Only nine out of twenty-seven EU member states are net contributors to the EU budget. This infographic shows how many euros on average an inhabitant of individual EU countries “pays” to, or “receives” from, the EU budget. This is quite a vague metric but still it is more informative than absolute figures on individual countries’ contributions and subsidies. Luxembourg and Belgium are two special cases as most of the subsidies they receive are used to cover the administrative costs of EU institutions based there.

Only nine out of twenty-seven EU member states are net contributors to the EU budget. This infographic shows the contributions and subsidies for each state.

This infographic shows which countries are the BRICS states’ top economic partners.

This infographic shows the world’s top producers of oil.

Asked how they would feel if one of their children was in a love relationship with a Muslim person, an average 55% of EU citizens say they would be “totally comfortable”. But results vary greatly across countries. And there’s always the question of how sincere the respondents are.

Asked how they would feel if one of their children was in a love relationship with an Asian person, an average 70% of EU citizens say they would be “totally comfortable”. But results vary greatly across countries.

This infographic compares Europe and the United States in terms of legality and applicability of the death penalty.

Asked how they would feel if one of their children was in a love relationship with a black person, an average 68% of EU citizens say they would be “totally comfortable”. But results vary greatly across countries. And there’s always the question of how sincere the respondents are.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t provide for paid maternity leave.

This infographic shows the top countries by Chinese people indicating the share of Chinese in the total population.