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Appendix C
Communications Capabilities around the World
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Table C1 Countries, Categories, and Data (used in Tables 10 and 11)
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Users Per Thousand Persons |
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Country or Economy |
Class |
Region |
Pop. (ths.) |
GNI PPP (ths.$) |
Amateur |
Internet |
Mobile |
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Albania |
3 |
9 |
3411 |
3600 |
0.0047 |
2.9 |
102.6 |
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Algeria |
3 |
2 |
30400 |
5040 |
0.0020 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
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Andorra |
1 |
1 |
67 |
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1.4030 |
104.5 |
350.7 |
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Angola |
4 |
2 |
13100 |
1180 |
0.0004 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
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Antigua |
1 |
4 |
68 |
10000 |
0.2941 |
73.5 |
367.6 |
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Argentina |
2 |
6 |
37000 |
12050 |
0.4565 |
81.1 |
188.5 |
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Aruba |
1 |
4 |
101 |
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0.7723 |
237.6 |
524.8 |
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Australia |
1 |
8 |
19200 |
24970 |
0.7983 |
375.0 |
581.7 |
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Austria |
1 |
1 |
8110 |
26330 |
0.7662 |
320.6 |
809.6 |
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Bahamas |
1 |
4 |
303 |
16400 |
0.0330 |
55.8 |
200.0 |
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Bahrain |
2 |
3 |
691 |
|
0.0767 |
202.9 |
433.6 |
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Bangladesh |
4 |
7 |
131000 |
1590 |
0.0002 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
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Barbados |
2 |
4 |
267 |
15020 |
0.5618 |
37.5 |
106.7 |
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Belarus |
3 |
9 |
10000 |
7550 |
0.1359 |
42.2 |
13.8 |
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Belgium |
1 |
1 |
10300 |
27470 |
0.5141 |
279.7 |
746.6 |
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Belize |
2 |
5 |
240 |
5240 |
0.2083 |
75.0 |
117.5 |
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Benin |
4 |
2 |
6272 |
980 |
0.0008 |
4.0 |
19.9 |
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Bermuda |
1 |
4 |
63 |
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1.4286 |
396.8 |
211.1 |
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Bolivia |
3 |
6 |
8329 |
2360 |
0.1663 |
14.4 |
89.3 |
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Bosnia |
3 |
9 |
3977 |
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0.4420 |
11.3 |
58.7 |
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Botswana |
2 |
2 |
1602 |
7170 |
0.0112 |
15.6 |
173.5 |
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Brazil |
2 |
6 |
170000 |
7300 |
0.1885 |
47.1 |
169.1 |
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Bulgaria |
3 |
9 |
8167 |
5560 |
0.6061 |
74.1 |
189.8 |
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Burkina Faso |
4 |
2 |
11300 |
970 |
0.0005 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
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Burundi |
4 |
2 |
6807 |
580 |
0.0001 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
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Cambodia |
4 |
7 |
12000 |
1440 |
0.0004 |
0.8 |
18.6 |
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Cameroon |
4 |
2 |
14900 |
1590 |
0.0013 |
3.0 |
20.8 |
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Canada |
1 |
5 |
30800 |
27170 |
1.4294 |
438.3 |
322.2 |
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Cape Verde |
3 |
2 |
441 |
4760 |
0.0091 |
27.2 |
71.4 |
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Central Africa |
4 |
2 |
3717 |
1160 |
0.0054 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
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Chad |
4 |
2 |
7694 |
870 |
0.0013 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
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Chile |
2 |
6 |
15200 |
9100 |
0.4641 |
204.1 |
346.8 |
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China |
3 |
7 |
1260000 |
3920 |
0.0006 |
26.7 |
114.9 |
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Chinese Taipei |
1 |
7 |
22200 |
23140 |
3.0942 |
340.1 |
974.5 |
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Colombia |
3 |
6 |
42300 |
6060 |
0.1537 |
27.3 |
74.7 |
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Costa Rica |
2 |
5 |
3811 |
7980 |
0.2459 |
100.8 |
81.7 |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
4 |
2 |
16000 |
1500 |
0.0313 |
4.4 |
45.5 |
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Croatia |
2 |
9 |
4380 |
7960 |
0.3219 |
57.1 |
400.7 |
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Cuba |
3 |
4 |
11200 |
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0.1670 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
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Cyprus |
1 |
1 |
757 |
20780 |
0.7635 |
198.2 |
415.3 |
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Czech Rep. |
2 |
9 |
10300 |
13780 |
0.6880 |
135.9 |
657.2 |
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Denmark |
1 |
1 |
5336 |
27250 |
1.8853 |
449.8 |
741.0 |
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Djibouti |
3 |
2 |
632 |
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0.0095 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
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Dominica |
2 |
4 |
73 |
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0.9589 |
82.2 |
16.4 |
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Dominicana |
3 |
4 |
8373 |
5710 |
0.2811 |
22.2 |
128.2 |
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DPR Congo |
4 |
2 |
50900 |
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0.0001 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
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Ecuador |
3 |
6 |
12600 |
2910 |
0.1592 |
26.0 |
68.2 |
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Egypt |
3 |
2 |
64000 |
3670 |
0.0007 |
9.4 |
43.7 |
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El Salvador |
3 |
5 |
6276 |
4410 |
0.1120 |
8.0 |
127.5 |
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Eq. Guinea |
3 |
2 |
457 |
5600 |
0.0109 |
2.0 |
32.8 |
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Estonia |
2 |
9 |
1369 |
9340 |
0.7305 |
313.9 |
475.7 |
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Ethiopia |
4 |
2 |
64300 |
660 |
0.0004 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Fiji |
3 |
8 |
812 |
4480 |
0.0185 |
18.5 |
93.6 |
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Finland |
1 |
1 |
5177 |
24570 |
1.1397 |
431.8 |
781.1 |
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Fr. Polynesia |
1 |
8 |
235 |
23340 |
0.7319 |
68.1 |
285.1 |
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France |
1 |
1 |
58900 |
24420 |
0.3141 |
265.8 |
609.9 |
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FYR Macedonia |
3 |
9 |
2031 |
5020 |
0.3053 |
34.5 |
109.9 |
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Gabon |
2 |
2 |
1230 |
5360 |
0.0285 |
12.2 |
97.6 |
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Gambia |
4 |
2 |
1303 |
1620 |
0.0146 |
13.8 |
33.0 |
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Germany |
1 |
1 |
82200 |
24920 |
0.9692 |
365.0 |
684.2 |
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Ghana |
4 |
2 |
19300 |
1910 |
0.0016 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
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Greece |
1 |
1 |
10600 |
16860 |
0.2785 |
132.1 |
751.1 |
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Grenada |
2 |
4 |
98 |
6960 |
1.7143 |
53.1 |
65.3 |
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Guatemala |
3 |
5 |
11400 |
3770 |
0.0339 |
17.5 |
99.5 |
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Guinea |
4 |
2 |
7415 |
1930 |
0.0007 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
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Guyana |
3 |
6 |
761 |
3670 |
0.0657 |
124.8 |
51.9 |
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Haiti |
4 |
4 |
7959 |
1470 |
0.0126 |
3.8 |
11.5 |
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Honduras |
3 |
5 |
6417 |
2400 |
0.0464 |
6.2 |
37.0 |
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Hong Kong |
1 |
7 |
6797 |
25590 |
0.2219 |
456.1 |
838.9 |
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Hungary |
2 |
9 |
10000 |
11990 |
0.9000 |
148.0 |
496.8 |
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Iceland |
1 |
1 |
281 |
28710 |
0.4982 |
694.0 |
837.7 |
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India |
4 |
7 |
1020000 |
2340 |
0.0105 |
6.9 |
5.6 |
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Indonesia |
4 |
7 |
210000 |
2830 |
0.1325 |
19.0 |
25.3 |
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Iran |
3 |
3 |
63700 |
5910 |
0.0002 |
6.3 |
23.3 |
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Ireland |
1 |
1 |
3794 |
25520 |
0.4370 |
235.9 |
738.0 |
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Israel |
1 |
3 |
6233 |
19330 |
0.1965 |
240.6 |
843.9 |
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Italy |
1 |
1 |
57700 |
23470 |
0.5199 |
277.3 |
844.0 |
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Jamaica |
3 |
4 |
2633 |
3440 |
0.0319 |
38.0 |
265.9 |
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Japan |
1 |
7 |
127000 |
27080 |
0.1020 |
455.9 |
573.2 |
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Jordan |
3 |
3 |
4887 |
3950 |
0.0272 |
43.4 |
152.6 |
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Kenya |
4 |
2 |
30100 |
1010 |
0.0012 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
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Kiribati |
3 |
8 |
91 |
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0.2205 |
22.1 |
4.4 |
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Kuwait |
1 |
3 |
1984 |
18690 |
0.0635 |
100.8 |
246.5 |
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Latvia |
3 |
9 |
2372 |
7070 |
0.0801 |
71.7 |
276.9 |
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Lebanon |
2 |
3 |
4328 |
4550 |
0.0474 |
69.3 |
171.7 |
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Lesotho |
4 |
2 |
2035 |
2590 |
0.0064 |
2.5 |
16.2 |
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Lithuania |
3 |
9 |
3695 |
6980 |
0.2192 |
67.7 |
252.2 |
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Luxembourg |
1 |
1 |
438 |
45470 |
1.1975 |
228.1 |
986.3 |
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Madagascar |
4 |
2 |
15500 |
820 |
0.0013 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
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Malawi |
4 |
2 |
10300 |
600 |
0.0019 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
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Malaysia |
2 |
7 |
23300 |
8330 |
0.0164 |
244.6 |
305.9 |
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Maldives |
3 |
7 |
276 |
4240 |
0.0181 |
36.2 |
66.7 |
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Mali |
4 |
2 |
10800 |
780 |
0.0021 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
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Malta |
2 |
1 |
390 |
16530 |
1.2051 |
253.8 |
355.9 |
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Marshall Is. |
3 |
8 |
52 |
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0.1923 |
17.3 |
9.6 |
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Mauritania |
4 |
2 |
2665 |
1630 |
0.0075 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
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Mauritius |
2 |
2 |
1186 |
9940 |
0.0346 |
133.2 |
252.9 |
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Mexico |
2 |
5 |
98000 |
8790 |
0.0720 |
35.7 |
205.5 |
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Moldova |
4 |
9 |
4282 |
2230 |
0.0448 |
14.0 |
49.0 |
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Mongolia |
4 |
7 |
2398 |
1760 |
0.0079 |
16.7 |
81.3 |
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Morocco |
3 |
2 |
28700 |
3450 |
0.0136 |
13.9 |
166.3 |
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Mozambique |
4 |
2 |
17700 |
800 |
0.0028 |
0.8 |
9.6 |
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Namibia |
3 |
2 |
1757 |
6410 |
0.0501 |
25.6 |
56.9 |
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Nepal |
4 |
7 |
23000 |
1370 |
0.0004 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
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Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
15900 |
25850 |
0.9138 |
333.3 |
748.4 |
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New Caledonia |
1 |
8 |
213 |
21820 |
0.6112 |
112.8 |
234.6 |
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New Zealand |
1 |
8 |
3831 |
18530 |
1.4263 |
285.0 |
630.9 |
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Nicaragua |
4 |
5 |
5071 |
2080 |
0.1112 |
9.9 |
30.8 |
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Nigeria |
4 |
2 |
127000 |
800 |
0.0012 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
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Norway |
1 |
1 |
4491 |
29630 |
1.1806 |
601.2 |
832.1 |
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Oman |
2 |
3 |
2395 |
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0.0392 |
50.1 |
135.5 |
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Pakistan |
4 |
7 |
138000 |
1860 |
0.0016 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
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Panama |
2 |
5 |
2856 |
5680 |
0.7087 |
31.5 |
210.1 |
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Paraguay |
3 |
6 |
5496 |
4450 |
0.9252 |
10.9 |
209.2 |
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Peru |
3 |
6 |
25700 |
4660 |
0.1198 |
116.7 |
60.1 |
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Philippines |
3 |
7 |
75600 |
4220 |
0.0529 |
26.5 |
139.8 |
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Poland |
2 |
9 |
38700 |
9000 |
0.4134 |
98.2 |
259.7 |
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Portugal |
1 |
1 |
10000 |
16990 |
0.4200 |
360.0 |
797.8 |
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Qatar |
1 |
3 |
585 |
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0.0359 |
68.4 |
305.7 |
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RO Congo |
4 |
2 |
3018 |
570 |
0.0017 |
0.2 |
49.7 |
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RO Korea |
2 |
7 |
47300 |
17300 |
2.9810 |
515.4 |
614.1 |
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Romania |
3 |
9 |
22400 |
6360 |
0.1563 |
44.6 |
172.3 |
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Russia |
3 |
9 |
146000 |
8010 |
0.2603 |
29.5 |
38.1 |
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Rwanda |
4 |
2 |
8508 |
930 |
0.0024 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
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Senegal |
4 |
2 |
9530 |
1480 |
0.0043 |
10.5 |
41.0 |
|
Seychelles |
2 |
2 |
81 |
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0.1231 |
110.8 |
542.9 |
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Sierra Leone |
4 |
2 |
5031 |
480 |
0.0072 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
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Singapore |
1 |
7 |
4018 |
24910 |
0.0236 |
373.3 |
711.5 |
|
Slovakia |
2 |
9 |
5402 |
11040 |
0.1722 |
120.3 |
397.5 |
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Slovenia |
1 |
9 |
1988 |
17310 |
3.2696 |
301.8 |
762.4 |
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Solomon Is. |
4 |
8 |
447 |
1710 |
0.0134 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
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South Africa |
2 |
2 |
42800 |
9160 |
0.1402 |
71.7 |
214.9 |
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Spain |
1 |
1 |
39500 |
19260 |
1.4861 |
187.0 |
670.7 |
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Sri Lanka |
3 |
7 |
19400 |
3460 |
0.0103 |
7.7 |
37.1 |
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St. Kitts |
2 |
4 |
41 |
10960 |
0.9756 |
48.8 |
29.3 |
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St. Vincent |
3 |
4 |
115 |
5210 |
0.2609 |
30.4 |
20.9 |
|
Sudan |
4 |
2 |
31100 |
1520 |
0.0002 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
|
Suriname |
3 |
6 |
417 |
3480 |
0.2230 |
34.8 |
201.7 |
|
Swaziland |
3 |
2 |
1045 |
4600 |
0.0536 |
13.4 |
63.2 |
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Sweden |
1 |
1 |
8869 |
23970 |
1.2196 |
518.7 |
774.3 |
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Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
7180 |
30450 |
0.7660 |
406.3 |
727.9 |
|
Syria |
3 |
3 |
16200 |
3340 |
0.0006 |
3.7 |
12.3 |
|
Tajikistan |
4 |
9 |
6170 |
1090 |
0.0078 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
Tanzania |
4 |
2 |
33700 |
520 |
0.0051 |
8.9 |
12.7 |
|
Thailand |
3 |
7 |
60700 |
6320 |
2.3269 |
58.3 |
124.4 |
|
Togo |
4 |
2 |
4527 |
1410 |
0.0022 |
11.0 |
21.0 |
|
Tonga |
3 |
8 |
100 |
|
0.1497 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
|
Trinidad |
2 |
4 |
1301 |
8220 |
0.3420 |
92.2 |
173.3 |
|
Tunisia |
3 |
2 |
9564 |
6070 |
0.0021 |
41.8 |
40.7 |
|
Turkey |
2 |
1 |
65300 |
7030 |
0.0184 |
38.3 |
306.3 |
|
Turkmenistan |
4 |
9 |
5199 |
3800 |
0.0037 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
|
UAE |
1 |
3 |
2905 |
|
0.0034 |
309.8 |
657.2 |
|
Uganda |
4 |
2 |
22200 |
1210 |
0.0009 |
2.7 |
14.5 |
|
UK |
1 |
1 |
59700 |
23550 |
0.9787 |
402.0 |
787.7 |
|
Ukraine |
4 |
9 |
49500 |
3700 |
0.3488 |
12.1 |
44.9 |
|
Uruguay |
2 |
6 |
3337 |
8880 |
1.1927 |
119.9 |
155.8 |
|
USA |
1 |
5 |
282000 |
34100 |
2.4109 |
506.5 |
450.4 |
|
Vanuatu |
3 |
8 |
197 |
2960 |
0.1269 |
27.9 |
1.5 |
|
Venezuela |
2 |
6 |
24200 |
5740 |
0.4380 |
53.7 |
268.2 |
|
Vietnam |
4 |
7 |
78500 |
2000 |
0.0003 |
5.1 |
15.9 |
|
Western Samoa |
3 |
8 |
170 |
5050 |
0.0882 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
|
Yugoslavia |
3 |
9 |
10600 |
|
0.0334 |
56.6 |
188.5 |
|
Zambia |
4 |
2 |
10100 |
750 |
0.0045 |
2.5 |
9.7 |
|
Zimbabwe |
4 |
2 |
12600 |
2550 |
0.0076 |
7.9 |
26.1 |
Sources: See notes for Appendix A, notes for Table 8.
Income Class Codes
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1 |
High Income |
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2 |
Upper Middle Income |
|
3 |
Lower Middle Income |
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4 |
Low Income |
Region Codes
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1 |
Western Europe |
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2 |
Africa |
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3 |
Middle East |
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4 |
Caribbean |
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5 |
North and Central America |
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6 |
South America |
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7 |
Asia |
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8 |
Oceania |
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9 |
Central and Eastern Europe |