Country | GNI | PPP |
Luxembourg | 84,890 | 64,320 |
Norway | 87,070 | 58,500 |
Kuwait | 38,420 | 52,610 |
United States | 47,580 | 46,970 |
Switzerland | 65,330 | 46,460 |
Hong Kong, China | 31,420 | 43,960 |
Netherlands | 50,150 | 41,670 |
Sweden | 50,940 | 38,180 |
Austria | 46,260 | 37,680 |
Ireland | 49,590 | 37,350 |
Denmark | 59,130 | 37,280 |
Canada | 41,730 | 36,220 |
United Kingdom | 45,390 | 36,130 |
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Country | GNI | PPP |
Germany | 42,440 | 35,940 |
Finland | 48,120 | 35,660 |
Japan | 38,210 | 35,220 |
Belgium | 44,330 | 34,760 |
France | 42,250 | 34,400 |
Australia | 40,350 | 34,040 |
Spain | 31,960 | 31,130 |
Italy | 35,240 | 30,250 |
Greece | 28,650 | 28,470 |
Korea, Rep. | 21,530 | 28,120 |
New Zealand | 27,940 | 25,090 |
Russian Federation | 9,620 | 15,630 |
Brazil | 7,350 | 10,070 |
China | 2,770 | 6,020 |
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Brunei Darussalam and Singapore with a higher PPP than the U.S. and other small economies were excluded.
Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Pakistan and India were lowest with PPP's less than $3,000
See: Global Purchasing Power
Parities and Real Expenditures (pdf) at the World Bank
Taxes:
Source: fraser.stlouisfed.org/publications/erp/page/9674/download/47574/9674_ERP.pdf
See Also:
A Comparison Between The Us And Other Rich Nations at huppi.com
The income taxes people really pay - OECD Observer
Income Taxes By Country - Wikipedia
Business Taxes
Total Tax Index (TTI) relative to the US from KPMG
Rank | Country | TTI |
2008 | 2010 |
1 | 1 | Mexico | 60 |
3 | 2 | Canada | 64 |
2 | 3 | Netherlands | 76 |
4 | 4 | Australia | 81 |
6 | 5 | United Kingdom | 88 |
5 | 6 | United States | 100 |
8 | 7 | Germany | 124 |
9 | 8 | Italy | 130 |
7 | 9 | Japan | 138 |
10 | 10 | France | 181 |
Total tax burden faced by companies, including income tax, capital tax, sales tax, property tax, miscellaneous local business taxes, and statutory labor costs.
Books:
Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope for an Insecure Age, by Steven Hill
Links:
A Comparison Between The Us And Other Rich Nations at huppi.com
Best Countries
Crime Rates
NPR interview of Steven Hill
Countries with the largest populations
last updated 3 Mar 2010
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