Mapped: The World’s Biggest Trade Surpluses and Deficits

Key Takeaways

• The UAE has the largest trade surplus among major economies, equal to 27.8% of GDP, followed by Ireland at 22.9%.
• China runs a trade surplus equal to 5.5% of GDP, while the U.S. runs a deficit equal to 3.2%.
• Among major economies, Ukraine has the largest trade deficit relative to GDP at 23.0%, followed by Hong Kong at 12.8%.

Trade balances can vary dramatically relative to the size of an economy.

Ranked: Countries With the Most Serial Killers

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Ranked: The Most Followed People on Instagram in 2026

Key Takeaways

• Soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two most-followed people on Instagram.
• Americans account for 14 of the 20 people in the ranking.
• Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has nearly as many followers as Taylor Swift.

Sixteen years after Instagram launched, its biggest personal accounts have audiences numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Mapped: U.S. Rivers Resized by Their Water Flows

Key Takeaways

• The Mississippi carries an average 593,000 cubic feet of water per second, more than twice the flow of the Ohio River.
• Several famous western rivers appear surprisingly small when resized by water flow, including the Colorado and Rio Grande.

What would a map of U.S. rivers look like if their size represented water flow rather than geography?

Ranked: The Best and Worst Countries to Live In 2026

Key Takeaways

• Estonia ranks as the world’s best country to live in 2026, narrowly ahead of Singapore and Malaysia.
• The United States ranks 107th out of 184 countries, behind Brazil and India.
• Europe accounts for half of the top 20 countries, while 13 of the bottom 20 are in Africa.

Where are the best places in the world to live in 2026?

This visualization ranks 184 countries using 2026 data from Rumavi.