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Developed, Developing and Very Poor Countries

The figures show the Gross Domestic Product per Capita (GDP divided by population), and therefore an approximate indication of average individual wealth. Obviously actual individual incomes vary enormously within any one country so this can only be a very rough guide.

Colours: Africa / Asia / Europe / Australasia-Oceania / Latin America & Caribbean / North America

Developed / GDP per capita (US$) - as listed by the CIA World Factbook
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  1. Bermuda 69,900*
  2. Luxembourg 65,900*
  3. UAE 45,200*
  4. Cayman Islands 43,800*
  5. Norway 42,800****
  6. USA 41,600*****
  7. Ireland - 41,100****
  8. British Virgin Islands 38,500*
  9. Iceland 35,700**
  10. Denmark 34,800****
  11. Hong Kong 34,000****
  12. Canada 33,900*****
  13. Switzerland 32,200*****
  14. Austria 32,000*****
  15. Australia 31,600*****
  16. Japan 31,600****
  17. Belgium 31,100*****
  18. Finland 31,000****
  19. Netherlands 30,300*****
  20. Germany 30,100*****
  21. UK 30,100*****
  22. Sweden 29,800****
  23. France 29,600*****
  24. Italy 28,700*****
  25. Singapore 28,600****
  26. Qatar 28.300*
  27. Gibraltar 27,900*
  28. Taiwan 27,500****
  29. Monaco 27,000
  30. Spain 25,600*****
  31. New Zealand 25,300****
  32. Falkland Islands 25,000*
  33. Israel 25,000**
  34. Liechtenstein 25,000*
  35. Andorra 24,000*
  36. Brunei 23,600*
  37. Bahrain 23,100*
  38. Korea South 22,600****
  39. Greece 22,300****
  40. Faroe Islands 22,000
  41. Macau 22,000
  42. Aruba 21,800*
  43. Cyprus, Greek 21,600*
  44. Slovenia 21,500*
  45. Kuwait 20,300
  46. Bahamas 20,200*
  47. Czech Rep 20,000****
  48. Greenland 20,000
  49. Malta 19,700*
  50. Portugal 19,000****

    All the above to pay the full standard subscriptions

    'Developing' - The next group are those with low GDP per Capita, but classified by the World Bank in their 'upper middle' group (to pay the 25% subscription rate).

  51. Equatorial Guinea 50,200 (they found oil... but most of the people are as poor as in the rest of Africa)
  52. Puerto Rico 18,700
  53. Estonia 17,500*
  54. French Polynesia 17,500*
  55. Barbados 17,300*
  56. Trinidad & Tobago 16,800*
  57. Hungary 16,300****
  58. Slovakia 16,300*
  59. Guam 15,000
  60. Martinique 14,400****
  61. Lithuania 14,100*
  62. Argentina 13,700***
  63. Latvia 13,700*
  64. Oman 13,500
  65. Poland 13,100*****
  66. Saudi Arabia 13,100
  67. Mauritius 12,800
  68. Croatia 12,400*
  69. South Africa 12,200*
  70. Malaysia 12,000**
  71. Chile 11,900***
  72. Libya 11,800
  73. Costa Rica 11,400**
  74. Russia 11,000*
  75. Antigua & Barbuda 10,900
  76. Botswana 10,700*
  77. Mexico 10,000****
  78. Uruguay 9,900***
  79. Cook Islands 9,100
  80. Anguilla 8,800*
  81. Thailand 8,600****
  82. Turkey 8,400**
  83. Brazil 8,300***
  84. French Guiana 8,300****
  85. St Kitts & Nevis 8,200*
  86. Guadeloupe 7,900****
  87. Panama 7,400
  88. Cyprus, Turkish 7,135
  89. Gabon 7,000
  90. Belize 6,800
  91. China 6,800*****
  92. Venezuela 6,400**
  93. Lebanon 6,000
  94. Nauru 5,000
  95. Grenada 3,900
  96. Dominica 3,800
  97. Montserrat 3,400*
  98. Nicaragua 2,900

    'Lower Middle' - countries representing an income of $826-$3,255 GNI per Capita, identified through reference to the World Bank Reports 2004. (all these to pay 25%)

  99. Bulgaria 9,600
  100. Iran 8,400
  101. Kazakhstan 8,300
  102. Tunisia 8,200*
  103. Romania 8,100
  104. Colombia 7,900
  105. Macedonia 7,800
  106. Dominican Rep. 7,500**
  107. Turkmenistan 7,500
  108. Algeria 7,200
  109. Belarus 7,100
  110. Namibia 7,000*
  111. Ukraine 7,000*
  112. Suriname 6,600
  113. Cape Verde 6,200*
  114. Peru 6,000
  115. Fiji 5,900*
  116. Samoa 5,800*
  117. Azerbaijan 5,400
  118. Albania 5,300
  119. Bosnia & Herzegovina 5,200
  120. Swaziland 5,000
  121. Armenia 4,800
  122. El Salvador 4,700
  123. Guatemala 4,700
  124. Jordan 4,700*
  125. Philippines 4,700*
  126. Paraguay 4,600
  127. Guyana 4,500
  128. Jamaica 4,500***
  129. Serbia 4,400
  130. Ecuador 4,300***
  131. Sri Lanka 4,300
  132. Morocco 4,100
  133. Egypt 3,900
  134. Maldives 3,900*
  135. Syria 3,900
  136. Angola 3,800
  137. Montenegro 3,800
  138. Indonesia 3,600*
  139. Cuba 3,500
  140. Georgia 3,400
  141. India 3,400***
  142. Bolivia 2,900
  143. Honduras 2,900
  144. Marshall Islands 2,900
  145. Vanuatu 2,900

    All those below should qualify for free membership

    countries     identified by the World Bank as in their 'lower middle' group - but with very low GDP per Capita:

  146. Micronesia 2,300
  147. Tonga 2,200*
  148. Kiribati 1,900
  149. Iraq 1,800
  150. Korea North 1,700
  151. Djibouti 1,000
  152. Gaza 600

    VERY POOR     - below this point countries are classified as having a low income of $825 GNI per Capita or less, identified through reference to the World Bank Reports 2004.

  153. Vietnam 2,800*
  154. Papua New Guinea 2,600
  155. Cambodia 2,500
  156. Ghana 2,500
  157. Lesotho 2,500
  158. Pakistan 2,400
  159. Cameroon 2,300
  160. Mauritania 2,200
  161. Bangladesh 2,100
  162. Sudan 2,100
  163. Zimbabwe 2,100
  164. Guinea 2,000
  165. Kyrgyzstan 2,000
  166. Laos 2,000
  167. Gambia 1,900
  168. Moldova 1,900
  169. Mongolia 1,900
  170. Uzbekistan 1,900
  171. Senegal 1,800
  172. Uganda 1,800
  173. Burma/Myanmar 1,700
  174. Haiti 1,700
  175. Cote D'Ivoire 1,600
  176. Togo 1,600*
  177. Rwanda 1,500
  178. Bhutan 1,400
  179. Chad 1,400
  180. Nepal 1,400
  181. Nigeria 1,400
  182. Congo, Rep 1,300
  183. Mozambique 1,300
  184. Burkino Faso 1,200
  185. Mali 1,200
  186. Sao Tome and Principe 1,200
  187. Tajikistan 1,200
  188. Benin 1,100
  189. Central African Republic 1,100
  190. Kenya 1,100
  191. Eritrea 1,000
  192. Niger 1,000
  193. Ethiopia 900
  194. Liberia 900
  195. Madagascar 900
  196. Yemen 900
  197. Zambia 900
  198. Afghanistan 800
  199. East Timor 800
  200. Guinea Bissau 800
  201. Sierra Leone 800
  202. Burundi 700
  203. Congo, Dem Rep 700
  204. Tanzania 700
  205. Comoros 600
  206. Malawi 600
  207. Solomon Islands 600
  208. Somalia 600

Subscriptions by Regions: (those in brackets cannot pay via Paypal and therefore have no realistic way of paying small amounts)

Africa:

Full rate: none

25% - Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia,
(Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Mauritius, Swaziland, Morocco).

FREE - all the rest

Asia - South & West:

Full rate - Bahrain, Brunei, Israel, Qatar, UAE (Kuwait)

25% - India, Jordan, Maldives
(Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkmenistan)

FREE - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Gaza, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Asia - East/SE & Oceania

Full rate - Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan

25% - China, Malaysia, Thailand, Phillipines, Indonesia

FREE - Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Kiribati, Laos, Micronesia, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vietnam,

Europe

Full rate - all except:

25% - Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine
(Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkish Cyprus)

FREE - Moldova

Latin America & Caribbean

Full rate - Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Falklands/Malvinas, Aruba, Bahamas

25% - all others except:
(there are many that cannot use Paypal. see left)

FREE - Haiti

North America

Full rate - Canada, USA

25% & Free - none