Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
25.6 million
More than half of the Sudanese population, 25.6 million people, is facing acute food insecurity at what the United Nations considers to be "crisis levels."
SOURCE: "Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan" by CSIS's Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh.
58.9 percent
In a new survey of Taiwanese companies, 58.9 percent of respondents said that they were either considering moving some of their business from China or were already doing so.
SOURCE: "Diversifying, Not Decoupling: Taiwanese Industry Responds to Geostrategic Risks" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi.
121 million
Mexico has over 121 million active broadband subscriptions, making it one of the largest telecommunications markets in Latin America and the world.
SOURCE: "Mexico’s Telecommunications Sector Competitiveness amid a Changing Economic Landscape" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer with Michael Ferguson.
43 percent
Natural gas supplied 43 percent of U.S. power in 2023, making its role in reshoring manufacturing an important consideration for policymakers.
SOURCE: "Strategic Equilibrium: The United States’ Manufacturing Resurgence and the Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon-Competitive World" by CSIS's Jane Nakano and Joseph Majkut.
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.
