You're 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA as in France. See more
Former enemies, America and Russia now have a great deal in common - they both lead the world in locking people up. See more
Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China. See more
America puts many more of its citizens in prison than any other nation. See more
Two-thirds of the world's kidnappings occur in Colombia. See more
The average criminal sentence length is 137 years in Colombia. See more
Saudi diplomats have 367 outstanding parking fines in Britain. See more
0.7% of Americans are currently in prison. Wow! See more
You can be imprisoned for not voting in Fiji, Chile and Egypt - at least in theory. See more
More than 20% of the votes in the 2001 elections in Argentina were invalid. See more
The top 8 most developed countries all speak Germanic languages. Every such country is in the top 20. See more
72% of people in Mali earn less than $1 per day. See more
The ten most generous governments (relative to GDP) are all in Europe. See more
American adults have been educated for the longest time. See more
The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees. See more
The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City. See more