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Cover image: What Share of a Country's Budget Goes to Soldiers, Not Schools?

What Share of a Country’s Budget Goes to Soldiers, Not Schools?

What Share of a Country’s Budget Goes to Soldiers, Not Schools? Prints and downloads of Everything Econ visualisations:  Browse the print shop → Every government carves up its spending between things like healthcare, education, pensions and defence. This ranking looks at that last slice: the percentage of total government spending that goes to the military,

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Cover image: Which Country Is Pouring Almost Everything It Earns Into Its Army?

Which Country Is Pouring Almost Everything It Earns Into Its Army?

Which Country Is Pouring Almost Everything It Earns Into Its Army? Prints and downloads of Everything Econ visualisations:  Browse the print shop → Military spending as a share of GDP measures how much of a country's total economic output goes towards its armed forces, rather than schools, hospitals, roads or anything else. It's a better

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Cover image: Why Some Countries Take Nearly Two-Thirds of Your Top Salary — and Others Take None

Why Some Countries Take Nearly Two-Thirds of Your Top Salary — and Others Take None

Why Some Countries Take Nearly Two-Thirds of Your Top Salary — and Others Take None Prints and downloads of Everything Econ visualisations:  Browse the print shop → Every country decides, in its own way, how much of a high earner's income belongs to the state rather than the individual. The figures below track the top

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