Key Elections in 2024: Winners, Losers, Upcoming Polls

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Key Elections in 2024: Winners, Losers, Upcoming Polls

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Over 60 countries were expected to go to polls at the start of this year, amounting to nearly half of the world’s population.

This graphic lists the key elections that have taken place in 2024, its winners, and the three big upcoming elections slated for the second half of this year.

Elections 2024: Who Won What So Far?

In the six big elections to start 2024, four incumbents held on to power. This list includes: Sheikh Hasina (Bangladesh), Shehbaz Sharif (Pakistan), Narendra Modi (India) and Vladimir Putin (Russia).

However, the Russian and Bangladeshi elections had little to no opposition candidates, casting a shadow on the electoral process.

MonthElectionsWinnersDesignation January🇧🇩 BangladeshSheikh HasinaPrime Minister February🇮🇩 IndonesiaPrabowo SubiantoPresident Feb-March🇵🇰 PakistanShehbaz Sharif*Prime Minister March🇷🇺 RussiaVladimir PutinPresident April-June🇮🇳 IndiaNarendra ModiPrime Minister June🇲🇽 MexicoClaudia Sheinbaum PardoPresident

*Independents backed by the opposition won the most parliamentary seats but did not form the government.

Meanwhile in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was re-elected to office.

However, the country’s election comission ruled that the opposition PTI party had not held valid internal elections, forcing its candidates to stand as independents. While they informally won the most number of seats in parliament (92), they still fell short of forming a majority.

Across the world, former governor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was elected president and will be Mexico’s first woman president.

India’s Narendra Modi was re-elected for a third term but was forced to rely on a coalition to form the government.

In Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, businessman and former defense minister was elected president. Subianto has been accused of human rights abuses during his military career and was once banned from entering the United States.

Major Upcoming Elections in 2024

On June 9th, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap legislative election after dismal results

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

Ranked: Countries with the Most Embassies Around the World

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Mapped: Countries with the Most Embassies Around the World

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It’s easy to contextualize a country’s economic might (GDP) or military prowess (military budgets), but what about diplomatic influence?

The Global Diplomacy Index by the Lowy Institute is an attempt to measure and compare diplomatic networks worldwide to understand the foreign ties that influence geopolitics.

From their 2024 update, we visualize the top 25 countries with the most embassies worldwide. Data for this graphic is current up to November 2023, and does not reflect diplomatic consequences from the Israel-Hamas war.

Ranked: Countries by Worldwide Embassy Count

China leads with 173 embassies around the world, eclipsing the U.S. (168) by just five more foreign posts.

Former colonial powers, France (158) and the UK (156) rank third and fourth respectively. Japan (152) rounds out the top five.

RankCountryEmbassies Overseas 1🇨🇳 China173 2🇺🇸 U.S.168 3🇫🇷 France158 4🇬🇧 UK156 5🇯🇵 Japan152 6🇩🇪 Germany148 7🇹🇷 Türkiye145 8🇷🇺 Russia143 9🇧🇷 Brazil135 10🇮🇳 India135 11🇮🇹 Italy124 12🇪🇸 Spain114 13🇰🇷 South Korea114 14🇳🇱 Netherlands106 15🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia104 16🇨🇭 Switzerland102 17🇨🇦 Canada98 18🇿🇦 South Africa98 19🇮🇩 Indonesia92 20🇵🇱 Poland91 21🇨🇿 Czech Republic91 22🇵🇰 Pakistan89 23🇦🇷 Argentina87 24🇭🇺 Hungary87 25🇸🇪 Sweden87
Note: As of November, 2023.

The index notes some key findings in the regional footprint of all these foreign posts as well.

For example, China has a larger diplomatic presence in Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific, while the U.S. leads in the Americas, Europe, and South Asia. This reflects the two superpowers’ trade and economic ties as well.

Meanwhile, Türkiye and India have grown their diplomatic networks the most in recent years. Interestingly, both countries prioritized Africa in their new outreach. In fact, India is a key export

Visualizing the State of Refugees by Country

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Visualizing the State of Refugees by Country

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30,510,629—That’s the number of refugees the world had in 2023 according to documented refugees by the UNHCR. These are the people who left their homeland to find a safe refuge in a foreign country.

In fact, according to the the UN’s refugee agency, there were a total of 110 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. Of those, a vast majority (almost 60%) were internally displaced, while the rest were the 30.5 million refugees charted above by Preyash Shah.

52% of Asylum Seekers Came from Three Countries in 2023

More than half of the refugees under UNHCR’s mandate originate from only three countries: Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. Here is the breakdown by country of origin, including not fully recognized countries and refugees of unknown origin.

Country of OriginRefugees 🇸🇾 Syria6,494,141 🇦🇫 Afghanistan6,110,219 🇺🇦 Ukraine5,865,447 🇸🇸 South Sudan2,227,684 🇲🇲 Myanmar1,266,022 🇸🇩 Sudan1,027,070 🇨🇩 Dem. Rep. of the Congo948,417 🇸🇴 Somalia814,561 🇨🇫 Central African Rep.750,875 🇪🇷 Eritrea537,161 🇳🇬 Nigeria381,149 🇮🇶 Iraq330,667 🇧🇮 Burundi323,487 🇻🇪 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)300,759 🇷🇼 Rwanda249,543 🇲🇱 Mali233,188 🇨🇳 China161,574 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka147,624 🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Rep. of)147,238 🇪🇹 Ethiopia145,039 🇨🇲 Cameroon133,945 🇭🇹 Haiti116,463 🇹🇷 Türkiye115,708 🇵🇰 Pakistan115,662 🏳️ Unknown114,949 🇨🇴 Colombia111,394 🇵🇸 Palestine106,426 🇪🇭 Western Sahara91,016 🇷🇺 Russian Federation85,382 🇭🇳 Honduras72,341 🇸🇻 El Salvador62,248 🏳️ Stateless56,281 🇾🇪 Yemen43,526 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan43,305 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso43,124 🇬🇳 Guinea38,089 🇲🇷 Mauritania37,216 🇬🇹 Guatemala32,220 🇷🇸 Serbia and Kosovo30,333 🇧🇩 Bangladesh25,311 🇨🇮 Cote d’Ivoire25,264 🇪🇬 Egypt24,652 🇳🇪 Niger23,280 🇮🇳 India23,243 🇦🇱 Albania21,750

Mapped: Unauthorized Immigrants by State

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Mapped: Unauthorized Immigrants by State

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U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced actions to bar immigrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally.

In this graphic, we map the number of unauthorized immigrants by state, based on 2021 estimates from the Pew Research Center based on calculations using U.S. Census Bureau data.

Undocumented Immigrants Concentrated in Certain States

The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States was estimated at around 10 million in 2021 after peaking at 12.2 million in 2007.

California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois had the largest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2021. These six states were home to 56% of the nation’s unauthorized immigrants in 2021, down from 80% in 1990.

StateUnauthorized Immigrants California1.9M Texas1.6M Florida900K New York600K New Jersey450K Illinois400K Georgia350K North Carolina325K Massachusetts300K Washington300K Maryland275K Virginia275K Arizona250K Pennsylvania220K Nevada190K Colorado160K Connecticut140K Tennessee140K Michigan120K Ohio120K Oregon120K Indiana110K South Carolina95K Utah95K Minnesota90K Oklahoma85K Wisconsin80K Kansas75K Arkansas70K Louisiana70K Missouri65K Alabama60K Kentucky55K New Mexico55K Iowa45K Nebraska45K Hawaii40K Rhode Island40K Idaho35K Delaware30K District of Columbia25K Mississippi20K New Hampshire15K South Dakota10K Alaska5K Maine5K North Dakota5K Montana5K Vermont5K West Virginia5K Wyoming5K Total10.5M

Between 2017 and 2021, the unauthorized immigrant populations in Florida and Washington increased, while those in California and Nevada decreased.

The most common country of birth for people without legal status is Mexico. In recent years, however, there have been increases in immigrants from nearly

Who Rules the Waves? U.S. and Chinese Fleets, by Tonnage

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Who Rules the Waves? U.S. and Chinese Fleets, by Tonnage

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China’s third aircraft carrier recently began its sea trials, and there are reports that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy already has more ships than the United States, just how do these superpower rivals stack up, ton for ton?

This graphic from Chris Dickert looks at the Chinese and U.S. navies by tonnage using data from the International Institute for Security Studies.

Key Takeaways The U.S. Navy has over 3.6 million (U.S.) tons of ships in its fleet, more than seven times the size China’s combined fleets of less than half a million tons. While China boasts the largest number of ships, 875 between both the PLA Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard, against the U.S. Navy’s 364, they are generally smaller and less advanced than their U.S. counterparts. The Chinese Coast Guard has received many of the PLA Navy’s older ships, however the vast majority of their ships are patrol and coastal combatants that average 156 tons apiece and aren’t able to sail far from China’s coast. Even as the U.S. Navy edges out the PLA Navy across the board, China does hold a 2:1 edge in tonnage of landing ships and craft, reflecting the Asian superpower’s stated policy goal of reunifying Taiwan with the mainland. BranchShip TypeNumberTonnage (U.S. short ton) PLA NavyLanding Crafts781,789 PLA NavyLanding Ships5228,410 PLA NavyPrincipal Amphibious Ships1165,000 PLA NavyAircraft Carriers2137,500 PLA NavyCruisers813,000 PLA NavyDestroyer4270,480 PLA NavyFrigates4913,810 PLA NavyStrategic1230,000 PLA NavyTactical4727,219 U.S. NavyAmphibious396,050 U.S. NavyLanding Craft14111,692 U.S. NavyPrincipal Amphibious Ships31843,580 U.S. NavyAircraft Carriers111,100,000 U.S. NavyCruisers15159,390 U.S. NavyDestroyer73619,964 U.S. NavyFrigates2477,600 U.S. NavyStrategic14262,500 U.S. NavyTactical52431,124 China Coast GuardLanding Ships24,800 China Coast GuardLogistics and Support2711,085 China Coast GuardPatrol and Coastal Combatants54585,425 1,2394,090,418

The Start of De-Dollarization: China’s Gradual Move Away from the USD

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Since 2010, the majority of China’s cross-border payments, like those of many countries, have been settled in U.S. dollars (USD). As of the first quarter of 2023, that’s no longer the case.

This graphic from the Hinrich Foundation, the second in a three-part series covering the future of trade, provides visual context to the growing use of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in payments both domestically and globally.  

The De-Dollarization of China’s Cross-Border Transactions

This analysis uses Bloomberg data on the share of China’s payments and receipts in RMB, USD, and other currencies from 2010 to 2024. 

In the first few months of 2010, settlements in local currency accounted for less than 1.0% of China’s cross-border payments, compared to approximately 83.0% in USD. 

China has since closed that gap. In March 2023, the share of the RMB in China’s settlements surpassed the USD for the first time.

DateRenminbiU.S. DollarOther March 20100.3%84.3%15.4% March 20114.8%81.3%13.9% March 201211.5%77.1%11.5% March 201318.1%72.7%9.2% March 201426.6%64.8%8.6% March 201529.0%61.9%9.0% March 201623.6%66.7%9.7% March 201717.6%72.5%9.9% March 201823.2%67.4%9.4% March 201926.2%65.1%8.7% March 202039.3%54.4%6.3% March 202141.7%52.6%5.6% March 202242.1%53.3%4.7% March 202348.4%46.7%4.9% March 202452.9%42.8%4.3%

Since then, the de-dollarization in Chinese international settlements has continued.  

As of March 2024, over half (52.9%) of Chinese payments were settled in RMB while 42.8% were settled in USD. This is double the share from five years previous. According to Goldman Sachs, foreigners’ increased willingness to trade assets denominated in RMB significantly contributed to de-dollarization in favor of China’s currency. Also, early last year, Brazil and Argentina announced that they would begin allowing trade settlements in RMB. 

Most Popular Currencies in Foreign Exchange (FX) Transactions

Globally, analysis from the Bank for International Settlements reveals that, in 2022, the USD remained the most-used currency for FX settlements. The euro and the Japanese yen came in second and third, respectively.

Currency20132022Change (pp) U.S. Dollar87.0%88.5%+1.5 Euro33.4%30.5%-2.9 Yen23.0%16.7%-6.3 Pound Sterling11.8%12.9%+1.1 Renminbi2.2%7.0%+4.8 Other42.6%44.4%+1.8 Total200.0%200.0%

The

Which Countries Have the Most Economic Influence in Southeast Asia?

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Countries With the Most Economic Influence in Southeast Asia

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This chart visualizes the results of a 2024 survey conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Nearly 2,000 respondents from 10 countries were asked to select which country/region they believe has the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia.

The countries surveyed are all member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union of 10 countries in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia Perceptions: Who’s Got Economic Influence?

Across all ASEAN nations, China is regarded as the region’s most influential economic power.

Laos and Thailand had the highest share of respondents picking China, at 78% and 71% respectively. As the report points out, China is Laos’ largest foreign investor as well as its top export market.

Country🇨🇳 China🌏 ASEAN🇺🇸 U.S. 🇧🇳 Brunei64%18%8% 🇰🇭 Cambodia60%11%20% 🇮🇩 Indonesia54%28%8% 🇱🇦 Laos78%8%8% 🇲🇾 Malaysia67%17%9% 🇲🇲 Myanmar60%7%20% 🇵🇭 Philippines31%26%28% 🇸🇬 Singapore60%15%21% 🇹🇭 Thailand71%9%11% 🇻🇳 Vietnam53%29%11%
Note: Percentages are rounded.

Other ASEAN countries usually score highly as well, along with the United States.

It’s only in the Philippines, where China (31%), the U.S. (28%) and ASEAN (26%) were perceived as having a similar amount of influence.

ASEAN, Japan, and the EU

Filipinos also rated Japan’s economic influence the highest (9%) compared to those surveyed in other ASEAN countries. In 2023, the Southeast Asian bloc celebrated 50 years of friendship with Japan, marking it as one of their most important “dialogue partners.”

Country🇯🇵 Japan🇪🇺 EU🌐 Other 🇧🇳 Brunei3%1%7% 🇰🇭 Cambodia1%5%3% 🇮🇩 Indonesia5%1%3% 🇱🇦 Laos1%4%1% 🇲🇾 Malaysia4%0%2% 🇲🇲 Myanmar6%6%2% 🇵🇭 Philippines9%4%3% 🇸🇬 Singapore3%0%2% 🇹🇭 Thailand3%4%4% 🇻🇳 Vietnam3%3%2%
Note: Percentages are rounded. Other countries include: Australia, South Korea, India, and the UK.

The EU

Charted: How Democrats and Republicans View Government Agencies

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How Democrats and Republicans View Government Agencies

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Forget the presidential race, the partisan divide in America can also be seen by how Democrats and Republicans feel about key government agencies.

We visualize the net favorability ratings of 16 federal government agencies, based on respondent party affiliation.

To find this data, Pew Research Center surveyed more than 10,000 adults, between March 13-19, 2023. View their methodology page for more details about the survey, the questions asked, and the results obtained.

ℹ️ Example calculation: This survey shows net favorability. As an example of how the score is calculated, 80% of the Democrats rated the CDC “favorable” and 15% rated it “unfavorable.” Therefore, CDC’s net favorability rating with Democrats is 65. Republicans Don’t Like How the CDC Handled the Pandemic

The division in net favorability is deepest for three federal government agencies. While the CDC garnered a net favorability rating of 65 from Democrats, more Republicans rated the agency unfavorably, leading to a net favorability rating of -32.

Similarly, with the EPA and the Department of Education, the difference in net favorability between the two voting sides is as high as 70–80 points.

Federal AgencyRepublican Net
Favorability RatingDemocrat Net
Favorability Rating 🔬 CDC-3265 🌿 EPA-1562 📚 Department of Education-3632 🚗 Department of Transportation-1846 💉 Health and Humans Services-855 💰 Federal Reserve-2031 🕵️ FBI-1543 💼 IRS-3513 💼 Social Security Admin1452 🕵️‍♂️ CIA-830 ⚖️ Justice Department-1023 🛡️ Homeland Security427 📮 USPS4867 🚀 NASA5873 🏞️ Park Service7280 🎖️ Veterans Affairs2532

Pew Research Center notes that Republicans didn’t always view the CDC quite so unfavorably, though a direct comparison is impossible.

Nevertheless, per the source, in March 2020, 84% of surveyed Republicans expressed positive views of the CDC’s performance. By October 2022, just 32% said the CDC had done an excellent or good job of handling the pandemic.

Charted: How Americans Feel About Federal Government Agencies

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Chart: How Americans Rate 16 Federal Government Agencies

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Come election time, America won’t hesitate to show its approval or disapproval of the country’s elected political representatives. That said, feelings about the federal bureaucracy and its associated agencies are a little harder to gauge.

We chart the results from an opinion poll conducted by Pew Research Center between March 13-19, 2023. In it, 10,701 adults—a representative of the U.S. adult population—were asked whether they felt favorably or unfavorably towards 16 different federal government agencies.

Americans Love the Park Service, Are Divided Over the IRS

Broadly speaking, 14 of the 16 federal government agencies garnered more favorable responses than unfavorable ones.

Of them, the Parks Service, Postal Service, and NASA all had the approval of more than 70% of the respondents.

AgencyFavorableUnfavorableNot sure 🏞️ National Park Service81%7%12% 📮 U.S. Postal Service77%20%3% 🚀 NASA74%9%17% 💼 Social Security
Administration61%28%12% 🔬 CDC56%38%6% 🎖️ Veterans Affairs56%28%16% 🌿 EPA55%31%14% 💉 Health & Human
Services55%30%15% 🕵️ FBI52%36%12% 🚗 Department of
Transportation52%36%12% 🛡️ Department of
Homeland Security51%35%13% ⚖️ Department
of Justice49%41%10% 🕵️‍♂️ CIA46%33%21% 📚 Department
of Education45%47%8% 💰 Federal Reserve43%37%20% 💼 IRS42%51%7%
Note: Figures are rounded. No answer responses are not shown.

Only the Department of Education and the IRS earned more unfavorable responses, and between them, only the IRS had a majority (51%) of unfavorable responses.

There are some caveats to remember with this data. Firstly, tax collection is a less-friendly activity than say, maintaining picturesque parks. Secondly, the survey was conducted a month before taxes were typically due, a peak time for experiencing filing woes.

Nevertheless, the IRS has come under fire in recent years. As per a New York Times article in 2019, eight years of budget cuts have stymied the agency’s ability to scrutinize tax filings from wealthier and more sophisticated filers.

At the same time poorer Americans are facing