Human rights & democracy statistics About this Video In this video, made for the Oslo freedom Forum 2009, Hans Rosling discuss the difficulty in measuring progress in Human Rights in the form of comparable numerical statistics. He also shows the surprisingly weak correlation between existing estimates for democracy and socio-economic progress. The reason may be that democracy and human rights measurements are badly done. It may also be that democracy and human rights are dimensions of development that are in themselves difficult to assign numerical values. Related content Democracy and GDP per capita in Gapminder World Links: Index Mundi - Country Facts Socioeconomic by Gapminder Eurostat Home Home Welcome to Eurostat The home of high-quality statistics and data on Europe Learn more about us EU key indicators Skip the carousel Loading Explore data & tools Database Statistical themes Interactive publications Data visualisations Latest news View all Asset Publisher © Avirid/stock.adobe.com EU household gas prices decrease in first half of 2026 30 October 2026 © fizkes/Shutterstock.com Euro area unemployment at 6.5% © weyo/stock.adobe.com GDP up by 0.4% in the euro area © Dragon Claws/stock.adobe.com Household electricity prices ease in 1st half of 2026 © gabczi/Shutterstock.com Rail passenger transport increased by 2.6% in 2025 EU and euro area tax-to-GDP ratio up in 2025 29 October 2026 © piai/stock.adobe.com 94.4% of EU children in early childhood education © Perytskyy/stock.adobe.com Waste generation in the EU: 1 697 kg per capita in 2024 Quick access Release calendar Statistics Explained Podcasts Events and webinars In focus Webinar New Is Europe urban or rural? Podcast New Listen to our podcast on agriculture
The Joy of Stats About the video Hans Rosling says there’s nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it. A one-hour long documentary produced by Wingspan Productions and broadcast by BBC, 2010. A DVD is available to order from Wingspan Productions. Director & Producer; Dan Hillman, Executive Producer: Archie Baron. ©Wingspan Productions for BBC, 2010 The change from large to small families reflects dramatic changes in peoples lives. Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad? Hans Rosling explains a very common misunderstanding about the world: That saving the poor children leads to overpopulation.
Minimum wage statistics Data from January 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables and Database. Planned article update: July 2014. Map 1: Minimum wages, 1 January 2014(EUR per month) - Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_cur) Figure 1: Minimum wages, January 2014 (1)(EUR per month) - Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_cur) Figure 2: Minimum wages, January 2014 (1)(PPS per month) - Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_cur) Figure 3: Minimum wages as proportion of the mean value of average gross monthly earnings, 2012 (1)(%) - Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_avgr2) Figure 4: Proportion of employees earning less than 105 % of the monthly minimum wage, October 2010 (1)(%) - Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_avgr2)Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 and Minimum wages; special calculation made for the purpose of this publication; data are not available in Eurostat's online database Minimum wage statistics, as published by Eurostat, refer to monthly national minimum wages. Main statistical findings Part-time employees Context
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