The Buyers Changed Places

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Ukraine took 1 unit of arms deliveries on SIPRI's volume scale in 2014 and 5,341 in 2024, more than India, Qatar and Saudi Arabia together. Poland went from 275 to 1,542. India and Saudi Arabia both fell. The scale counts volume delivered, not money paid

Ukraine now imports more weapons than India, Qatar and Saudi Arabia together. — Slope · 5 countries

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The end of Greek coal Coal's share of Greek electricity fell from 42.6% in 2015 to 5.6% in 2024. Poland ends highest at 55.4%; Estonia, highest in 2015 at 82.8%, is down to 41.2%.

The US Gained The Fewest Years Between 2000 and 2024, life expectancy in the United States rose by just 2.3 years, to 78.9, the smallest gain of the four. South Korea gained 7.7 years, to 83.6

Poland Now Outspends America In 2014 the United States spent 3.7% of its economy on defence and Poland 1.9%. In 2024 Poland spent 3.8% and the United States 3.4%. Latvia and Lithuania both more than tripled their share over the same ten years, while Germany and Spain are still under 2%