How We Compare - Softcover

How do we compare with the Joneses? The Kawasakis? The Illyches? The LeGrandes? The Kaufmanns? Peggy and Jim Converse have travelled the world in their search to bring you the nitty-gritty of nation comparisons. We all know that our planet earth gets smaller every day, in terms of jet transportation and electronic communication, but how much do we really know about our neighbours, allies and trading partners? Do you know what Japan's population is? Or how many Porsches are imported into Australia? Or which country provides the greatest number of hospital beds per capita? How We Compare lets you in on the international data.
This little book will give you the startling answers to such commonplace questions as
Which country has the greatest number of pet dogs and cats?
What nation spends the most on oceanic research and development?
What types of literature sell best in which countries?
Which nation produces the most rapists per capita?
Peggy and Jim Converse are a husband and wife writing team (this is their third book), and they have scoured the statistics of the world and searched out the dreariest and darkest corners of libraries to compile the informative and amusing tidbits in this book.