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Chapter Zero:
Macroeconomics and Well-Being
1. GDP per capita
2. Recent Growth Rate of GDP per Capita
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
United Arab Emirates
Italy
United States
United Kingdom
Mexico
Sweden
Brazil
Russian Federation
India
China
Azerbaijan
Growth in GDP per Capita, 2002 - 2011
1st
3rd
14th
29th
88th
110th
125th
134th
139th
163rd
173rd
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Data are adjusted for purchasing power differences.
3. Net National Savings
4. Government Debt
5. Labor Productivity
6. Average Annual Hours Worked
7. Unemployment Rate (Percent of Total Workforce)
22. Inflation
9. Total Tax Revenues (Percent of GDP)
10. Trade Balance (Percent of GDP)
11. Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
12. Absolute Poverty (Below $1 per Day)
13. Foreign Aid (Official Development Assistance)
14. Internet Users
15. Educational Performance (PISA Science Test Scores)
300 350 400 450 500 550 600
Kyrgyzstan
Indonesia
Brazil
Mexico
Russian Federation
Italy
France
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Japan
Finland
Average PISA Science Test Score, 15-year olds, 2009
1st
4th
11th
14th
20th
24th
32nd
36th
47th
50th
57th
62nd
Source: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA 2009 Key Findings.
16. Life Expectancy
17. Subjective Well-Being
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Iraq
Ethiopia
Morocco
India
Russian Federation
China
France
United States
United Kingdom
Brazil
Norway
Colombia
Average Life Satisfaction (1=Dissatisfied, 10=Satisfied), 2005-2008 Results
1st
3rd
12th
13th
18th
32nd
35th
41st
46th
55th
57th
52nd
Source: World Values Survey, online database.
18. Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Burundi
India
Brazil
Mexico
China
United Kingdom
Germany
Russian Federation
United States
Qatar
Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita, 2009 (metric tons per year)
1st
10th
18th
33rd
41st
61st
82nd
112th
119th
197th
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database.
19. Local Air Quality (Particulate Matter Concentrations)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Equatorial Guinea
France
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Brazil
Japan
Mexico
India
China
Sudan
Average National Particulate Matter Concentration, micrograms per cubic meter, 2010
1st
28th
38th
82nd
105th
133rd
139th
148th
162nd
168th
179th
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Data are for particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, referred to as PM10. For reference, the European Union pollution standard for average PM10 is 40 micrograms/cubic meter (µg/m3); California has a stricter standard of 20 µg/m3.
