We asked the Swedish public 12 questions about the the world: those are basic global facts you need to know to start building a fact-based worldview.
Check the questions and results below! You can also see the complete report here.
1. In the last 20 years the proportion of people living in extreme poverty, worldwide, has…?
A. Almost doubled
B. Remained more or less the same
C. Almost halved
Correct answer: Almost halved
Source: World Bank
2. How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?
A. 80%
B. 50%
C. 20%
Correct answer: 80%
Source: WHO & UNICEF
3. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?
A. More than doubled
B. Remained more or less the same
C. Decreased to less than half
Correct answer: Decreased to less than half
Source: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
4. Of all people in the world today, the majority live in:
A. Low income countries
B. Middle income countries
C. High income countries
Correct answer: Middle income countries
Source: World Bank Population Data
5. Worldwide, 30 year old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?
A. 9 years
B. 6 years
C. 3 years
Correct answer: 9 years
Source: IHME Global Educational Attainment
6. There are roughly seven billion people in the world today. Which map shows where people live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)
Correct: A
Source: Based on 2015 Revision of World Population Prospects
7. The United Nations predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?
A. There will be more children
B. There will be more adults
C. There will be more very old people
Correct answer: There will be more adults
Source: 2015 Revision of World Population Prospects
8. In all low income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
Correct answer: 60%
Source: UNESCO
9. There are two billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100 according to the United Nations?
A. 4 billion
B. 3 billion
C. 2 billion
Correct answer: 2 billion
Source: 2015 Revision of World Population Prospects
10. The global climate experts believe that, over the next 100 years, the average temperature will:
A. Get warmer
B. Remain the same
C. Get colder
Correct answer: Get warmer
Source: IPCC
11. How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 80%
Correct answer: 80%
Source: Global Electrification database
12. What is the life expectancy of the world population?
A. 50 years
B. 60 years
C. 70 years
Correct answer: 70 years
Source: WHO