Ruler on 27 February 2016
| pokoko said: "*(in fact most Western countries are richer than Japan)" -- You've got to be kidding. |
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Johnw1104 said: First, I'm not sure why you think Japan is "poorer" than most of these countries you mention when they trail only China and the US in gdp.
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Ka-pi96 said:
Saying something is a fact means it should be true. That's not true... |
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD/countries/JP-EU-US?display=graph
| Country name | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 113,239.6 | 105,447.1 | 113,726.6 | 116,664.3 | ||
| Norway | 100,575.1 | 101,563.7 | 102,832.3 | 97,307.4 | ||
| Qatar | 89,115.9 | 94,407.4 | 96,077.0 | 96,732.4 | ||
| Macao SAR, China | 67,013.0 | 77,078.8 | 90,331.8 | 96,038.1 | ||
| Switzerland | 88,002.6 | 83,208.7 | 84,669.3 | 85,594.3 | ||
| Australia | 62,216.5 | 67,646.1 | 67,627.8 | 61,925.5 | ||
| Denmark | 61,304.1 | 57,636.1 | 59,818.6 | 60,707.2 | ||
| Sweden | 59,593.7 | 57,134.1 | 60,283.2 | 58,938.8 | ||
| Singapore | 53,121.2 | 54,577.1 | 55,979.8 | 56,284.6 | ||
| United States | 49,781.4 | 51,456.7 | 52,980.0 | 54,629.5 | ||
| Ireland | 52,828.4 | 48,976.9 | 51,814.9 | 54,374.4 | ||
| Netherlands | 53,537.3 | 49,474.7 | 51,425.1 | 52,172.2 | ||
| Iceland | 45,970.9 | 44,258.8 | 47,493.2 | 52,004.5 | ||
| Austria | 51,123.6 | 48,324.3 | 50,557.8 | 51,190.8 | ||
| Canada | 52,086.5 | 52,733.5 | 52,305.3 | 50,235.4 | ||
| Finland | 50,787.6 | 47,415.6 | 49,492.8 | 49,823.7 | ||
| Germany | 45,936.1 | 44,010.9 | 46,441.7 | 47,821.9 | ||
| Belgium | 47,699.8 | 44,731.2 | 46,625.3 | 47,352.9 | ||
| United Kingdom | 41,020.4 | 41,294.5 | 42,309.0 | 46,332.0 | ||
| New Zealand | 37,896.9 | 39,505.0 | 42,308.2 | 44,342.2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 39,901.2 | 41,712.1 | 42,831.1 | 43,962.7 | ||
| Kuwait | 47,551.4 | 50,903.9 | 48,463.2 | 43,593.7 | ||
| France | 43,807.5 | 40,850.4 | 42,627.7 | 42,732.6 | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | 41,787.0 | 41,807.7 | 39,151.2 | 40,979.6 | ||
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 35,142.5 | 36,707.8 | 38,364.2 | 40,169.5 | ||
| Israel | 33,707.3 | 32,818.9 | 36,281.2 | 37,208.0 | ||
| Japan | 46,203.7 | 46,679.3 | 38,633.7 | 36,194.4 | ||
| Italy | 38,364.9 | 34,844.5 | 35,420.9 | 34,908.5 | ||
| Spain | 31,832.2 | 28,647.8 | 29,370.7 | 29,767.4 | ||
| Korea, Rep. | 24,155.8 | 24,454.0 | 25,997.9 | 27,970.5 |
