Post: #1

GDP = the value of everything produced in a country (products and services)

GDP per capita = GDP divided by the number of people in the country.
GDP per capita is similar to "average income".

During my travels, I've noticed some interesting things you can tell about a country from its GDP per capita:

- Counties with GDP per capita over $40K are mostly feminist. The higher the GDP per capita, the higher the level of feminism. Check out

- If GDP per capita is less than $15K, tap water is mostly not safe to drink.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the more laid back the life style. Countries with GDP per capita above $35K have a overworked & stressed out population.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the more friendly the population. The higher the GDP per capita, the more anti-social.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the more family-oriented the population. The higher the GDP, the more family doesn't matter.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the more air polution they have. Under $20K the air is usually quite polluted.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the less the population follows rules.

- The lower the GDP per capita, the higher the likelihood of racism.

- In countries with GDP per capita under $3K or $4K, utilities are very unreliable with frequent power outages. Also internet access is usually slow and expensive. DSL in India costs like $60 for 1Mb connection.

- In countries with GDP per capita over $40K political correctness becomes overly important, to the point that its destructive.

I could add a lot more to this list. Its interesting how one number can tell you so much about a country. Its also interesting how wealth improves the standard of living, but totally fcks up culture. In the future when I have a family, I think I'd like to live in a country with GDP of $20K to $30K. It gives you a good mix of decent standard of living and decent culture. As a single guy, I prefer countries under $10K GDP.

Short list of GDP per capita (US $):

Norway 94387
Switzerland 68433
Denmark 62097
Ireland 60510
Iceland 53058
Netherlands 52500
Sweden 52181
Finland 51588
Austria 50039
United States 47440
Australia 46824
France 46037
Canada 45085
Germany 44729
United Kingdom 43734
Italy 38996
Japan 38457
Spain 35117
Greece 32105
New Zealand 30030
Israel 28409
Portugal 23041
The Bahamas 22359
Czech Republic 20760
Hungary 15523
Latvia 14964
Poland 13846
Russia 11807
Venezuela 11388
Mexico 10200
Chile 10117
Uruguay 9654
Brazil 8295
Argentina 8171
Panama 6784
South Africa 5685
Colombia 4989
Thailand 4116
Ecuador 3928
Ukraine 3910
El Salvador 3824
China, People's Republic of 3259
Paraguay 2601
Indonesia 2239
Philippines 1845
Honduras 1826
Moldova 1693
Bolivia 1656
Vietnam 1042
Nicaragua 1028
India 1017

Full list available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...per_capita

Post: #2

Interesting ... the countries I enjoy being in most are almost exclusively in the bottom half of that list.

Post: #3

(01-06-2010 06:00 PM)Lumiere Wrote:  Interesting ... the countries I enjoy being in most are almost exclusively in the bottom half of that list.

Whats interesting is that guys would prefer being in countries in the lower half of the list, but for girls its the opposite.

I was talking to my (female) cousin about my travels, and she asked my why I don't go to London and Paris, and Rome. I asked her why she would go to those places. She said the art, the culture, the sophistication. Inside i was laughing at how different men and women really are. I couldn't tell her that I'm looking for are cheap countries with plenty of good pussy. lol.

Post: #4

Actually London is the best city in the world for pussy in many respects because it is the most cosmopolitan city in the world.

As long as you avoid the English girls you should have a great time.

Post: #5

The average Norwegian makes $94,000 a year?? I find that hard to believe.

Post: #6

I have been traveling way too much at the top of that list.

Post: #7

speakeasy - from what i've seen of the cost of living in Norway they need that much just to have a roof and eat. plus keep in mind European taxes are very high

Post: #8

(01-06-2010 07:42 PM)Brian Wrote:  speakeasy - from what i've seen of the cost of living in Norway they need that much just to have a roof and eat. plus keep in mind European taxes are very high

GDP is a number, it does not mean all in Norway make that kind of money, not at all. It means the production of the country divided by the population (evenly) gives that amount.
i.e. Abu Dhabi is around 17 000 000 per capita, I read a few months back.

Norway is not as developed as Sweden, but has a lot of oil and one of the bigger natural gas reserves in the World and to have a big fund when they run out of that advantageous position, they have the highest taxes in the World (or around the highest).

Apart from that technical side, my post agrees with the OP

when we men think about a place to live or travel, it goes hand in hand with availability of pussy hehe
A couple months back i was offered a job in Dubai and rejected it because i thought my only chances would be not prime looking western women, mostly english or ugly Easter women like from the Philipines. Besides their laws and so on are restrictive of a fun sex life.

Since I have lived/live in some of the richer countries in the World (Switzerland, The Netherlands or Canada) I know that list is accurate to what the OP expresses. Still, if I could find a good job, I would go to Uruguay or Argentina instead of say Canada.

But women in The Netherlands.....wow those are my top 1, nothing in the world beats them, specially in the south (count Belgium in the mix) and Utrecht. That is a chilled country, filled with banging gorgeous blonds with big, fit asses who respond well to direct game.
Weather sucks, though.

Post: #9

It looks like $5,000 is my lower limit. I'm surprised Colombia is that poor actually, almost half that as Chile/Brazil/Argentina.

Post: #10

(01-06-2010 10:40 PM)Roosh Wrote:  It looks like $5,000 is my lower limit. I'm surprised Colombia is that poor actually, almost half that as Chile/Brazil/Argentina.

I can see below 5000 (excepting Colombia for you) there are no countries you would be interested, as far as reading your opinions here go

About your colombian surprise, well, again, statistics and financial numbers use methods that not always work, because not all these countries measure their economies in the same way. In fact, a few of the countries in the bottom list are not as poor as that list makes them be, but their government's intruments of economic number measurings are flawed in that many times they have not taken into account economic activities in their changing, developing economies.

Well, I have been reading a lot about this lately, so i am straying from the forum's premises hehe which is girls and how to get them as smoothly as possible.

Post: #11

(01-06-2010 08:21 PM)lilactag Wrote:  GDP is a number, it does not mean all in Norway make that kind of money, not at all.

Right. The wealth of a nation is not evenly distributed. The top 10% might make 40% of the money, bringing the average down. Also oil rich countries can have over-inflated GDP per capita because oil was pumped out of the ground, but the average citizen may not see a cent of that money.

Post: #12

Ow, that's very interesting. In BR, we have several GDPs, and they may look as Colombia in some places and Israel in others.

Post: #13

Not long ago I was sent off to Kishinev, the capital of europe's poorest country. With a GDP below $2k I was expecting alot worst: well maintained soviet architecture, bmw and audis, expensive rent and hoards of stiletto wielding girls. Hmm, I'll have to pay another longer visit.

As for outside the city, villages are dirt poor, no highway, chickens on the road type of deal.

Post: #14

India here I come!!

jk

Post: #15

"India here I come!!"

I have a friend that loves that spot.