By the Numbers

Sample, question wording, and who was asked — before the map.

By the Numbers

Finland #1 Happiest, Bangladesh Last? What That Ranking Actually Measures

The happiness ranking is not a beauty or worth contest. It is a 0-10 ladder survey + GDP, support, freedom, corruption. Both countries look different with full context.

Rent Free Desk•15 Sept•4 min

By the Numbers

Safest Country Maps Go Viral Each Month. They Hide the Same Footnote.

Crowd clicks are not victim surveys. Numbeo vs Gallup vs UNODC in plain terms, plus a 30-second check.

Data Desk•12 Sept•4 min

By the Numbers

Best Passport Lists Count Differently. That Is the Whole Drop.

Henley counts visa-on-arrival one way, Arton another. A three-place slip is often a recount, not a policy shift.

Data Desk•11 Sept•4 min

By the Numbers

How to Read a Best-Worst Country List Without Getting Fooled

Sample, wording, timing, and who gains from your share. The five-point check our desk runs before we publish.

Rent Free Desk•10 Sept•4 min