Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
80 percent
Over 80 percent of China's oceanographic survey vessels have demonstrated suspect behavior or possess organizational links suggesting their involvement in advancing Beijing’s geopolitical agenda.
SOURCE: "Surveying the Seas: China’s Dual-Use Research Operations in the Indian Ocean" by CSIS's Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Aidan Powers-Riggs.
90 percent
The Palestinian economy has become deeply integrated with the Israeli economy, even as permission to work in Israel is unreliable. Just last summer, Israel was the destination for 90 percent of Palestinian exports.
SOURCE: "A Different Two-State Solution" by CSIS's Jon B. Alterman.
47 percent
Though China currently holds a monopoly on rare earths processing, there are substantial global reserves in Vietnam, Brazil, India, and Australia, amounting to 47% of the world’s supply.
SOURCE: "What China’s Ban on Rare Earths Processing Technology Exports Means" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran.
$21 trillion
The World Bank estimates that pandemic-related education deprivations put this generation of students at risk of losing $21 trillion in potential lifetime earnings.
SOURCE: "Investing in Quality Education for Economic Development, Peace, and Stability" by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Madeleine McLean.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
