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Population, living conditions, health, education & training, labour market, economy & finance, trade, industry & services, research & communication, transport, agriculture, environment and energy: the 2016 edition of the Eurostat publication “The EU in the world” compares the European Union (EU) with the 15 non-EU G-20 countries across thirteen statistical fields using a range of European and international statistics.

The G-20 comprises the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. It includes the EU, four EU Member States (Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom) and 15 countries from the rest of the world (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the United States). Together the members of the G-20 covered over 61% of the world’s land area, were home to 64% of the world population and generated 85% of the global GDP in 2014.

The latest edition of the publication “The EU in the world” provides a portrait of the EU total compared with the major economies of the world. For many indicators, the total for the world is also included.

Just an example. Did you know that the EU is among the G-20 leaders for renewable energy? And guess which country has the highest percentage of gross electricity generated from renewables and waste?

With 28.5% of gross electricity generated from renewables and waste, the EU was among the top G-20 members for renewable energy, with only Brazil (76.8%), Canada (62.8%) and Turkey (28.9%) having higher proportions. In research and development, South Korea (4.15%), Japan (3.47%), the United States (2.81%) and Australia (2.25%) had higher shares of R&D expenditure relative to GDP than that of the EU (2.03%).  

The full publication can be downloaded here