Feels Democratic
Who says their country is democratic?
Who says their country is democratic?
| # | Country | Share who say their country is democratic (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 79 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 78 | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 77 | 2024 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 57 | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | 57 | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 55 | 2024 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷 France | 46 | 2024 |
China leads this card at 79, with France at 46. The gap is 33 %. China is 1.72 times France.
In the 2024 index, 79% in China rate the country democratic, just above Switzerland at 78% and Norway at 77%, and well above Germany and the United States, both at 57%, the United Kingdom at 55%, and France at 46%. A 7 to 10 counts. Latana says that where speech is restricted, that can strongly influence the answers. The same release labels China less free, and these Western countries free, using Freedom House 2024.
Source: Latana and the Alliance of Democracies, Democracy Perception Index 2024. Online sample of 62,953 people in 53 countries, 20 Feb to 15 Apr 2024. Nationally representative by age, gender, and education. Average margin of error about 2.9 points. Think about your country today. How democratic do you think it is? A 7 to 10 on the 0 to 10 scale counts as democratic. See the source.
The first recorded surgery under a general anesthetic
Which country recorded the first surgery under a general anesthetic, in 1804?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first recorded surgery under a general anesthetic | JPN |
Hanaoka Seishu, in Kishu, removed a breast tumor on 13 October 1804 after a herbal drink, mafutsusan. The public ether demonstration was in Boston in 1846, which is why the United States looks right. Hua Tuo in China is said to have used a similar drink, but no dated case like Hanaoka's survives.
Source: Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, History See the source.
No Golden Arches
Most populous countries with no McDonald's open
| # | Country | Population where McDonald's has no open restaurant (people) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 232,679,478 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 173,562,364 | 2024 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 143,669,648 | 2024 |
| 4 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 132,059,767 | 2024 |
| 5 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo | 109,276,265 | 2024 |
| 6 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 91,567,738 | 2024 |
Nigeria (232,679,478) is the most populous country with no McDonald's open, ahead of Bangladesh (173,562,364). Russia is third (143,669,648): it had 850 restaurants until the company left on 16 May 2022, and the old sites trade as Vkusno i tochka, so it counts as no. Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran fill out the six.
Source: World Bank population, 2024; McDonald's country list from Wikipedia See the source.