Changing Economic World - Classifying Countries

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GNI per capita - Norway vs Somalia

$93,820 in Norway → $150 in Somalia

Birth Rate - Afghanistan vs Finland

44 per 1000 in Afghanistan → 11 per 1000 in Finland

Death Rate - Afghanistan vs Japan

18 per 1000 in Afghanistan → just 10 per 1000 in Japan

HDI - Norway vs Niger

0.944 (Norway) → 0.348 (Niger)

% reduction in Haiti’s GDP after 2010 earthquake

5%

Number of landlocked countries (which are almost all NEEs/LICs)

45

Number of landlocked countries out of 15 lowest HDI countries

8

Affect on price of cocoa beans in 1990s

Halved due to overproduction

No. of people transported from Africa to America in the slave trade

10 million

% of children in refugee camps in Syria

50%

% of children in Syria NOT receiving an education

90%

Number of people in Syria who have lost their homes

Over 12 million since 2012

Sudan debt to GDP ratio

256% of GDP

No. of university graduates in population of DRC when it gained independence

17

Number of deaths in DRC - Uganda - Rwanda conflict

5 million

% of global wealth held in North America by just 5% of global population

35%

Africa’s share of global wealth

1% (has 12% of global population)

increase in personal wealth in India/China since 2000

400% increase (4x as much)

% of deaths that are children under 15 (LICs vs HICs)

40% of deaths in LICs → just 1% in HICs

% of deaths that are adults above 70 (LICs vs HICs)

20% of deaths in LICs → 70% in HICs

Annual malaria deaths

500,000

No. of people emigrating from poorer countries in 2015

14 million

No. of migrants who entered Germany in 2015

1.1 million

% contribution of remittances to Nepal’s GNI

25%

Microfinance Loans stats

• Garmeen Bank, Bangladesh - offers $200 loans to women to allow them to buy a phone

• $11bn loaned to 7 million members

• Supports women starting businesses and gaining independence

Foreign Aid Stats

UK sent £338 million to Pakistan in 2013

Barbados - reasons to visit

• Encircled by coral reefs

• Tropical Climate (21-30C)

• Mount Gay Rum visitor’s centre, Miami Beach are both attractions

• Traditional meals served at Oistin’s Fish Fry

• Harrison’s Cave, 3km long network of coral caves

Tourism as a % of Barbados’ GDP

40%

Contribution of Tourism to Barbados’ economy

3.6bn BBD (Barbados dollars)

% of employment supported by tourism in Barbados

40% of all employment (incl. indirectly supported jobs)

Number of people involved in tourism industry in Barbados

51,000

Barbados HDI rating

0.825 - highest in the Caribbean (only nation in the Caribbean in the ‘high development’ category)

Barbados global HDI ranking

37th out of 180 countries

Median salary in Barbados

34,452 BBD

Average house prices in Barbados

>500,000 BBD (15x salary)

Amount of Jobs lost due to COVID

33,000

Amount of unemployed people in Barbados

15,500 in 2019

Pollution levels in Barbados

23micro-grams/m³ - double safe limit set by WHO

% of Barbados that is green space

35%

% of coral reefs that have been damaged in Barbados

75%

Amount of resources used by tourists in Barbados

6-10x more than average local

Pay out needed by Barbados following COVID

$70 million