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PlainCountries makes official international development and health data legible. Please read how to use this information responsibly before acting on it.
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Data Reflects Source Release Cycles
Figures on PlainCountries reflect the most recent source files we have processed, with the reference year shown on every data page. International statistics are revised over time, can lag by one to several years depending on the indicator and the reporting country, and may contain gaps or errors in the source. Always confirm current values with the originating agency — for example data.worldbank.org or who.int/data/gho — before relying on a number for research, journalism, or a decision.
On Cross-Country Comparisons
Comparing countries is genuinely useful but has limits: definitions, survey coverage, and statistical capacity vary between countries, and exchange-rate and purchasing-power choices change how economic figures look. We harmonize to each agency's published comparable series and label derived rankings as our own analysis, but a ranking is a summary, not the whole story. Read the methodology and the linked source for context before drawing strong conclusions.
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