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**Rasputin** · 06-22-2005, 07:38 PM

Economy: GDP (per capita) (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

1. Luxembourg $54053.46 per person
2. Norway $37533.66 per person
3. Bermuda $35882.03 per person
4. San Marino $32978.98 per person
5. Hong Kong $31071.64 per person
6. Denmark $30886.36 per person
7. Austria $30006.98 per person
8. Iceland $29520.42 per person
9. Canada $29491.31 per person
10. Cayman Islands $29464.30 per person
11. Ireland $29272.78 per person
12. Belgium $28903.36 per person
13. Australia $28694.61 per person
14. Netherlands $28275.17 per person
15. Japan $28130.96 per person
16. Germany $27552.45 per person
17. France $27488.98 per person
18. Finland $27270.04 per person
19. Aruba $27240.30 per person
20. Monaco $26960.02 per person
21. Italy $26697.68 per person
22. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $25278.05 per person
23. Liechtenstein $24674.00 per person
24. Jersey $24308.85 per person
25. Man, Isle of $21431.92 per person
26. Faroe Islands $21430.71 per person
27. New Zealand $21368.02 per person
28. Qatar $20873.74 per person
29. Macau $20436.30 per person
30. Greece $20060.99 per person
31. Guernsey $19990.46 per person
32. Greenland $19509.08 per person
33. Israel $19503.12 per person
34. Guam $19266.66 per person
35. Andorra $18607.31 per person
36. Kuwait $18365.04 per person
37. Gibraltar $17964.28 per person
38. Malta $17845.48 per person
39. Brunei $17795.98 per person
40. Korea, South $17650.86 per person
41. Portugal $17274.56 per person
42. French Polynesia $17196.12 per person
43. Bahamas, The $16847.01 per person
44. Puerto Rico $16729.26 per person
45. Bahrain $16654.71 per person
46. Czech Republic $15722.93 per person
47. Barbados $15649.19 per person
48. New Caledonia $14779.17 per person
49. British Virgin Islands $14422.86 per person
50. Martinique $14241.81 per person
Weighted Average $26,237.11 per person
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Taxation: Total tax wedge - Single worker (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage. Data for 2001, and only for selected OECD countries.

1. Belgium 55.6%
2. Hungary 52.6%
3. Germany 50.7%
4. Sweden 48.6%
5. France 48.3%
6. Italy 46.2%
7. Finland 45.9%
8. Austria 44.7%
9. Denmark 44.2%
10. Turkey 43.2%
11. Czech Republic 43.0%
12. Poland 42.9%
13. Netherlands 42.3%
14. Slovakia 42.0%
15. Spain 37.9%
16. Norway 37.0%
17. Greece 36.0%
18. Luxembourg 33.9%
19. Portugal 32.5%
20. Canada 30.2%
21. United States 30.0%
22. United Kingdom 29.7%
23. Switzerland 29.5%
24. Ireland 25.8%
25. Iceland 25.7%
26. Japan 24.2%
27. Australia 23.1%
28. New Zealand 19.6%
29. Mexico 15.6%
Weighted Average 34.87 %

**Rasputin** · 06-22-2005, 07:40 PM

Education: School life expectancy - Total (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.

1. Norway 16.9 (1999/2000)
2. Finland 16.7 (1999/2000)
3. Australia 16.6 (1999/2000)
4. United Kingdom 16.4 (1999/2000)
5. New Zealand 16.2 (1997)
6. Sweden 16 (1999/2000)
7. Netherlands 15.9 (1999/2000)
8. Belgium 15.8 (1999/2000)
9. Iceland 15.8 (1999/2000)
10. Denmark 15.6 (1999/2000)
11. France 15.4 (1999/2000)
12. Germany 15.3 (1998/1999)
13. Spain 15.3 (1999/2000)
14. United States 15.2 (1999/2000)
15. Portugal 15.2 (1999/2000)
16. Switzerland 15 (1999/2000)
17. Ireland 14.9 (1999/2000)
18. Canada 14.8 (1999/2000)
19. Austria 14.7 (1999/2000)
20. Italy 14.7 (1999/2000)
21. Korea, South 14.6 (1996)
22. Israel 14.6 (1999/2000)
23. Poland 14.4 (1999/2000)
24. Argentina 14.3 (1999/2000)
25. Japan 14.3 (1999/2000)
26. Greece 14.3 (1999/2000)
27. Estonia 14.1 (1999/2000)
28. Slovenia 14.1 (1998/1999)
29. South Africa 14.1 (1994)
30. Uruguay 13.7 (1999/2000)
31. Hungary 13.6 (1999/2000)
32. Bahrain 13.5 (1993)
33. Tunisia 13.5 (1999/2000)
34. Czech Republic 13.5 (1999/2000)
35. Chile 13.5 (1999/2000)
36. Malta 13.4 (1996)
37. Brazil 13.4 (1999/2000)
38. Qatar 13.1 (1998/1999)
39. Luxembourg 13.1 (1999/2000)
40. Lebanon 12.8 (1998/1999)
41. Bulgaria 12.7 (1999/2000)
42. Barbados 12.4 (1998/1999)
43. Peru 12.4 (1997)
44. Botswana 12 (1999/2000)
45. Samoa 12 (1999/2000)
46. Namibia 12 (1999/2000)
47. Cuba 12 (1999/2000)
48. Netherlands Antilles 11.8 (1999/2000)
49. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 11.7 (1998/1999)
50. Swaziland 11.6 (1995)
Weighted Average 14.35 years
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Government: Corruption (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: Relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people, academics and risk analysts, and ranges between 0 (highly clean) and 10 (highly corrupt). Includes police corruption, business corruption, political corruption, etc. Data for 2003.

1. Bangladesh 8.7
2. Nigeria 8.6
3. Haiti 8.5
4. Burma 8.4
5. Paraguay 8.4
6. Azerbaijan 8.2
7. Cameroon 8.2
8. Tajikistan 8.2
9. Angola 8.2
10. Georgia 8.2
11. Indonesia 8.1
12. Kenya 8.1
13. Papua New Guinea 7.9
14. Kyrgyzstan 7.9
15. Libya 7.9
16. Iraq 7.8
17. Congo, Republic of the 7.8
18. Ecuador 7.8
19. Sierra Leone 7.8
20. Uganda 7.8
21. Bolivia 7.7
22. Ukraine 7.7
23. Zimbabwe 7.7
24. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 7.7
25. Sudan 7.7
26. Honduras 7.7
27. Moldova 7.6
28. Uzbekistan 7.6
29. Vietnam 7.6
30. Kazakhstan 7.6
31. Venezuela 7.6
32. Guatemala 7.6
33. Argentina 7.5
34. Ethiopia 7.5
35. Philippines 7.5
36. Albania 7.5
37. Pakistan 7.5
38. Tanzania 7.5
39. Zambia 7.5
40. Gambia, The 7.5
41. Algeria 7.4
42. Yemen 7.4
43. Madagascar 7.4
44. Nicaragua 7.4
45. Mozambique 7.3
46. Russia 7.3
47. India 7.2
48. Malawi 7.2
49. Romania 7.2
50. Mali 7
Weighted Average 7.59

IQ · 06-22-2005, 09:02 PM

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**Rasputin** · 06-27-2005, 07:47 PM

Map & Graph: Health: Life expectancy at birth - Total population (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.

1. Andorra 83.49 years
2. Macau 81.87 years
3. San Marino 81.43 years
4. Japan 80.93 years
5. Singapore 80.42 years
6. Australia 80.13 years
7. Guernsey 80.04 years
8. Switzerland 79.99 years
9. Sweden 79.97 years
10. Hong Kong 79.93 years
11. Canada 79.83 years
12. Iceland 79.8 years
13. Cayman Islands 79.67 years
14. Italy 79.4 years
15. Gibraltar 79.38 years
16. France 79.28 years
17. Monaco 79.27 years
18. Liechtenstein 79.25 years
19. Spain 79.23 years
20. Norway 79.09 years
21. Israel 79.02 years
22. Jersey 78.93 years
23. Faroe Islands 78.9 years
24. Greece 78.89 years
25. Aruba 78.83 years
26. Netherlands 78.74 years
27. Martinique 78.72 years
28. Virgin Islands 78.59 years
29. Malta 78.43 years
30. Germany 78.42 years
31. Montserrat 78.36 years
32. New Zealand 78.32 years
33. Belgium 78.29 years
34. Guam 78.27 years
35. Austria 78.17 years
36. United Kingdom 78.16 years
37. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 78.11 years
38. Man, Isle of 77.98 years
39. Finland 77.92 years
40. Jordan 77.88 years
41. Luxembourg 77.66 years
42. Guadeloupe 77.53 years
43. Bermuda 77.41 years
44. Saint Helena 77.38 years
45. Ireland 77.35 years
46. Cyprus 77.27 years
47. Puerto Rico 77.26 years
48. United States 77.14 years
49. Denmark 77.1 years
50. Taiwan 76.87 years

Weighted Average 79.49 years

**Rasputin** · 06-27-2005, 07:49 PM

Economy: Economic aid - Donor (per capita) (Top 50 Countries)

Definition: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

1. Luxembourg $317.70 per person
2. Norway $306.04 per person
3. Denmark $301.10 per person
4. Netherlands $202.22 per person
5. Belgium $103.59 per person
6. France $89.36 per person
7. Finland $72.68 per person
8. Ireland $71.29 per person
9. Germany $67.94 per person
10. Austria $63.61 per person
11. Japan $54.97 per person
12. Australia $44.89 per person
13. Canada $39.99 per person
14. Portugal $25.75 per person
15. New Zealand $24.96 per person
16. Italy $17.22 per person
17. Lesotho $0 per person
18. Saudi Arabia $0 per person
19. Korea, South $0 per person

Weighted Average $57.61 per person

**Rasputin** · 07-16-2005, 09:39 AM

Crime: Executions

Definition: Number of known executions in the country (Data is for2004). Because these figures include only documented cases; the true figures are likely to be much higher.

1. China 1,067 executions
2. Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100 executions
3. United States 68 executions
4. Iran 66 executions -***-
5. Egypt 48 executions
6. Belarus 33 executions
7. Taiwan 32 executions
8. Saudi Arabia 29 executions
9. Singapore 28 executions
10. Sierra Leone 24 executions
11. Rwanda 24 executions
12. Vietnam 18 executions
13. Yemen 17 executions
14. Afghanistan 10 executions
15. Jordan 9 executions
16. Nigeria 6 executions
17. Oman 6 executions
18. Japan 6 executions
19. Kuwait 6 executions
20. Cuba 5 executions
21. Pakistan 4 executions
22. Kyrgyzstan 4 executions
23. Bahamas, The 2 executions
24. Zimbabwe 2 executions
25. Lebanon 2 executions
26. Guatemala 1 executions
27. Ethiopia 1 executions
28. Thailand 1 executions
29. Syria 1 executions
30. Sudan 1 executions
31. Uzbekistan unknown ?
32. Iraq unknown ?
33. Somalia several ?

Total 1,621 executions

Weighted Average 656.85 executions .

**okiddi** · 07-16-2005, 05:42 PM

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**Rasputin** · 08-19-2007, 02:46 AM

According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Finland, Iceland, and New Zealand are perceived to be the world's least corrupt countries, and Haiti is perceived to be the most corrupt. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 12 polls and surveys from 9 independent institutions, which gathered the opinions of businesspeople and country analysts. Only 163 of the world's 193 countries are included in the survey, due to an absence of reliable data from the remaining countries. The scores range from ten (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 5.0 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem.

Countries that have significantly improved their rating since the 2005 index were Algeria, Czech Republic, India, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritius, Paraguay, Slovenia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uruguay. Some of the countries that have a significantly worse rating since 2005 include Brazil, Cuba, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Seychelles, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and the United States. Because inclusion in the index requires at least three sources Afghanistan, Fiji, Liberia, Palestine, and Somalia, with only two sources in 2006, were not included.

The 2006 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781359.html

According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Finland, Denmark, and New Zealand are perceived to be the world's least corrupt countries, and Somalia and Myanmar are perceived to be the most corrupt.

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The 2006 Transparency International Corruption

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