My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers. — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights. — 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 Image
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 Image
It seems the public in Europe has not yet learnt that most girls in India today go to school. — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
We must obviously be much more clever in using resources, regulate with tax and promote innovations. — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
