Max. observed magnitude in past 12 months per country. Source: EMSC European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 2023.
EMSC FDSN · r=200km · updated on load
HOSPITAL00:00.000
Hospital
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Hospital beds / 1000 pop — Europe5
1South Korea12.4
3Japan12.0
5Germany8.0
10France5.9
18UK2.5
20USA2.3
Physicians / 1000 pop5
1Austria5.4
4Germany4.5
11UK2.8
Overpass API · amenity=hospital · r=10km · OECD 2023
McDONALD'S00:00.000
McDonald's
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McDonald's outlets / million pop6
1USA12.5
2Canada9.8
5Australia7.3
9Germany4.9
14France3.1
21Brazil1.4
28Japan2.2
Global count: 40,275 outlets in 100 countries. In Germany: 1,514 outlets. First German location opened 1971 in Munich, Tal 24.
Overpass API · fast_food name~McDonald · r=5km
LIFE EXPECT.00:00.000
Life Expect.
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Life expectancy at birth — global select (yr)
1Monaco87.0
2Japan84.3
7Switzerland83.8
25UK81.6
46USA78.9
—World avg73.3
lastCentral Africa54.0
Life expectancy has risen 25 years since 1950. Primary drivers of gains: child mortality reduction, infectious disease control, cardiovascular treatment. Obesity and opioids are reversing gains in the USA since 2015.
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · no API key · CC BY 4.0
CO₂ / PERSON00:00.000
CO₂ / PersonP78
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CO₂ t/capita — G20 select
1Australia14.8
2Saudi Arabia14.1
3USA13.7
5Russia10.8
10France4.8
13India1.9
lastChad0.1
Paris Agreement target: 2.3 t/person/year by 2030. Global average: 4.7 t. CO₂ budget remaining for 1.5°C: ~380 Gt (IPCC AR6 2023).
World Bank · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · no API key · CC BY 4.0
TEMPERATURE00:00.000
Temperature
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Annual sunshine hours — European cities
1Valletta (MT)2957 h
3Madrid2769 h
18Vienna1884 h
29Berlin1625 h
35London1481 h
38Reykjavik1268 h
Open-Meteo · WMO code · no API key · CC BY 4.0
ELEVATION00:00.000
Elevation
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European capitals by elevation (m a.s.l.)
1Madrid667 m
2Andorra la Vella1023 m
4Vienna171 m
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29Amsterdam−2 m
30Copenhagen−5 m
Open-Meteo · SRTM 90m · CC BY 4.0
ALCOHOL USE00:00.000
Alcohol Use
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Pure alcohol L/capita/year — global select
1Latvia13.2
2Moldova12.9
3Czech Rep.12.7
10France11.4
25Italy7.7
50Turkey1.5
lastSomalia0.0
Alcohol kills 3 million people/year (WHO 2023) — 5.3% of all deaths. It is a Group 1 carcinogen (IARC). No safe level of consumption exists for cancer risk.
World Bank · SH.ALC.PCAP.LI · no API key · CC BY 4.0
DOCTORS / 1k00:00.000
Doctors / 1k
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Physicians / 1000 pop — global select
1Cuba8.4
2Greece6.3
4Austria5.5
14Germany4.5
28UK3.0
68India0.7
152Chad0.1
WHO minimum: 2.3 physicians / 1000 for basic coverage. 44 countries fall below this threshold. Cuba leads globally despite its income level.
World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · no API key · CC BY 4.0
SMOKERS %00:00.000
Smokers %
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Smoking prevalence % adults — global select
1Nauru52.1%
3Indonesia36.3%
8Russia26.1%
12China24.2%
34Germany22.0%
91UK12.7%
173Sweden5.6%
Tobacco kills 8 million people/year (WHO 2023). 80% of smokers live in low- or middle-income countries. EU target: under 5% prevalence by 2040.
World Bank · SH.PRV.SMOK · no API key · CC BY 4.0
HOMICIDES00:00.000
Homicides
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Intentional homicides / 100k pop — select
1El Salvador52.0
2Jamaica44.9
4Venezuela36.7
11Brazil21.3
63USA6.4
148Germany0.8
183Japan0.2
Global average: 5.8 / 100k (2020). WHO classifies > 10 as a public health epidemic. Economic cost in high-violence countries: up to 14% of GDP (World Bank 2017).
World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · no API key · CC BY 4.0
MILITARY GDP00:00.000
Military GDP
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Military expenditure % of GDP — select
1Ukraine34.0%
3Saudi Arabia6.0%
5Russia4.1%
9USA3.5%
17UK2.3%
31Germany1.6%
107Austria0.7%
NATO minimum target: 2% GDP. Global military spending 2023: $2.24 trillion (SIPRI). Zeitenwende: Germany committed €100B special fund for Bundeswehr in 2022.
World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · no API key · CC BY 4.0
HIV RATE00:00.000
HIV Prev.
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HIV prevalence % adults 15–49 — select
1Eswatini27.9%
2Lesotho23.1%
3South Africa18.8%
9Kenya4.2%
27Nigeria1.4%
110Germany0.1%
168Finland0.07%
39.9 million people living with HIV (UNAIDS 2023). 1.3 million new infections/year. 65% of all cases are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective ART suppresses virus to undetectable levels.
World Bank · SH.DYN.AIDS.ZS · no API key · CC BY 4.0
ELECTRICITY00:00.000
Electricity
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Electricity access % population — select
1OECD / China100%
—India96%
—Nigeria55%
—Ethiopia45%
—DR Congo22%
lastSouth Sudan8%
685 million people without electricity (IEA 2023). 590 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Solar microgrids are the fastest-growing rural electrification solution worldwide.
World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · no API key · CC BY 4.0
MOBILE PHONES00:00.000
Mobile Phones
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Mobile subscriptions / 100 people — select
1UAE228
4Russia168
9Finland149
18Germany132
75India86
140Ethiopia55
175DR Congo43
> 100 subscriptions/100 people = multiple SIMs per person (work, personal, data). In rural Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile is often the only means of internet access and banking.
World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · no API key · CC BY 4.0
INEQUALITY00:00.000
Inequality
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Gini coefficient — global select
most equalSlovakia23.8
—Finland27.4
—UK32.4
—Germany33.6
—USA41.8
—Brazil52.0
least equalSouth Africa54.1
0 = perfect equality · 100 = total inequality. Values shown are post-redistribution (after taxes & transfers). World Bank scale — market-income Gini is typically 10–15 points higher.
World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · no API key · CC BY 4.0
FOSSIL FINDS00:00.000
Fossil Finds
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Fossil occurrences — world hotspots (±2°)
1Hell Creek (Montana)40k+
2Gobi Desert35k+
3Patagonia (ARG)25k+
4Solnhofen (DE)18k+
5Burgess Shale (CA)12k+
—Avg. Europe2–8k
PaleoBioDB: 1.7M+ occurrence records from 50,000+ collections. ±2° bounding box ≈ 50,000 km². Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (66 Ma) is the most fossiliferous layer globally.
Paleobiology Database · r=±2° · CC BY 4.0
BIODIVERSITY00:00.000
Biodiversity
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GBIF species occurrences — world zones (±2°)
1Amazon basin200k+
2SE Asian islands100k+
3Congo basin80k+
—Mediterranean30–60k
—Central Europe10–30k
lastArctic tundra1–5k
GBIF: 2.5 billion occurrence records (2024). 75% of described species have never been recorded in GBIF. ~1 million species threatened with extinction (IPBES 2019).
GBIF · Global Biodiversity Information Facility · r=±2° · CC BY 4.0
UV INDEX00:00.000
UV Index
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WHO UV Index scale
0–2Lowno protection needed
3–5Moderatesunscreen recommended
6–7Highprotection necessary
8–10Very Highextra protection
11+Extremeavoid sun 10–16h
Altitude increases UV 10% per 1,000 m. UVI 25 recorded above the Antarctic ozone hole (spring). UVA penetrates clouds — overcast ≠ safe. SPF 50 blocks 98% of UVB.
Open-Meteo · daily uv_index_max · WHO scale · CC BY 4.0
AIR QUALITY00:00.000
Air Quality
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WHO PM2.5 annual guideline (µg/m³)
safeWHO limit5
—Scandinavia avg7
—EU avg13
—China avg38
—New Delhi92
worstLahore (peak)180
PM2.5 particles (≤2.5µm) penetrate deep into lungs and bloodstream. 7 million premature deaths/year globally (WHO 2024). Diesel traffic, wood burning, and agriculture are the dominant urban sources in Europe.
Open-Meteo · Air Quality API · pm2_5 · CC BY 4.0
RADIATION00:00.000
Radiation
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Radiation reference levels — cpm
normalLow-radiation area0–20 cpm
typicalUrban background20–50 cpm
elevatedGranite / brick50–100 cpm
concernElevated zone100–500 cpm
hazardChernobyl exclusion5,000+ cpm
Natural background: 2–3 mSv/year globally. Radon-222 = 54% of total human radiation exposure. Safecast collected 175M+ measurements. Most of Japan has returned to pre-Fukushima background levels.
Safecast · gamma radiation · r=50km · CC BY-SA 4.0
MAG. DECLIN.00:00.000
Mag. Declin.
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Magnetic declination — European select
max WSvalbard (NO)−20°
—Iceland−13°
—UK−1°
~zeroGermany+3°
—Eastern Europe+6°
max EN. Canada+30°
Compass points to magnetic north, not true north. Magnetic pole drifts ~55 km/year toward Siberia. 1° error at 100 km range = 1.7 km off-course. WMM model updated every 5 years.
NOAA World Magnetic Model · free key · updated annually · CC0
TRANSIT00:00.000
Transit
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Transit nodes within 2.5 km — reference
> 200Hyper-connectedTokyo, London, Paris
50–200Well-connected urbancity center
10–50Suburban / small cityperiphery
3–10Rural townlimited transit
0–2Isolatedno transit
Count: taxi stands + bus stops + bus stations within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap). Transit density correlates with lower car ownership, lower emissions, and higher property values. UN SDG 11 target: universal access by 2030.
Overpass API · OpenStreetMap · ODbL · r=2.5km
RAIN / YEAR00:00.000
Rain / Year
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Annual precipitation — world extremes
wettestMawsynram, India11,872 mm/yr
2ndCherrapunji, India11,430 mm/yr
driestQuillagua, Chile0.5 mm/yr
global avgLand average~990 mm/yr
AmazonManaus, Brazil~2,400 mm/yr
ERA5 reanalysis (ECMWF): hourly 0.25° global grid, 1940–present. Annual total = sum of daily precipitation including rain, snow, hail. Sahara: ~25 mm/yr. Central Europe: 600–900 mm/yr. Amazon basin: 2,000–3,000 mm/yr. Ocean average: ~1,120 mm/yr.
Open-Meteo · ERA5 · ECMWF · 0.25° grid
METEORITE00:00.000
Meteorite
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Largest confirmed impact craters — Earth
1Vredefort (ZA)300 km · 2.02 Ga
2Sudbury (CA)200 km · 1.85 Ga
3Chicxulub (MX)180 km · 66 Ma ★K-Pg
4Popigai (RU)100 km · 35 Ma
14Ries (DE)24 km · 15 Ma
50,000+ meteorites in world collections. Largest found: Hoba (Namibia, 60 t). Antarctica yields most new discoveries — dark rocks visible against snow. ~6 observable falls/year globally.
NASA Meteorite Landings · localdb · 38,401 records · CC0
WIKI NEARBY00:00.000
Wiki Nearby
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Wikipedia articles within 10 km — reference
> 1,000World heritageRome, Paris, London
200–1,000Historic cityregional capital
50–200Medium citytourist area
10–50Small townrural
0–10Undocumentedocean, desert
Wikipedia: 65M+ articles in 330+ languages (2024). Article density = proxy for cultural-historical significance. Least documented regions: central Sahara, Amazonian interior, deep ocean.
MediaWiki Geosearch API · r=10km · CC BY-SA 4.0
NUCLEAR PLANT00:00.000
Nuclear Plant
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Nuclear reactors — operational worldwide (2025)
1USA93
2France56
3China57
4Russia36
5South Korea26
—World total413
413 reactors operational in 32 countries (IAEA 2025), providing 10% of global electricity. France leads with 70% nuclear share. 60 reactors under construction worldwide, mostly in China and India.