Trade
What is the world's most traded good?
Cars ($1,350 billion), then refined Petroleum, $825 billio
The country we've visited that has the largest economy?
Spain (India)
Country we visited that has the most international tourist arrivals
Spain (71.7 million in 2022)
Country we visited with largest income inequality
South Africa
The country that we've visited/will visit that trades with the US the most.
Vietnam
Country we visited with the highest GDP per capita
Belgium
Country visited/to visit with highest percentage of GDP made up by tourism
Mauritius 4.54 (UAE 7 Portugal 5)
The Heritage Foundation ranks countries by "Economic Freedom" - rule of law, govt size, regulatory efficiency, open markets. Which country we visited scores the lowest?
South Africa (but India, Jordan, Oman, Morocco, and Greece are all low)
Country with highest infant mortality rate on voyage
South africa (24.4) but india 30.4 per 1000 live births
The country we were supposed to visit and didn't that trades with the US the most
India
Country with highest recent GDP growth
Spain (0.3) US (5.2%) India (1.9)
How much cruise passengers contribute per day to the local economy (on average).
Countries we learned about with monarchies
Oman, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia, Jordan, UAE, Thailand,
Country on itinerary with longest life expectancy
Spain (84 years, malta 83.85)
What are most traded currencies?
1. dollar 2. euro 3. yen 4. pound
Country we visited with lowest/highest tax rate
Malta/Belgium (79%!)
The number of cruise ships in the world
430
The Democracy Index (The Economist) is a quantitative and comparative assessment concerned with democratic rights and democratic institutions, based on 60 indicators measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture. Which country has highest and lowest?
Belgium 7.64 Greece 7.97 Malta 7.70 Spain 8.07 India 7.04 Malaysia 7.30 Thailand 6.67 Vietnam 2.73 Jordan 3.17 Morocco 5.04 Oman 3.12 UAE 2.90 South Africa 7.05
Full demo (8-10), flawed demo (6-8, USA), Hybrid regimes (4-6), Authoritarian regimes (0-4)
Country with greatest number of doctors per 10000 people?
Greece (63) Belgium (62) Malta (55) Spain (46)
The country we've visited that imports the most oil.
Spain
Country we visited/will visit with lowest GDP per capita
Vietnam (India, Jordan, Morocco have lower)
The number of passengers required to support one full time staff member on a cruise ship
24
The Heritage Foundation ranks countries by "Economic Freedom" - rule of law, govt size, regulatory efficiency, open markets. Which country we visited scores the highest?
Mauritius
The World Bank rates countries on 6 broad measures of governance – accountability, regulatory burden, rule of law, graft. Which country we visited/will visit ranks highest?
Belgium
The country we've visited that has the largest trade deficit.
Greece
As much as X of differences in current wealth can be explained by the differences in the quality of government institutions.
¾
Market share of cruise lines
Carnival Cruise 45%
Royal Caribbean Group25%
Norwegian Cruise Line15%
GDP increase due to a combination of factors:
–aggregate demand
–labor productivity
–technological innovation
–investment in manufactured capital
–taking advantage of trade opportunities
Country we visited with highest % of GDP devoted to health care
Belgium (11%, US ~19%)