Self-indulgence has reached epidemic proportions in the world of feature films and documentaries.
But to have dozens is homage of almost biblical proportions, and in the world of sports only Joe Louis has that distinction.
Women hold 44% of parliamentary seats, the third-highest proportion in the world, and 41% of cabinet posts, including many of those often assigned to men: defence, agriculture, foreign affairs, mining, science and technology, and home affairs.
Non-English-language films account for 90% of takings, by far the highest proportion in the world (and the opposite of Mexico, where nine out of ten hits are from Hollywood).
I agree with David Brooks that change of seismic proportion in the course of world events for the betterment of man requires vision, leadership, persistence and struggle.
Lesotho has one of the highest proportions of orphans in the world at 12% of the population and the third highest prevalence of HIV, with young generations being the most affected and at risk.
"Europe has the highest proportion of drinkers in the world, the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita and a high level of alcohol-related harm," the Commission says.
Strangely, however, they seldom mention that this country has 2.2 million people in prison or jail; or that it imprisons the largest proportion of people in the world; or that, with 4% of the global population, it holds 22% of the world's prisoners; or that these prisoners are disproportionately brown and black.
According to the UN they have the greatest proportion of centenarians in the world – and a great deal of that knowhow concerns diet.
41), a women-majority led parliament (women hold 64percentt of the seats, the highest proportion of women in the world), and equal access to education and financial services are just some of the remarkable accomplishments in Rwanda over the past 22 years.
