Life, literacy, and money

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Plot against bubble size = population

Correlation—

Boundaries: Esri Living Atlas, World Countries (Generalized). Literacy: World Bank/UNESCO adult literacy (ages 15+), latest survey year shown per country, compiled by Gapminder. GDP per capita (PPP, constant 2021 international $) and life expectancy at birth: Gapminder, 2024 values (recent years blend observed data with estimates).

Country A

Country B

Development is uneven, and a single number never tells the whole story. Use the map and the plot to work through these, and write down the evidence you used, not just the answer.

Country	Region	Literacy %	GDP/cap $	Life exp.

Click any row to select that country on the map. Blank literacy cells mean no adult literacy survey has been reported for that country since 2008; most are high-income countries where literacy is assumed to be near-universal and no longer measured.