01 · WORLD BANK / OPEN DATA NOTEBOOK

A wider world.

Different economies. Shared questions. Explore income, longevity and population across 12 countries.

Saved snapshotRetrieved 29 Oct 2026

COUNTRIES IN VIEW12A selected comparison, not the whole world

COMBINED POPULATION3.9B2023 · available observations

MEDIAN LIFE EXPECTANCY79.7 yearsUnweighted country median

COMPLETE OBSERVATIONS12 / 12Income + life expectancy + population

The income picture

Current US$ per person · bars use thousands

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The income picture data
Series	Point	Value
GDP per capita	United States	82.59
GDP per capita	Australia	65.06
GDP per capita	Canada	54.85
GDP per capita	Germany	54.78
GDP per capita	United Kingdom	49.92
GDP per capita	France	44.7
GDP per capita	Japan	35.22
GDP per capita	Hungary	22.21
GDP per capita	China	12.95
GDP per capita	Brazil	10.38
GDP per capita	South Africa	6.03
GDP per capita	India	2.43

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JavaScript · workspace imports

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More than an income

Bubble area represents population · each bubble is one country

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More than an income data
Series	Point	Value
Australia	1	65.06 · 83.05 · 26.66
Brazil	1	10.38 · 75.85 · 211.14
Canada	1	54.85 · 81.63 · 40.05
China	1	12.95 · 77.95 · 1,410.71
Germany	1	54.78 · 81.04 · 83.29
France	1	44.7 · 82.83 · 68.37
United Kingdom	1	49.92 · 81.24 · 68.53
Hungary	1	22.21 · 76.57 · 9.59
India	1	2.43 · 72 · 1,438.07
Japan	1	35.22 · 84.04 · 124.52
United States	1	82.59 · 78.39 · 336.76
South Africa	1	6.03 · 66.14 · 63.21

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JavaScript · workspace imports

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import { excalifontFiles } from '@borrowdale/text/excalifont-files';

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A longer perspective

Hungary · 2010–2024 · gaps are missing observations

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A longer perspective data
Series	Point	Value
Hungary	2010	74.21
Hungary	2011	74.86
Hungary	2012	75.06
Hungary	2013	75.57
Hungary	2014	75.76
Hungary	2015	75.57
Hungary	2016	76.06
Hungary	2017	75.82
Hungary	2018	76.07
Hungary	2019	76.32
Hungary	2020	75.42
Hungary	2021	74.07
Hungary	2022	75.87
Hungary	2023	76.57
Hungary	2024	76.72

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JavaScript · workspace imports

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import { excalifontFiles } from '@borrowdale/text/excalifont-files';

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People in perspective

Share of population among these 12 countries only

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People in perspective data
Series	Point	Value
Population	Australia	26,659,922
Population	Brazil	211,140,729
Population	Canada	40,049,088
Population	China	1,410,710,000
Population	Germany	83,287,273
Population	France	68,372,286
Population	United Kingdom	68,526,000
Population	Hungary	9,592,186
Population	India	1,438,069,596
Population	Japan	124,516,650
Population	United States	336,755,052
Population	South Africa	63,212,384

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JavaScript · workspace imports

import { layoutChart, toSvgChart } from '@borrowdale/charts';
import { excalifontFiles } from '@borrowdale/text/excalifont-files';

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Three dimensions

Each measure is relative to the highest of the 12 countries (100).

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Three dimensions data
Series	Point	Value
Hungary	Income	26.89
Hungary	Longevity	91.11
Hungary	Population	0.67

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JavaScript · workspace imports

import { layoutChart, toSvgChart } from '@borrowdale/charts';
import { excalifontFiles } from '@borrowdale/text/excalifont-files';

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