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

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Life Expectancy by Region (1950-2050F)

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Mapped: Life Expectancy by Region (1950-2050F)

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Average life expectancy at birth is projected to surpass 80 years in most global regions by 2050, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2022.

This infographic illustrates the trajectory of life expectancy at birth for both sexes, comparing data from 1950 and 2000 with the organization’s projections for the year 2050.

Life Expectancy to See Substantial Growth

At the beginning of the 19th century, no country had a life expectancy exceeding 40 years, with much of the global population enduring extreme poverty, limited access to medical care, and a lack of sanitation.

By 1950, newborns in Europe, North America, Oceania, Japan, and parts of South America were seeing life expectancies surpassing 60 years, while in other regions, newborns could only anticipate a lifespan of around 30 years.

For instance, individuals in Norway had a life expectancy of 72 years, while in Mali, it was merely 26 years. On average, Africa had a life expectancy of only 38 years.

Since then, life expectancies have substantially grown worldwide. Notably, between 1950 and 2000, significant progress was observed in Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Region195020002050F North America687784 Latin America & the Caribbean497181 Europe637484 Asia426880 Africa385368 Australia & Oceania617582

The improvement in life expectancy can be attributed to various factors such as advancements in medical technology, better healthcare infrastructure, improved sanitation, access to clean water, and increased awareness about health and nutrition.

In Perspective With History

Although today it seems like rising life expectancy is a given, for much of history it’s worth noting that the situation was much more static.

As shown in the above chart, for most of human history life expectancy at birth actually sat in the 20-30 year range. It’s only since the mid-19th century that the aforementioned improvements (sanitation, clean water, etc.) allowed for the exponential and regular progress we see today.