Graham found NationMaster.com – everything about everywhere
a handy way to graphically compare nations on 505 different stats such as external debt, most educated, population below poverty line, most militaristic.

Their interesting facts:
* South Korea is the heliport capital of the world.
* The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America, Africa, South East Asia and Oceania combined (3.1 billion people).
* Israel enjoys a GDP per capita 21 times that of the Palestinian West Bank and 33 times that of the Gaza Strip. Its military spending per capita tops the world.