Identifying countries with the lowest cost of living is imprecise as prices and economies fluctuate. Historically, the lowest living costs are found in the developing world, but there is usually not much opportunity for income growth. Countries with higher standard wages also have high living costs. The cost of living is best understood in context, […]
Spain has the lowest birth rate among large western countries at 1.32 children per woman. Macao has the lowest rate overall, while Niger has the highest birth rate at 7.68 children per woman and the highest estimated population growth rate. The decrease in Spain’s fertility rate is attributed to the increasing number of years required […]
Angola has the shortest life expectancy of 38 years due to epidemics, warfare, and minefields. It scores low on the African Governance Index but higher than Somalia and Chad. Macao, Andorra, and Japan have the highest life expectancies over 82 years. The world average is 61 years and the US is 78 years. The country […]
Nordic and East Asian nations have the lowest infant mortality rates, with Singapore having the lowest at 2.1 per 1,000 births. The US ranks 30th with a rate of 6.9 per 1,000 births. Over 120 countries have seen declines in infant mortality rates since 1990, but some have experienced increases. Afghanistan has the highest rate […]
Key West, Florida and Mount Washington, New Hampshire have the highest and lowest average temperatures respectively in the US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Florida has the warmest average temperatures. The highest and lowest recorded temperatures on Earth are 134°F (56.7°C) in Death Valley, California in 1913 and -128.6°F (-89.2°C) in Antarctica in 1983 respectively. The […]
Barometric pressure is the weight of air in an area, measured in inHg or hPa. Honolulu and San Diego have the smallest range of pressure variations in the US, while St. Paul and Charleston have the largest. Pressure is affected by factors such as altitude, temperature, and weather changes. Health problems such as joint pain, […]
Southwest Airlines has the lowest fatality rate in the world, with zero fatalities in 17.87 million flights. Commercial airliners are safer than private aircraft, with 4.03 deaths per million flight hours. Cubana Airlines and China Airlines have the worst records of fatalities. The probability of dying on a single flight is eight million out of […]
Many countries have low internet access rates, with Myanmar and East Timor having the lowest at 0.1%. Over 120 countries have an internet penetration rate of less than 23.8%. The US has a DPI of 77%, while Burkina Faso and Cambodia have a DPI of 0.5%. The Falkland Islands, Iceland, and Norway have the highest […]
Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature where all atomic motion ceases. To reach true absolute zero, all internal components of an atom must stop, which is impossible due to quantum mechanics. Temperatures close to absolute zero have been reached using laser cooling and magnetic evaporative cooling, forming Bose-Einstein condensates. The lowest possible temperature, or […]
Helium has the lowest freezing point and does not freeze under typical pressures due to its high zero-point energy. Solid helium only exists under high pressure and low temperature, and is virtually invisible. Helium is used as a cryogenic cooling agent and exhibits superfluidity at very low temperatures. The material with the lowest freezing point […]
