Factfulness
- 353
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 14 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Swedish physician, professor of international health at Karolinska Institute and statistician Hans Rosling with his son Ola Rosling and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund. The book was published posthumously a year after Hans Rosling died from pancreatic cancer. In the book, Rosling suggests that the vast majority of people are wrong about the state of the world. He demonstrates that his test subjects believe the world is poorer, less healthy, and more dangerous than it actually is, attributing this not to random chance but to misinformation.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 623 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 8.4. That is how 8.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 78 | 13% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 6 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 539 | 87% |
Frequently asked
What is Factfulness rated?
8.7 out of 10, from 623 reader ratings across 3 independent sources.
Is Factfulness worth reading?
Readers give it 8.7/10 from 623 ratings, which puts it ahead of 77 % of the Popular science shelf.
How long does it take to read Factfulness?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 353 pages.
Was Factfulness a bestseller?
Yes — 14 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #2. Sales are shown here but never scored.
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