Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
46 percent
Latin America cumulatively mines 46 percent of the world’s raw copper—the largest share of any global region—making it an important sourcing partner for the critical mineral.
SOURCE: "Latin America: The World’s Copper Stronghold" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, and Fabio Murgia.
31 percent
31 percent of high-intensity interstate wars end in a stalemate under ceasefire agreements, underscoring the probability of a “frozen conflict” for Ukraine.
SOURCE: "Peace, Ceasefire, or Stalemate? How Wars End and the Road Ahead for Ukraine" by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III.
270,000
Pollution is a growing crisis in the Middle East: air pollution kills more than 270,000 people and costs 2 percent of GDP across the region each year.
SOURCE: "Mobilizing for Sustainability: Environmental Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa" by CSIS's Will Todman and Martin Pimentel.
$100 billion
Intel Corporation, the largest U.S.-based chips manufacturer, has committed to investing more than $100 billion over the next five years in new chipmaking capability and capacity on domestic soil.
SOURCE: "Too Good to Lose: America’s Stake in Intel" by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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