Income per capita in 2009 (USD) vs number of billionaires

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms. It is a measure of the amount of money that each person earns in that country, of the yearly income generated by the country.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a basic measure  of a country's overall economic output. It is a market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country within a year. It is often positively correlated to the standard of living.

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports - imports)

*Income per capita in 2009 (USD) vs number of billionaires

1. Luxembourg  - 94k, nil
2. Norway - 76.7k, 4 billionaires
3. Qatar - 76k, nil
4. Switzerland - 66k, 11 billionaires
5. Denmark - 55.9k, nil
6. Ireland - 51.1k, 6 billionaires
7. Netherlands - 47k, 5 billionaires
8. U.A.E - 46.6k, 4 billionaires
9. US - 46.4k, 403 billionaires
10. Finland - 45.9k, nil
11. Austria - 45k, 4 billionaires
12. Sweden - 43.1k, 10 billionaires
13. Belgium - 43k, nil
14. France - 42.1k, 12 billionaires
15. Australia - 42k, 11 billionaires
16. Japan - 39.6k,  22 billionaires
17. Germany - 39.4k, 53 billionaires
18. Canada - 39.2k, 24 billionaires
19. Iceland - 36.9k, nil
20. Brunei - 36.7k, nil
21. UK - 35.7k, 29 billionaires
22. Italy - 35k, 13 billionaires
23. Singapore - 34.3k, 4 billionaires
24. Kuwait - 32.5k, 1 billionaire
25. Spain - 31.1k, 13 billionaires
26. Greece - 30.3k, 2 billionaires
27. Cyprus - 30.2k, nil
28. Israel - 29.7k, 10 billionaires
29. Hong Kong - 29.6k, 25 billionaires
30. New Zealand - 25.4k, 3 billionaires
31. Slovenia - 24.6k, nil
32. Bahrain - 24.4k, nil
33. Bahamas - 21.7k, nil
34. Portugal - 20.7k, 2 billionaires
35. Oman - 18.7k, nil
36. Malta - 18.5k, nil
37. Trinidad & Tobago - 17.6k, nil
38. South Korea - 16.5k, 11 billionaires
39. Slovakia - 16.3k, nil
40. Taiwan - 15.4k, 18 billionaires
41. Saudi Arabia - 14.9k, 10 billionaires
42. Croatia - 13.9k, nil
43. Antigua & Barbuda - 13.9k, nil
44. Estonia - 13.5k, nil
45. Barbados - 13k, nil
46. Hungary - 12.4k, nil
47. Venezuela - 12.4k, 2 billionaires
48. Poland - 11.1k, 4 billionaires
49. Lithuania - 10.8k, nil
50. Latvia - 10.7k, nil
51. Saint Kitts & Nevis - 10.1k, nil
52. Libya - 9.6k, nil
53. Uruguay - 9.4k, nil
54. Russia - 8.9k, 62 billionaires
55. Chile - 8.9k, 4 billionaires
56. Equatorial Guinea - 8.8k, nil
57. Lebanon - 8.5k, 4 billionaires
58. Turkey - 8.4k, 28 billionaires
59. Mexico - 8k, nil
60. Brazil - 7.7k, 18 billionaires
61. Seychelles - 7.7k, nil
62. Argentina - 7.5k, 1 billionaire
63. Romania - 7.5k, 3 billionaires
64. Malaysia - 7.5k, 9 billionaires
65. Gabon - 7.4k, nil
66. Mauritius - 7.1k, nil
67. Panama - 7.1k, nil
68. Kazakhstan - 6.9k, 5 billionaires
69. Grenada - 6.6k, nil
70. Costa Rica - 6.4k, nil

*Rough estimates taken from IMF and Forbes magazine

Why do I suddenly compile all these data?

1. Well, with all the buzz around income per capita nowadays, I just thought that this will be a useful info.
2. To give a general idea on what is it all about.
3. A comparison on the number of billionaires vs the income per capita, you could now  know how much the average masses are getting minus the contribution of billionaires in that country.
4. Where your country is standing against your neighbours.

5. Correct our impressions of the countries that we previously had, eg. mine would be Kazakhstan-Borat impression. The close comparison is to Malaysia with a slight difference in income per capita and the number of billionaires. Hmm, I wonder if Kazakhstan have twin towers? Or if Malaysia have stupid people like this?

Pics: Luxembourg, Norway, Borat-Kazakhstan