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A diversidade de países representados este ano é notável, assim como suas características populacionais. Rodrigo Oropeza/Getty Images

June 17, 2026

Para os países que disputam a Copa do Mundo, o tamanho nem sempre é sinônimo de gols e glória

Jesse Whitehead, University of Waikato and Sughayshinie Samba Sibam, University of Waikato

Entre as 48 nações que disputam a Copa do Mundo, qual é a importância de fatores demográficos como população e idade média? Veja como a seleção do seu país se sai nessa comparação

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June 15, 2026

For countries contesting the FIFA World Cup, size doesn’t always mean goals and glory

Jesse Whitehead, University of Waikato and Sughayshinie Samba Sibam, University of Waikato

Among the 48 nations contesting the FIFA World Cup, how much do demographic factors like population and median age matter? See how your national squad compares.

Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford visit a pop-up vaccination clinic on ‘Super Saturday’. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

October 20, 2021

New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up

Jesse Whitehead, University of Waikato

As pressure mounts to adopt the “individual armour of vaccination” before public health measures are removed, New Zealand needs to shift resources and control to locally run vaccination programmes.

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June 1, 2021

The real challenge to COVID‑19 vaccination rates isn’t hesitancy — it’s equal access for Māori and Pacific people

Jesse Whitehead, University of Waikato; Kate C. Prickett, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Polly Atatoa Carr, University of Waikato

Age and education level are the main factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. While this affects Māori and Pacific communities, basic access to health care and information is more important.

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