What does it take to be productive? |
Understanding Islam
Countries where the plurality of the population is Islamic have been ranked for economic output -- from greatest to smallest -- as measured by Gross Domestic Product and adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity.
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GDP, Population, and GDP-PPP per Capita
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Country
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GDP-PPP
($USD B)
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Population
(Estimated)
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GDP-PPP
per Capita
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Afghanistan
|
21.5
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28513677
|
754
|
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Albania
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17.5
|
3544808
|
4926
|
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Algeria
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212.3
|
32129324
|
6608
|
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Azerbaijan
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30.0
|
7868385
|
3814
|
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Bahrain
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13.0
|
677886
|
19192
|
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Bangladesh
|
275.7
|
141340476
|
1951
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Bosnia and
Herzegovina
|
26.2
|
4007608
|
6540
|
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Brunei
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6.8
|
365251
|
18732
|
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Burkina Faso
|
15.7
|
13574820
|
1159
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Chad
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15.7
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9538544
|
1642
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Comoros
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0.4
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651901
|
676
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Cote d'Ivoire
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24.8
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17327724
|
1430
|
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Djibouti
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0.6
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466900
|
1326
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Egypt
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316.3
|
76117421
|
4155
|
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Eritrea
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4.2
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4447307
|
934
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Ethiopia
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54.9
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67851281
|
809
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Gambia, The
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2.8
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1546848
|
1809
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Gaza Strip
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0.8
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1324991
|
580
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Guinea
|
19.5
|
9246462
|
2109
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Indonesia
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827.4
|
238452952
|
3470
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Iran
|
516.7
|
69018924
|
7486
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Iraq
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54.4
|
25374691
|
2144
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Jordan
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25.5
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5611202
|
4544
|
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Kazakhstan
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118.4
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15143704
|
7818
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Kuwait
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48.0
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2257549
|
21262
|
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Kyrgyzstan
|
8.5
|
5081429
|
1672
|
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Lebanon
|
18.8
|
3777218
|
4985
|
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Libya
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37.5
|
5631585
|
6655
|
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Maldives
|
1.3
|
339330
|
3684
|
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Mali
|
11.0
|
11956788
|
920
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Mauritania
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5.5
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2998563
|
1846
|
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Mayotte
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0.5
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186026
|
2509
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Malaysia
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229.3
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23522482
|
9748
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Morocco
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134.6
|
32209101
|
4179
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Niger
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9.7
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11360538
|
855
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Nigeria
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125.7
|
137253133
|
916
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Oman
|
38.1
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2903165
|
13120
|
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Pakistan
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347.3
|
159196336
|
2182
|
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Qatar
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19.5
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840290
|
23194
|
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Saudi Arabia
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310.2
|
25795938
|
12025
|
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Senegal
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18.4
|
10852147
|
1692
|
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Somalia
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4.6
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8304601
|
554
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Sudan
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76.2
|
39148162
|
1946
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Syria
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60.4
|
18016874
|
3355
|
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Tajikistan
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8.0
|
7011556
|
1134
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Tunisia
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70.9
|
9974722
|
7106
|
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Turkey
|
508.7
|
68893918
|
7384
|
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Turkmenistan
|
27.6
|
4863169
|
5675
|
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United Arab Emirates
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63.7
|
2523915
|
25227
|
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Uzbekistan
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47.6
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26410416
|
1802
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West Bank
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1.8
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2311204
|
779
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Yemen
|
16.3
|
20024867
|
811
|
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Most productive per capita by country
Natural resources. A stable government. A projection into the future. What else differentiates these countries and their willingness to work, to be creative and industrious, and to participate in the global economy?
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GDP, Population, and GDP-PPP per Capita
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Country
|
GDP-PPP
($USD B)
|
Population
(Estimated)
|
GDP-PPP
per Capita
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1. United Arab
Emirates
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63.7
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2,523,915
|
25,227
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2. Qatar
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19.5
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840,290
|
23,194
|
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3. Kuwait
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48.0
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2,257,549
|
21,262
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4. Bahrain
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13.0
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677,886
|
19,192
|
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5. Brunei
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6.8
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365,251
|
18,732
|
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6. Oman
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38.1
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2,903.165
|
13,120
|
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7. Saudi Arabia
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310.2
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25,795,938
|
12,025
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8. Malaysia
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229.3
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23,522,482
|
9748
|
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9. Kazakhstan
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118.4
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15,143,704
|
7818
|
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Others:
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Iran
|
516.7
|
69,018,924
|
7486
|
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Turkey
|
508.7
|
68,893,918
|
7384
|
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Tunisia
|
70.9
|
9,974,722
|
7106
|
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Libya
|
37.5
|
5631585
|
6655
|
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Algeria
|
212.3
|
32129324
|
6608
|
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Bosnia and
Herzegovina
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26.2
|
4007608
|
6540
|
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Turkmenistan
|
27.6
|
4863169
|
5675
|
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Jordan
|
25.5
|
5611202
|
4544
|
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Morocco
|
134.6
|
32209101
|
4179
|
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Albania
|
17.5
|
3544808
|
4926
|
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Lebanon
|
18.8
|
3777218
|
4985
|
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Egypt
|
316.3
|
7,6117,421
|
4155
|
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Azerbaijan
|
30.0
|
7,868,385
|
3814
|
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Maldives
|
1.3
|
339330
|
3684
|
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Indonesia
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827.4
|
238,452,952
|
3470
|
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Iraq
|
54.4
|
25,374,691
|
2144
|
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And More:
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Bangladesh
|
275.7
|
141,340,476
|
1951
|
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Burkina Faso
|
15.7
|
13,574,820
|
1159
|
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Chad
|
15.7
|
9,538,544
|
1642
|
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Comoros
|
0.4
|
651901
|
676
|
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Cote d'Ivoire
|
24.8
|
17327724
|
1430
|
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Djibouti
|
0.6
|
466900
|
1326
|
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Eritrea
|
4.2
|
4447307
|
934
|
|
Ethiopia
|
54.9
|
67851281
|
809
|
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Gambia, The
|
2.8
|
1546848
|
1809
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
0.8
|
1324991
|
580
|
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Guinea
|
19.5
|
9246462
|
2109
|
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Mali
|
11.0
|
11,956,788
|
920
|
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Kyrgyzstan
|
8.5
|
5081429
|
1672
|
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Mauritania
|
5.5
|
2998563
|
1846
|
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Mayotte
|
0.5
|
186026
|
2509
|
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Niger
|
9.7
|
11360538
|
855
|
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Nigeria
|
125.7
|
137253133
|
916
|
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Pakistan
|
347.3
|
159196336
|
2182
|
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Senegal
|
18.4
|
10852147
|
1692
|
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Afghanistan
|
21.5
|
28513677
|
754
|
|
Somalia
|
4.6
|
8304601
|
554
|
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Sudan
|
76.2
|
39148162
|
1946
|
|
Syria
|
60.4
|
18016874
|
3355
|
|
Tajikistan
|
8.0
|
7011556
|
1134
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
47.6
|
26410416
|
1802
|
|
West Bank
|
1.8
|
2311204
|
779
|
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Yemen
|
16.3
|
20,024,867
|
811
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