The Economist really gives you ways, through statistics and numbers, to form a clearer understanding of how the world actually is, rather than how it appears or what we think of it or what we opine from my perspective, from your perspective or from the average Joe's perspective. These are objective slices. They're not complete, but if you aggregate enough of these slices of information, you start to see a clearer picture in your understanding. One built less on people's opinions and perceptions and more on hard facts and statistics.
Anyway, this chart is exceptional and The Economist referenced Bobby Kennedy in publishing it. On GDP, Bobby Kennedy famously said, "it measures everything...except that which makes life worthwhile." I couldn't agree more. Click on the link, it takes you to their page and the original post.
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