Beyond the headline number.
Reproducible views of the data, with the reasoning and limitations in the open.
POPULATION · INDEXED COMPARISON
A continent in motion: two population paths since 2000.
Population growth can look different from population size. Put both countries on a common baseline to see the distinction.
ECONOMY · READING THE INDICATOROutput per person is a signal. It needs context.
How to read GDP per capita in constant U.S. dollars, and why it cannot tell you what a household earns or can afford.
Analysis here uses published observations and explicit deterministic calculations. We do not infer causes from parallel trends or publish unreviewed statistical associations.