Average Japanese family receipts are now FIVE TIMES greater than ours!
2000 | 2007 | |
Norway | 43,921 | 49,606 |
United States | 39,277 | 43,267 |
Netherlands | 33,503 | 36,783 |
Canada | 32,562 | 36,243 |
Austria | 32,618 | 36,065 |
Denmark | 31,987 | 35,213 |
Sweden | 29,364 | 34,457 |
Australia | 30,022 | 34,154 |
Belgium | 30,296 | 33,607 |
United Kingdom | 28,604 | 33,191 |
Germany | 29,738 | 32,228 |
Japan | 28,600 | 31,696 |
France | 28,357 | 30,724 |
Italy | 27,458 | 28,434 |
Spain | 24,696 | 28,079 |
Korea, South | 17,489 | 23,399 |
A REAL, HONEST comparison is based on the credible US Census Bureau survey that reported that wages and salaries in the US in 2000 were $29,432 per worker. GDP per capita could not possibly have exceeded $10,610, AND our incomes have DECREASED since this survey was completed. It must also include countries like Qatar, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Brunei, Singapore, and Ireland with per capita incomes MUCH higher than ours:
2000 | 2007 | |
Qatar | $87,600 | |
Luxembourg | 79,400 | |
Kuwait | 55,900 | |
Norway | 53,300 | |
Brunei | 51,000 | |
Singapore | 49,900 | |
Norway | 43,921 | 49,606 |
Ireland | 46,600 | |
United States | 39,277 | 43,267 |
Iceland | 40,400 | |
Switzerland | 40,100 | |
Austria | 39,300 | |
Netherlands | 33,503 | 36,783 |
Canada | 32,562 | 36,243 |
Austria | 32,618 | 36,065 |
Denmark | 31,987 | 35,213 |
Sweden | 29,364 | 34,457 |
Australia | 30,022 | 34,154 |
Belgium | 30,296 | 33,607 |
United Kingdom | 28,604 | 33,191 |
Germany | 29,738 | 32,228 |
Japan | 28,600 | 31,696 |
France | 28,357 | 30,724 |
Italy | 27,458 | 28,434 |
Spain | 24,696 | 28,079 |
Korea, South | 17,489 | 23,399 |
U.S.A ACTUAL incl. government | 10,610 | 9,549 |
U.S.A ACTUAL excl government | 8,488 | 9,549 |
Total Japanese Family Receipts | $120,740 |
Income | 64,907 |
Wages and Salaries | 61,100 |
Female (8.4% of family income) | 5,467 |
Social Security Benefits | 2,242 |
Public Pension Benefits | 1,935 |
Receipts other than income (like withdrawal of deposits) | 47,136 |
Expenditures | 54,050 |
Consumption expenditures | 38,866 |
The difference is the cost of government, or taxes | 15,184 |
Direct taxes |
5,124 |
Earned income |
1,911 |
Residence |
2,328 |
Other |
886 |
Food | 8,606 |
Alcohol beverages |
407 |
Eating out |
2,006 |
Housing | 3,001 |
e.g., Repairs |
637 |
Electricity |
1,080 |
Gas |
725 |
Furniture | 1,162 |
Clothes | 1,742 |
Medical care | 1,320 |
e.g.,Medicine |
179 |
e.g.,Medical services |
776 |
Transportation and communication | 5,804 |
e.g., Purchase of vehicles |
800 |
e.g., Maintenance of vehicles |
2,296 |
Communication, e.g. 1gb/sec ethernet speed at $58 per month |
1,661 |
Education | 1,860 |
Culture and recreation | 4,136 |
Other consumption exp. (pocket money, social expenses, tobacco, etc.) | 8,669 |
Personal Savings | 49,941 |
Insurance premiums | 3,411 |
Securities | 229 |
Repayment of housing loans | 3,928 |
Installment purchases | 818 |
Surplus (in addition to personal savings, e.g., increase in financial assets, insurance, etc.) | 14,858 |
Rank |
Countries
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# 1 | Luxembourg: | $37,499.20 per person |
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# 2 | Switzerland: | $36,987.60 per person |
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# 3 | Japan: | $35,474.10 per person |
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# 4 | Norway: | $35,053.30 per person |
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# 5 | United States: | $33,070.30 per person |
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# 6 | Denmark: | $30,191.50 per person |
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# 7 | Iceland: | $27,473.80 per person |
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# 8 | Sweden: | $25,105.50 per person |
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# 9 | United Kingdom: | $24,486.70 per person |
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# 10 | Austria: | $23,824.10 per person |
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# 11 | Netherlands: | $23,770.30 per person |
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# 12 | Belgium: | $23,639.50 per person |
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# 13 | Finland: | $23,549.70 per person |
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# 14 | Germany: | $23,534.80 per person |
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# 15 | France: | $22,751.30 per person |
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# 16 | Ireland: | $21,846.50 per person |
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# 17 | Brunei: | $20,823.10 per person |
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# 18 | Canada: | $20,789.50 per person |
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# 19 | Singapore: | $20,066.00 per person |
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# 20 | Italy: | $19,276.10 per person |
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# 21 | Australia: | $19,213.50 per person |
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# 22 | United Arab Emirates: | $19,198.30 per person |
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# 23 | Israel: | $17,046.40 per person |
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# 24 | Kuwait: | $15,992.20 per person |
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# 25 | French Polynesia: | $15,023.50 per person |
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# 26 | Bahamas, The: | $15,019.20 per person |
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# 27 | New Caledonia: | $14,793.00 per person |
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# 28 | Spain: | $14,575.70 per person |
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# 29 | New Zealand: | $12,639.40 per person |
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# 30 | Cyprus: | $12,013.60 per person |
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# 31 | Greece: | $11,342.30 per person |
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# 32 | Puerto Rico: | $10,752.20 per person |
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ACTUAL U.S. incl. government | $10,610.00 per person |
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# 33 | Bahrain: | $10,527.10 per person |
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# 34 | Portugal: | $10,316.10 per person |
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# 35 | Slovenia: | $9,670.48 per person |
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# 36 | Barbados: | $9,373.50 per person |
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# 37 | Malta: | $9,125.77 per person |
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# 38 | Antigua and Barbuda: | $9,121.25 per person |
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ACTUAL U.S. ecxl. government | $8,488.00 per person |
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# 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis: | $7,669.53 per person |
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# 40 | Trinidad and Tobago: | $7,263.99 per person |
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# 41 | Saudi Arabia: | $6,851.39 per person |
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# 42 | Seychelles: | $6,628.55 per person |
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# 43 | Argentina: | $6,575.95 per person |
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# 44 | Palau: | $6,512.14 per person |
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# 45 | Uruguay: | $5,617.49 per person |
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# 46 | Czech Republic: | $5,303.18 per person |
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# 47 | Mexico: | $5,178.76 per person |
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# 48 | Oman: | $4,961.89 per person |
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# 49 | Hungary: | $4,912.72 per person |
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# 50 | Lebanon: | $4,596.19 per person |
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# 51 | Croatia: | $4,429.86 per person |
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# 52 | Chile: | $4,418.94 per person |
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# 53 | Poland: | $4,253.33 per person |
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# 54 | Grenada: | $4,051.06 per person |
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# 55 | Estonia: | $3,956.04 per person |
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# 56 | Costa Rica: | $3,913.18 per person |
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# 57 | Slovakia: | $3,739.12 per person |
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# 58 | Mauritius: | $3,730.45 per person |
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# 59 | Saint Lucia: | $3,721.13 per person |
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# 60 | Dominica: | $3,334.73 per person |
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# 61 | Latvia: | $3,330.97 per person |
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# 62 | Malaysia: | $3,311.76 per person |
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# 63 | Lithuania: | $3,239.50 per person |
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# 64 | Botswana: | $3,201.68 per person |
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# 65 | Panama: | $3,011.20 per person |
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# 66 | Gabon: | $2,861.97 per person |
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# 67 | Brazil: | $2,842.36 per person |
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# 68 | South Africa: | $2,751.22 per person |
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# 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: | $2,698.74 per person |
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# 70 | Jamaica: | $2,652.31 per person |
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# 71 | Belize: | $2,586.68 per person |
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# 72 | Turkey: | $2,397.32 per person |
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# 73 | Dominican Republic: | $2,094.46 per person |
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# 74 | Tunisia: | $1,983.58 per person |
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# 75 | Fiji: | $1,964.59 per person |
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# 76 | Marshall Islands: | $1,944.34 per person |
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# 77 | El Salvador: | $1,943.43 per person |
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# 78 | Colombia: | $1,898.58 per person |
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# 79 | Peru: | $1,869.56 per person |
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# 80 | Thailand: | $1,838.41 per person |
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# 81 | Bulgaria: | $1,777.28 per person |
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# 82 | Russia: | $1,764.05 per person |
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# 83 | Suriname: | $1,737.69 per person |
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# 84 | Romania: | $1,729.37 per person |
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# 85 | Namibia: | $1,728.70 per person |
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# 86 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | $1,690.26 per person |
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# 87 | Guatemala: | $1,628.86 per person |
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# 88 | Maldives: | $1,608.95 per person |
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# 89 | Algeria: | $1,568.55 per person |
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# 90 | Jordan: | $1,525.17 per person |
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# 91 | Samoa: | $1,465.18 per person |
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# 92 | Cape Verde: | $1,425.97 per person |
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# 93 | Tonga: | $1,371.78 per person |
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# 94 | Kazakhstan: | $1,322.15 per person |
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# 95 | Belarus: | $1,248.60 per person |
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# 96 | Swaziland: | $1,219.70 per person |
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# 97 | Djibouti: | $1,199.84 per person |
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# 98 | Paraguay: | $1,196.42 per person |
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# 99 | Albania: | $1,189.14 per person |
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# 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: | $1,137.01 per person |
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# 101 | Morocco: | $1,059.75 per person |
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# 102 | Ecuador: | $1,044.44 per person |
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# 103 | Turkmenistan: | $1,038.53 per person |
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# 104 | Vanuatu: | $1,030.82 per person |
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# 105 | Syria: | $935.58 per person |
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# 106 | Philippines: | $920.19 per person |
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# 107 | Bolivia: | $911.32 per person |
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# 108 | China: | $865.03 per person |
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# 109 | Guyana: | $837.39 per person |
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# 110 | Honduras: | $827.22 per person |
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# 111 | Sri Lanka: | $817.91 per person |
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# 112 | Ukraine: | $748.67 per person |
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# 113 | Kiribati: | $747.44 per person |
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# 114 | Armenia: | $728.13 per person |
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# 115 | Azerbaijan: | $665.89 per person |
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# 116 | Georgia: | $661.75 per person |
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# 117 | Equatorial Guinea: | $618.21 per person |
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# 118 | Indonesia: | $599.24 per person |
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# 119 | Cote d'Ivoire: | $593.05 per person |
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# 120 | Angola: | $567.12 per person |
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# 121 | Papua New Guinea: | $545.74 per person |
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# 122 | Lesotho: | $541.12 per person |
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# 123 | Uzbekistan: | $514.73 per person |
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# 124 | Cameroon: | $514.49 per person |
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# 125 | Zimbabwe: | $506.89 per person |
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# 126 | Haiti: | $480.52 per person |
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# 127 | Solomon Islands: | $469.50 per person |
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# 128 | India: | $441.56 per person |
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# 129 | Senegal: | $405.06 per person |
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# 130 | Vietnam: | $392.19 per person |
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# 131 | Pakistan: | $369.70 per person |
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# 132 | Mongolia: | $344.88 per person |
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# 133 | Bangladesh: | $336.87 per person |
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# 134 | Guinea: | $332.07 per person |
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# 135 | Nicaragua: | $326.20 per person |
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# 136 | Moldova: | $326.08 per person |
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# 137 | Comoros: | $326.06 per person |
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# 138 | Mauritania: | $323.77 per person |
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# 139 | Benin: | $316.89 per person |
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# 140 | Kenya: | $315.04 per person |
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# 141 | Zambia: | $295.52 per person |
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# 142 | Nigeria: | $288.37 per person |
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# 143 | Kyrgyzstan: | $268.28 per person |
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# 144 | Gambia, The: | $267.23 per person |
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# 145 | Sudan: | $266.32 per person |
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# 146 | Ghana: | $261.97 per person |
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# 147 | Tanzania: | $255.97 per person |
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# 148 | Cambodia: | $244.90 per person |
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# 149 | Bhutan: | $236.95 per person |
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# 150 | Togo: | $236.79 per person |
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# 151 | Central African Republic: | $235.62 per person |
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# 152 | Madagascar: | $232.47 per person |
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# 153 | Sao Tome and Principe: | $228.29 per person |
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# 154 | Rwanda: | $223.77 per person |
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# 155 | Mali: | $219.55 per person |
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# 156 | Uganda: | $217.40 per person |
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# 157 | Nepal: | $210.66 per person |
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# 158 | Mozambique: | $195.82 per person |
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# 159 | Burkina Faso: | $187.64 per person |
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# 160 | Chad: | $164.90 per person |
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# 161 | Niger: | $162.89 per person |
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# 162 | Liberia: | $158.32 per person |
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# 163 | Tajikistan: | $153.77 per person |
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# 164 | Eritrea: | $145.39 per person |
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# 165 | Guinea-Bissau: | $141.02 per person |
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# 166 | Malawi: | $134.28 per person |
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# 167 | Sierra Leone: | $118.20 per person |
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# 168 | Ethiopia: | $91.37 per person |
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# 169 | Burundi: | $88.82 per person |
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= 170 | Libya: | $0.00 per person |
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= 170 | Iraq: | $0.00 per person |
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= 170 | Somalia: | $0.00 per person |
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Weighted average: | $5,737.28 per person |
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