| 1 | To be sure, its government is a large debtor; its net debt as a share of GDP is one of the highest in the OECD. | |
| 2 | Last week, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lowered its growth estimates for the euro area. | |
| 3 | Longevity. Life expectancy in Turkey, at 73.6 years, is also lower than in other OECD countries. | |
| 4 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranks England's drop-out rates as among the worst among industrialised countries. | |
| 5 | In the OECD, energy consumption fell faster than GDP - the sharpest decline in energy consumption on record. |