Empathy Abilityhttps://empathyability.com/Short, sourced explainers built from official open data. Every chart shows its source, year and method.enThe 10 richest countries per personhttps://empathyability.com/en/richest-per-person/https://empathyability.com/en/richest-per-person/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Ireland tops GDP per person at $131,592 in 2025, but that number says more about multinational profits than household income. Here is how to read the ranking.South Korea has the world's lowest birth ratehttps://empathyability.com/en/lowest-fertility/https://empathyability.com/en/lowest-fertility/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000South Korea's fertility rate fell to 0.75 births per woman in 2024, the lowest of any economy with at least one million people. Here is how it compares.Nearly 1 in 3 people in Japan is 65 or olderhttps://empathyability.com/en/oldest-populations/https://empathyability.com/en/oldest-populations/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +000030% of Japan's population is 65 or older, the highest share of any large economy. Southern Europe follows, and South Korea is aging faster than almost anyone.Where internet use exploded since 2012https://empathyability.com/en/internet-boom/https://empathyability.com/en/internet-boom/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Iraq went from 7% of people online to 82% in twelve years. The biggest jumps in internet use happened far from Silicon Valley.