Index Archive

Percentage by which Democratic campaigns outspent Republican campaigns at Sweetgreen last year

: 70

By which Republican campaigns outspent Democratic campaigns at McDonald’s

: 2,700

Percentage of Democrats who say that Trump’s reelection was illegitimate

: 32

Chance that an American has lied about whom they voted for

: 1 in 4

That a Gen Z American has done so

: 1 in 2

Rank of November 6, 2024, among the days with the most account deactivations on X since Elon Musk acquired the company

: 1

Factor by which the number of abortion pills ordered in the United States on November 6 exceeded the daily average

: 17

Estimated amount by which the total net worth of the world’s 10 wealthiest people increased that day

: $64,000,000,000

Rank of “password” among the most common digital passwords used by CEOs

: 2

Of “123456”

: 1

Median net worth of a single American woman with no children

: $87,200

Of a single American man with no children

: $82,100

Percentage change over the past year in the portion of first-time U.S. home buyers who are single women

: +26

Portion of New York City public school students who are homeless

: 1/8

Percentage by which this portion increased over the past year

: 23

Percentage of people caught smuggling fentanyl into the United States since 2019 who are Mexican citizens

: 18

Who are American citizens

: 81

Minimum number of American children who have been prescribed Ozempic or other GLP-1 medications

: 31,000

Percentage by which girls are more likely than boys to receive such a prescription

: 50

By which boys are more likely to be prescribed human-growth hormone

: 100

Portion of people over seven feet tall who have played in the NBA

: 1/10

Portion of Americans who know what the term “neurodivergent” means

: 1/3

Portion of these Americans who are neurodivergent themselves

: 3/5

Percentage of medical cases that ChatGPT accurately diagnoses on the basis of a list of symptoms

: 90

That doctors do, on average

: 74

Factor by which the average wait to receive approval for federal disability benefits has increased since 2019

: 2

Estimated number of Americans who died in 2023 while waiting for such approval

: 30,000

Rank of 2024 among the deadliest years on record for humanitarian workers

: 1

Portion of hospitals in Gaza that have been direct targets of Israeli missile strikes since October 7, 2023

: 31/36

Estimated percentage of Gazans killed by the Israeli military in this period who were women or children

: 70

Estimated percentage of plant life in Gaza that has been destroyed

: 83

Percentage change since 1973 in the average American’s carbon emissions

: −36

Factor by which per capita U.S. carbon emissions exceed the global average

: 3

Percentage by which the average American worker’s contribution to the country’s GDP exceeds their income

: 170

By which the price of an average luxury bag exceeds its production cost

: 900

Percentage change since 2000 in the portion of disposable income that Americans give to charity

: −21

Portion of Americans who believed in 2010 that working hard would result in a better life

: 1/2

Who believe this now

: 1/4

Percentage of Americans who report experiencing the “Sunday scaries”

: 45

Average time at which their onset is felt

: 3:54 pm

Harper’s Index

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