According to the World Bank, less than 3% of the population lives on less than a dollar-a-day, compared to more than 20% in India.
The Pantanal is also the last stronghold of the jaguar, and with an estimated 4, 000 to 7, 000 animals in the region (compared to less than 50, 000 scattered across the Americas), it is home to the highest density of these majestic big cats anywhere in the world.
Goose is all dark meat, with an intense flavor more often compared to beef than chicken.
Almost three-quarters of men are obese, compared to fewer than two-thirds of women.
Under the post World-War II gold standard, growth averaged 4% compared to less than 3% since going off gold.
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In 1994, 530 items of plastic were found per kilometre of beach compared to more than 1, 000 in 2004.
So Cott turns to Wal-Mart for 38% of its sales, compared to less than 10% for the two beverage titans.
BlackBerry App World, its online store, has about 100, 000 apps, compared to more than 700, 000 each for Android and Apple.
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Her BBC One show started on Monday 7 January with 800, 000 compared to more than a million watching Trisha and This Morning.
But when those are excluded, the streets named after humans are disproportionately male: 47 percent compared to less than 4 percent female.
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In fact, 2 out of 3 college students graduated with debt in 2008 as compared to less than half in 1993, reports FinAid.org.
Currently, there are more than 400, 000 and 230, 000 apps available on the iOS and Android platforms, respectively, compared to less than 10, 000 WebOS based apps.
Twenty-five percent of employers plan to increase the size of their bonuses in 2012, compared to less than 17% who boosted bonuses a year ago.
Half of the women surveyed said they worried their family incomes would not be able to keep up with inflation rates compared to less than 40% of men.
Levels of owner-occupation rose dramatically between 1981 and 1991 from 30% to 63%, and non-manual occupational groups now form nearly 60% compared to less than 50% in 1981.
As a result, gas station pit stops combine to suck up 4% of the average Wyoming resident's annual gross income, compared to less than 2% for a typical New Yorker.
Before the consolidation of the banking industry that began in the late 1980s, there were about 13, 000 independent banks in the United States, compared to less than half that number today.
The UIS survey shows that a child in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to study in an overcrowded classroom that can number as many as 67 pupils in Chad, for example, compared to fewer than 30 in OECD countries.
Only one in three Arab women over the age of 15 works, compared to more than two out of three in East Asia, reflecting both conservative social attitudes and the slow growth of employment opportunities for either sex in much of the Arab world.
There are to date about 25 million users in India, compared to the more than 300 million in the United States.
And there is no question that sponsorship packages will be less attractive than compared to a World Cup hosted in the United States.
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Traditional Asian business heavyweight Hong Kong slipped slightly this year, becoming a little less expensive compared to New York City than last year.
The overall security index score rose to an all-time high and by more than 17 percent compared to results taken six months before, prior to the Yemeni event.
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Autism among children ages 14 to 17 was up more than 1%, compared to children in the youngest, 6 to 9 age group (0.5%).
The bulls say that, based on many valuations such as stock prices compared to earnings, many equities are cheap compared to historical averages and are far more attractive investments than bonds which are trading close to record highs.
The Wall Street Journal -- the second-most-popular newspaper for the Kindle after the New York Times -- has more than 15, 000 subscribers, according to a spokeswoman for the paper, compared to its paid circulation of more than two million daily.
Also late yesterday, Altera said it now expects fourth quarter revenue to be 13% to 16% lower than third quarter levels, compared to a prior expectation for a 7% to 11% decline in revenue.
Available 3D Blu-ray Disc titles more than tripled in 2011 compared to 2010, growing from 20 to 65, while unit sales increased more than six times in the same period.
That lead was built by the more than 4, 500 DocuColor 2000 series printers installed to date, compared with probably fewer than a couple of hundred or so NexPress systems.
Mason eventually got his revenge when he had Langer caught at cover, by which time he had 13 more runs to his name than Bradman - 28, 080 compared to 28, 067 - albeit from 277 more innings.
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