Mapped: The world’s oldest democracies - The World Economic …
Aug 8, 2019 · Using the above criteria, here is a list of the world’s 10 oldest democracies: Image: Visual Capitalist Using this specific criteria, there is only one country with continuous democracy for more than 200 years (The United States), and fourteen countries with democracies older than a …
How old are the world's oldest people? - The World Economic …
Apr 29, 2022 · At the ripe old age of 118, she sits atop the infographic below, showing the age and birthplace of the oldest living people on Earth. All women, the countries of birth most represented here are Japan and the United States ; accounting for two each, with the U.S. figure growing to four when expanding to a top ten.
Impact of ageing population on Japan - The World Economic Forum
Sep 28, 2023 · More than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older, and the country consistently rates as having the world's oldest population. This is having a profound impact on Japan's economy, workforce and society. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023 finds that only 35% of companies prioritize workers aged over 55.
Lessons in longevity from Japan’s 100-year-old Okinawans | World ...
Sep 29, 2021 · It means that one Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100 – and women account for 88.4% of centenarians, including Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person at 118 years. In Okinawa, there were almost double the number of centenarians per 100,000 people in 2015, as there were in Japan as a whole.
Leadership lessons from the oldest book on management
Jan 12, 2017 · More than ever before, we are living in a world that is being transformed and disrupted. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here and while people across the planet enthusiastically embrace the new convergence between the physical, digital and biological worlds, there is also uncertainty and apprehension. Businesses find themselves trailing in the pace of …
Wearable technology: the past, present and future in five gadgets
Oct 2, 2013 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan …
IBM created the world's first smartphone 25 years ago
Mar 13, 2018 · The tech company IBM is widely credited with developing the world’s first smartphone – the bulky but rather cutely named Simon.
A short history of the British pound | World Economic Forum
Jun 27, 2016 · After the historic United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union, the pound suffered one of its worst days ever - falling to a 30-year low.
The world's oldest populations - The World Economic Forum
Feb 22, 2023 · The number of people aged 65 and older is expected to double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion in 2050. Asia is leading this trend.
Ageing populations: How old can human beings live to be?
Jul 20, 2021 · The oldest and still most widely used method for calculating life expectancy, and thus lifespan, relies on the Gompertz equation. This is the observation, first made in the 19th century, that human death rates from disease increase exponentially with time.