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The percentage of GDP that each country allocates to Defense, exposed in this graphic with an unavoidable protagonist

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Talking about war is looking at Ukraine and Russia. The contest between the two countries It is dilated from its start in 2022, but there are many countries that are in a War situation (between them or internally) and many others in constant tension, such as Myanmar, India and Taiwan with China either Poland with Russia. And that implies one thing: They spend more money in defense. Not only them: the world is spending more money on that militarization, and in this graph prepared by Visual Capitalist We can clearly see the military spending of each country in proportion to its GDP. Spending compared to your GDP. The gross domestic product is a A country’s economy indicator. It is the sum of all the goods and services that occur within a country for a year and, if it goes up, it means that the economy produces more. If you go down, on the contrary. That money has to be reinvested, and what we are seeing is that there are countries that are increasingly investing more money from their GDP in defense. For the elaboration of the graph, the data of the International Stockholm Institute for Peace Research -sipri- and, although these data are public, there are cases such as Russia, Saudi or China Arabia in which estimates have to be resorted to. The evergreen trio. In the infographic Ukraine stands out as the country that more money in relation to its GDP has invested in defense. It is estimated that Ukraine allocated $ 64.7 billion to His military arm. It is, with a lot of difference, the country that is making the most effort in the world in this regard, but the funny thing is that others with a much lower defense percentage, reach Astronomical figures. This is because the GDP of these other countries is much higher. Thus, we see that Israel with its 8.8% of GDP in defense, Algeria with 8% or Saudi Arabia with 7.3% or approach a Russia that invests 7.1% of its GDP, which translates into about 149,000 million dollars. Then we have Chinainvesting 1.7% of its GDP – about 314,000 million dollars – and the true monster: a United States that, with its 3.4%, is estimated to invest about 997,000 million in defense. Logical. As we say, it has all the meaning that is the countries with greater tension that most invest in defense because it is not necessary to have an open war to be in those first positions. An example is Poland, which has increased spending due to recent tensions with Russia. Another example is that of Algeria, which in 2022 allocated 4.1% of its GDP to Defense and in 2024 the figure folded to 8% due to the dispute of the Western Sahara with Morocco. Alcista Trend. According to the SIPRI, although not all NATO members fulfilled their objectives, something for what Trump is pushingmilitary expenditure did increase in all of them. The aforementioned United States represents 66% of NATO spending And more than a third, they alone, of the world military spending. And the situation is far from sending. In 2023, global military expend Cold war. For contextualizing something else, the agency estimates that the United Kingdom increased its military expenditure by 2.8%, France by 6.1%, Sweden in 34% and Mexico by 66% during the last year. In total, taking world GDP, it is estimated that the world spent 2.5% of it in the army, when the last years had remained around 2.2%. And that before Europe installs rearme. In Xataka | To hunt Russian drones, Ukraine is resorting to a revolutionary technique … from World War I

The countries that drink beer around the world, exposed in this happy graphic

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There are more than 2,000 million people drink alcohol often, according to The World Health Organization. Within these data are the Beer drinkersa drink that, Like coffeeit is one of the most consumed in the world. Logically due to its population, China has been dominating as the country that consumes more beer In the world. But if we look at the consumption of per capita beer, the thing changes. And here it only remains to ask … what happens in the Czech Republic. The Czechs is one thing. The Kirin Group public At the end of last year a report on world beer consumption based on questioning sent to beer associations from different countries and industry reports, and is the basis on which Visual Capitalist He has elaborated the graph that you have on these lines. In it, we can see that many countries are quite aligned in per capita annual consumption, but there is one that is notable: Czech Republic. According to these data, the country’s per capita consumption was 152.1 liters per year. It is a figure that is far, far from the 106.5 liters of the Austrians, of the 103.3 liters of the Lithuanians and the 100.6 liters of the Irish, who are the ones that complete the list of countries with consumption above 100 liters. Heritage. Kirin’s report points out that most countries have remained in the same positions that occupied the previous year, but with a notable rise in Croatia, which passes from position ten to five in 2024. Consumption in Spain is not far behind, but there are more and more reports that point to a decrease in consumption In Spanish lands. Let’s go back to the Czech Republic for a moment, since it is a country where beer serves you in bars, unless you say they stop doing it. As in Germany or Belgium, they have recognized the beer culture as part of its national heritage. The three have cataloged the drink and its preparation as an intangible cultural asset, something that is not yet on the Unesco heritage list, but that reflects the importance that the drink has in each of the nations. Because this goes beyond the product, bottled beer, but covers The whole process. It is a celebration of the cultivation of hops and barley, traditional beer trades, the social role of taverns in both rural and urban areas and the role it plays in everyday life. Interestingly, in the list, Belgium occupies much lower positions of consumption. Leaving Europe. This beer tradition permeates consumption worldwide and therefore, although Europe is not the leading territory, it does have the countries where each citizen drinks more liters a year. To find the first non -European country, we must go down to 13th place, where Panama is. Here we start seeing countries like Mexico (15), Gabon (16) or South Africa (18). The United States, which also acquired a wide beer culture fruit of all the miscegenation of the country, is in 27th position with 63.1 liters per capita and curious is the 25th place in the United Kingdom with 65.5 liters. Zero-Ceroseseism. These data, remember, belong to the study prepared by Kirin, but, liter above, liter below, the top positions with that Czech Republic at the head of world beer consumption are something that remains in other statistics. Now, within all the beer consumed in Europe, there is something that is taking impulse: The production of alcohol without alcohol. In 2023 se They produced 34.3 billion liters of beer (being Germany, Spain and Poland the ones that most fermented), 1.8 billion Liters without alcoholbut although it seems little, it is an increase of 13.5% compared to beer data with less than 0.5% alcohol of 2022. And it occurs more because it is also consumed more. In Spain, for example, in 2023 it was consumed 3.5% more of alcohol -free beer than in 2022. We will see if that increase in the consumption of beer without alcohol, something that already shows in advertising, and the decline of alcohol consumption in young Europeans becomes a trend and how it influences these annual statistics. In Xataka | Alcohol kills, but not everyone equally: why Spain and Italy consume more but die less

Five of the best offers of El Corte Inglés, today Saturday, May 10. Chollos in mobiles, televisions, graphic novels and more

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As every weekend, El Corte Inglés has launched a good battery of offers in all types of products. Some are within their campaign the technoprecios and others do not, but all of them have a good discount. In this article we will review Five of the best offers available today May 10. Samsung Galaxy S24 by 649.90 eurosa good price for Samsung’s mobile in its 256 GB configuration. HISENSE 50A7NQ by 369 eurosa 50 -inch QLED television. Super Mario RPG by 30 eurosan interesting video game for Nintendo Switch that we have rarely seen so cheap. Sony Wh-1000xm4 by 199 eurosone of the best Bluetooth headphones in its price range. The Eternaluta by 33.25 eurosthe graphic novel based on the popular Netflix series. Samsung Galaxy S24 He Samsung Galaxy S24 It has been lowering price for many months and you can currently find a good discount. In El Corte Inglés it is located for 649.90 euros in his 256 GB configuration And, although we already have a new generation, it is still a very interesting mobile, especially at this price. Stands out mainly for your screenbut also for its compact format and for all the years in which you will receive Android updates. Samsung Galaxy S24 (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review HISENSE 50A7NQ If you are looking for a television with good screen and a super adjusted price, much eye with the price of this Hins model. The smart TV HISENSE 50A7NQ has dropped to 369 euros (In Amazon it is found by 359 euros), a great price considering that it rides a screen va qled of 50 incheswhich is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and that includes three ports HDMI 2.1. Hi the 50a7nq (QLED, 50 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Super Mario RPG Nintendo Switch video games do not usually lower too much price, but there are exceptions. We have the best current example in the ‘Super Mario RPG‘, an interesting title that It unchecks the traditional genre in which we usually see the character to bet on RPG. Its usual price is 59.90 euros, but now it is located in El Corte Inglés by 30 euros. Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sony Wh-1000xm4 Below 200 euros we can find a great variety and quantity of Bluetooth headphones, but one of the best is the Sony Wh-1000xm4. Now they are in El Corte Inglés by 199 eurosbut if you are looking for the best Amazon price, you have them for 189 euros. These headphones They stand out mainly for their active noise cancellationbut also for its ergonomic design and for audio quality. * Some price may have changed from the last review The Eternaluta ‘The Eternaluta‘It has become a very popular series within the current Netflix catalog. Its story is based on the homonymous graphic novel written by HG Oesterheld and published by Planet Comic. In El Corte Inglés it is at a price of 33.25 euros And it’s interesting because we are facing A graphic novel that has enough differences with respect to the Netflix series. The Eternaluta (graphic novel) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | The English Court and Buying (header), Samsung, Hisense, Nintendo, Sony, Planet Comic In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which to buy and 19 models from 20 euros to 450 euros

The more and less reliable car brands of 2025, in a graphic dominated by Japan and with a surprise: Tesla

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Buying a car is A authentic headache. It is logical if we consider that, usually, after the house, the purchase of a car is the greatest expense we make. There are many variables to take into account (motorization, securitymore or less screens …) and something that should be seen are the lists of the most reliable cars. There are several, Like those of Consumer Reports Or JD Power, who help us make the decision. And, precisely, in this graph elaborated by Visual Capitalist We have the list of the most reliable brands of 2025 according to one of these databases. JD Power. First of all, let’s see the context of this company. Founded in 1968, it has been specialized in handling big Databases that collect consumer data in various industries. One of them is that of the car, where they analyze all those data to prepare reports with achievements such as the discovery of a defect in the design of the rotary engines of Mazda in 1973, something that forced the company to remedy. In the automobile segment, they publish several lists, being one of them that includes the general degree of satisfaction of the owners of the different brands. On this occasion, it focuses on the United States, but as is the case in the Consumer Reports lists, although the US market is slightly different from the European, many of the brands and models are common in both markets. PP100. To understand the list, you have to know that the number of problems per 100 vehicles is detailed (problems per 100 or PP100) after three years of property. For example, in the Last year listJD Power collected the response of more than 30,500 people from cars bought in 2021 and, after three years, detailed the problems belonging to nine categories: Abroad Inside Seating Driving experience Air conditioning/air conditioning Controls Infoentrate system Engine Driving aids The best. Going to the list, we have a recurring company in the first position: Lexus. In different consumer surveys, Toyota’s luxury brand has been crowned as the company that has the most degree of satisfaction among its customers. In this case, although it has more errors than in the list last year, it continues in first position. The American Buick is the second and, thirdly, Mazda advances to Toyota. Nothing surprising: Japan continues to lead in the high satisfaction positions, but others like General Motors manage to sneak because they have varied the most with respect to the previous period. The biggest changes. Precisely, there are several changes in the list marked by that improvement or worsening in front of the 2024 survey. Mazda is one of the one that improves the most with respect to the last year, reducing its PP100 by 24 points. Ford reduced it at 31 points and Tesla starred in the biggest change by reducing it by 43 points. There are also changes worse, such as that of the aforementioned Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Acura or Jeep, something that surprises less if we see recent movements of the company in American territory, with policies that are not liking and other determining factors for this list. Worse. The really interesting, beyond the brands whose reputation improves or worsens in recent months, is the fact that, globally, the average errors per 100 vehicles has reached, according to JD Power, its highest average since 2009. This is curious because it was the year immediately later to the financial crisis of 2008 and the manufacturers may cut in components, but cars analyzed in 2024 They are built during the Covid-19 pandemic, which points to a correlation between a crisis moment and an increase in vehicle failures. More technology, more problems. The more options a device has, the more possibilities there is something fail. It is something that surely you have heard: do not buy you a washing machine because it surely fails more than a washing machine and a separate dryer (insert the example you want with a microwave-shock or whatever). Well, in the case of cars, according to JD Power reports, half of the main problems of the entire industry are related to the great novelty of recent years: integration with smartphones and systems ANdroid Auto and Apple Carplay. In fact, in surveys, 56% of users claim that they have not noticed improvements even after updates and that, the more software related to the Infoentrate It has the car, there is more likely that something fails. Obviously, Millions of cars are sold a year And many have that integration, but also owners or solutions such as Android Automotive and the units that fail represent a small percentage. But, in an industry that becomes more and more in this and Use of screens (With brands that are already reculating), It is normal for more mistakes of this type to appear. Choosing a car now does not go only motor or design, but also of stability in the software, and it is convenient that we keep it in mind when choosing. Images | Visual Capitalist In Xataka | There is a clear winner with the 25% tariffs to the car: it is called byd and represents everything that China has to win

These are the most loved and hated millionaires, explained in a graphic

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The most famous billionaires are not just business leaders, they have also become In media figures. Names that resonate in all homes and even influence In the political sphere. But there is something that clearly differentiates them: not all of them enjoy the sympathy of 99% of the world population that is not millionaire. While some generate admiration and respectothers generate very obvious opinions and levels of distrust and rejection. A survey Made by Reuters and Ipsos He asked 4415 American adults his opinion about some of the most outstanding millionaires of the Forbes Millionaires List. Some showed favorable opinions about them, others clearly unfavorable and others simply shrug because they had no idea who those gentlemen were. The portal Visualcapitalist He has collected all this data and has represented them in a much more enlightening graph that shows that, Being rich and famous does not guarantee to be popular Among your neighbors and countrymen. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Population favorites The Nonagenarian Inverter Warren Buffett, known as the “Oracle of Omaha”, leads the list of billionaires with greater popularity In the United States. His Austera and close personalityhas made 52% of the interviewees have a favorable opinion about the veteran millionaire. Only 26% of those who recognized him showed a negative opinion about him, and 18% recognized not knowing who that person was, despite having the fifth greatest fortune in the world. Buffett has been able to win the support of society Thanks to your simple lifestyle, your responsible investment approach and your commitment to philanthropy. Despite its imposing fortune of 165 billion dollars, its image transmits humility and common sensewhich makes it a reference well seen by many. For its part, Bill Gates is the great surprise of the table, occupying second place in terms of popularity, with 49% positive opinions. This perception has improved significantly from Gates left Microsoft’s direction And he put all his endeavor in philanthropy Through the Gates Foundation. However, with 43% of unfavorable opinions, its rejection index remains elevated. Gates has managed to position himself as a leader who seeks global solutions for problems Like public health and Climate changebut those causes have also put him in the spotlight of conspiracy theories The most diverse. That has made Microsoft the founder loved and hated almost in equal parts. For better or worse, Gates is one of the most popular millionaires in the world. Only 5% of the interviewees claimed not to know who that man was who claimed to have a assets of 108,000 million dollars. Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos: Famous, but hated Despite being in the top 3 ofThe greatest fortunes in the world According to the Forbes list, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg face the challenge of being widely recognized, but very little dear. You can’t have everything. Elon Musk, with a fortune of 357,000 million dollars, has 39% favorable opinions. However, your participation in the Government Efficiency Department (Doge), in charge of saying goodbye hundreds of thousands of federal officials have won all A animated wave that has left him with 55% of unfavorable opinions. However, Musk is not the only one has not managed to connect With public opinion. Jeff Bezos also records 55% of unfavorable opinions in the survey. Unlike Musk, Bezos only awakens sympathies between 29% of respondents. The rest of the interviewees missing to complete 100% of the bar of Bezos sympathies and hatred I simply did not know who it was, although most likely they have ever bought in their online store or seen a series on their video platform. In the case of Mark Zuckerberg, the figures are not encouraging. Despite having experienced A complete image change To tune with the rest of the members of his generation, the founder of Facebook stands as the billionaire with the highest percentage of rejection of the list. His image has been damaged by scandals related to Users privacy and the Influence of social networks In society, which has made its popularity fall leaving 64% of unfavorable opinions. Definitely, Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t like. Millionaires that neither fu nor fa Despite being key figures in the technological world, billionaires such as Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft ex-care; Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle; And the co -founders of Google, Larry Page and Serguéi Brin, are not as recognized by the general public as Elon Musk or Bill Gates. In fact, 65% of respondents He doesn’t know Steve Ballmerwhile Page and Brin They could walk quietly through a shopping center and 69% and 72% respectively of the people with whom they were crossed would not recognize them. However, among those who do recognize them, the perception is very divided. For example, Larry Ellison has only 13% of favorable opinions, while Steve Ballmer has a modest 16%. It is probably because they have not seen their Microsoft marketing campaigns in the 90s. This contrast shows that, although They founded influential companies And their contributions have revolutionized entire sectors, the lack of media exposure and polarization in public opinion makes them less relevant characters at the popular level. Reuters data reveal that the perception that Americans have about their richest billionaires not only depends on the size of their fortunes or that of their companies, but also measured by their personal decisions. On the other hand, those who maintain a low profile, such as Larry Page, Serguéi Brin and Larry Ellison, seem to live in a limbo of popularity, in which they can enjoy all the Advantages of being centimillonario, Without the inconveniences of being so recognizable like Elon Musk or Bill Gates. In Xataka | They are founders and ultra -ups, but they have not always driven luxury supercoches: a review of the cars of the Tech millionaires In Xataka | How much money you need to be among the richest 1% in SpainHow much money you need to be among the richest 1%in Spain Image | VisualcapitalistFlickr (Billionaires Success)

All the resources that we can potentially extract from the moon, illustrated in this graphic developer

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Mars has become the long -awaited objective of space exploration. So much that the New “Manifest Destination” of the United States. This is something that has sown doubts about the future of Ambitious Artemis mission for go to the moonbut beyond to satisfy scientific curiosity, our satellite has a lot to offer as far as resources are concerned. And in this graph prepared by Visual Capitalist We can what resources we can get from the Moon and what is the degree of confidence we have for each of them. Scenery. The graph is more informative than attractive, that must be recognized, but clearly exposes not only what are the main resources of the moon, but the possibilities we have to take advantage of our current technology. Thus, we can see that there are resources that we have well measured, such as the amount of regolito or solar energyothers not calculated so precisely, and we can see clearly if they are resources that we can recover for land use right now or if they are resources that are out of our reach. Because, of course, one thing is to collect resources, and another very different to be able to pack them correctly and return them to the earth. Resources. The data that they have used for the elaboration of the graphic respond to those of the geological study that the United States developed in 2022 and there is something important that must be taken into account: we are at the dawn of something that seemed science fiction, the Mining on the Moon. There is a large presence of metals on the moon such as iron, titanium, aluminum or magnesium, but also the coveted silicon, which is the Base of our technology industry and solar panels. There are also ice-3, which is a Fuel potential for nuclear fusionrare metals, oxygen, and it is estimated that there is water, but not in a liquid state, but present in the form of ice in the craters that are permanently shaded. The main resources and their status are clearer in this table: resource Current classification Recoverable with our technology Reserve in 30 years Solar energy Measured Yeah Yeah Helio-3 Dear No A stranger Regolito Quantified No Yeah Oxygen in Regolito Quantified No Yeah Hydrogen retained water Quantified No Likely ice -shaped water Minimal or without evidence No A stranger Lunar mining. Before Elon Musk’s arrival to revolutionize space exploration at the governmental level, there were Plans For NASA to send drilling equipment to the Moon to establish a permanent extraction plant for 2032. It is an objective that may have been complicated taking into account recent events, but it is also something that would conflict with the Treaty of ultra -resters. That mining on the Moon is, as we say, very interesting due to the deposits we believe we have located in the satellite, but article 11 of the 1967 Treaty establishes that all the natural resources of the Moon are “common heritage of humanity.” In addition, “it cannot be subject to national appropriation through claims for sovereignty” and those resources “cannot be owned by any state, intergovernmental or non -governmental international organization, national organization or non -governmental entity or any natural person.” Interpretation of lunar soil by ESA Regolito. Returning to the graph, there are two resources that stand out on the rest, both because we know of their existence and because they are the simplest to take advantage of current technology. One of them is lunar dust, curiously. It is called a regolito And it is a carpet of rocky materials that has a couple of useful applications. The first thing is that it is composed of a large amount of oxygen and metals, elements that could be separated from dust to use them in other purposes. Through electrolysis, we can separate oxygen from metals and, although oxygen on Earth is a byproduct, on the moon it can be vital as a source of life. The dust obtained as waste can be used as construction material for brick or roads. There are other projects to take advantage of this abundant lunar resource: Improve regolito fertility through bacteria to be able to grow on the satellite floor. In fact, this soil fertilization is key not only for the colonization of the moon: also for the Martian adventures. Solar energy. Now, from the resources that we can extract from the moon and on the moon, solar energy is the most interesting. The reason is that we could start extracting in the short term because we have the technology to do so. In lunar poles, the sun is visible for long periods, so energy could be generated continuously because there is no rain with rain or clouds (this rainy March we have learned The price of rain in the generation of solar energy). To transmit that energy captured to Earth, lasers or microwave could be used. Projects. There are some in progress. On the one hand, we have Luna Ring, a Japanese project that wants to place a 400 -kilometer wide solar panel belt and 11,000 kilometers long (an absolute barbarity) around Ecuador lunar to send 13,000 theravats to the earth continuously. Is more than we currently need. On the other hand, the European Space Agency had the GE⊕-LPSa project that would consist of a lunar station with panels manufactured from lunar resources. Because yes, the regolito also has silicon and other metals that could be used in situ to make panels. Here the idea is to use that energy to feed the lunar bases. And another project is Blue Alchimist de Blue Origin. Again, taking advantage of the regolite to create panels, it also seeks to generate energy in an unlimited and constant way. Challenges. Now, they are not simple or cheap programs. Focusing on the most accurate project, which would be to produce energy because we know that there is light and we know how to send that energy to the earth, we … Read more

The migration of billionaires in the last decade, explained in an illustrative graphic

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In the last decade, we have seen interesting changes in the Formation of new fortunes around the world and how new technologies were replacing oil, logistics or industry as origins of that wealth. However, these fortunes do not have to remain exclusively in a single country so, such as migratory birds, billionaires also They move around the world looking for the best conditions To develop your fortunes. Migratory fortunes The report ‘Billionaire Ambions Report 2024 ‘ Prepared by Financial Entity UBS has studied the movements of the great fortunes between 2015 and 2024, observing some patterns that reflect the economic policies that the different territories have taken and the effects that these policies have on the great assets. To help us have a more global vision of the subject, in Visualcapitalist have developed a graph with the data of the Migratory study of great fortunes of ubs. According to the report data, since 2020, about 176 billionaires, which in total totaling a joint assets of more than 400,000 million dollars, have moved to other countries. This means that approximately one in 15 billionaires in the world has changed residence Looking for more conducive airs for your fortunes. The reasons why they move are varied, but mainly they look for tax advantages and places where is easier do business. China, Switzerland and the United States are some of the most popular destinations for these ultra -ups. On the other hand, Eastern Europe has seen the largest exit of billionaires in the last ten years. China leaves a positive multimillionaire balance The case of China is quite paradigmatic since it has become the country that has won the most billionaires in net terms during the last decade. According to UBS records, in 2024, China had 501 billionaires in total. During the years that monitors the study, 73 ultrarricos moved to China from other countries, while 48 millionaires undertook the opposite path abandoning the country. The result is a positive balance of 25 billionaires for China. Despite the recent economic problems caused by the Real estate crisis in Chinathe total richness of its billionaires has doubled since 2015, reaching 1.8 billion dollars. Western Europe is the second region that has attracted the most billionaires in the last ten years, registering an increase 20 millionaires. In total, the billionaires of this region accumulate a joint wealth of 2.7 billion dollars, growing 16% since 2023. With 117 millionaires, Germany is the country with more population of millionaires from Europe, followed by Switzerland with 85 billionaires and the United Kingdom with 82. On the other hand, the growing geopolitical tension that Eastern Europe lives, and the subsequent outbreak of the Ukraine War, He encouraged the move of 29 millionaires from that area of ​​the continent. The United States has also been an important magnet for great fortunes, attracted to Innovation and investment poles as Silicon Valley and New York are. In the last 10 years, 55 foreign billionaires moved there, while 42 American millionaires left to other countries. With the boom in the stock market in 2024, the United States housed 835 billionaires with a combined wealth of 5.8 billion dollars, which represented a growth of 27.6% in one year. The fiscal policies that They have adopted Texas or Florida, are leading that some of the millionaires who were based in California or New York Rumbo to the south of the country. Middle East is in full reinvention process, with projects like Neomwhich seeks to unlink the richness of the country of its fossil resourcesturning countries as United Arab Emirates, into the right environment for investments and the creation of companies. A proof of this is that the richness of the billionaires of that country increased by 39.5% between 2023 and 2024. That favorable investor environment It has served as a magnet to host Millionaires from Southeast Asia, Australia or the South American cone, attracted by a most lax fiscal policy With capital income. In Xataka | How much money you need to be among the richest 1% in Spain Image | Visualcapitalist

The 10 most powerful air forces in the world, compared to a clarifying graphic

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From the Combat Aviation Large in the World War I and the improvement in the Second World Waraerial supremacy has been one of the objectives of the countries that most invest in the military arm. Air control is crucial, and in recent years we have seen that some of the most tense incidents among nations (Of those who have not finished at war, of course) have had heaven as protagonists. With the era of hypertecnological aircraft, those that have advanced furtive abilities and, Above all, dronesthe Air Force is a key strategic factor in the current geopolitics. And in this graph prepared by Visual Capitalist We can see what are the most powerful air forces in the world. Were there doubts? With base data of Global Firepowerwe can see how the United States, to anyone’s surprise, is the nation that has the most aircraft. A total of 13,209, far from a Russia with 4,255 ships and a China that holds about 3,304. The American domain is overwhelming, and outside the podium, we see that the rest of the countries maintain a balance in their air forces. Potpourri. Now, not all the ships shown in the graph are combat fighters. Of those 13,209 United States aircraft, 1,854 are combat aircraft (which is more than the complete fleet of most countries, on the other hand), 3,722 are support planes and 5,737 are helicopters. To compare, Russia has 609 support planes, 809 fighters and 1,554 helicopters, although the total amount can vary due to its losses from the beginning of the Ukraine War. Number vs. Equipment. Now, something important is that the air war would not be won by the one that has the most ships. In this issue, we must leave the United States out of the equation due not only to the number of vehicles, but also the country that invests the most money in its military arm. It is estimated that the North American country Invest More than 800,000 million dollars in defense, far from the 252,000 million of China, the 72,900 of India or, even, the 63,000 million annually that Japan planned to invest from 2023 to 2027 for Modernize your forces. Because this, as we say, is important. Returning to the Air Forces, the Japanese country is modernizing its fleet with advanced aircraft such as F-15 and F-2. South Korea or the United Kingdom are also in That modernization point And Russia, which invests 61,7 billion dollars in defense, has the second most numerous fleet, yes, but full of outdated equipment. China in Mach 3. And in this game of numbers and investment, it must also be taken into account that countries do not show all their letters. It is evident that the United States would have no problem in declaring the total number of aircraft due to the huge military muscle it has, but China has been investing a lot and in full military growth that makes it complicated to know, really, how many aircraft it has. The Asian giant is burning money on airplanes, specifically in Advanced fighters such as the J-20, the J-15T and the J-34a, but it is also known that it is developing nuclear submarines, Heavy helicopters, latest generation aircraft carriersadvanced furtive aircraft and other types of military assets. Not to mention the progress in development of nuclear headsan aggressive advance that seeks to close the military gap with other powers. In the end, it is a balance between the number of forces and their generation, but despite efforts of other powers, the United States still does not have a rival, since only its military expense represents 40% of world military spending. And, of course, he is also advancing by leaps and bounds in New generation aircraft. In Xataka | The countries that most and less money invest in NATO beyond the US, gathered in this graphic

If the question is how much money it exists in the world per person, this graphic developer has the answer

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Imagine there was a form of distribute all money in cash of the world equitably between Each inhabitant of the planet. Thus, a Wisconsin farmer would have the same cash That a potter in New Delhi, a goat shepherd in Namibia or a dentist in Sydney. How much money You think it would correspond to each inhabitant? The short answer: everyone could Buy a Sandero Dacia. The world money supply is not the same as world wealth The modern economic system encompasses many financial and monetary elements that define the term of wealth. So one of the ways in which the exercise of imagination distribution of wealth that would allow mitigating world poverty can be distribute all money in cash that exists in monetary markets around the world. This “cash” money is known as M2 Prenss supply And it is an intermediate monetary aggregate that includes money in circulation from around the world and certain bank deposits with high liquidity and with a period of up to 2 years, savings and money market accounts, as well as deposits with availability with notice of up to three months. In other words, the monetary supply M2 is all that money you could have in your pocket in a relatively immediate way. The concept of monetary supply m2 differs from the Global wealth or heritage in which this includes assets and real estate properties or mercantile that, although they can have a lot of value, are not easily redeemable for Count and sound money. According to data collected by CEICM2’s money supply amounts to 123.3 billion (Europeans) of dollars In 2024. That is, joining all the effective of all the economies of the world, we would add that money. According to the report ‘Global Wealth Report 2024‘Prepared by UBS, the world’s private net richness in 2024 was encrypted in 487.9 billion dollars in total. To help us see that information in a more graphic way, in Visualcapitalist have created an infographic in which the M2 MONITORY OFFER DATA obtained by CEIC, and divides between the world population data registered by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Distributing all world cash As we said, the world M2 money supply registered by the CEIC economic body in 2024 is 123,313 billion dollars (with the Anglo -Saxon system they would be trillion), while the data of the world population in 2024 reveal that we are currently 8,161,973,000 inhabitants In this little blue marble that we call planet Earth. The result of the equitable cast is that, each inhabitant of the planet would correspond 15,108 dollars Or, what is the same, about 13,944.28 euros to change. According to the Virtualcapitalist calculationsthat would be equivalent to the expenditure generated by the list of the purchase of an average home for two years, a second -hand car, or also reaches to buy a Sandero dacia. Without extras, yes. Spain is better for accounts If we repeat the same exercise, but circumscribing the data to the scope of Spain, the amount that each Spaniard would receive would be somewhat higher. According to CEIC’s records for Spain in December 2024the supply of monetary m2 available was 1,647,611,114 million dollars (or 1,648 billion dollars). On the other hand, the data of INE population count January 2025 left a total of 49,077,984 inhabitants in Spain. That lets us, by distributing the total of the money supply among the inhabitants of Spain, each would receive 33,571.29 dollars or some 30,967.97 euros to change. In Xataka | How much money you need to be among the richest 1% in Spain Image | Visualcapitalist.com

The airlines that most canceled flights over 2024, exhibited in this graphic

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You reserve a flight, you make plans and, suddenly, you receive the worst Notification on mobile: Your flight has been canceled. It is not as common as delays or endless queuesbut when it happens, it can ruin a trip in a moment. For aeronautics, 2024 was a complex year due to errors such as Crowdstrike that demonstrated the Fragility of airports around the worldbut also to adverse weather situations and even geopolitical incidents. And in this graphic of Visual Capitalist The 15 airlines with more cancellations are exhibited during 2024: The data. Canceling a flight is not easy, so it is something that companies do not do not be totally necessary. They have to deal with the expenses of the passage (such as claims), but also with the expenses in airports for occupying the terminal, among others. There must be a reason for weight as a climatological issue, concern for security or some technical problem in the ship that pushes the company to make that decision. They can also be administrative errors such as schedules, maintenance delays or lack of personnel. Very located. As can be seen, most airlines are headquarters and operate mainly in the regions of Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. On the list only two European and one American sneak. In addition, although Chinese companies are not those that lead the list, the number of travelers who move and the flight cancellation rate is quite significant. Perspective. Now, the graph must be accompanied by a table in which it clarifies what is the cancellation rate. In it, the total flights of each company and cancellations are exposed to obtain a percentage. First of all, here we leave the table: company Region country Flights cancellation rate Dana Air Middle East and Africa Nigeria 2,396 33.9% Lion Air Asia-Pacific Indonesia 125,550 16.7% Wings Air Asia-Pacific Indonesia 62,176 16.3% Air Austral Middle East and Africa France 7,628 14.9% Chongquing Airlines Asia-Pacific China 57,868 14.8% OPE AIR JET Asia-Pacific Indonesia 89,453 14.7% Air Seychelles Middle East and Africa Seychelles 16,069 10.1% Batik Air Asia-Pacific Indonesia 97,320 9.4% Winair Latin America Netherlands 25,802 6.3% Cape Air North America USA 83,101 6.1% Kenya Airways Middle East and Africa Kenya 46,578 4.9% Ural Airlines Europe Russia 61.021 4.8% Shenzhen Airlines Asia-Pacific China 277,688 4.6% China Air Asia-Pacific China 612.920 4.1% It is what allows to see more clearly the impact of the 813 canceled flights of Dana Air compared to the 2,396 total flights in front of those of a giant as an Chinese Air that “only” canceled 25,359 flights of a total of 612,920. It is still a burial, but it is not such a significant percentage of the total. Specific challenges. Now, what are these cancellations, especially some as striking as those of Dana Air? Two factors come into play here: the specific challenges and those that are common. In the case of the African company, the thing comes from afar. In July 2022, its air transport license was paralyzed by regulators due to financial problems and security concerns. They returned to operations a few months later, but in February 2023, the six aircraft of their fleet were held on land due to problems with maintenance. And, in 2024, a incident On the Lagos track he raised concerns about the security measures of the airline, reasuring the suspension of his licenses. In the case of the Russian Ural Airlines, the cancellations are due to the fact that it was that year in which the European Union He added to the list of sanctions due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. And others more common. Apart from the unforeseen events, sanctions and negligence on the part of the companies, we see that small airlines have many problems to maintain their travel calendar. The funny thing is that there is a simple and understandable explanation for travelers: those that cover Indonesia, for example, must deal with the challenge of operating in archipelagos with more than 17,000 islands in which extreme climatic conditions are frequent. In the case of the Cape Air (American) and Winair (Dutch), the explanation is also logical: they fly to complex areas of the Caribbean. Winair’s case is logical because it has a fleet of only eight planes and flies, above all, between destinations of the Sotavento Islands of the Minors, home of one of the most dangerous airports in the world, the Juliana Princess. By zones. Beyond the cancellations of the airlines that track from Ciriumthe data of the difference between territories with China at the head is interesting, more than one point of difference from the second, which is Latin America: Region Total flights canceled rate Asia-Pacific 12,489,263 315,317 2.52% Latin America 2,898,438 42,407 1.46% North America 9,925,300 135,744 1.37% Europe 8,529,261 90,134 1.06 Middle East and Africa 2,758,152 26,793 0.97% In the end, the data is there and, although there are reasons for flight cancellation that are understandable due to maintaining the passage, when it touches us it is not a dish of good taste. In Xataka | There are people getting free flights and money at the expense of airlines. Your superpower: be very patient

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