Measuring an Ever More Divided World – Graphic of the Day

Not all new countries are really new. Some are born almost fully formed and others have to start from nothing. South Sudan, whose first year Reuters has chronicled in a series of special reports, is the most extreme example of that. A Reuters examination of more than a dozen key indicators in the 31 nations founded or reconstituted since 1990 shows just how steep a climb South Sudan faces. Today’s graphic shows the progress made by new countries using 6 key indicators (GDP per capita, life expectancy, under 5 mortality, press freedom, corruption perception, and debt as percentage of GDP).