«The point is that a relatively small number of countries holds the fate of the planet in their hands in terms of climate change,» says David Hawkins, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center. (csmonitor.com)
«And yet, the perpetrators are a relatively small number of countries.» (wilsoncenter.org)
I use inflation for the advanced countries because global inflation data are always affected by a small number of countries that from time to time have very high inflation or hyperinflation. (rba.gov.au)