LFP battery market in 2021, accounting for over 34% of the global share.

Regions	Revenue Share (%)
Asia Pacific	34%
North America	29%
Europe	23%
Latin America	10%
MEA	4%

Meanwhile, North America, with the second largest share, is projected to witness ongoing growth through 2030.

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Mapped: Meat Consumption By Country and Type

Meat is always on the menu in many parts of the world, as we can see when we map out meat consumption by country.

How do countries differ in how much, and what type of meat, they eat? In this colorful graphic, our creator theWORLDMAPS highlights the most consumed type of meat in every country in the world, using data from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Each color denotes a different category of meat—beef, pork, mutton, poultry, seafood, or other—with annual consumption calculated per capita in kilograms (kg).

Let’s dig in to the data.

Is Fish Considered Meat?

Since meat is normally defined as the flesh of any animal (with the primary components being water, fat, and protein), that includes fish and other seafood.

But whether fish is considered “meat” or not depends a lot on cultural practices and dietary preferences, and has varied throughout history. Some earlier definitions of meat focused only on mammals, for example.

In Christianity for example, many denominations allow eating fish on fasting days when abstaining from meat. This was both due to distinctions between meat from warm-blooded land animals and cold-blooded animals (like fish), as well as the importance of fish consumption in parts of Europe where Christianity flourished.

To account for both sides of the debate, we’ll cover meat consumption by country both with and without fish and seafood.

The Most Consumed Meat by Country (Including Seafood)

Just by glancing at the map and the below table, poultry stands out as the most popular meat by weight consumption in 70 countries, or about 40% of the entire database.

Note: Other meat includes less frequently farmed animals like rabbit, horse, and camel, as well as game—meat from wild animals.

Country	Most Consumed Meat
Afghanistan	Mutton & Goat
Albania	Poultry
Algeria	Mutton & Goat
Angola	Fish & Seafood
Antigua & Barbuda	Poultry
Argentina	Bovine
Armenia	Bovine
Australia	Poultry
Austria	Pork
Azerbaijan	Poultry
Bahamas	Poultry
Bahrain	Poultry
Bangladesh	Fish & Seafood
Barbados	Poultry
Belarus	Pork
Belgium	Pork
Belize	Poultry
Benin	Fish & Seafood
Bhutan	Bovine
Bolivia	Poultry
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Poultry
Botswana	Other
Brazil	Poultry
Bulgaria	Pork
Burkina Faso	Pork
Burundi	Fish & Seafood
Cabo Verde	Poultry
Cambodia	Fish & Seafood
Cameroon	Fish & Seafood
Canada	Poultry
Central African Republic	Bovine
Chad	Bovine
Chile	Poultry
China	Fish & Seafood
Colombia	Poultry
Comoros	Poultry
Congo	Fish & Seafood
Costa Rica	Poultry
Côte d’Ivoire	Fish & Seafood
Croatia	Pork
Cuba	Poultry
Cyprus	Pork
Czechia	Pork
Denmark	Fish & Seafood
Djibouti	Bovine
Dominica	Poultry
Dominican Republic	Poultry
DR Congo	Fish & Seafood
Ecuador	Poultry
Egypt	Fish & Seafood
El Salvador	Poultry
Estonia	Pork
Eswatini	Bovine
Ethiopia	Bovine
Fiji	Poultry
Finland	Fish & Seafood
France	Fish & Seafood
French Polynesia	Poultry
Gabon	Poultry
Gambia	Fish & Seafood
Georgia	Poultry
Germany	Pork
Ghana	Fish & Seafood
Greece	Poultry
Grenada	Poultry
Guatemala	Poultry
Guinea	Fish & Seafood
Guinea-Bissau	Pork
Guyana	Poultry
Haiti	Poultry
Honduras	Poultry
Hong Kong	Fish & Seafood
Hungary	Pork
Iceland	Fish & Seafood
India	Fish & Seafood
Indonesia	Fish & Seafood
Iran	Poultry
Iraq	Poultry
Ireland	Pork
Israel	Poultry
Italy	Pork
Jamaica	Poultry
Japan	Fish & Seafood
Jordan	Poultry
Kazakhstan	Bovine
Kenya	Bovine
Kiribati	Fish & Seafood
Kuwait	Poultry
Kyrgyzstan	Bovine
Laos	Fish & Seafood
Latvia	Pork
Lebanon	Poultry
Lesotho	Pork
Liberia	Poultry
Libya	Poultry
Lithuania	Pork
Luxembourg	Pork
Macao	Fish & Seafood
Madagascar	Fish & Seafood
Malawi	Pork
Malaysia	Fish & Seafood
Maldives	Fish & Seafood
Mali	Fish & Seafood
Malta	Bovine
Mauritania	Mutton & Goat
Mauritius	Poultry
Mexico	Poultry
Micronesia	Fish & Seafood
Moldova	Pork
Mongolia	Mutton & Goat
Montenegro	Pork
Morocco	Poultry
Mozambique	Fish & Seafood
Myanmar	Fish & Seafood
Namibia	Fish & Seafood
Nauru	Fish & Seafood
Nepal	Bovine
Netherlands	Pork
New Caledonia	Poultry
New Zealand	Fish & Seafood
Nicaragua	Poultry
Niger	Bovine
Nigeria	Fish & Seafood
North Korea	Fish & Seafood
North Macedonia	Poultry
Norway	Fish & Seafood
Oman	Fish & Seafood
Pakistan	Bovine
Panama	Poultry
Papua New Guinea	Other
Paraguay	Bovine
Peru	Poultry
Philippines	Fish & Seafood
Poland	Pork
Portugal	Fish & Seafood
Qatar	Poultry
Romania	Pork
Russia	Poultry
Rwanda	Fish & Seafood
Saint Kitts & Nevis	Poultry
Saint Lucia	Poultry
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	Poultry
Samoa	Poultry
Sao Tome & Principe	Fish & Seafood
Saudi Arabia	Poultry
Senegal	Fish & Seafood
Serbia	Pork
Seychelles	Fish & Seafood
Sierra Leone	Fish & Seafood
Slovakia	Pork
Slovenia	Poultry
Solomon Islands	Fish & Seafood
South Africa	Poultry
South Korea	Fish & Seafood
South Sudan	Bovine
Spain	Pork
Sri Lanka	Fish & Seafood
Sudan	Bovine
Suriname	Poultry
Sweden	Fish & Seafood
Switzerland	Pork
Syria	Mutton & Goat
Taiwan	Poultry
Tajikistan	Bovine
Tanzania	Bovine
Thailand	Fish & Seafood
Timor-Leste	Pork
Togo	Fish & Seafood
Trinidad & Tobago	Poultry
Tunisia	Poultry
Türkiye	Poultry
Turkmenistan	Bovine
U.S.	Poultry
UAE	Poultry
Uganda	Fish & Seafood
UK	Poultry
Ukraine	Poultry
Uruguay	Poultry
Uzbekistan	Bovine
Vanuatu	Fish & Seafood
Venezuela	Poultry
Vietnam	Fish & Seafood
Yemen	Poultry
Zambia	Fish & Seafood
Zimbabwe	Bovine

Fish & Seafood ranks as the second most popularly consumed meat in 56 countries, most of them with significant coastlines.

Here’s a breakdown of how much of each type of meat is eaten per capita in each country, measured in kilograms.

Country	Poultry	Pork	Fish & Seafood	Bovine	Mutton & Other
Afghanistan	1.7	0.0	0.4	3.2	4.3
Albania	13.9	5.3	8.7	11.7	8.3
Algeria	6.4	0.0	3.8	3.8	8.4
Angola	8.4	7.0	14.1	3.4	1.1
Antigua & Barbuda	61.8	14.3	54.1	5.0	1.0
Argentina	46.2	14.4	6.8	46.9	2.6
Armenia	15.3	8.1	5.5	23.9	3.6
Australia	48.7	24.2	24.1	37.0	11.5
Austria	15.7	45.0	14.3	14.9	1.4
Azerbaijan	14.4	0.6	2.0	13.5	8.4
Bahamas	54.4	23.8	24.2	5.2	1.7
Bahrain	44.0	0.8	16.3	13.7	22.2
Bangladesh	1.6	0.0	26.7	1.3	1.4
Barbados	49.3	12.3	42.9	8.0	3.4
Belarus	32.2	39.2	11.8	18.6	0.4
Belgium	12.4	32.8	22.7	14.0	2.6
Belize	23.8	20.8	13.3	3.6	0.3
Benin	8.7	0.7	16.2	3.6	1.5
Bhutan	4.6	1.9	7.3	9.3	0.3
Bolivia	40.9	9.7	2.8	21.6	4.9
Bosnia & Herzegovina	20.0	9.3	7.3	12.8	0.6
Botswana	3.5	0.5	2.6	10.2	14.3
Brazil	48.4	14.2	8.1	35.4	1.2
Bulgaria	21.5	30.0	7.4	3.5	2.0
Burkina Faso	9.5	15.2	8.9	5.3	4.3
Burundi	0.6	0.9	2.6	0.9	0.8
Cabo Verde	19.4	7.3	10.8	1.7	1.9
Cambodia	2.8	5.9	45.8	4.2	0.0
Cameroon	3.3	1.2	19.1	3.1	4.0
Canada	40.1	21.4	20.7	27.5	1.6
Central African Republic	2.6	4.1	7.4	20.8	10.4
Chad	0.5	0.2	6.6	27.5	18.7
Chile	36.1	22.1	14.8	23.7	1.3
China	15.6	35.5	39.9	6.8	4.2
Colombia	33.8	10.5	8.9	13.7	0.1
Comoros	26.8	0.1	14.3	3.0	1.2
Congo	23.2	6.8	24.5	1.9	8.1
Costa Rica	34.3	12.7	18.0	11.4	0.0
Côte d’Ivoire	2.9	1.0	23.2	1.4	6.5
Croatia	16.6	49.6	19.1	11.2	2.1
Cuba	37.7	21.6	6.1	7.4	4.9
Cyprus	28.4	36.8	25.5	5.9	4.6
Czechia	23.5	44.5	10.5	10.2	0.9
Denmark	24.6	13.5	26.5	24.3	1.3
Djibouti	3.6	0.1	3.5	6.2	5.4
Dominica	39.4	11.4	27.9	8.1	1.1
Dominican Republic	32.2	9.9	8.5	6.3	0.2
DR Congo	1.3	0.5	4.2	0.3	1.2
Ecuador	18.9	12.9	8.2	13.3	0.4
Egypt	14.3	0.0	27.1	7.4	1.5
El Salvador	25.9	4.7	6.5	8.2	0.0
Estonia	21.1	37.7	14.7	8.5	0.5
Eswatini	7.3	2.0	4.3	16.1	2.0
Ethiopia	0.6	0.0	0.5	3.8	3.5
Fiji	28.8	3.7	26.5	3.1	5.3
Finland	21.1	30.8	33.5	18.4	1.1
France	23.0	31.0	33.2	20.8	3.5
French Polynesia	48.8	14.3	47.3	21.4	3.7
Gabon	39.7	8.3	28.7	4.7	14.3
Gambia	10.6	0.3	25.2	3.4	1.1
Georgia	18.2	9.3	10.0	5.8	1.8
Germany	18.3	44.0	12.6	14.6	1.8
Ghana	11.6	1.2	24.9	1.6	4.2
Greece	25.6	25.0	21.7	14.5	9.4
Grenada	37.4	14.6	33.8	4.1	1.4
Guatemala	28.7	3.6	3.0	11.7	0.3
Guinea	2.7	0.2	9.7	8.2	2.8
Guinea-Bissau	3.1	7.2	1.2	3.7	1.3
Guyana	41.4	5.0	25.0	4.2	1.2
Haiti	10.9	4.0	5.0	4.2	0.9
Honduras	21.6	5.0	2.6	6.0	0.1
Hong Kong	55.5	55.2	65.8	22.5	3.0
Hungary	29.8	48.3	6.4	4.6	0.3
Iceland	30.0	21.8	90.6	14.0	24.4
India	2.6	0.2	8.0	1.1	0.6
Indonesia	13.7	0.9	44.4	2.8	0.5
Iran	26.0	0.0	12.6	7.6	4.5
Iraq	5.4	0.0	3.6	3.1	1.7
Ireland	24.7	31.1	22.6	19.8	3.6
Israel	68.9	1.6	24.7	27.2	1.7
Italy	19.6	32.9	29.2	15.9	1.8
Jamaica	53.9	3.1	25.2	3.8	0.7
Japan	22.3	21.3	46.2	9.6	0.3
Jordan	26.1	0.0	5.1	6.8	4.8
Kazakhstan	21.2	8.2	2.8	26.6	15.9
Kenya	1.3	0.4	2.9	4.5	4.5
Kiribati	26.6	10.3	73.2	1.9	0.3
Kuwait	46.6	0.0	14.0	9.4	16.7
Kyrgyzstan	5.2	2.1	1.1	14.9	10.0
Laos	6.6	13.5	24.1	8.4	0.5
Latvia	26.2	38.4	25.0	5.3	0.8
Lebanon	18.6	0.6	8.7	9.2	1.1
Lesotho	2.1	3.8	3.0	2.0	3.9
Liberia	11.3	5.3	4.3	0.4	2.1
Libya	32.8	0.0	14.3	2.9	6.5
Lithuania	33.3	50.7	33.1	5.9	1.1
Luxembourg	18.1	33.1	31.7	25.7	2.0
Macao	45.6	46.9	73.2	9.4	1.8
Madagascar	3.1	1.0	4.0	1.3	0.5
Malawi	5.7	11.8	10.1	2.9	3.1
Malaysia	50.2	7.4	54.7	6.0	1.0
Maldives	11.0	0.4	83.1	5.9	0.8
Mali	2.4	0.1	8.5	3.6	2.6
Malta	25.2	25.8	22.8	26.4	1.8
Mauritania	6.3	0.0	8.4	6.4	18.4
Mauritius	38.7	3.2	24.0	4.5	4.2
Mexico	35.9	19.1	13.6	14.6	1.5
Micronesia	38.2	16.2	47.4	4.9	0.2
Moldova	17.2	19.2	11.7	1.9	0.3
Mongolia	3.0	0.6	0.6	26.6	81.4
Montenegro	17.1	43.2	15.6	15.0	2.1
Morocco	24.0	0.0	18.4	7.7	6.9
Mozambique	3.8	3.1	13.4	0.6	0.1
Myanmar	29.9	20.1	45.0	9.3	1.7
Namibia	10.2	4.5	11.9	8.8	8.9
Nauru	51.0	28.2	51.0	19.1	6.9
Nepal	2.3	1.0	3.5	8.2	2.7
Netherlands	10.0	27.7	21.9	16.2	5.2
New Caledonia	40.9	17.4	23.4	17.7	2.3
New Zealand	26.0	25.2	26.4	18.6	15.3
Nicaragua	21.8	5.3	6.6	2.2	0.4
Niger	1.0	0.1	1.8	2.8	4.4
Nigeria	1.2	1.5	6.7	1.6	2.8
North Korea	1.8	4.3	11.0	0.8	6.7
North Macedonia	20.0	12.6	6.2	6.8	0.9
Norway	20.0	23.7	50.2	17.8	5.8
Oman	19.7	0.4	26.1	9.0	14.3
Pakistan	6.2	0.0	1.6	9.8	2.6
Panama	55.4	15.9	13.7	14.5	1.0
Papua New Guinea	3.9	9.9	14.6	0.8	47.8
Paraguay	9.6	8.8	4.0	21.9	0.6
Peru	42.7	4.5	27.1	4.2	1.9
Philippines	15.9	14.5	29.1	3.1	0.3
Poland	32.9	55.0	12.5	1.5	0.1
Portugal	30.6	38.1	60.0	18.8	2.8
Qatar	54.3	1.2	21.1	8.4	12.1
Romania	23.9	34.5	8.3	5.2	2.7
Russia	30.8	28.2	21.7	12.9	5.1
Rwanda	1.5	1.0	4.6	2.7	3.2
Saint Kitts & Nevis	48.7	15.5	38.8	2.9	2.5
Saint Lucia	57.6	14.9	33.6	3.8	2.0
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	74.7	11.3	19.4	7.8	0.7
Samoa	65.7	12.3	47.6	6.9	3.5
Sao Tome & Principe	17.1	4.7	27.7	1.7	0.1
Saudi Arabia	43.0	0.0	11.7	4.4	7.7
Senegal	7.4	1.2	11.9	5.0	3.7
Serbia	14.1	37.3	6.7	6.1	4.1
Seychelles	36.9	13.7	56.8	9.2	2.7
Sierra Leone	5.4	1.0	25.5	1.3	1.9
Slovakia	16.9	38.8	10.2	5.8	0.9
Slovenia	30.4	25.8	13.2	15.3	1.1
Solomon Islands	6.1	4.4	28.1	1.8	0.1
South Africa	34.9	4.2	6.5	17.2	3.5
South Korea	22.8	38.4	55.3	16.9	0.5
South Sudan	4.3	0.0	2.9	12.4	4.3
Spain	33.6	52.6	40.8	12.3	3.4
Sri Lanka	10.4	0.1	29.0	1.2	0.1
Sudan	1.9	0.0	1.1	8.0	10.5
Suriname	49.6	8.0	16.5	4.4	0.3
Sweden	15.4	28.6	32.2	22.5	1.5
Switzerland	16.9	27.8	16.0	19.1	2.4
Syria	6.4	0.0	2.2	2.2	7.3
Taiwan	41.6	38.4	29.8	6.1	0.9
Tajikistan	3.5	0.1	0.7	25.8	7.8
Tanzania	1.5	0.3	6.4	7.8	1.6
Thailand	11.4	13.1	29.2	1.2	0.0
Timor-Leste	9.4	11.5	6.4	1.6	0.4
Togo	7.2	2.3	11.7	0.8	2.2
Trinidad & Tobago	63.1	5.6	23.6	5.7	1.5
Tunisia	17.9	0.0	14.1	3.7	5.8
Türkiye	20.0	0.0	5.5	16.0	1.3
Turkmenistan	6.1	0.1	2.8	22.5	20.8
U.S.	58.7	30.6	22.8	37.9	1.4
UAE	31.1	0.0	25.4	6.7	10.4
Uganda	1.5	2.9	14.3	3.6	1.0
UK	32.7	24.0	17.9	17.4	5.0
Ukraine	24.9	16.7	13.8	7.2	0.7
Uruguay	21.0	14.1	9.1	19.4	3.5
Uzbekistan	3.1	0.2	4.0	31.6	6.1
Vanuatu	14.6	12.4	29.0	7.2	0.3
Venezuela	16.1	4.4	10.2	12.0	0.3
Vietnam	15.8	38.2	39.6	6.1	0.5
Yemen	11.2	0.0	3.0	3.0	4.5
Zambia	2.6	1.5	13.1	9.3	2.7
Zimbabwe	4.6	0.7	3.0	42.3	4.3

The world’s largest consumers of meat per capita? Hong Kong, Iceland, and Macao have the highest total meat consumption, all above 170 kg (370 lbs) per capita.

We take a brief look through the biggest consumers of each type of meat below.

Who Eats the Most Poultry?

While the U.S. and China eat the most chicken by absolute numbers, the countries rank 7th and 112th respectively when it comes to poultry consumption on a per capita basis.

Several island nations—St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Samoa—along with Israel eat more than 60 kilograms of poultry meat (about 15 large birds) per person on an annual basis.

Regionally, poultry consumption can be seen spanning almost all of the Americas, as well as in the UK and former British colonies Australia and South Africa, and in the Middle East.

Who Eats the Most Pork?

Despite eating more seafood and poultry, Hong Kong leads the world in pork consumption per capita annually at 55 kg (121 lbs). This is almost equivalent to the average amount of retail pork harvested from a single 250 lb pig.

Poland and Spain—who are also top pork producers—rank close behind Hong Kong with similar pork consumption numbers. Indeed, we can see pork as the most consumed meat in many European countries with local histories of pork foods, as well as in a few countries in Africa including Burkina Faso and one Southeast Asian country, Timor-Leste.

Who Eats the Most Fish and Seafood?

In the middle of the North Atlantic ocean, Iceland eats the most fish and seafood in the world, at a staggering 90 kg (nearly 200 lbs), per person per year. That also gives Iceland the crown for the highest per-capita consumption of any single type of meat.

Behind Iceland are other island and high coastline nations, including the Maldives, Hong Kong, Macao, and Portugal. Regionally we can see the importance of seafood reflected in East and South Asia, the Atlantic coastline of Africa, and the Nordic countries in Europe.

Who Eats the Most Beef?

Argentina’s 46-million-strong population eats nearly 47 kg (103 lbs) of bovine meat per person per year, the most by any country in the UN’s database.

The South American country has a rich culinary history with beef, as cattle brought by Spanish settlers flourished on the grassy plains of the region. Such is cattle’s importance on the continent that the gaucho—a horseman engaged in cattle work—is a folk symbol in Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Brazil (which ranks 5th in beef consumption).

The map of beef consumption highlights Central Asian countries including Uzbekistan and Eastern African countries including Ethiopia.

Who Eats the Most Mutton & Other Meat?

The people of Mongolia are unrivaled in their consumption of mutton and goat meat, devouring an impressive 66 kilograms (145 pounds) per capita annually. This voracious appetite for meat is deeply rooted in their heritage as a nation of skilled shepherds.

Papua New Guinea, meanwhile, tops the “other meat” consumption rankings. The country is the largest producer of game meat in the world, due to its mostly rural and indigenous population relying on hunting. One 2023 study found that a sample of villages in the country primarily hunted wild deer and boar for meat, although marsupials like bandicoots, tree-kangaroos, and cuscus were occasionally hunted and consumed as well.

Mongolia also ranks highly in consumption of other meat per capita, likely due to their traditional consumption of horse meat. The country produced just over 100,000 tons of horse meat in 2020, one-sixth of the country’s total meat production that year.

Mapping Meat Consumption By Country, Without Seafood

What happens to each country’s meat consumption habits if we remove fish and seafood from the dataset? The map, and the rankings change quite a bit.

Most of the blue on the map is replaced with a wash of yellow, indicating the global popularity of poultry meat as a cheap and efficient source of protein. However, much of East Asia including China and European countries like France and Sweden consume more pork.

The rankings for total meat consumption also shuffle.

Country	Total (With Seafood)	Total (Without Seafood)
Afghanistan	9.6	9.3
Albania	47.8	39.1
Algeria	22.4	18.6
Angola	34.1	19.9
Antigua & Barbuda	136.2	82.1
Argentina	116.9	110.2
Armenia	56.4	50.9
Australia	145.6	121.5
Austria	91.2	76.9
Azerbaijan	38.9	36.9
Bahamas	109.3	85.1
Bahrain	96.9	80.6
Bangladesh	31.1	4.3
Barbados	115.8	73.0
Belarus	102.2	90.4
Belgium	84.5	61.9
Belize	61.8	48.5
Benin	30.8	14.6
Bhutan	23.4	16.1
Bolivia	79.9	77.1
Bosnia & Herzegovina	50.1	42.8
Botswana	31.1	28.6
Brazil	107.2	99.2
Bulgaria	64.3	56.9
Burkina Faso	43.2	34.3
Burundi	5.7	3.1
Cabo Verde	41.2	30.4
Cambodia	58.6	12.9
Cameroon	30.8	11.6
Canada	111.3	90.6
Central African Republic	45.1	37.8
Chad	53.5	46.9
Chile	97.8	83.0
China	102.0	62.1
Colombia	67.0	58.1
Comoros	45.5	31.2
Congo	64.5	40.0
Costa Rica	76.4	58.5
Côte d’Ivoire	35.0	11.8
Croatia	98.6	79.5
Cuba	77.6	71.6
Cyprus	101.1	75.6
Czechia	89.6	79.2
Denmark	90.1	63.7
Djibouti	18.9	15.4
Dominica	87.9	60.1
Dominican Republic	57.1	48.6
DR Congo	7.4	3.3
Ecuador	53.6	45.4
Egypt	50.3	23.3
El Salvador	45.4	38.8
Estonia	82.4	67.8
Eswatini	31.7	27.4
Ethiopia	8.4	7.9
Fiji	67.4	40.9
Finland	104.8	71.4
France	111.5	78.2
French Polynesia	135.4	88.2
Gabon	95.7	67.0
Gambia	40.6	15.5
Georgia	45.1	35.1
Germany	91.4	78.8
Ghana	43.5	18.5
Greece	96.2	74.5
Grenada	91.3	57.5
Guatemala	47.2	44.2
Guinea	23.6	13.9
Guinea-Bissau	16.5	15.3
Guyana	76.8	51.8
Haiti	25.0	20.0
Honduras	35.4	32.8
Hong Kong	202.1	136.3
Hungary	89.3	82.9
Iceland	180.9	90.2
India	12.6	4.6
Indonesia	62.3	17.9
Iran	50.6	38.0
Iraq	13.8	10.2
Ireland	101.8	79.2
Israel	124.1	99.4
Italy	99.4	70.2
Jamaica	86.7	61.5
Japan	99.6	53.4
Jordan	42.8	37.7
Kazakhstan	74.7	71.9
Kenya	13.6	10.7
Kiribati	112.4	39.2
Kuwait	86.6	72.7
Kyrgyzstan	33.2	32.1
Laos	53.1	29.0
Latvia	95.8	70.8
Lebanon	38.2	29.5
Lesotho	14.7	11.7
Liberia	23.4	19.1
Libya	56.5	42.2
Lithuania	123.9	90.9
Luxembourg	110.6	78.9
Macao	176.9	103.7
Madagascar	9.8	5.8
Malawi	33.7	23.6
Malaysia	119.4	64.7
Maldives	101.2	18.1
Mali	17.1	8.6
Malta	102.0	79.1
Mauritania	39.5	31.1
Mauritius	74.5	50.5
Mexico	84.7	71.1
Micronesia	106.7	59.4
Moldova	50.3	38.6
Mongolia	112.1	111.6
Montenegro	93.0	77.4
Morocco	57.0	38.6
Mozambique	21.0	7.6
Myanmar	106.0	61.0
Namibia	44.3	32.4
Nauru	156.2	105.1
Nepal	17.7	14.2
Netherlands	81.0	59.1
New Caledonia	101.7	78.3
New Zealand	111.4	85.0
Nicaragua	36.3	29.6
Niger	10.1	8.3
Nigeria	13.8	7.0
North Korea	24.6	13.6
North Macedonia	46.6	40.3
Norway	117.4	67.2
Oman	69.5	43.4
Pakistan	20.2	18.6
Panama	100.5	86.8
Papua New Guinea	77.0	62.4
Paraguay	44.9	40.9
Peru	80.5	53.4
Philippines	62.8	33.7
Poland	102.0	89.5
Portugal	150.2	90.2
Qatar	96.9	75.9
Romania	74.7	66.4
Russia	98.6	76.9
Rwanda	12.9	8.4
Saint Kitts & Nevis	108.5	69.7
Saint Lucia	111.9	78.3
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	113.8	94.4
Samoa	135.9	88.3
Sao Tome & Principe	51.3	23.6
Saudi Arabia	66.8	55.0
Senegal	29.1	17.2
Serbia	68.3	61.6
Seychelles	119.2	62.5
Sierra Leone	35.0	9.5
Slovakia	72.7	62.5
Slovenia	85.7	72.5
Solomon Islands	40.5	12.4
South Africa	66.2	59.8
South Korea	133.8	78.5
South Sudan	23.9	21.0
Spain	142.7	101.9
Sri Lanka	40.8	11.8
Sudan	21.5	20.3
Suriname	78.8	62.3
Sweden	100.2	68.0
Switzerland	82.2	66.2
Syria	18.0	15.8
Taiwan	116.7	87.0
Tajikistan	37.9	37.2
Tanzania	17.6	11.2
Thailand	54.9	25.8
Timor-Leste	29.3	22.9
Togo	24.2	12.5
Trinidad & Tobago	99.5	75.9
Tunisia	41.4	27.3
Türkiye	42.8	37.3
Turkmenistan	52.2	49.4
U.S.	151.4	128.6
UAE	73.6	48.2
Uganda	23.3	9.0
UK	97.0	79.1
Ukraine	63.3	49.5
Uruguay	67.3	58.1
Uzbekistan	45.0	41.0
Vanuatu	63.5	34.5
Venezuela	43.1	32.9
Vietnam	100.2	60.6
Yemen	21.7	18.7
Zambia	29.3	16.2
Zimbabwe	54.9	51.9

Hong Kong remains at the top, but the U.S. jumps up three spots to second place, with annual per capita meat consumption at 128 kg (282 lbs) when seafood isn’t included.

Iceland and Macao drop to the top 15, while Australia, Mongolia, and Argentina climb into the top five. Other countries that preferred seafood dropped a lot lower, such as Japan, which fell 40 spots in the total consumption rankings when fish was removed.

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Mapped: The Safest Cities in America

The phrase “small town America” often conjures up images of white picket fences, well-trimmed lawns, and big houses. But how safe is modern-day suburbia in America?

Some of the smallest places in the country can actually be among the most dangerous. Take for example Bessemer, Alabama, with a population of around 26,000 and a violent crime rate of 33.1 per every 1,000 residents.

That said, there are many small cities that are true havens for families across the United States. This map showcases the safest cities in the U.S., using FBI data and Census Bureau populations compiled by NeighborhoodScout in 2023.

Note: The source only considered cities with a population of 25,000 or higher. This report is based on total index crimes reported in each city, which includes arson, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.

Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.

40% of the cities in the ranking are located in Northeastern states, which are typically rated the “safest” based on FBI data.

Here’s a closer look at the full list:

Rank	City	State	Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents)	Chance of Being a Victim
1	Ridgefield	Connecticut	1.9	1 in 510
2	Franklin	Massachusetts	2.9	1 in 344
3	Lake in the Hills	Illinois	3.1	1 in 321
4	Marshfield	Massachusetts	3.3	1 in 300
5	Arlington	Massachusetts	3.4	1 in 292
6	Fulshear	Texas	3.6	1 in 276
7	Zionsville	Indiana	3.6	1 in 275
8	Lexington	Massachusetts	3.7	1 in 270
9	Muskego	Wisconsin	3.8	1 in 265
10	Rexburg	Idaho	3.9	1 in 253
11	Independence	Kentucky	3.9	1 in 253
12	Oswego	Illinois	4.1	1 in 238
13	Milton	Massachusetts	4.2	1 in 233
14	Needham	Massachusetts	4.2	1 in 233
15	White Lake	Michigan	4.2	1 in 233
16	Avon Lake	Ohio	4.3	1 in 232
17	Madison	Mississippi	4.5	1 in 221
18	Wakefield	Massachusetts	4.5	1 in 218
19	Windsor	Colorado	4.5	1 in 218
20	South Kingstown	Rhode Island	4.7	1 in 212
21	Colleyville	Texas	4.8	1 in 206
22	West Bloomfield	Michigan	4.9	1 in 204
23	Johns Creek	Georgia	4.9	1 in 202
24	Billerica	Massachusetts	5.1	1 in 195
25	Mason	Ohio	5.1	1 in 192
26	Reading	Massachusetts	5.1	1 in 192
27	North Andover	Massachusetts	5.2	1 in 190
28	Wellesley	Massachusetts	5.2	1 in 189
29	Mundelein	Illinois	5.3	1 in 187
30	Brandon	Mississippi	5.3	1 in 186
31	Cumberland	Rhode Island	5.4	1 in 184
32	Andover	Massachusetts	5.4	1 in 182
33	Edwardsville	Illinois	5.5	1 in 178
34	Little Elm	Texas	5.6	1 in 176
35	Merrimack	New Hampshire	5.7	1 in 172
36	Waltham	Massachusetts	5.8	1 in 169
37	Wylie	Texas	5.9	1 in 169
38	Commerce Township	Michigan	5.9	1 in 169
39	Milton	Georgia	5.9	1 in 167
40	Melrose	Massachusetts	6.0	1 in 164
41	Ballwin	Missouri	6.1	1 in 162
42	North Kingstown	Rhode Island	6.1	1 in 162
43	Beverly	Massachusetts	6.2	1 in 161
44	Rochester Hills	Michigan	6.2	1 in 160
45	Keller	Texas	6.3	1 in 158
46	Shrewsbury	Massachusetts	6.4	1 in 156
47	Dracut	Massachusetts	6.4	1 in 155
48	Prosper	Texas	6.4	1 in 155
49	Newton	Massachusetts	6.5	1 in 152
50	Friendswood	Texas	6.5	1 in 152
51	McHenry	Illinois	6.5	1 in 152
52	Fort Mill	South Carolina	6.6	1 in 151
53	Wallingford	Connecticut	6.8	1 in 146
54	Caledonia	Wisconsin	6.9	1 in 144
55	Belmont	Massachusetts	6.9	1 in 144
56	De Pere	Wisconsin	6.9	1 in 143
57	Flower Mound	Texas	7.0	1 in 142
58	Easton	Massachusetts	7.0	1 in 141
59	Highland Park	Illinois	7.0	1 in 141
60	Carmel	Indiana	7.2	1 in 138
61	Sachse	Texas	7.2	1 in 138
62	Algonquin	Illinois	7.2	1 in 137
63	Hendersonville	Tennessee	7.2	1 in 137
64	San Luis	Arizona	7.3	1 in 136
65	Fishers	Indiana	7.3	1 in 135
66	Perrysburg	Ohio	7.4	1 in 135
67	Lake Stevens	Washington	7.4	1 in 134
68	Cheshire	Connecticut	7.4	1 in 134
69	Milford	Massachusetts	7.5	1 in 132
70	Saratoga Springs	Utah	7.5	1 in 132
71	Bella Vista	Arkansas	7.5	1 in 132
72	Princeton	New Jersey	7.5	1 in 131
73	Bluffton	South Carolina	7.6	1 in 130
74	Novi	Michigan	7.6	1 in 130
75	Chelmsford	Massachusetts	7.6	1 in 130
76	Amherst	Massachusetts	7.7	1 in 129
77	Rosemount	Minnesota	7.7	1 in 129
78	Gloucester	Massachusetts	7.7	1 in 129
79	Syracuse	Utah	7.8	1 in 127
80	Waukee	Iowa	7.8	1 in 126
81	Mequon	Wisconsin	7.9	1 in 126
82	Westfield	Indiana	7.9	1 in 126
83	Spring Hill	Tennessee	7.9	1 in 126
84	Upper Arlington	Ohio	7.9	1 in 126
85	Rahway	New Jersey	7.9	1 in 125
86	Montclair	New Jersey	7.9	1 in 125
87	Greenwich	Connecticut	8.0	1 in 125
88	Hutto	Texas	8.0	1 in 124
89	Vestavia Hills	Alabama	8.0	1 in 123
90	Brownsburg	Indiana	8.1	1 in 123
91	Wilmette	Illinois	8.1	1 in 123
92	New Milford	Connecticut	8.1	1 in 122
93	Hilliard	Ohio	8.2	1 in 120
94	Royal Oak	Michigan	8.2	1 in 120
95	Derry	New Hampshire	8.3	1 in 121
96	Dublin	Ohio	8.3	1 in 120
97	West Warwick	Rhode Island	8.5	1 in 116
98	Watertown	Massachusetts	8.5	1 in 116
99	Walpole	Massachusetts	8.6	1 in 115
100	Kaysville	Utah	8.6	1 in 115

One quarter of the safest cities are located in Massachusetts, with the vast majority clustered around Boston.

The median population of the cities and towns in the top 100 is just 32,000, and few widely-recognized cities make the list. Carmel, Indiana (#60) is the only city with a population above 100,000 to make the rankings. This would seem to follow the logic that bigger cities are more dangerous, but our map covering the most dangerous cities in America shows that many small cities were just as dangerous, and some even more.

Regardless, small towns can truly be idyllic. For example, a person’s chance of falling victim to crime in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the safest ranked city in the U.S., is just 1-in-510. That’s an overall rate of fewer than two incidents of crime per every 1,000 residents.

One surprising observation from the data is that many of the safest U.S. cities are in very close proximity to some of the most dangerous.

One example that illustrates this is Detroit, which ranks as the sixth most dangerous city in America. Despite this, as shown on the map above, there are four communities nearby that have some of the lowest crime rates in America.

In other words, America’s metro areas contain much contrast, and these insights provide valuable information for individuals and families seeking secure places to live across the country.

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Mapped: World’s Top 40 Largest Military Budgets

In the final year of World War II, the U.S. spent about 38% of its GDP on its military. When adjusted for inflation, the military budget over those four years of war came to a staggering $4.1 trillion in 2020 dollars.

Almost 80 years later, modern day military spending isn’t much of a far cry from World War II budgets. The top spenders have continued to increase their military capabilities, while war in Ukraine has caused countries in the region to re-evaluate their budgets as well.

In 2022, global military budgets hit an all-time high of $2.2 trillion, according to data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the eighth consecutive year of increase. This post looks at the top 40 largest military budgets in the world.

The Largest Military Budgets in 2022

The United States accounts for almost 40% of global military expenditures, with its 2022 spend coming to $877 billion.

Here are the top 40 largest military budgets in the world for 2022 in U.S. dollars:

Rank	Country	Military Budget (Billions)	% of World Military Spend
1	U.S.	$876.9	39.0%
2	China	$292.0	13.0%
3	Russia	$86.4	3.9%
4	India	$81.4	3.6%
5	Saudi Arabia	$75.0	3.3%
6	UK	$68.5	3.1%
7	Germany	$55.8	2.5%
8	France	$53.6	2.4%
9	South Korea	$46.4	2.1%
10	Japan	$46.0	2.1%
11	Ukraine	$44.0	2.0%
12	Italy	$33.5	1.5%
13	Australia	$32.3	1.4%
14	Canada	$26.9	1.2%
15	Israel	$23.4	1.0%
16	Spain	$20.3	0.9%
17	Brazil	$20.2	0.9%
18	Poland	$16.6	0.7%
19	Netherlands	$15.6	0.7%
20	Qatar	$15.4	0.7%
21	Taiwan	$12.5	0.6%
22	Singapore	$11.7	0.5%
23	Türkiye	$10.6	0.5%
24	Pakistan	$10.3	0.5%
25	Colombia	$9.9	0.4%
26	Algeria	$9.1	0.4%
27	Indonesia	$9.0	0.4%
28	Mexico	$8.5	0.4%
29	Norway	$8.4	0.4%
30	Kuwait	$8.2	0.4%
31	Greece	$8.1	0.4%
32	Sweden	$7.7	0.3%
33	Belgium	$6.9	0.3%
34	Iran	$6.8	0.3%
35	Switzerland	$6.1	0.3%
36	Oman	$5.8	0.3%
37	Thailand	$5.7	0.3%
38	Chile	$5.6	0.2%
39	Denmark	$5.5	0.2%
40	Romania	$5.2	0.2%

China, ranked second in absolute terms, accounts for another 13% of world military expenditure at $292 billion.

Russia, India and Saudi Arabia round out the top five biggest military budgets in 2022. Add in the UK to the mix (#6 rank), and these countries all had military expenditures that made up at least 3% of global spend.

Comparatively, the lowest budgets on the top 40 ranged include Romania at $5.2 billion, Denmark at $5.5 billion, and Chile at $5.6 billion. They each account for just 0.2% of the world’s military budgets in 2022, and of course there are many countries with even smaller spends.

Largest Military Budget Increases in 2022

Russia’s position as the third-largest military spender is a recent development, as the country’s military spend had a 9% increase between 2021 and 2022, according to SIPRI estimates.

On the other side of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine was the top 40 military budget with the largest annual increase in 2022, surging nearly six and a half times above its 2021 expenditures.

Country	% Change (2021-2022)	Rank Change (2021-2022)
Ukraine	640%	+25
Qatar	27%	+2
Saudi Arabia	16%	+3
Belgium	13%	0
Netherlands	12%	0
Sweden	12%	-1
Poland	11%	0
Russia	9.2%	+2
Denmark	8.8%	+3
Spain	7.3%	-1
Norway	6.2%	0
India	6.0%	-1
Japan	5.9%	-1
Iran	4.6%	+5
China	4.2%	0
UK	3.7%	-2
Canada	3.0%	-1
Singapore	2.8%	+1
Germany	2.3%	0
Indonesia	1.3%	0
Colombia	1.1%	-1
U.S.	0.7%	0
France	0.6%	-2
Greece	0.6%	-1
Switzerland	0.4%	-1
Taiwan	0.4%	-1
Australia	0.3%	-1
Pakistan	-2.0%	-3
South Korea	-2.5%	+1
Romania	-2.6%	+1
Oman	-3.0%	+1
Algeria	-3.7%	-1
Israel	-4.2%	-1
Italy	-4.5%	-1
Chile	-6.2%	-3
Brazil	-7.9%	-1
Mexico	-9.7%	0
Kuwait	-11%	-4
Thailand	-11%	-5
Türkiye	-26%	-6

Ukraine’s dramatic increase represents the highest single-year jump ever recorded by SIPRI, painting a vivid before-and-after picture of a nation engaged in conflict.

Although no other country comes close in matching Ukraine’s surge in defense spending, Qatar saw a substantial increase of 27% over the last year, marking a continuing trend over the last decade of significantly bolstering its military.

Additionally, Saudi Arabia, along with four European nations (Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Poland), have registered year-over-year changes of over 10%.

On the flipside, 13 of the nations with the largest military budgets decreased spend from 2021, including top 15 spenders such as South Korea, Italy, and Israel.

The largest drop was seen by Türkiye, with an estimated 26% reduction in military budget. This drop may be linked to Türkiye’s inflation problem, which saw prices rise 72.3% in 2022—effectively decreasing the purchasing power of their currency in relative terms to other nations.

The Specter of War in Europe

With an ongoing conflict in the region and large financial powerhouses, its no surprise that eight of the top 10 countries with the most significant increases in military spending are located in Europe.

Consequently, European military budgets have reached levels not witnessed since the end of the Cold War.

And amid escalating geopolitical concerns, countries in Asia such as India, Japan, and China have also ramped up their defense spending. This is an indication of simmering global flashpoints such as India and China’s border skirmishes, the longstanding South China Sea territorial conflict, and concerns surrounding Taiwan’s sovereignty.

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Global Sentiment on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a revolutionary force with the potential to transform many aspects of our daily lives. So understanding how the average person feels about this technology is essential as it integrates further into society. 

In this graphic sponsored by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, we explore the findings of the World Risk Poll 2021: A Digital World.  

The World’s Opinion is Divided

In the poll, which had 125,000 respondents in 121 countries, people were asked if AI would ‘mostly help’ or it would ‘mostly hurt‘ people in their home country over the next 20 years.

We’ve looked at the ratio of these responses below.

A higher ratio above 1.0 indicates that more people think AI could ‘mostly help’, while a ratio below 1.0 suggests that the population has more skepticism towards the technology.

Globally, the average ratio is 1.4, but significant differences can be seen when looking at each individual region.

Region	Ratio
East Asia	4.4
Northern/Western Europe	1.8
Australia and New Zealand	1.7
Eastern Europe	1.4
Southern Europe	1.3
Central Asia	1.2
South East Asia	1.2
Middle East	1.0
North America	1.0
Latin America & Caribbean	0.9
South Asia	0.9
Central/Western Africa	0.8
North Africa	0.7
Southern Africa	0.6
Eastern Africa	0.4

Notably, public opinion among the biggest economies appears split.

When we dug into the data, we saw that the U.S. showed skepticism towards AI with a ratio of 0.9. In this case, the potential loss of jobs could possibly be the leading cause of apprehension.

On the other hand, China expressed a ratio of 4.5, meaning for every 1 respondent that believes AI will ‘mostly harm’, 4.5 said AI would ‘mostly help’.

Why is AI So Polarizing? 

AI has always been a divisive subject, and even the media can’t settle on whether AI is akin to the chaotic and malevolent Ultron or the caring and cat-obsessed Lt. Cmdr Data.

Consequently, it’s not just a person’s nationality or media consumption that impacts their stance on AI. A person’s life experience may also play a role in their perception of AI, more notably when it comes to religious views or access to the internet:

View	Refused/Don't Know (%)	Neither (%)	Don’t Have Opinion (%)	Mostly Harm (%)	Mostly Help (%)
Has Access to the Internet	5%	3%	22%	26%	44%
Do Not Have Access to the Internet	15%	2%	23%	32%	28%
Religion is Important	9%	1%	24%	34%	32%
Religion is Not Important	7%	4%	20%	21%	48%
Has Experienced Discrimination	6%	3%	21%	35%	35%
Has Not Experienced Discrimination	9%	2%	24%	32%	33%

Artificial intelligence has many philosophical ramifications, so it’s no surprise that only 32% of those who consider religion important believe AI will help. Conversely, 48% of non-religious people believe AI will ‘mostly help’.

In 16 countries, the percentage of people who say AI will ‘mostly harm’ was higher among those who had experienced discrimination based on their race/nationality, skin color, or sex, compared to those who had not. Notably, these include three Northern European countries where overall perceptions of AI are among the most positive in the world: Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

An Uncertain Future

Even though 39% of global respondents believe AI will ‘mostly help’ in the next 20 years, only 27% of those people believe they would feel comfortable behind the wheel of a self-driving car. This suggests that while people may be ready for AI as a tool, they may not be ready for it to control large parts of their life.

With this in mind, understanding public opinion is crucial for policymakers and industry leaders to then shape the development and deployment of AI technologies in a manner that addresses these concerns. 

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has created the World Risk Poll 2021 to help engineer a safer world, but the scope of this study goes beyond AI and personal data. In part two of this series, we’ll explore the World Risk Poll 2021: Safe At Work and unearth some startling trends regarding workplace harassment. 

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