Before and After
KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 19 Jul 2026
USA, UK, China, France, Germany, India, Italy and South Korea
USA
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific period. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) compares living standards between nations.
RANKING in 2024:
1. Singapore, 2. Luxembourg, 3. Ireland, 4. Macao (China), 5. Qatar, 6. Norway, 7. Switzerland, 8. Brunei, 9. USA, 10. Denmark ... 20. Austria ... 22. Germany ... 24. Australia ... 27. Canada, 28. France ... 31. United Kingdom, 32. Italy ... 34. Czechia ... 51. Slovakia ... 78. China ... 127. India ... 190. Central African Republic, 191. Burundi, 192. South Sudan.
USA:
1980 - 2000: The same pos. (before 10., after 10.)
2000 - 2020: Up 2 pos. (before 10., after 8.)
2020 - 2024: Down 1 pos. (before 8., after 9.)
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world's leading measure of global peacefulness. The GPI uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators and measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarization.
RANKING in 2026:
1. Iceland, 2. New Zealand, 3. Switzerland, 4. Slovenia, 5. Ireland, 6. Austria, 7. Portugal, 8. Singapore, 9. Finland, 10. Japan … 13. Czechia, 14. Canada ... 20. Australia ... 28. Germany, 29. Slovakia ... 35. Italy ... 39. United Kingdom ... 99. France ... 118. China ... 127. India ... 134. USA ... 161. Congo DR, 162. Sudan, 163. Russia.
USA:
2008 – 2020: Down 24 pos. (before 97., after 121.)
2020 – 2026: Down 13 pos. (before 121., after 134.)
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development - a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.
RANKING in 2023:
1. Iceland, 2.-3. Switzerland, 2.-3. Norway, 4. Denmark, 5.-6. Sweden, 5.-6. Germany, 7. Australia, 8.-9. Hong Kong (China), 8.-9. Netherlands, 10. Belgium, … 13.-14. UK ... 16. Canada, 17.-19. USA ... 22. Austria ... 26. France ... 29.-31. Italy ... 29.-31. Czechia ... 44. Slovakia ... 78. China ... 130.-131. India ... 191. Central African Republic, 192. Somalia, 193. South Sudan.
USA:
1990 - 2000: Down 3 pos. (before 2., after 5.)
2000 - 2010: Down 2 pos. (before 5., after 7.)
2010 - 2019: Down 10 pos. (before 7., after 17.)
2019 - 2023: The same pos. (before 17., after 17.)
A look at the development of average life expectancy in different countries is an interesting probe into their history and it is very often an indicator of happy and unhappy periods in these countries. The life expectancy in the UK was 81.39 years in 2024 (for comparison: 71.13 years in 1960). The average life expectancy in the world was 73.48 years in 2024 (52.58 years in 1960).
RANKING in 2024:
1. Hong Kong (China), 2. Kuwait, 3. Switzerland, 4. Sweden, 5. Japan, 6. Italy, 7. Spain, 8. South Korea, 9. Singapore, 10. Macao (China) ... 15. Australia ... 17. France ...26. Canada ... 28. Austria ... 34. United Kingdom ... 38. Germany ... 40. Czechia ... 46. USA ... 48. Slovakia, 54. China ... 115. India ... 187. Central African Republic, 188. Chad, 189. Nigeria.
USA:
1960 - 1980: Down 4 pos. (before 17., after 21.)
1980 - 2000: Down 11 pos. (before 21., after 32.)
2000 - 2020: Down 8 pos. (before 32., after 40.)
2020 - 2024: Down 6 pos. (before 40., after 46.)
The "Allianz Global Wealth Report" provides an extensive analysis of the global wealth and debt situation of households. It is based on data from 57 countries. This group of countries covers 91% of global GDP and 72% of the global population.
RANKING in 2024 (Report 2025):
1. USA, 2. Switzerland, 3. Singapore, 4. Denmark, 5. Taiwan, 6. Sweden, 7. Canada, 8. New Zealand, 9. Netherlands, 10. Belgium, 11. Australia … 13. Germany, 14. Italy … 16. United Kingdom, 17. Austria, 18. France … 25. Czechia … 32. China … 39. Slovakia … 48. India …55. Argentina, 56. Indonesia, 57. Pakistan.
USA:
2012 - 2015: Up 1 pos. (before 3., after 2.)
2015 - 2020: Up 1 pos. (before 2., after 1.)
2020 - 2024: The same pos. (before 1., after 1.)
United Kingdom
1980 - 2000: Down 1 pos. (before 28., after 29.)
2000 - 2020: The same pos. (before 29., after 29.)
2020 - 2024: Down 2 pos. (before 29., after 31.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Up 7 pos. (before 49., after 42.)
2020 – 2026: Up 3 pos. (before 42., after 39.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Up 10 pos. (before 20., after 10.)
2000 - 2010: Up 1 pos. (before 10., after 9.)
2010 - 2019: Down 4 pos. (before 9., after 13.)
2019 - 2023: The same pos. (before 13., after 13.)
1960 - 1980: Down 10 pos. (before 9., after 19.)
1980 - 2000: Down 5 pos. (before 19., after 24.)
2000 - 2020: Down 4 pos. (before 24., after 28.)
2020 - 2024: Down 6 pos. (before 28., after 34.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Up 6 pos. (before 9., after 3.)
2015 - 2020: Down 9 pos. (before 3., after 12.)
2020 - 2024: Down 4 pos. (before 12., after 16.)
China
1980 - 2000: Up 15 pos. (before 139., after 124.)
2000 - 2020: Up 46 pos. (before 124., after 78.)
2020 - 2024: The same pos. (before 78., after 78.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 37 pos. (before 67., after 104.)
2020 – 2026: Down 14 pos. (before 104., after 118.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Down 9 pos. (before 103., after 112.)
2000 - 2010: Up 11 pos. (before 112., after 101.)
2010 - 2019: Up 16 pos. (before 101., after 85.)
2019 - 2023: Up 7 pos. (before 85., after 78.)
1960 - 1980: Up 52 pos. (before 133., after 81.)
1980 - 2000: Up 3 pos. (before 81., after 78.)
2000 - 2020: Up 21 pos. (before 78., after 57.)
2020 - 2024: Up 3 pos. (before 57., after 54.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Up 4 pos. (before 37., after 33.)
2015 - 2020: The same pos. (before 33., after 33.)
2020 - 2024: Up 1 pos. (before 33., after 32.)
France
1980 - 2000: Down 4 pos. (before 20., after 24.)
2000 - 2020: Down 3 pos. (before 24., after 27.)
2020 - 2024: Down 1 pos. (before 27., after 28.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 30 pos. (before 36., after 66.)
2020 – 2026: Down 33 pos. (before 66., after 99.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Down 2 pos. (before 18., after 20.)
2000 - 2010: Down 5 pos. (before 20., after 25.)
2010 - 2019: Down 1 pos. (before 25., after 26.)
2019 - 2023: The same pos. (before 26., after 26.)
1960 - 1980: The same pos. (before 13., after 13.)
1980 - 2000: Up 3 pos. (before 13., after 10.)
2000 - 2020: Down 3 pos. (before 10., after 13.)
2020 - 2024: Down 4 pos. (before 13., after 17.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Down 2 pos. (before 13., after 15.)
2015 - 2020: The same pos. (before 15., after 15.)
2020 - 2024: Down 3 pos. (before 15., after 18.)
Germany
1980 - 2000: Down 4 pos. (before 15., after 19.)
2000 - 2020: Up 1 pos. (before 19., after 18.)
2020 - 2024: Down 4 pos. (before 18., after 22.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 2 pos. (before 14., after 16.)
2020 – 2026: Down 12 pos. (before 16., after 28.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Up 3 pos. (before 11., after 8.)
2000 - 2010: Up 4 pos. (before 8., after 4.)
2010 - 2019: Down 2 pos. (before 4., after 6.)
2019 - 2023: Up 1 pos. (before 6., after 5.)
1960 - 1980: Down 7 pos. (before 21., after 28.)
1980 - 2000: Up 8 pos. (before 28., after 20.)
2000 - 2020: Down 6 pos. (before 20., after 26.)
2020 - 2024: Down 12 pos. (before 26., after 38.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Down 1 pos. (before 17., after 18.)
2015 - 2020: The same pos. (before 18., after 18.)
2020 - 2024: Up pos. (before 18., after 13.)
India
1980 - 2000: Down 23 pos. (before 122., after 145.)
2000 - 2020: Up 16 pos. (before 145., after 129.)
2020 - 2024: Up 2 pos. (before 129., after 127.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 32 pos. (before 107., after 139.)
2020 – 2026: Up 12 pos. (before 139., after 127.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Down 13 pos. (before 114., after 127.)
2000 - 2010: Down 8 pos. (before 127., after 135.)
2010 - 2019: Up 4 pos. (before 135., after 131.)
2019 - 2023: Up 1 pos. (before 131., after 130.)
1960 - 1980: Up 8 pos. (before 146., after 138.)
1980 - 2000: Up 7 pos. (before 138., after 131.)
2000 - 2020: The same pos. (before 131., after 131.)
2020 - 2024: Up 16 pos. (before 131., after 115.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Up 1 pos. (before 50., after 49.)
2015 - 2020: Down 1 pos. (before 49., after 50.)
2020 - 2024: Up 2 pos. (before 50., after 48.)
Italy
1980 - 2000: Down 4 pos. (before 19., after 23.)
2000 - 2020: Down 12 pos. (before 23., after 35.)
2020 - 2024: Up 3 pos. (before 35., after 32.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 3 pos. (before 28., after 31.)
2020 – 2026: Down 4 pos. (before 31., after 35.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Down 1 pos. (before 21., after 22.)
2000 - 2010: Down 3 pos. (before 22., after 25.)
2010 - 2019: Down 4 pos. (before 25., after 29.)
2019 - 2023: The same pos. (before 29., after 29.)
1960 - 1980: Up 8 pos. (before 23., after 15.)
1980 - 2000: Up 9 pos. (before 15., after 4.)
2000 - 2020: Down 4 pos. (before 4., after 8.)
2020 - 2024: Up 2 pos. (before 8., after 6.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Down 4 pos. (before 12., after 16.)
2015 - 2020: Down 1 pos. (before 16., after 17.)
2020 - 2024: Up 3 pos. (before 17., after 14.)
South Korea
1980 - 2000: Up 30 pos. (before 73., after 43.)
2000 - 2020: Up 15 pos. (before 43., after 28.)
2020 - 2024: Down 1 pos. (before 28., after 29.)
GPI – The Safest Countries (2026)
2008 – 2020: Down 16 pos. (before 32., after 48.)
2020 – 2026: Down 9 pos. (before 48., after 57.)
Human Development Index (HDI) (2023)
1990 - 2000: Up 10 pos. (before 36., after 26.)
2000 - 2010: Up 4 pos. (before 26., after 22.)
2010 - 2019: Down 1 pos. (before 22., after 23.)
2019 - 2023: Up 3 pos. (before 23., after 20.)
1960 - 1980: The same pos. (before 87., after 87.)
1980 - 2000: Up 50 pos. (before 87., after 37.)
2000 - 2020: Up 27 pos. (before 37., after 10.)
2020 - 2024: Up 2 pos. (before 10., after 8.)
Wealth: Allianz Global Wealth Report (2024)
2012 - 2015: Up 1 pos. (before 23., after 22.)
2015 - 2020: Up 1 pos. (before 22., after 21.)
2020 - 2024: Down 2 pos. (before 21., after 23.)
