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Gapminder exists to prevent idiotic global strategies, created based on stereotypical and outdated views of the world, which in some cases might have been right 70 years ago. But the world constantly changes and, today, the world is more developed than ever before, with extensive global collaborations and institutions. And never before have we had access to more data to learn from! Globally, with the evidence at hand, we should be able to drive sustainable progress, tackle global challenges and prevent the major global crises. We need and should be able to collaborate internationally to: But in the world today, none of this is done successfully! Why? Part of the reason is that people are generally WRONG about the world. We are lacking a coherent fact-based overview of global proportions and trends to guide global priorities. People don’t have the time or the means to stay up to date with the latest annual reports. Most policy debates are going on without basic factual understanding, an

Why Gapminder Exists Gapminder exists to combat misguided global strategies rooted in outdated stereotypes and misconceptions—views that may have been accurate 70 years ago but no longer reflect today’s reality. We promote an up-to-date, fact-based worldview grounded in macrotrends and reliable statistics. For much of history, this kind of worldview was unattainable because the necessary data simply didn’t exist. Today, we have access to a wealth of global data. However, the educational methods needed to turn this data into actionable wisdom are still lacking—and that’s the gap Gapminder is he

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