Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
5 million
North Korea has provided Russia with 5 million rounds of ammunition and scores of ballistic missiles, a number that will likely increase after the security pact signed this week.
SOURCE: "A Threat Like No Other: Russia-North Korea Military Cooperation" by CSIS's Victor Cha.
50 percent
A recent study predicts that China’s population could decline by nearly 50 percent by 2050 due to a rapidly aging population and declining workforce.
SOURCE: "How China’s Human Capital Impacts Its National Competitiveness" by CSIS's Jude Blanchette with Briana Boland, Kevin Dong, Ryan Hass, and Erica Ye.
4 in 10,000
In addition to the casualties of violence and internal displacement, perhaps as many as 4 in every 10,000 children are dying of starvation per day in northern Gaza.
SOURCE: "Gaza: The Impacts of Famine Will Last Generations" by CSIS's Zane Swanson and Caitlin Welsh.
1 trillion yuan
At the end of 2022, the Chinese government was reportedly planning to spend 1 trillion yuan over the next five years to support its semiconductor industry, more than the United States and the European Union combined.
SOURCE: "Investing in Science and Technology: The United States Needs to Up Its Game" by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell.
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.
