Chapter
Zero:
Macroeconomics
and Well-Being
1. GDP per capita
2. Recent Growth Rate of GDP per Capita
1st
Azerbaijan
China
3rd
India
14th
Russian Federation
29th
Brazil
88th
Sweden
110th
Mexico
125th
United Kingdom
134th
United States
139th
Italy
163rd
United Arab Emirates
173rd
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Growth in GDP per Capita, 2002 - 2011
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Data are adjusted for purchasing power differences.
180
200
3. Net National Savings
4. Government Debt
5. Labor Productivity
6. Average Annual Hours Worked
7. Unemployment Rate (Percent of Total
Workforce)
22. Inflation
9. Total Tax Revenues (Percent of GDP)
10. Trade Balance (Percent of GDP)
11. Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
12. Absolute Poverty (Below $1 per Day)
13. Foreign Aid (Official Development Assistance)
14. Internet Users
15. Educational Performance (PISA Science Test
Scores)
1st
Finland
4th
Japan
11th
14th
Germany
United Kingdom
20th
United States
24th
France
32nd
Italy
36th
Russian Federation
47th
Mexico
50th
Brazil
57th
Indonesia
62nd
Kyrgyzstan
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
Average PISA Science Test Score, 15-year olds, 2009
Source: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA 2009 Key
Findings.
16. Life Expectancy
17. Subjective Well-Being
1st
Colombia
3rd
Norway
Brazil
12th
13th
United Kingdom
18th
United States
France
32nd
China
35th
41st
Russian Federation
46th
India
52nd
Morocco
55th
Ethiopia
57th
Iraq
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Average Life Satisfaction (1=Dissatisfied, 10=Satisfied), 2005-2008 Results
Source: World Values Survey, online database.
18. Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita
1st
Qatar
10th
United States
18th
Russian Federation
Germany
33rd
United Kingdom
41st
China
61st
Mexico
82nd
Brazil
112th
India
119th
197th
Burundi
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita, 2009 (metric tons per year)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database.
19. Local Air Quality (Particulate Matter
Concentrations)
1st
Sudan
28th
China
38th
India
82nd
Mexico
Japan
105th
133rd
Brazil
United States
139th
Germany
148th
162nd
United Kingdom
168th
France
179th
Equatorial Guinea
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Average National Particulate Matter Concentration, micrograms per cubic
meter, 2010
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Data are for particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, referred to as PM10.
For reference, the European Union pollution standard for average PM10 is 40 micrograms/cubic meter (µg/m3); California has a stricter
standard of 20 µg/m3.