1. PopulationPhilippines

   Philippines: the NSO 2006 projection expected a population of 111.8M for 2020; the outcome was 109M

   4 projections of NSO and PSA (the Philippine statistical office) checked against the facts at the latest common year: the outcome came in below the projection in all 4. The largest miss: NSO 2006 expected 111.8M for 2020; the outcome was 109M (−2.5%). The office will revise the latest facts again.

   Source: National statistical offices: projections and actual dataOpen on the chart →

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• Philippines: the share of adults with obesity has overtaken the share going hungry
• Philippines: 96% believe in heaven, 65% in hell
• Philippines now has more people than the UK
• Goals to lower fertility: 2 of 4 came true on time. Ethiopia: 4.27 children per woman against a target of 3
• Income per head and export promises in 8 countries: from 43% to 148% of the number. 2 of 9 came true
• Unemployment promises: 1 of 10 came true on time, Hollande’s, by 0.1 point. Spain expected about 7%, got 21.4%

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