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World Stats
Nov. 17th, 2003 09:33 pmThis stuff gets sent to me each year, so I always find it fascinating. Any questions on what things mean, please ask. (Per capita GDP in US dollars confuses some non-geography people out there just for starters.) :-)
All info provided by Scholastic Magazine.
Ten wealthiest countries in per capita GDP (average $ per person)
1 Luxembourg $44,000
2 US $37,600
3 San Marino $34,600
4 Norway $31,800
5 Switzerland $31,700
6 Ireland $30,500
7 Canada $29,400
8 Belgium $29,000
9 Denmark $29,000
10 Japan $28,000
Three poorest:
1 East Timor $500
2 Somalia $550
3 Sierra Leone $580
Others in the top ten poorest include Burundi, D.R. of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Afghanistan ($700), Comoros, and Eritrea.
The world average per capita GDP is $7,900
30% of the world's population is below the age of 15.
21% of the US population is under the age of 15.
The birthrate is 22 per 1,000.
The deathrate is 9 per 1,000.
The infant mortality rate works out that one out of every 22 babies dies in the first year.
Life Expectancy:
World average: 65 M 69 F
Longest: Japan 78/85
Shortest: Mozambique 33/34
Top 7 longest in life expectancy: Japan, San Marino, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, and Canada
Top 7 worst in life expectancy: Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Angola, Rwanda, and Zambia (41/40).
There are 101 men to every 100 women
Largest Countries:
China 1,289,000,000
India 1,069,000,000
US 292,000,000
Indonesia 221,000,000
Brazil 177,000,000
Pakistan 149,000,000
Bangladesh 147,000,000
Russia 146,000,000
Nigeria 134,000,000
Japan 128,000,000
World Population: 6.3 Billion or 6,300,000,000
Religions: If you reduced the world down to 1000 people, the following would be the breakdown:
328 Christians (This includes Roman Catholics, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Lutherans, Apiscopalians, Anglicans, Ukrainian Catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Baptists, Presbyterians, and other Christian religions whose names I can misspell.) :-)
196 Muslims (This includes Shi'ite, Sunni, and other smaller sects)
133 Hindus
59 Buddhists
24 Athiests (There is no God)
125 Non-Religious (Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, but I'm not going to go joining any one group)
4 Sikhs
2 Jews
129 following 129 other religions
All info provided by Scholastic Magazine.
Ten wealthiest countries in per capita GDP (average $ per person)
1 Luxembourg $44,000
2 US $37,600
3 San Marino $34,600
4 Norway $31,800
5 Switzerland $31,700
6 Ireland $30,500
7 Canada $29,400
8 Belgium $29,000
9 Denmark $29,000
10 Japan $28,000
Three poorest:
1 East Timor $500
2 Somalia $550
3 Sierra Leone $580
Others in the top ten poorest include Burundi, D.R. of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Afghanistan ($700), Comoros, and Eritrea.
The world average per capita GDP is $7,900
30% of the world's population is below the age of 15.
21% of the US population is under the age of 15.
The birthrate is 22 per 1,000.
The deathrate is 9 per 1,000.
The infant mortality rate works out that one out of every 22 babies dies in the first year.
Life Expectancy:
World average: 65 M 69 F
Longest: Japan 78/85
Shortest: Mozambique 33/34
Top 7 longest in life expectancy: Japan, San Marino, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, and Canada
Top 7 worst in life expectancy: Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Angola, Rwanda, and Zambia (41/40).
There are 101 men to every 100 women
Largest Countries:
China 1,289,000,000
India 1,069,000,000
US 292,000,000
Indonesia 221,000,000
Brazil 177,000,000
Pakistan 149,000,000
Bangladesh 147,000,000
Russia 146,000,000
Nigeria 134,000,000
Japan 128,000,000
World Population: 6.3 Billion or 6,300,000,000
Religions: If you reduced the world down to 1000 people, the following would be the breakdown:
328 Christians (This includes Roman Catholics, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Lutherans, Apiscopalians, Anglicans, Ukrainian Catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Baptists, Presbyterians, and other Christian religions whose names I can misspell.) :-)
196 Muslims (This includes Shi'ite, Sunni, and other smaller sects)
133 Hindus
59 Buddhists
24 Athiests (There is no God)
125 Non-Religious (Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, but I'm not going to go joining any one group)
4 Sikhs
2 Jews
129 following 129 other religions
