Tag: Norway
This infographic maps the highest and lowest average IQ scores across Europe, using the latest 2026 rankings from the International IQ Test.
The story of Northern Europe’s future population is one of stark regional contrast. This infographic reveals how countries like Sweden and Norway are projected to maintain steady growth, sustained by high living standards and strong immigration. Meanwhile, the Baltic states face a far more severe fate. Despite EU membership, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are projected to experience some of the world’s steepest population declines, as they remain unable to match the economic and social magnetism of their older Nordic peers, leading to sustained outmigration and plummeting numbers.
By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone.
Rising defense spending puts pressure on the welfare state and on taxpayers, says Ioanna Liouta, political and economic analyst.
