Statistics Flashcards
How many people live in Nigeria?
186 million
How many people live in Lagos?
Around 21 million
What is the largest mega city? How many people live there (2015)?
Tokyo, Japan 35 million
What was the population of Lagos in 1970? What about now?
1.4 million, now around 20 million
By 2050 Lagos is expected to be the _ largest city in the world?
3rd
What is the number of births per woman in Nigeria on average?
5.65
How may primary schools are there in Lagos? What about secondary schools?
11,226 primary and 2,565 secondary
Nigeria has increased in sanitation and has got better healthcare over the years. From 1960-2015 how many years has the Nigerian life expectancy increased by?
15 years
What is Lagos’ GPD? How does this compare to Nigerias as a whole?
Lagos $90 billion, 15.7% Nigerias $573 billion
What percentage of children in Lagos are in education?
98%
How many main hospitals does Lagos have?
12
What is the unemployment rate in Lagos? does this fluctuate?How is this not accurate?
25%, it fluctuates but doesn’t account for jobs that are made up (particularly from those who live in slums by the lagoon)
What is the population of Birmingham?
Around 1,100,000
Birmingham is the _ most populated city in _
2nd most populated city in England
What century’s was Birmingham a market town?
16th and 17th
When did the industrial revolution take place? Century’s
19th and 20th
What is the percentage of white British people in the CBD in Birmingham? What about in the outer suburbs?
0-12.5% CBD
75-85% outer suburbs
How many universities are there in Birmingham? How many students attend these?
5, over 50,00 students
How many tonnes per year of rubbish in Birmingham is converted to electricity?
350,00 tonnes
How many green spaces are there in Birmingham?
Over 500
When was the tram/ Midland Metro opened in Birmingham?
1999
How many major train stations are there at the moment in Birmingham?
3
How many passengers a day can be handled on the redeveloped New Street station in Birmingham?
300,000
How many ring roads are there in Birmingham?
2, an inner and middle
How man years is Birminghams long term transport plan?
20 years
In Birmingham what percentage of waste comes from food?
30%
What is the average life expectancy in Birmingham? How much does this range by? What about the UK’s life expectancy as a whole?
78 in Birmingham, ranges by 8 years from 76 in central area to 84 on outskirts, UK as a whole is 81.6 years
What was included in Birmingham’s big city plan?
£2.1 billion more to economy each year, 50,000 new jobs, £600 million investment in station, expands city core by 25%
Why was an investment in Birmingham’s station needed? Think about passengers
170,00 passengers a day were using it, triple the 60,000 maximum it was designed for.
Birmingham’s population is growing _ times faster than ____ are being built.
5 times faster than houses are being built
What is the population of Curitiba?
1.765 million in 2010
How many parks are there in the city?
28
How many passengers a day does the Bus Rapid Transport system carry a day in Curitiba? What percentage of travellers use it?
2 million passengers a day, 80% people
A bus in Curitiba arrives every _ _____
Every 60 seconds
What percentage of its garbage des Curitiba recycle?
2/3
Only the wealthiest __% of Lagos has a reliable piped water?
Only the wealthiest 10%
In 2011 how many people visited Kenya?
1.8 million people
How much has Kenyas HDI increased from 2005-2014?
0.47-0.55, a rapid increase of 0.08
What percentage of Kenyas population are directly or indirectly employed by the tourism industry?
10%
What decade did manufacturing start to decline due to mining strikes and increased competition?
1970s
How many people were freelancing in 1997, and 2007?
1997 4% working at home, 2007 8.9% working at home
When was the Cambridge science park built
1971
How many technology firms are in Cambridge science park and how many people are employed by this?
1200 technology firms, 35000 people
Give some key stats about Jaguar Land Rover
£77.5 billion to the UK economy 814000 people employed 1.35 million exported 95% vehicles recycled 14 years average lifespan
From 1995-2000 UK lost what percentage of its vital institutions?
20%
How much money do traffic jams cost the UK annually?
In 2016 £9 billion was wasted through traffic jams
What percentage capacity does Heathrow work at? How often does a plane arrive and take off?
98% capacity, a plane landing and taking off every 45s
How my freight passes through UK airports each year?
2 million tonnes
How my freight passes through UK ports each year?
500 million tonnes
Give an example of a recent port development in the UK?
Liverpool 2
How much money was invested in Liverpool 2?
£400 million
What was the main opponent for expanding Heathrow? Why weren’t they chosen?
Manchester, not a popular option with big airlines, wouldn’t boost economy as much
International flights from the uk depart to how many in airports in how many countries?
400 airports in 114 countries
How many vehicles are there in the UK?
35 million
What rail network is being built from London to Birmingham?
HS2
When did the UK join the EU?
1973
How much money does the UK have to pay a week to be part of the EU?
£350 million a week
