Ranked: The Most Endangered Animals in the World

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Visualized: The Most Endangered Animals in the World

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In the last decade alone, more than 460 species have been declared extinct. Expanding human activity is largely to blame for this rapid biodiversity loss.

This graphic shows the most endangered animals by numbers found in the wild, per estimates from the World Wildlife Fund UK.

ℹ️ This endangered animals list does not include species that are functionally extinct: not seen in decades or whose populations are no longer viable. Ranked: Critically Endangered Animals

There are only about 75 Javan Rhinos left in the wild. Once found between the eastern edge of the Indian subcontinent all the way to Indonesia, their numbers have been steadily reduced by hunting and encoraching human settlements. Now they can be found only at the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.

RankEndangered AnimalsEstimated Number
Left in the WildFound in 1🦏 Javan Rhino75Java, Indonesia 2🐆 Amur Leopard100China & Russia 3🐅 Sunda Island Tiger600Sumatra, Indonesia 4🦧 Tapanuli Orangutan800Sumatra, Indonesia 5🦍 Mountain Gorillas1,000DRC, Rwanda
& Uganda 6🐬 Yangtze Finless Porpoise1,000Yangtze River, China 7🦏 Black Rhinos5,630Kenya, Namibia,
South Africa
& Zimbabwe 8🦧 Sumatran Orangutan14,000Sumatra, Indonesia 9🐢 Hawksbill Turtles23,000Atlantic, Indian,
Pacific Oceans 10🐘 African Forest Elephant30,000*Congo Basin
Note: *Last estimate from 2013.

In fact, Indonesia’s rainforests, home to 17% of all birds, 12% of the world’s mammals, and 10% of all plants, have steadily decreased as the country’s population has surged.

As a result, the country has already seen many species go extinct. It also currently has four animals on the WWF’s 10 most endangered animals list.

Aside from the Javan Rhino, this includes: the Sunda Island Tiger, and the Tapanuli and Sumatran Orangutans.

The Sunda Island Tiger is the smallest of all tiger species. Its Javan and Balinese counterparts have already been driven to extinction by hunting and habitat loss.

The Tapanuli and Sumatran Orangutans are two of the three great ape species found in Asia.

Charted: Contributions to UN Peacekeeping Forces by Country

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Charted: Contributions to UN Peacekeeping Forces by Country

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With their sky blue helmets, berets, and badges, the UN Peacekeeping forces are meant to be a symbol of international cooperation in conflict zones around the world.

They’re composed entirely from voluntary contributions from UN Member States—and include police and civilian roles along with military personnel.

The visualization by creator Preyash Shah serves as a primer on the UN Peacekeeping forces. It shows which countries are the biggest personnel contributors, which of them are top funders, and also lists the current ongoing peacekeeping operations. Data for this chart comes from the UN Peacekeeping archives.

Countries by Troop Contributions to UN Peacekeeping (2023)

From South Asia, a trio of countries—Nepal, Bangladesh, and India—are each contributing more than 6,000 personnel to the UN peacekeepers.

A majority of these representatives are soldiers, heavily involved in the four active peacekeeping missions in Africa.

RankCountryPersonnel 1🇳🇵 Nepal6,247 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh6,197 3🇮🇳 India6,073 4🇷🇼 Rwanda5,919 5🇵🇰 Pakistan4,164 6🇮🇩 Indonesia2,717 7🇬🇭 Ghana2,664 8🇨🇳 China2,267 9🇪🇬 Egypt1,739 10🇲🇦 Morocco1,715 11🇹🇿 Tanzania1,544 12🇪🇹 Ethiopia1,509 13🇸🇳 Senegal1,194 14🇿🇦 South Africa1,133 15🇨🇲 Cameroon1,103 16🇺🇾 Uruguay1,016 17🇿🇲 Zambia996 18🇹🇳 Tunisia988 19🇲🇳 Mongolia898 20🇮🇹 Italy872 21🇲🇾 Malaysia865 22🇲🇼 Malawi802 23🇲🇷 Mauritania787 24🇧🇮 Burundi769 25🇰🇭 Cambodia734 26🇪🇸 Spain688 27🇺🇬 Uganda654 28🇫🇷 France587 29🇱🇰 Sri Lanka561 30🇰🇷 South Korea545 31🇮🇪 Ireland458 32🇰🇪 Kenya456 33🇳🇬 Nigeria421 34🇹🇬 Togo408 35🇩🇪 Germany383 36🇯🇴 Jordan357 37🇫🇯 Fiji339 38🇧🇯 Benin319 39🇦🇷 Argentina292 40🇹🇭 Thailand289 41🇬🇧 UK280 42🇻🇳 Viet Nam274 43🇷🇸 Serbia271 44🇵🇪 Peru262

Map: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries, by Median Age

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Mapped: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries

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We visualize the world’s oldest and youngest countries by median age, based on 2024 estimates from the CIA World Factbook.

ℹ️ The median age is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population—where half the population is older and half is younger than the listed age.

It can help government and private companies plan for age-specific demand for goods and services from the resident population.

Ranked: Countries by Median Age in 2024

Monaco and Japan—two countries with high life expectancies and low birth rates—have some of the highest median ages (50+) in the world.

A high median age is indicative of an aging population. Without policy support, this can lead to economic ramifications.

Here are the median ages of 200+ countries and territories in the world.

RankCountry/TerritoryMedian Age 1🇲🇨 Monaco57 2🇵🇲 Saint Pierre & Miquelon51 3🇯🇵 Japan50 4🇦🇩 Andorra49 5🇮🇹 Italy48 6🇧🇱 Saint Barthelemy47 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong47 8🇪🇸 Spain47 9🇩🇪 Germany47 10🇬🇷 Greece47 11🇵🇹 Portugal46 12🇸🇮 Slovenia46 13🇵🇷 Puerto Rico46 14🇸🇲 San Marino46 15🇰🇷 South Korea46 16🇷🇴 Romania46 17🇱🇻 Latvia46 18🇱🇹 Lithuania45 19🇧🇬 Bulgaria45 20🇭🇷 Croatia45 21🇸🇭 Saint Helena45 22🇪🇪 Estonia45 23🇬🇬 Guernsey45 24🇦🇹 Austria45 25🇺🇦 Ukraine45 26🇮🇲 Isle of Man45 27🇭🇺 Hungary45 28🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina45 29🇹🇼 Taiwan45 30🇱🇮 Liechtenstein44 31🇨🇿 Czechia44 32🇨🇭 Switzerland44 33🇷🇸 Serbia44 34🇧🇲 Bermuda44 35🇲🇹 Malta44 36🇫🇮 Finland43 37🇻🇮 Virgin Islands43 38🇵🇱 Poland43 39🇸🇰 Slovakia43 40🇨🇦 Canada43 41🇫🇷 France43 42🇨🇺 Cuba43 43🇲🇴 Macau43 44🇳🇱 Netherlands42 45🇩🇰 Denmark42 46🇧🇾

Visualizing Cobalt Production by Country in 2023

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Visualizing Cobalt Production by Country in 2023

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Cobalt is a critical mineral used in numerous commercial, industrial, and military applications. In recent years, it has gained attention as it is also necessary for batteries used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles (EVs).

This graphic illustrates estimated cobalt production by country in 2023 in metric tons. The data is from the most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries, published in January 2024.

The DRC Produces 74% of Global Cobalt

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accounts for 74% of the world’s cobalt output. Although the metal is found on a large scale in other parts of the world, like Australia, Europe, and Asia, the African nation holds the biggest reserves by far. Of the 11,000,000 metric tons of worldwide reserves, it is estimated that 6,000,000 metric tons are located in the DRC.

Countrymetric tonsPercentage 🇨🇩 DRC170,00074% 🇮🇩 Indonesia17,0007% 🇷🇺 Russia8,8004% 🇦🇺 Australia4,6002% 🇲🇬 Madagascar4,0002% 🇵🇭 Philippines3,8002% 🌍 Other Countries21,1009% Total229,300100%

Since around 20% of the cobalt mined in the DRC originates from small-scale artisanal mines, often employing child labor, the extraction of the metal has been a point of intense debate. With a long history of conflict, political upheaval, and instability, the country is often listed among the poorest nations in the world.

Today, the EV sector constitutes 40% of the overall cobalt market.

China is the world’s leading consumer of cobalt, with nearly 87% of its consumption used by the lithium-ion battery industry.

In the U.S., 50% of cobalt consumed is used in superalloys, mainly in aircraft gas turbine engines.

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Which Countries Have the Highest Infant Mortality Rates?

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Which Countries Have the Highest Infant Mortality Rates?

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We visualized the top 15 countries with the highest infant mortality rates, according to 2023 estimates from the CIA World Factbook. It is measured as the number of infant deaths under the age of one, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

ℹ️ Comoros has been excluded from the map for visibility reasons.

Infant mortality rates are generally regarded as the barometer of an overall population’s health. A higher rate indicates unmet needs of a population, especially with regards to food availability and sanitation.

Ranked: Countries With the Highest Infant Mortality Rates

Afghanistan currently has the highest infant mortality rate in the world at 103 deaths per 1,000 babies born. Decades of conflict have pushed the country to the brink and a prolonged drought since 2021 has made food more scarce.

RankCountryRegionInfant Mortality Rate (2023) 1🇦🇫 AfghanistanAsia103.1 2🇸🇴 SomaliaAfrica85.1 3🇨🇫 Central African RepublicAfrica81.7 4🇬🇶 Equatorial GuineaAfrica77.9 5🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneAfrica72.3 6🇳🇪 NigerAfrica65.5 7🇹🇩 ChadAfrica64.0 8🇸🇸 South SudanAfrica61.6 9🇲🇿 MozambiqueAfrica59.8 10🇨🇩 DRCAfrica59.1 11🇲🇱 MaliAfrica59.0 12🇦🇴 AngolaAfrica57.2 13🇱🇷 LiberiaAfrica56.1 14🇰🇲 ComorosAfrica56.0 15🇳🇬 NigeriaAfrica55.2 N/A🌐 WorldWorld28.0

Meanwhile, the other 14 countries on this list are all from Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of them are also experiencing civil unrest, a breakdown of state machinery, and high undernourishment rates.

While this is concerning, Africa’s infant mortality rate as a whole has improved tremendously in the last seven decades. Between 1950–2024, the continent’s average fell 73% to 41 deaths per 1,000 births.

Expansion of healthcare, improving nutrition, access to clean drinking water, and mass immunization programs are some of the reasons behind this massive decline.

Estimates assume Africa’s infant mortality rate will improve further to 25 per 1,000 live births by 2050—which is roughly the same as Asia today.