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European rail networks: size vs. how much they get used, 2024

European passengers made 8.7 billion train trips in 2024. The networks they rode on vary by more than 100x in how intensively they are used, from packed Dutch and Swiss lines to sparsely used tracks in the Balkans and Baltics.

Source: Eurostat — Railway transport: length of tracks (ttr00003) and passenger transport (ttr00015)

Share of clinic patients allergic to each food, by world region, 2025

How often allergists in 50 countries report each of eight specific food allergens, plus a summary column for patients allergic to multiple foods.

Source: Arasi S et al., World Allergy Organization Journal 2025;18:101123

How Americans spend their leisure time, 2003 to 2024

Two decades of the American Time Use Survey, by activity. TV and movies still dwarf everything else, while time spent gaming has roughly doubled since 2003.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey

Monthly new car payments in the US, 1971 to 2025

A typical new car payment in 1971 was about 10% bigger than today, adjusted for inflation. The five-decade arc captures inflation and longer terms.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, G.19 Consumer Credit

IMF WEO 2026 update

The Economy section now reflects the IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 release, and individual metric pages let you compare new figures against earlier vintages.

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF). World Economic Outlook Database, April 2026.

NAEP Civics scores by demographic, Grade 8, 1998 to 2022

An interactive rank bump chart of average NAEP Civics scores for Grade 8 U.S. students, broken down by race, gender, parental education, school location, and other demographics.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, NAEP 2022 Civics Grade 8 Assessment

Two decades of NAEP reading scores, now in decline

NAEP reading assessment data from 2003 to 2024 shows how state-by-state rankings have shifted over two decades

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, NAEP