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A developed country, industrialized country, or "more economically developed country" (MEDC), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), the per capita income, level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.[1] Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate.
Developed countries have post-industrial economies, meaning the service sector provides more wealth than the industrial sector. They are contrasted with developing countries, which are in the process of industrialization, or undeveloped countries, which are pre-industrial and almost entirely agrarian. According to the International Monetary Fund, advanced economies comprise 65.8% of global nominal GDP and 52.1% of global GDP (PPP) in 2010.[2] In 2015, the ten largest advanced economies by nominal GDP were the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Australia and Spain. By PPP GDP, they were the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, South Korea, Canada, Spain and Australia.[3]
Contents
- 1 Similar terms
- 2 Definition and criteria
- 3 Human Development Index (HDI)
- 4 Net take-home pay of OECD members
- 5 Gallup median household and per-capita income
- 6 Other lists of developed countries
- 7 World Bank high-income economies
- 7.1 IMF advanced economies
- 7.2 High-income OECD members
- 7.2.1 Development Assistance Committee members
- 7.3 Newsweek's "world's best countries"
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Similar terms
See also: North–South divide
Terms similar to developed country include "advanced country", "industrialized country", "'more developed country" (MDC), "more economically developed country" (MEDC), "Global North country", "first world country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as industrialization is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the United Kingdom, followed by Belgium. Later it spread further to Germany, United States, France and other Western European countries. According to some economists such as Jeffrey Sachs, however, the current divide between the developed and developing world is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.[4]
Definition and criteria
Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is income per capita; countries with high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is industrialization; countries in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors of industry dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently another measure, the Human Development Index (HDI), which combines an economic measure, national income, with other measures, indices for life expectancy and education has become prominent. This criterion would define developed countries as those with a very high (HDI) rating.
According to the United Nations Statistics Division,
- There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the United Nations system.[5]
And it notes that
- The designations "developed" and "developing" are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process.[6]
Human Development Index (HDI)
Main articles: Human Development Index and List of countries by Human Development Index
The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges a country's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and a prosperous economy, the UN points out that the HDI accounts for more than income or productivity. Unlike GDP per capita or per capita income, the HDI takes into account how income is turned "into education and health opportunities and therefore into higher levels of human development."
Since 1990, Norway (2001–2006, 2009–2013), Japan (1990–91 and 1993), Canada (1992 and 1994–2000) and Iceland (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score. The top 47 countries have scores ranging from 0.793 in Barbados to 0.955 in Norway.
Many countries listed by IMF or[Note 1] CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009), possess an HDI over 0.788 (as of 2010). Many countries[Note 2] possessing an HDI of 0.788 and over (as of 2010), are also listed by IMF or CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009). Thus, many "advanced economies" (as of 2009) are characterized by an HDI score of 0.9 or higher (as of 2007).
The latest index was released on 24 July 2014 and covers the period up to 2013. The following are the 49 countries in the top quartile - having an HDI above 0.8, and classified as possessing a "Very high human development".
- = Increase
- = No increase or decrease
- = Decrease
- The number in brackets represents the number of ranks the country has climbed (up or down) relative to the ranking in 2013 report.
Rank |
Country |
HDI |
New 2014 estimates for 2013
[7] |
Change in rank between 2014 report to 2013 report[7] |
New 2014 estimates for 2013
[7] |
Change compared between 2014 report and 2013 report
[7] |
1 |
|
Norway |
0.944 |
0.001 |
2 |
|
Australia |
0.933 |
0.002 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
0.917 |
0.001 |
4 |
|
Netherlands |
0.915 |
|
5 |
|
United States |
0.914 |
0.002 |
6 |
|
Germany |
0.911 |
|
7 |
|
New Zealand |
0.910 |
0.002 |
8 |
|
Canada |
0.902 |
0.001 |
9 |
(3) |
Singapore |
0.901 |
0.003 |
10 |
|
Denmark |
0.900 |
|
11 |
(3) |
Ireland |
0.899 |
0.002 |
12 |
(1) |
Sweden |
0.898 |
0.001 |
13 |
|
Iceland |
0.895 |
0.002 |
14 |
|
United Kingdom |
0.892 |
0.002 |
15 |
|
Hong Kong |
0.891 |
0.002 |
15 |
(1) |
South Korea |
0.891 |
0.003 |
17 |
(1) |
Japan |
0.890 |
0.002 |
18 |
(2) |
Liechtenstein |
0.889 |
0.001 |
19 |
|
Israel |
0.888 |
0.002 |
20 |
|
France |
0.884 |
|
21 |
|
Austria |
0.881 |
0.001 |
21 |
|
Belgium |
0.881 |
0.001 |
21 |
|
Luxembourg |
0.881 |
0.001 |
24 |
|
Finland |
0.879 |
|
25 |
|
Slovenia |
0.874 |
|
|
Rank |
Country |
HDI |
New 2014 estimates for 2013
[7] |
Change in rank between 2014 report to 2013 report[7] |
New 2014 estimates for 2013
[7] |
Change compared between 2014 report and 2013 report
[7] |
26 |
|
Italy |
0.872 |
|
27 |
|
Spain |
0.869 |
|
28 |
|
Czech Republic |
0.861 |
|
29 |
|
Greece |
0.853 |
0.001 |
30 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
0.852 |
|
31 |
|
Qatar |
0.851 |
0.001 |
32 |
|
Cyprus |
0.845 |
0.003 |
33 |
|
Estonia |
0.840 |
0.001 |
34 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
0.836 |
0.003 |
35 |
(1) |
Lithuania |
0.834 |
0.003 |
35 |
(1) |
Poland |
0.834 |
0.001 |
37 |
|
Andorra |
0.830 |
|
37 |
(1) |
Slovakia |
0.830 |
0.001 |
39 |
|
Malta |
0.829 |
0.002 |
40 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
0.827 |
0.002 |
41 |
(1) |
Chile |
0.822 |
0.003 |
41 |
|
Portugal |
0.822 |
|
43 |
|
Hungary |
0.818 |
0.001 |
44 |
|
Bahrain |
0.815 |
0.002 |
44 |
|
Cuba |
0.815 |
0.002 |
46 |
(2) |
Kuwait |
0.814 |
0.001 |
47 |
|
Croatia |
0.812 |
|
48 |
|
Latvia |
0.810 |
0.002 |
49 |
|
Argentina |
0.808 |
0.003 |
|
As a non-UN member, the government of Taiwan calculates its own HDI, which had a value of 0.882 in 2011.[8] Additionally, while the HDI for the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong is calculated by the UN, it is not for Macau. The Macanese government calculated the territory's HDI to be 0.868 in 2011. These values place both Taiwan and Macau well within the list of countries with "Very high human development".[9] Furthermore, in 2009 a United Nations project calculated the HDI for all of its members, as well as Taiwan, Macau, and many dependent territories. The HDI values for the countries of San Marino and Monaco, which have not been included in official annual HDI reports, were found to be at 0.961 and 0.956 respectively. This places both countries firmly within the category of countries with "Very high human development" as well. The dependent territories with HDI values equivalent to "Very high human development" were: Jersey, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Norfolk Island, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Aruba, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Greenland, and Guam.[10] Of note, the HDI values in the 2009 report were calculated using the old HDI formula, while HDI values after the year 2010 are calculated with a different formula.
Net take-home pay of OECD members
See also: List of countries by net take-home pay
While GDP per capita is often used to measure how developed a country is, it includes components that do not contribute to a citizen's standard of living. GDP per capita may increase while real incomes for the majority decline. However, measuring only net take-home pay gives a more accurate picture of a country's standard of living. The tables show net income figures published annually in the OECD Tax Database.[11] They reflect the annual augmented total net take-home pay, by family-type, deducting taxes and non-tax compulsory payments. Since PPP conversion is a widely accepted way to compare income, the OECD publishes the data in USD PPPs. The two major family-types, married with 2 children and single with no child at 100% average wage have been selected to give an accurate picture of the wage levels.
Married with 2 children at 100% of average wage[12]
Rank |
Country |
2014 net income
in USD PPP |
1 |
Luxembourg |
57,346 |
2 |
Switzerland |
52,313 |
3 |
Australia |
46,482 |
4 |
Germany |
45,485 |
5 |
Norway |
45,476 |
6 |
United States |
43,648 |
7 |
Belgium |
42,562 |
8 |
Ireland |
41,856 |
9 |
South Korea |
41,679 |
10 |
United Kingdom |
41,340 |
11 |
Iceland |
40,825 |
12 |
Netherlands |
39,854 |
13 |
Austria |
39,834 |
14 |
Japan |
39,685 |
15 |
Sweden |
38,062 |
16 |
Denmark |
37,865 |
17 |
France |
36,293 |
18 |
New Zealand |
35,830 |
19 |
Canada |
35,712 |
20 |
Finland |
34,844 |
21 |
Spain |
33,013 |
22 |
Italy |
32,566 |
23 |
Greece |
27,770 |
24 |
Israel |
26,778 |
25 |
Slovenia |
26,476 |
26 |
Portugal |
25,881 |
27 |
Czech Republic |
22,620 |
28 |
Estonia |
19,899 |
29 |
Hungary |
19,451 |
30 |
Slovakia |
19,438 |
31 |
Poland |
18,283 |
32 |
Turkey |
17,867 |
33 |
Chile |
15,458 |
34 |
Mexico |
10,991 |
|
Single with no child at 100% of average wage[12]
Rank |
Country |
2014 net income
in USD PPP |
1 |
Switzerland |
47,733 |
2 |
Norway |
42,243 |
3 |
Luxembourg |
42,144 |
4 |
Australia |
40,732 |
5 |
South Korea |
40,421 |
6 |
United Kingdom |
38,806 |
7 |
United States |
37,637 |
8 |
Netherlands |
37,400 |
9 |
Japan |
36,691 |
10 |
Sweden |
34,993 |
11 |
Germany |
34,841 |
12 |
Iceland |
33,760 |
13 |
Ireland |
33,371 |
14 |
Austria |
32,944 |
15 |
Denmark |
32,205 |
16 |
Finland |
32,012 |
17 |
Belgium |
31,846 |
18 |
France |
31,470 |
19 |
New Zealand |
30,860 |
20 |
Canada |
30,261 |
21 |
Spain |
30,061 |
22 |
Italy |
27,648 |
23 |
Israel |
25,933 |
24 |
Greece |
24,381 |
25 |
Portugal |
21,681 |
26 |
Slovenia |
19,880 |
27 |
Estonia |
17,750 |
28 |
Czech Republic |
17,723 |
29 |
Turkey |
17,458 |
30 |
Poland |
16,747 |
31 |
Chile |
15,458 |
32 |
Slovakia |
15,858 |
33 |
Hungary |
15,152 |
34 |
Mexico |
10,991 |
|
|
Gallup median household and per-capita income
In 2013, Gallup published a list of countries with median per capita and household income.[13] Using median, rather than mean income, results in a much more accurate picture of the average income of the middle class since the data will not be skewed by gains and abnormalities in the extreme ends. The figures are in international dollars using purchasing power parity and are based on responses from at least 2,000 adults in each country, with the data aggregated from 2006 to 2012. Below is a list of the top 30 countries in each category.
Rank |
Country/Territory |
Household income
in USD PPP[13] |
1 |
Luxembourg |
52,493 |
2 |
Norway |
51,489 |
3 |
Sweden |
50,514 |
4 |
Australia |
46,555 |
5 |
Denmark |
44,360 |
6 |
United States |
43,385 |
7 |
Canada |
41,280 |
8 |
South Korea |
40,861 |
9 |
Kuwait |
40,854 |
10 |
Netherlands |
38,584 |
11 |
New Zealand |
35,562 |
12 |
Hong Kong |
35,443 |
13 |
Austria |
34,911 |
14 |
Finland |
34,615 |
15 |
Japan |
34,822 |
16 |
Germany |
33,333 |
17 |
Taiwan |
32,762 |
18 |
Singapore |
32,360 |
19 |
United Kingdom |
31,617 |
20 |
France |
31,112 |
21 |
Israel |
30,364 |
22 |
Belgium |
26,703 |
23 |
Qatar |
26,555 |
24 |
Slovenia |
25,969 |
25 |
Ireland |
25,085 |
26 |
Saudi Arabia |
24,980 |
27 |
Bahrain |
24,633 |
28 |
Czech Republic |
22,913 |
29 |
Spain |
21,959 |
30 |
Italy |
20,085 |
|
Rank |
Country/Territory |
Per-capita income
in USD PPP[13] |
1 |
Norway |
19,308 |
2 |
Sweden |
18,632 |
3 |
Luxembourg |
18,418 |
4 |
Denmark |
18,262 |
5 |
Finland |
15,725 |
6 |
United States |
15,480 |
7 |
Canada |
15,181 |
8 |
Australia |
15,026 |
9 |
Netherlands |
14,450 |
10 |
Germany |
14,098 |
11 |
France |
12,445 |
12 |
United Kingdom |
12,399 |
13 |
Austria |
12,284 |
14 |
New Zealand |
12,147 |
15 |
South Korea |
11,350 |
16 |
Japan |
10,840 |
17 |
Belgium |
10,189 |
18 |
Hong Kong |
9,705 |
19 |
Slovenia |
8,656 |
20 |
Ireland |
8,048 |
21 |
Israel |
7,847 |
22 |
Czech Republic |
7,821 |
23 |
Kuwait |
7,487 |
24 |
Singapore |
7,345 |
25 |
Spain |
7,284 |
26 |
Taiwan |
6,882 |
27 |
Italy |
6,874 |
28 |
Malta |
6,869 |
29 |
Greece |
6,086 |
30 |
Portugal |
5,519 |
|
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Other lists of developed countries
World Bank high-income economy map.
Only three institutions have produced lists of developed countries: the UN (list shown above), the CIA,[14] and the FTSE Group. The latter is not included here because its association of developed countries with countries with both high incomes and developed markets is not deemed as directly relevant.[why?][Note 3]
However many other institutions have created more general lists referred to when discussing developed countries. For example, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identifies 37 "advanced economies".[15][16] The OECD's 34 members are known as the "developed countries club"[17][18][19] The World Bank identifies 74 "high income countries".[citation needed] The EIU's Quality-of-life survey and a list of countries with welfare states are also included here. The criteria for using all these lists and for countries' inclusion on these lists are often not properly spelt out, and several of these lists are based on old data.[citation needed] Also Newsweek lists the "world's best countries" (see below).
World Bank high-income economies
According to the World Bank the following 80 countries (including territories) are classified as "high-income economies".[20] In parenthesis the year(s) during which they held such classification.[21]
- Andorra (1990–)
- Antigua and Barbuda (2002, 2005–08, 2012–)
- Argentina (2014–)
- Aruba (1987–90, 1994–)
- Australia (1987–)
- Austria (1987–)
- The Bahamas (1987–)
- Bahrain (1987–89, 2001–)
- Barbados (1989, 2000, 2002, 2006–)
- Belgium (1987–)
- Bermuda (1987–)
- Brunei (1987, 1990–)
- Canada (1987–)
- Cayman Islands (1993–)
- Channel Islands (1987–)
- Chile (2012–)
- Croatia (2008–)
- Curaçao (1994–)b
- Cyprus (1988–)
- Czech Republic (2006–)
- Denmark (1987–)
- Equatorial Guinea (2007–)
- Estonia (2006–)
- Faroe Islands (1987–)
- Finland (1987–)
- France (1987–)
- French Polynesia (1990–)
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- Germany (1987–)
- Greece (1996–)
- Greenland (1987–)
- Guam (1987–89, 1995–)
- Hong Kong (1987–)
- Hungary (2007–11, 2014–)
- Iceland (1987–)
- Ireland (1987–)
- Isle of Man (1987–89, 2002–)
- Israel (1987–)
- Italy (1987–)
- Japan (1987–)
- South Korea (1995–97, 2001–)
- Kuwait (1987–)
- Latvia (2009, 2012–)
- Liechtenstein (1994–)
- Lithuania (2012–)
- Luxembourg (1987–)
- Macao (1994–)
- Malta (1989, 1998, 2000, 2002–)
- Monaco (1994–)
- Netherlands (1987–)
- New Caledonia (1995–)
- New Zealand (1987–)
- Northern Mariana Islands (1995–2001, 2007–)
- Norway (1987–)
- Oman (2007–)
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- Poland (2009–)
- Portugal (1994–)
- Puerto Rico (1989, 2002–)
- Qatar (1987–)
- Russia (2012–)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012–)
- Saint Martin (2010–)
- San Marino (1991–93, 2000–)
- Saudi Arabia (1987–89, 2004–)
- Seychelles (2014–)
- Singapore (1987–)
- Sint Maarten (1994–)b
- Slovakia (2007–)
- Slovenia (1997–)
- Spain (1987–)
- Sweden (1987–)
- Switzerland (1987–)
- Taiwan (1987–)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2006–)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (2009–)
- United Arab Emirates (1987–)
- United Kingdom (1987–)
- United States (1987–)
- Uruguay (2012–)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (1987–)
- Venezuela (2014–)
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IMF advanced economies
Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the following 37 economies are classified as "advanced economies":[15]
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong (China)
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- United States
The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of Advanced Economies, noting that the IMF's Advanced Economies list "would presumably also cover"[14] some smaller countries. These include:
See also: The World Factbook list of developed countries
- Andorra
- Bermuda
- Faroe Islands
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Jersey
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
High-income OECD members
There are 32 members in the High-income OECD category, as determined by the World Bank.[22] The High-income OECD membership is as follows:
24 countries in Europe:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
3 countries in Asia:
3 countries in the Americas:
- Canada
- Chile
- United States
2 countries in Oceania:
Development Assistance Committee members
Member nations of the Development Assistance Committee
There are 29 members — 28 selected OECD member countries and the European Union—in the Development Assistance Committee (DAC),[23] a group of the world's major donor countries that discuss issues surrounding development aid and poverty reduction in developing countries.[24] The following OECD member countries are DAC members:
22 countries in Europe:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
2 countries in Asia:
2 countries in North America:
2 countries in Oceania:
Newsweek's "world's best countries"
Newsweek published in 2010 a list of the "world's best countries", measuring "education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment" in 100 countries. The top 30 countries are:[25]
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Australia
- Luxembourg
- Norway
- Canada
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Denmark
- United States
- Germany
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- France
- Ireland
- Austria
- Belgium
- Singapore
- Spain
- Israel
- Italy
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Greece
- Portugal
- Croatia
- Poland
- Chile
See also
- Developing country
- Digital divide
- First World
- First World privilege
- First World problem
- Fourth World
- Globalization
- Least developed country
- Multinational corporation
- North-South divide
- Third World
Notes
- ^ The official classification of "advanced economies" is originally made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF list doesn't deal with non-IMF members. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) intends to follow IMF list but adds few economies which aren't dealt with by IMF due to their not being IMF members. By May 2001,the advanced country list of the CIA was more comprehensive than the original IMF list. However, since May 2001, three additional countries (Cyprus, Malta and Slovenia) have been added to the original IMF list, thus leaving the CIA list not updated.
- ^ Namely sovereign states, i.e., excluding Macau: In 2003 the government of Macau calculated its HDI as being 0.909 (the UN does not calculate Macau's HDI); In January 2007, the People's Daily reported (from China Modernization Report 2007): "In 2004... Macau... had reached the level of developed countries". However, Macau is not recognized by any international organisation as a developed/advanced territory, while the UNCTAD organisation (of the UN), as well as the CIA, classify Macau as a "developing" territory. The World Bank classifies Macau as a high income economy (along with developed economies as well as with few developing economies).
- ^ The Developed Countries Glossary entry reads: "The following countries are classified by FTSE as developed countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States."
References
- ^ Developed Economy Definition. Investopedia (2010-04-16). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ^ IMF GDP data (September 2011)
- ^ "Gross domestic product, current prices & Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP". World Economic Outlook Database, April 2012. International Monetary Fund. April 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty. New York, New York: The Penguin Press. ISBN 1-59420-045-9.
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External links
- IMF (advanced economies)
- The Economist (quality of life survey)
- The World Factbook (developed countries)
- United Nations Statistics Division (definition)
- List of countries, United Nations Statistics Division (developed regions)
- World Bank (high-income economies)
Economic classification of countries
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- Developing country
- Least developed country
- World Bank high-income economy
- Newly industrialized country
- Heavily indebted poor countries
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Three World Model |
- First World
- Second World
- Third World
- Fourth World (additional theory)
- Three Worlds Theory(Maoism)
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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- past and projected
- per capita
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Purchasing power parity (PPP)
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- future estimates
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- per person employed
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Gross national income (GNI) |
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Wages |
- Net take-home pay
- Average wage
- Europe by monthly average wage
- Minimum wages
- Canada
- Europe
- United States
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Wealth |
- National wealth
- Wealth per adult
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Other national accounts |
- Net material product
- Research and development spending
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Human development |
- Human Development Index
- by country
- inequality-adjusted
- Human Poverty Index
- Percentage living in poverty
- Social Progress Index
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Digital divide |
- ICT Development Index
- Internet connection speed
- 4G LTE penetration
- Smartphone penetration
- Number of broadband Internet subscriptions
- Number of Internet users
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Net international investment position (NIIP) |
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Lists of countries by GDP rankings
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- Sector composition
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Purchasing power parity (PPP) |
- Per capita
- Past
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- Private consumption per capita
- Per hour
- Per person employed
- Ten largest historically
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Growth rate |
- European Union member states
- Latin American and Caribbean countries
- Oceanian countries
- Per capita
- 1980–2010 growth
- Industrial growth
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Gross national income (GNI) |
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Countries by region |
- Africa
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Latin America & Caribbean
- North America
- nominal
- nominal per capita
- PPP
- PPP per capita
- South America
- Arab League
- Asia
- Asia & Pacific
- Former Soviet Republics
- Europe
- nominal
- nominal per capita
- PPP
- PPP per capita
- Oceania
- nominal
- nominal per capita
- PPP
- PPP per capita
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Subnational divisions |
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Pakistan
- Russia
- South Korea
- Spain
- United States
- comparison with countries
- comparison in PPP
- per capita
- OECD
- Top country subdivisions by GDP (nominal)
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- Lists of countries by financial rankings
- List of international rankings
- List of top international rankings by country
- Lists by country
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Lists of countries by quality of life rankings
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General |
- World Happiness Report
- Happy Planet Index
- Human Development Index
- by country
- inequality-adjusted
- Legatum Prosperity Index
- Good Country Index
- Satisfaction with Life Index
- Where-to-be-born Index
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Economic |
- Net take-home pay
- Job security
- Long-term unemployment rate
- Home ownership rate
- Smartphone ownership rate
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Environment |
- Ecological footprint
- Environmental Performance Index
- Environmental Vulnerability Index
- Natural disaster risk
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Health |
- Cancer rate
- Health care quality
- Health expenditure covered by government
- Hospital beds
- Risk of death from non-communicable disease
- Suicide rate
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Social/Political |
- Discrimination and violence against minorities
- Government transparency
- Global Slavery Index
- Global Terrorism Index
- Social Progress Index
- Time devoted to leisure and personal care
- Women's average years in school
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- List of international rankings
- List of top international rankings by country
- Lists by country
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