Infographic: Every Country's #1 at Something

A stunning look at the inner workings of every region in the world.

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David McCandless's new infographic is a masterpiece that lays out each country's individual claim to a #1 rank.

These range from commodities to demographics to ecology to crime--and obviously, most of these things you'd never want to be known for being the "best" in:

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But collectively, it gives you a pretty phenomenal snapshot of the workings in myriad economies, countries, continents, and regions. For example, Africa in...