Mapped: The 10 Hottest and Coldest Countries in the World

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Mapped: The 10 Hottest and Coldest Countries in the World

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This visualization shows the world’s hottest and coldest countries (and some territories) by their average temperature in 2022. Data for both the graphic and article has been sourced from the World Bank, accessed via Trading Economics.

Ranked: Average Temperature in 2022, by Country or Territory

Burkina Faso’s average annual temperature stands just past 29 °C (84.7 °F), making it the hottest country by this metric.

RankCountryAverage Temperature
(2022, °C)Average Temperature
(2022, °F) 1🇧🇫 Burkina Faso29.384.7 2🇲🇱 Mali29.284.6 3🇶🇦 Qatar29.184.4 4🇸🇳 Senegal29.084.2 5🇦🇪 UAE28.984.0 6🇲🇷 Mauritania28.984.0 7🇧🇭 Bahrain28.883.8 8🇦🇼 Aruba28.883.8 9🇩🇯 Djibouti28.683.5 10🇬🇲 Gambia28.583.3 11🇧🇯 Benin28.182.6 12🇲🇻 Maldives28.182.6 13🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau28.182.6 14🇰🇾 Cayman Islands28.082.4 15🇴🇲 Oman27.982.2 16🇲🇭 Marshall Islands27.982.2 17🇰🇮 Kiribati27.882.0 18🇬🇭 Ghana27.781.9 19🇸🇬 Singapore27.781.9 20🇳🇪 Niger27.681.7 21🇰🇼 Kuwait27.681.7 22🇸🇩 Sudan27.681.7 23🇬🇺 Guam27.581.5 24🇵🇼 Palau27.581.5 25🇼🇸 Samoa27.581.5 26🇹🇬 Togo27.581.5 27🇫🇲 Micronesia27.581.5 28🇰🇳 St Kitts & Nevis27.381.1 29🇦🇸 American Samoa27.381.1 30🇹🇩 Chad27.381.1 31🇰🇭 Cambodia27.381.1 32🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands27.381.1 33🇱🇰 Sri Lanka27.281.0 34🇳🇬 Nigeria27.281.0 35🇸🇨 Seychelles27.180.8 36🇸🇴 Somalia27.180.8 37🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda27.180.8 38🇨🇮 Ivory Coast26.880.2 39🇻🇮 Virgin Islands26.880.2 40🇱🇨 St Lucia26.880.2 41🇹🇭 Thailand26.880.2 42🇩🇲 Dominica26.780.1 43🇸🇱 Sierra Leone26.679.9 44🇵🇭 Philippines26.679.9 45🇸🇷 Suriname26.579.7 46🇪🇷 Eritrea26.579.7 47🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia26.579.7 48🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago26.579.7 49🇧🇧 Barbados26.579.7 50🇲🇾 Malaysia26.479.5 51🇬🇩 Grenada26.379.3 52🇬🇾 Guyana26.279.2 53🇨🇺 Cuba26.179.0 54🇧🇸 Bahamas26.179.0 55🇯🇲 Jamaica26.078.8 56🇻🇨 St Vincent & the Grenadines26.078.8 57🇮🇩 Indonesia26.078.8 58🇬🇳

Visualizing the Top Countries, by Mobile Data Usage

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Visualizing the Top Countries, by Mobile Data Usage

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Global mobile data traffic per smartphone is forecast to hit 42 gigabytes per month by 2027—a staggering 16-fold increase compared to 2017.

This surge coincides with a rising number of internet users worldwide, in particular among middle-income countries. Notably, between 2018 and 2022, India saw a 170% increase in internet users alone.

The above graphic shows the countries with the highest mobile data usage around the world, based on data from the World Bank’s Digital Progress and Trends Report.

Which Countries Use the Most Mobile Data?

Here are the top 10 countries worldwide based on their monthly mobile data consumption:

RankCountryMonthly Mobile Data Usage per Capita
(Gigabytes, GB) 1🇨🇼 Curaçao131.3 2🇰🇼 Kuwait83.9 3🇸🇷 Suriname72.7 4🇫🇮 Finland59.1 5🇱🇻 Latvia52.7 6🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia44.2 7🇪🇪 Estonia42.4 8🇧🇭 Bahrain41.6 9🇦🇹 Austria35.1 10🇱🇹 Lithuania32.1

Data as of 2022.

The island nation of Curaçao ranks first overall, with 131.3 gigabytes of monthly mobile data usage per capita.

With a population of just 193,000, Curaçao surpasses all other nations likely due to a combination of factors. This includes an influx of over one million tourist arrivals in 2022, competitive mobile data plans, and a low penetration of fixed-line telecommunication systems and broadband internet.

For instance, in 2021, just 28 out of 100 people used fixed-line networks, while 88 out of 100 people used cellular-mobile services. Furthermore, the country boasts among the fastest and most reliable internet connections in the Caribbean thanks to its concentration of data centers and fiber optic cable infrastructure.

Following in second place is oil-rich Kuwait. In recent years, the country’s telecom industry has significantly improved, with 5G networks reaching roughly 97% of the population. Furthermore, the Kuwait government invested heavily in mobile platforms that allow people to settle traffic fines or schedule court dates via mobile apps.

Like Kuwait, Middle Eastern nations of Saudi Arabia

Mapped: The Top Export in Each EU Country

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The Top European Union Exports by Country

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The European Union (EU) exports over $6 trillion in products annually. The bloc boasts a diversified economy that encompasses fuel and mineral industries, cars, vaccines, and technology.

In this map, we display European Union countries’ top exports as of 2022. Data for the map was sourced from The Observatory of Economic Complexity.

Cars and Petroleum Dominate EU Exports

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Sweden, and the Netherlands have petroleum gas or refined petroleum as their top export product.

The Netherlands exported $68.1 billion worth of refined petroleum in 2022, ranking third among the largest exporters globally. The country is home to BP Rotterdam Refinery, the biggest oil refinery in Europe.

CountryTop Export (2022)Value (USD Billions) 🇦🇹 AustriaCars$7.7B 🇧🇪 BelgiumPetroleum Gas$54.7B 🇧🇬 BulgariaRefined Petroleum$3.5B 🇭🇷 CroatiaRefined Petroleum$1.5B 🇨🇾 CyprusPassenger and Cargo Ships$1.3B 🇨🇿 Czech RepublicCars$25.5B 🇩🇰 DenmarkPackaged Medicines$15.9B 🇪🇪 EstoniaElectricity$1.1B 🇫🇮 FinlandRefined Petroleum$6.9B 🇫🇷 FrancePlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft$26.6B 🇩🇪 GermanyCars$149.0B 🇬🇷 GreeceRefined Petroleum$16.4B 🇭🇺 HungaryCars$12.3B 🇮🇪 IrelandVaccines$47.3B 🇮🇹 ItalyPackaged Medicines$34.4B 🇱🇻 LatviaSawn Wood$1.2B 🇱🇹 LithuaniaRefined Petroleum$5.5B 🇱🇺 LuxembourgIron blocks$1.6B 🇲🇹 MaltaIntegrated Circuits$1.1B 🇳🇱 NetherlandsRefined Petroleum$68.1B 🇵🇱 PolandCars (parts & accessories)$15.3B 🇵🇹 PortugalCars$4.4B 🇷🇴 RomaniaCars$6.7B 🇸🇰 SlovakiaCars$26.9B 🇸🇮 SloveniaPackaged Medicines$12.5B 🇪🇸 SpainCars$33.6B 🇸🇪 SwedenRefined Petroleum$12.9B

Besides petroleum, automobiles (and automobile parts) significantly contribute to the EU economy. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have automotive products as their top exports.

With well-known car brands such as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Porsche, Germany alone generates around $150 billion per year from car exports.

Other products help diversify the EU economy. France’s top export is planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft, while Italy and Denmark excel in the packaged medicines industry. Ireland has a

The Most Valuable Companies in Major EU Economies

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Most Valuable Companies in the EU, by Country

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In this graphic, we mapped out the most valuable corporations in 11 major EU economies, based on their market capitalizations as of April 15th, 2024. All figures are in USD, and were sourced from Companiesmarketcap.com.

Novo Nordisk is currently worth more than $550 billion, making it Europe’s most valuable company by a wide margin. The pharmaceutical giant specializes in diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Demand for two of them, Ozempic and Wegovy, has surged due to their weight-loss capabilities, even causing nationwide shortages in the United States.

The following table includes an expanded list of the most valuable publicly-traded company in larger EU economies. Many of these were not included in the graphic due to space limitations.

CountryCompanySectorMarket Cap 🇩🇰 Denmark💊 Novo NordiskPharmaceuticals$562B 🇫🇷 France👜 LVMHLuxury Goods$422B 🇳🇱 Netherlands🔧 ASMLSemiconductor Equipment$382B 🇩🇪 Germany💼 SAPEnterprise Software$214B 🇮🇪 Ireland🖥️ AccentureIT Services$197B 🇪🇸 Spain👗 InditexRetail$147B 🇧🇪 Belgium🍻 Anheuser-Busch InBevBeverages$116B 🇸🇪 Sweden🛠️ Atlas CopcoIndustrial Equipment$80B 🇮🇹 Italy🏎️ FerrariAutomotive$76B 🇫🇮 Finland🏦 Nordea BankBanking$40B 🇦🇹 Austria🔌 Verbund AGEnergy$26B 🇱🇺 Luxembourg🏗️ TenarisOil & Gas Equipment$22B 🇨🇿 Czech Republic💡 CEZ GroupEnergy$20B 🇵🇱 Poland⛽ PKN OrlenEnergy$20B 🇵🇹 Portugal🔌 EDP GroupEnergy$16B 🇬🇷 Greece🏦 EurobankBanking$7B 🇭🇺 Hungary⛽ MOL GroupEnergy$7B 🇭🇷 Croatia🏦 Zagrebacka BankaBanking$6B 🇷🇴 Romania⛽ RomgazEnergy$4B 🇸🇮 Slovenia💊 KrkaPharmaceuticals$4B
Note: Figures are rounded and last updated on April 15th, 2024. Countries with top publicly-traded companies worth under $4 billion are excluded.

Luxury supergiant LVMH—which owns brands like Tiffany, Christian Dior, and TAG Heuer to name a few—is Europe’s second largest company by market cap, at $420 billion.

Rounding out the top three is ASML, which produces equipment crucial to chip manufacturers, worth $380 billion.

When looking at the region, there is a vast disparity between EU member states and their most valuable companies.

For example,