Numbers of the year 2023
Hand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Each year we ask some of our favourite statistically-minded people for their numbers of the year. Here they are - from the population of India to the results of a first division football match.
Contributors: Hannah Ritchie, Our World in Data Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Cambridge University Timandra Harkness, writer and comedian Rob Eastaway, maths author
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Series Producer: Tom Colls Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon
(Picture: Colourful numbers on blue background Credit: Tanja Ivanova / Getty Images)