Comments on: Stats, stats, stats…

By: France

France — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 21:41:09 +0000

indexmundi.com is a similar site, but it also has content in Spanish, French, and English.

By: pathos

pathos — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 03:29:01 +0000

Can someone please explain the tax structure in the Vatican to me? http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_bud_rev_cap

By: aretino

aretino — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:54:42 +0000

You may have to go as far as 35th in the probability of not reaching 40 list becasue the data set for that item does not include Afghanistan, Armenia, Iraq, or North Korea.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:33:15 +0000

Ireland’s GDP per capita is about 25% higher (according to the Economics & Social Research Institute) than its GNP per capita. On the former it’s now much richer than the UK, on the latter it’s only slightly richer (130% of EU average v 103). A few years’ ago I had a discussion with Martin Wolf abot Ireland’s GDP growth rates, where we both noticed that if Ireland could continue its 7% or so annual growth for just 4 more years it would be richer per capita than the United States. The obvious conclusion was that it wouldn’t, and it hasn’t, but it still this year and next is expected to outpace the UK by some way.

By: James Russell

James Russell — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:50:19 +0000

Ah. Yes. Forgot the per capita bit. I suppose I can stop wondering who Singapore is trying to defend themselves against :)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:46:15 +0000

You need to insert a “per capita” in there James!

By: James Russell

James Russell — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:41:22 +0000

What an amazing site. I wouldn’t have picked Singapore as the second biggest military spender in the world. I wouldn’t have picked Israel to top the list, either, although I’m somehow not surprised by that. Singapore, though…

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:34:38 +0000

For many purposes, a more manageable source may be: OECD in Figures 2002, at: http://www.oecdwash.org/DATA/STATS/oecdinfig2002.pdf