The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child. — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
There's still racism. Western Europe... has taken the native cultures of the Americas, the African cultures, the Asian civilization and lumped them together into… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
The shining star in the world is Shanghai. That's what CEOs from big companies say - 'if I want mathematical analytical work done, it's… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
It seems the public in Europe has not yet learnt that most girls in India today go to school. — Hans Rosling Copy Share
I am not an optimist. I'm a very serious possibilist. It's a new category where we take emotion apart and we just work analytically… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
We have great international experts within India telling us that the climate is changing, and actions has to be taken, otherwise China and India… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
Thank you industrialization. Thank you steel mill. Thank you power station. And thank you chemical processing industry that gave us time to read books. — Hans Rosling Copy Share
What I'm really worried about is war. Will the former rich countries really accept a completely changed world economy, and a shift of power… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the year when Queen Victoria was able, for the first… — Hans Rosling Copy Share
We must obviously be much more clever in using resources, regulate with tax and promote innovations. — Hans Rosling Copy Share
There is still a severe and scary amount of extreme poverty in rural parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma and sub-Saharan Africa. — Hans Rosling Copy Share
Most people are not updated. 50 years ago 1 in 5 children died before age 5, now only 1 in 20! — Hans Rosling Copy Share
I have shown that Swedish top students know statistically significantly less about the world than the chimpanzees. — Hans Rosling Copy Share
