THE LEAST expensive city in the world this year may sound familiar. Our map below shows how it and its neighbours compare with New York, the index’s benchmark city. The Middle East and Africa make up a large share of the bottom of the ranking; they are home to six of the ten cheapest cities in the world. The low …
The World Ahead | Graphic detail 2024 is the biggest election year in history But there is more to democracy than voting Russia 144m Pakistan 245m Turkey 86m Mexico 129m Bangladesh 175m Indonesia 280m India 1.4bn United States 342m Britain 68m Brazil 218m In 2024, countries with more than half the world’s population —over four billion people—will send their citizens …
