Understanding the world through statistics ... and where Ireland figures

Have you ever wondered which country has the largest amount of gold reserves or how Ireland's youth unemployment rate compares with the rest of the world?

Or which country in the world has the biggest army?

Perhaps you’d also be fascinated to hear that Czechs buy more alcohol than anyone else, Serbians smoke the most cigarettes, and that the Irish rank highest in the World Giving Index, despite having the third highest level of household debt.