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World Development Report 1996. Statistical Annex

  Table 1. Basic indicators
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                                                    GNP per capita /a          PPP estimates of GNP          Life
                                                    ----------      -
                             Population      Area            Avg. ann.          per capita /b            expectancy at      Adult
                                                                          -----------------------------
                             (millions) (thousands  Dollars   growth(%)       U S =100      Cr. int'l $  birth (years)  illiteracy (%)
                                                                                            -----------
                             mid-1994   of sq. km)    1994    1985-94      1987        1994     1994            1994         1995
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   Low-income economies       3,182.2 t    40,391 t    380 w    3.4 w                                             63 w        34 w
     Excluding China & India  1,077.7 t    27,543 t    360 w   -1.1 w                                             56 w        46 w
    1   Rwanda                    7.8          26       80     -6.6         3.8         1.3      330 c            ..          40
    2   Mozambique               15.5         802       90      3.8         2.7         3.3      860 d            46          60
    3   Ethiopia                 54.9       1,097      100       ..         2.0         1.7      430 c            49          65
    4   Tanzania  /e             28.8         945      140      0.8         2.6         2.4      620 c            51          32
    5   Burundi                   6.2          28      160     -0.7         3.4         2.7      700 d            50          65
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    6   Sierra Leone              4.4          72      160     -0.4         3.1         2.7      700 c            40          69
    7   Malawi                    9.5         118      170     -0.7         3.1         2.5      650 c            44          44
    8   Chad                      6.3       1,284      180      0.7         2.7         2.8      720 d            48          52
    9   Uganda                   18.6         236      190      2.3         5.0         5.4    1,410 d            42          38
    10  Madagascar               13.1         587      200     -1.7         3.1         2.5      640 c            52          ..
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    11  Nepal                    20.9         141      200      2.3         4.4         4.8    1,230 d            54          73
    12  Vietnam                  72.0         332      200       ..          ..          ..       ..              68           6
    13  Bangladesh              117.9         144      220      2.0         4.9         5.1    1,330 c            57          62
    14  Haiti                     7.0          28      230     -5.0         6.2         3.6      930 d            57          55
    15  Niger                     8.7       1,267      230     -2.1         3.8         3.0      770 d            46          86
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    16  Guinea-Bissau             1.0          36      240      2.2         2.9         3.2      820 d            38          45
    17  Kenya                    26.0         580      250      0.0         5.7         5.1    1,310 c            59          22
    18  Mali                      9.5       1,240      250      1.0         2.3         2.0      520 c            49          69
    19  Nigeria                 108.0         924      280      1.2         4.3         4.6    1,190 c            52          43
    20  Yemen, Rep.              14.8         528      280       ..          ..          ..       ..              53          ..
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    21  Burkina Faso             10.1         274      300     -0.1         3.5         3.1      800 d            49          81
    22  Mongolia                  2.4       1,567      300     -3.2          ..          ..       ..              64          ..
    23  India                   913.6       3,288      320      2.9         4.4         4.9    1,280 c            62          48
    24  Lao PDR                   4.7         237      320       ..          ..          ..       ..              52          43
    25  Togo                      4.0          57      320     -2.7         6.0         4.4    1,130 d            55          48
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    26  Gambia, The               1.1          11      330      0.5         4.8         4.3    1,100 d            45          61
    27  Nicaragua                 4.2         130      340     -6.1          13           7    1,800 d            67          34
    28  Zambia                    9.2         753      350     -1.4         4.1         3.3      860 c            47          22
    29  Tajikistan  /f            5.8         143      360    -11.4        12.1         3.7      970 g            67          ..
    30  Benin                     5.3         113      370     -0.8         7.0         6.3    1,630 c            50          63
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    31  Central African Repub     3.2         623      370     -2.7         5.4         4.5    1,160 d            49          40
    32  Albania                   3.2          29      380       ..          ..          ..       ..              73          ..
    33  Ghana                    16.6         239      410      1.4         7.9         7.9    2,050 d            58          36
    34  Pakistan                126.3         796      430      1.3         8.5         8.2    2,130 c            60          62
    35  Mauritania                2.2       1,026      480      0.2         6.4         6.1    1,570 d            51          62
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    36  Azerbaijan  /f            7.5          87      500    -12.2        21.7         5.8    1,510 g            69          ..
    37  Zimbabwe                 10.8         391      500     -0.5         8.7         7.9    2,040 c            58          15
    38  Guinea                    6.4         246      520      1.3          ..          ..       ..              44          64
    39  China                 1,190.9       9,561      530 h    7.8         5.8         9.7    2,510 h            69          19
    40  Honduras                  5.8         112      600      0.5         8.1         7.5    1,940 i            66          27
   -----                              --          --       ---      ------                           ----            ---         --
    41  Senegal                   8.3         197      600     -0.7         7.3         6.1    1,580 c            50          67
    42  Cote d'Ivoire            13.8         322      610     -4.6         8.3         5.3    1,370 c            56          60
    43  Congo                     2.6         342      620     -2.9        11.2         7.3    1,900 c            51          25
    44  Kyrgyz Republic  /f       4.5         199      630     -5.0        13.5         6.7    1,730 g            68          ..
    45  Sri Lanka                17.9          66      640      2.9        10.7        12.2    3,160 c            72          10
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    46  Armenia  /f               3.7          30      680    -13.0        26.5         8.3    2,160 g            71          ..
    47  Cameroon                 13.0         475      680     -6.9        15.0         7.5    1,950 c            57          37
    48  Egypt, Arab Rep.         56.8       1,001      720      1.3        14.4        14.4    3,720 c            62          49
    49  Lesotho                   1.9          30      720      0.6         6.6         6.7    1,730 d            61          29
    50  Georgia  /f               5.4          70       ..       ..          ..          ..       ..              73          ..
    51  Myanmar                  45.6         677       ..       ..          ..          ..       .. ..           58          17
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   Middle-income economies    1,569.9 t    61,263 t  2,520 w   -0.1 w                                             67 w        ..
     Lower-middle-income      1,096.9 t    40,594 t  1,590 w   -1.2 w                                             67 w        ..
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    52  Bolivia                   7.2       1,099      770      1.7         8.9         9.3    2,400 i            60          17
    53  Macedonia, FYR            2.1          26      820       ..          ..          ..       ..              73          ..
    54  Moldova  /f               4.4          34      870       ..          ..          ..       ..              68          ..
    55  Indonesia               190.4       1,905      880      6.0        10.0        13.9    3,600 i            63          16
    56  Philippines              67.0         300      950      1.7        10.4        10.6    2,740 c            65           5
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    57  Uzbekistan /f            22.4         447      960     -2.3        12.5         9.2    2,370 g            70          ..
    58  Morocco                  26.4         447    1,140      1.2        13.1        13.4    3,470 c            65          56
    59  Kazakstan  /f            16.8       2,717    1,160     -6.5        24.2        10.9    2,810 g            68          ..
    60  Guatemala                10.3         109    1,200      0.9        13.5        13.3    3,440 i            65          44
    61  Papua New Guinea          4.2         463    1,240      2.2         9.1        10.4    2,680 d            57          28
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    62  Bulgaria                  8.4         111    1,250     -2.7        23.5        16.9    4,380 j            71          ..
    63  Romania                  22.7         238    1,270     -4.5        22.7        15.8    4,090 j            70          ..
    64  Ecuador                  11.2         284    1,280      0.9        15.9        16.2    4,190 i            69          10
    65  Dominican Republic        7.6          49    1,330      2.2        13.9        14.5    3,760 i            70          18
    66  Lithuania  /f             3.7          65    1,350     -8.0        33.8        12.7    3,290 j            69          ..
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    67  El Salvador               5.6          21    1,360      2.2         8.4         9.3    2,410 i            67          29
    68  Jordan                    4.0          89    1,440     -5.6        25.4        15.8    4,100 d            70          13
    69  Jamaica                   2.5          11    1,540      3.9        11.1        13.1    3,400 k            74          15
    70  Paraguay                  4.8         407    1,580      1.0        13.7        13.7    3,550 i            68           8
    71  Algeria                  27.4       2,382    1,650     -2.5          ..          ..       ..              69          38
    72  Colombia                 36.3       1,139    1,670      2.4        19.0        20.6    5,330 i            70           9
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   Note: For other economies see Table 1a.  For data comparability and coverage, see the technical notes.  Figures in italics are
         for years other than those specif
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    73  Tunisia                   8.8         164    1,790      2.1        18.5        19.4    5,020 c            68          33
    74  Ukraine  /f              51.9         604    1,910     -8.0        20.4        10.1    2,620 j            68          ..
    75  Namibia                   1.5         824    1,970      3.3        17.0        16.7    4,320 d            59          ..
    76  Peru                     23.2       1,285    2,110     -2.0        18.0        13.9    3,610 i            65          11
    77  Belarus  /f              10.4         208    2,160     -1.9        25.1        16.7    4,320 j            69          ..
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    78  Slovak Republic           5.3          49    2,250     -3.0          ..          ..       ..              72          ..
    79  Latvia  /f                2.5          65    2,320     -6.0        24.1        12.4    3,220 j            68          ..
    80  Costa Rica                3.3          51    2,400      2.8          ..          ..       ..              77           5
    81  Poland                   38.5         313    2,410      0.8        21.4        21.2    5,480 j            72          ..
    82  Thailand                 58.0         513    2,410      8.6        16.4        26.9    6,970 c            69           6
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    83  Turkey                   60.8         779    2,500      1.4        20.9        18.2    4,710 j            67          18
    84  Croatia                   4.8          57    2,560       ..          ..          ..       ..              73          ..
    85  Panama                    2.6          76    2,580     -1.2        26.6        22.1    5,730 i            73           9
    86  Russian Federation  /   148.4      17,075    2,650     -4.1        30.6        17.8    4,610 j            64          ..
    87  Venezuela                21.2         912    2,760      0.7        33.7        30.0    7,770 i            71           9
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    88  Botswana                  1.4         582    2,800      6.6        15.4        20.1    5,210 c            68          30
    89  Estonia  /f               1.5          45    2,820     -6.1        29.9        17.4    4,510 j            70          ..
    90  Iran, Islamic Rep.       62.6       1,648       ..       ..          ..          ..       ..              68          28
    91  Turkmenistan  /f          4.4         488       ..       ..          ..          ..       ..              66          ..
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     Upper-middle-income        472.8 t    20,669 t  4,640 w    1.4 w                                             69 w        13 w
    92  Brazil                  159.1       8,512    2,970     -0.4        24.2        20.9    5,400 i            67          17
    93  South Africa             40.5       1,221    3,040     -1.3        23.9        19.8    5,130 d            64          18
    94  Mauritius                 1.1           2    3,150      5.8        39.4        49.1   12,720 c            70          17
    95  Czech Republic           10.3          79    3,200     -2.1        44.1        34.4    8,900 j            73          ..
    96  Malaysia                 19.7         330    3,480      5.6        23.5        32.6    8,440 k            71          17
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    97  Chile                    14.0         757    3,520      6.5        24.8        34.4    8,890 i            72           5
    98  Trinidad and Tobago       1.3           5    3,740     -2.3        40.9        33.5    8,670 d            72           2
    99  Hungary                  10.3          93    3,840     -1.2        28.9        23.5    6,080 j            70          ..
   100  Gabon                     1.3         268    3,880     -3.7          ..          ..       ..              54          37
   101  Mexico                   88.5       1,958    4,180      0.9        27.8        27.2    7,040 k            71          10
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   102  Uruguay                   3.2         177    4,660      2.9        28.1        29.8    7,710 i            73           3
   103  Oman                      2.1         212    5,140      0.5        34.7        33.2    8,590 d            70          ..
   104  Slovenia                  2.0          20    7,040       ..        33.3        24.1    6,230 j            74          ..
   105  Saudi Arabia             17.8       2,150    7,050     -1.7        45.7        36.6    9,480 d            70          37
   106  Greece                   10.4         132    7,700      1.3        42.1        42.2   10,930 j            78          ..
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   107  Argentina                34.2       2,767    8,110      2.0        32.1        33.7    8,720 i            72           4
   108  Korea, Rep.              44.5          99    8,260      7.8        27.3        39.9   10,330 c            71           m
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   Low- and middle-income     4,752.2 t   101,655 t  1,090 w    0.7 w                                             64 w        29 w
     Sub-Saharan Africa         571.9 t    24,274 t    460 w   -1.2 w                                             52 w        43 w
     East Asia & Pacific      1,734.7 t    16,367 t    860 w    6.9 w                                             68 w        17 w
     South Asia               1,220.3 t     5,133 t    320 w    2.7 w                                             61 w        50 w
     Europe and Central Asia    487.4 t    24,354 t  2,090 w   -3.2 w                                             68 w        ..
     Middle East & N. Africa    266.7 t    11,021 t  1,580 w   -0.4 w                                             66 w        39 w
     Latin America & Caribbea   470.9 t    20,505 t  3,340 w    0.6 w                                             68 w        13 w
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   High-income economies        849.9 t    31,824 t 23,420 w    1.9 w                                             77 w        ..
   ----
   109  Portugal                  9.9          92    9,320      4.0        41.3        46.3   11,970 j            75          ..
   110  New Zealand               3.5         271   13,350      0.7        63.2        61.3   15,870 j            76           m
   111  Spain                    39.1         505   13,440      2.8        50.2        53.1   13,740 j            77          ..
   112  Ireland                   3.6          70   13,530      5.0        40.6        52.4   13,550 j            76           m
   113 +Israel                    5.4          21   14,530      2.3        56.5        59.1   15,300 i            77          ..
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   114  Australia                17.8       7,713   18,000      1.2        69.9        70.0   18,120 j            77           m
   115  United Kingdom           58.4         245   18,340      1.3        70.7        69.4   17,970 j            76           m
   116  Finland                   5.1         338   18,850     -0.3        72.1        62.4   16,150 j            76           m
   117  Italy                    57.1         301   19,300      1.8        70.9        71.3   18,460 j            78           m
   118 +Kuwait                    1.6          18   19,420      1.1        84.3        95.6   24,730 d            76          21
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   119  Canada                   29.2       9,976   19,510      0.3        83.2        77.1   19,960 j            78           m
   120 +Hong Kong                 6.1           1   21,650 n    5.3 n        ..          ..       ..              78           8
   121  Netherlands              15.4          37   22,010      1.9        70.0        72.4   18,750 j            78           m
   122 +Singapore                 2.9           1   22,500      6.1        60.2        84.6   21,900 d            75           9
   123  Belgium                  10.1          31   22,870      2.3        74.6        78.3   20,270 j            76           m
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   124  France                   57.9         552   23,420      1.6        75.9        76.0   19,670 j            78           m
   125  Sweden                    8.8         450   23,530     -0.1        76.1        66.2   17,130 j            78           m
   126  Austria                   8.0          84   24,630      2.0        72.8        75.6   19,560 j            77           m
   127  Germany                  81.5         357   25,580       ..          ..        75.3   19,480 j            76           m
   128  United States           260.7       9,364   25,880      1.3       100.0       100.0   25,880 j            77           m
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   129  Norway                    4.3         324   26,390      1.4        77.7        78.1   20,210 j            78           m
   130  Denmark                   5.2          43   27,970      1.3        76.6        76.8   19,880 j            75           m
   131  Japan                   125.0         378   34,630      3.2        74.7        81.7   21,140 j            79           m
   132  Switzerland               7.0          41   37,930      0.5       104.5        97.2   25,150 j            78           m
   133 +United Arab Emirates      2.4          84       ..      0.4          ..          ..       ..              75          21
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   World                      5,601.3 t   133,478 t  4,470 w    0.9 w                                             67 w        ..
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   +Economies classified by the United Nations or otherwise regarded by their authorities as developing.  a. Atlas method; see the
    technical notes.
   b. Purchasing power parity; see the technical notes.  c. Extrapolated from 1985 ICP estimates.  d. Based on regression estimates.
   e. In all tables, GDP and GNP cover mainland Tanzania.  f. Estimates for economies of the former Soviet Union are preliminary, 
      their classification will be kept under review.
   g. Extrapolated from 1990 ICP estimates.  h. World Bank estimate.  i. Extrapolated from 1980 ICP estimates.  j. Extrapolated 
      from 1993 ICP estimates.
   k.  Extrapolated from 1975 ICP estimates.  m. According to UNESCO, illiteracy is less than 5 percent.  n. Data refer to GDP.


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