Tag: Latin America

In 2024, MercadoLibre solidified its position as a leader in the global consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace, achieving over 94 million app downloads and surpassing competitors on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

These are South America’s safest countries to live in amid cartels and chaos

Latin America has long been associated with high crime rates, violent cartels, and drug trafficking networks that dominate global headlines. Countries like El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico are often cited for their struggles with narco-violence, gang warfare, and soaring homicide rates.

Europe Leads 32 Qualified World Cup Teams

Europe has supplied the largest share of the 32 teams that have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with UEFA accounting for 13 nations, according to FIFA's latest qualification standings.

Guyana is projected to remain the fastest-growing economy in the Americas in 2026, driven by its booming oil sector, while several of the region’s largest economies are expected to post far slower growth amid global uncertainty and domestic economic pressures.

Asia accounts for the largest share of the global economy, contributing more than a third of world output, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, underscoring the region’s central role in shaping global growth.

Global spread of Brazilians highlights economic pressures and migration trends

Nearly five million Brazilians are now living abroad, with the United States, Portugal and neighbouring South American countries hosting the largest communities, according to data from Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) and migration statistics compiled in recent years.

Brazil is often celebrated as a country like no other, as the land of samba, football, lush rainforests, and a unique Portuguese-speaking identity in a Spanish-speaking continent.

In a world where faith remains a powerful cultural force, recent data from World Population Review and Catholic World Mission highlight the countries with the largest Catholic populations. Unsurprisingly, Brazil emerges at the top of the list, boasting a staggering 140 million Catholics.

The latest Ipsos Predictions Survey 2025 reveals a compelling trend: most people across the globe are optimistic about the year ahead, with emerging economies leading the charge.

In a recent report by Numbeo, the world's largest cost of living database, stark disparities in average monthly net salaries across the globe in 2024 have been highlighted.