Hospitals & Asylums

 

 

South East Asia

                                       

From Most to Least Populous 2006

 

 

Country

Population

GDP in billions

Per capita

ODA 2003 in mill US $

ODA Est.

2006 in mill US $

Con stitu tion

1

China

1,313,973,713

10,000

$7,600

1,324

3,000

1982

2

India

1,095,351,995

4,042

$3,700

942.2

3,550

1995

3

Indonesia

245,452,739

935

$3,800

1,743

4,500

1945

4

Bangladesh

147,365,352

330.8

$2,200

1,393

2,000

1972

5

Japan

127,463,611

4,220

$33,100

-8,859

-10,800

1947

6

Philippines

89,468,677

443.1

$5,000

2,000

2,500

1987

7

Vietnam

84,402,966

258.6

$3,100

1,768.6

2,000

1992

8

Thailand

64,631,595

545.9

$9,100

72

150

1997

9

Korea, South

48,846,823

983.3

$19,200

-334

-1,850

1987

10

Burma

47,382,633

83.84

$1,800

127

1,000

1948

11

Nepal

28,287,147

42.17

$1,500

466.7

1,000

1990

12

Malaysia

24,385,858

248

$9,700

 

 

1957

13

Korea, North

23,113,019

40

$1,700

117

1,117

1948

14

Taiwan

23,036,087

610.8

$25,300

 

-570

1946

15

Australia

20,264,082

666.3

$32,900

-1,465

-3,000

1900

16

Sri Lanka

20,222,240

93.33

$4,600

671.1

700

1978

17

Cambodia

13,881,427

36.78

$2,600

504

1,000

1993

18

Hong Kong

6,898,686

254.2

$34,200

5

-235

1990

19

Laos

6,368,481

13.43

$2,100

298.6

1,000

1991

20

Papua New Guinea

5,670,544

15.13

$2,700

220.8

250

1975

21

Singapore

4,492,150

138.6

$30,900

7.1

-125

1959

22

New Zealand

4,076,140

97.39

$23,200

-165

-230

1987

23

Mongolia

2,832,224

5.781

$2,000

215

415

1992

24

Bhutan

2,279,723

2.9

$1,400

77

300

2002

25

East Timor

1,062,777

0.370

$400

150.8

200

2002

26

Fiji

893,354

5.398

$5,900

40.3

50

1990

27

Solomon Islands

538,032

0.800

$1,700

60.2

100

1978

28

Macau

449,198

9.1

$19,400

 

-90

1993

29

Brunei

372,361

6.842

$23,600

 

-68

1959

30

New Caledonia

216,494

3.158

$15,000

880

50

1993

31

Vanuatu

205,754

0.580

$2,900

32.4

35

1980

32

Samoa

177,287

1

$5,600

42.9

50

1962

33

Guam

168,564

3.2

$21,000

147

-32

1950

34

Tonga

112,422 

0.244

$2,300

27.5

30

1875

35

Micronesia

108,105

0.277

$2,000

75

175

1979

36

Kiribati

103,092

0.079

$800

15.5

35

1979

37

Northern Mariana Islands

80,362

0.900

$12,500

 

 

1987

38

Marshall Islands

59,071

0.115

$1,600

0

10

1988

39

Samoa, American

57,881

0.500

$8,000

40

41

1966

40

Cook Islands

21,388

0.105

$5,000

13.1

14

1965

41

Palau

20,303

0.174

$9,000

155.8

200

1981

42

Nauru

13,048

0.060

$5,000

2.25

5

1968

43

Tuvalu

11,636

0.0122

$1,100

13

33

1978

44

Niue

2,166

0.0076

$3,600

2.6

3

1974

45

Tokelau

1,405

0.0015

$1,000

4

14

1948

 

 

3,454,822,612

24,465

$9,522

15,653

-10,773

25,500         -17,000

 

 

 South East Asian Vital Statistics

 

From Most to Least Populace

 

 

Country

Population

Growth

Births per 1,000

Deaths per 1,000

Migr

ation per 1,000

Infant Mort

ality per 1,000

Life

Expec

tancy

AIDS

rate

Literacy

Detention per

1

China

1,313,973,713

0.59%

13.25

6.97

-0.39

23.12

72.58

0.1%

90.9%

118

2

India

1,095,351,995

1.38%

22.01

8.18

-0.07

54.63

64.71

0.9%

59.5%

30

3

Indonesia

245,452,739

1.41%

20.34

6.25

0

34.39

69.87

0.1%

87.9%

45

4

Bangladesh

147,365,352

2.09%

29.8

8.27

-0.68

60.83

62.46

<0.1%

43.1%

50

5

Japan

127,463,611

0.02%

9.37

9.16

0

3.24

81.25

<0.1%

99%

62

6

Philippines

89,468,677

1.8%

24.89

5.41

-1.48

22.81

70.21

<0.1%

92.6%

108

7

Vietnam

84,402,966

1.02%

16.86

6.22

-0.42

25.14

70.85

0.4%

90.3%

105

8

Thailand

64,631,595

0.68%

13.87

7.04

0

19.49

72.25

1.5%

92.6%

256

9

Korea, South

48,846,823

0.42%

10

5.85

0

6.16

77.07

<0.1%

97.9%

97

10

Burma

47,382,633

0.81%

17.91

9.83

0

61.85

60.97

1.2%

85.3%

120

11

Nepal

28,287,147

2.17%

30.98

9.31

0

65.38

60.18

0.5%

48.6%

26

12

Malaysia

24,385,858

1.78%

22.86

5.05

0

17.16

72.5

0.4%

88.7%

141

13

Korea, North

23,113,019

0.84%

15.54

7.13

0

23.29

71.65

 

99%

 

14

Taiwan

23,036,087

0.61%

12.56

6.48

0

6.29

77.43

 

96.1%

259

15

Australia

20,264,082

0.85%

12.14

7.51

3.85

4.63

80.5

0.1%

99%

125

16

Sri Lanka

20,222,240

0.78%

15.51

6.52

-1.23

13.97

73.41

<0.1%

92.3%

114

17

Cambodia

13,881,427

1.78%

26.9

9.06

0

68.78

59.29

2.6%

73.6%

58

18

Hong Kong

6,898,686

0.65%

7.23

5.98

5.24

2.97

81.5

0.1%

93.5%

168

19

Laos

6,368,481

2.39%

35.49

11.55

0

83.31

55.49

0.1%

66.4%

69

20

Papua New Guinea

5,670,544

2.21%

29.36

7.25

0

49.96

65.28

0.6%

64.6%

69

21

Singapore

4,492,150

1.42%

9.34

4.28

9.12

2.29

81.71

0.2%

92.5%

350

22

New Zealand

4,076,140

0.99%

13.76

7.53

3.63

5.76

78.81

0.1%

99%

183

23

Mongolia

2,832,224

1.46%

21.59

6.95

0

52.12

64.89

<0.1%

97.8%

269

24

Bhutan

2,279,723

2.1%

33.65

12.7

0

98.41

54.78

<0.1%

47%

 

25

East Timor

1,062,777

2.08%

26.99

6.24

0

45.89

66.26

 

58.6%

41

26

Fiji

893,354

1.4%

22.73

5.65

-3.04

12.62

69.53

0.1%

93.7%

131

27

Solomon Islands

538,032

2.68%

30.74

3.98

0

21.29

72.66

 

 

62

28

Macau

449,198

0.87%

8.04

4.23

4.86

4.39

82.12

 

94.5%

199

29

Brunei

372,361

1.9%

19.01

3.42

3.45

12.61

74.8

<0.1%

93.9%

140

30

New Caledonia

216,494

1.28%

18.49

5.65

0

7.72

74.04

 

91%

131

31

Vanuatu

205,754

1.52%

23.06

7.9

0

55.16

62.49

 

74%

65

32

Samoa

177,287

-0.23%

15.95

6.54

-11.73

27.71

70.72

 

99.7%

123

33

Guam

168,564

1.46%

19.03

4.41

0

6.94

78.4

 

99%

345

34

Tonga

112,422

1.98%

25.18

5.35

0

12.62

69.53

 

98.9%

114

35

Micronesia

108,105

-0.08%

25.11

4.87

-21.01

30.21

69.75

 

89%

79

36

Kiribati

103,092

2.25%

30.86

8.37

0

48.52

61.71

 

 

72

37

Northern Mariana Islands

80,362

2.61%

19.51

2.3

8.92

7.11

75.88

 

97%

183

38

Marshall Islands

59,071

2.27%

33.52

4.88

-5.91

29.45

70.01

 

93.7%

73

39

Samoa, American

57,881

-0.11%

23.13

3.33

-20.89

9.27

75.84

 

97%

384

40

Cook Islands

21,388

 0

 

 

0

 

 

 

95%

126

41

Palau

20,303

1.39%

18.37

6.85

2.36

14.84

70.14

 

92%

478

42

Nauru

13,048

1.83%

25.14

6.82

0

9.95

62.73

 

 

23

43

Tuvalu

11,636

1.47%

21.91

7.22

0

20.03

68.01

 

 

60

44

Niue

2,166

 0

 

 

0

 

 

 

95%

 

45

Tokelau

1,405

-0.01%

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

3,454,822,612

1.9%

44.72

30.44

-0.64

51.96

70.34

0.1

94%

138

 

Economics

 

Country

Population

GDP in billions

Per capita

Economic

Growth

Labor in millions

Unem       ploy

ment

Below Poverty Line

Inflation

Budget Revenue billions US $

Budget Expense billions US $

Exports billions US $

Imports billions

US $

External Debt billion US $

ODA 2003 million US$

ODA Est.

2006 in mill US $

China

1,313,973,713

10,000

$7,600

9.2%

798

4.2%

10%

1.5%

446.6

489.6

974

777.9

305.6

1,324

3,000

India

1,095,351,995

4,042

$3,700

8.5%

509.3

7.8%

25%

5.3%

109.4

143.8

112

187.9

132.1

942.2[1]

3,550

Indonesia

245,452,739

935

$3,800

5.4%

108

12.5%

17.8%

13.2%

75.58

79.45

102.3

77.73

130.4

1,743[2]

4,500

Bangladesh

147,365,352

330.8

$2,200

6.1%

68

2.5%

45%

7.2%

6.389

8.694

11.17

13.77

22.55

1,393[3]

2,000

Japan

127,463,611

4,220

$33,100

2.8%

66.4

4.1%

 

0.3%

1,441

1,639

590.3

524.1

1,547

-8,859[4]

-10,800

Philippines

89,468,677

443.1

$5,000

5.4%

33.79

7.9%

40%

6.2%

19.35

20.74

47.2

51.6

54.06

2,000[5]

2,500

Vietnam

84,402,966

258.6

$3,100

7.8%

44.58

2%

19.5%

7.5%

15.42

16.63

39.92

39.16

21.86

1,768.6[6]

2,000

Thailand

64,631,595

545.9

$9,100

4.8%

36.41

2.1%

10%

5.1%

40.31

40.34

123.5

119.3

57.83

72

150

Korea, South

48,846,823

1,180

$24,200

4.8%

23.77

3.3%

15%

2.2%

200

201

326

309.3

249.4

-334[7]

-1,850

Burma (Myanamar)

47,382,633

83.84

$1,800

2.6%

28.49

10.2%

25%

21.4%

2.18

2.36

3.56

1.98

7.162

127[8]

1,000

Nepal

28,287,147

42.87

$1,500

2.4%

11.11

42%

31%

8.6%

1.153

1.927

0.822

2

3.07

466.7[9]

1,000

Malaysia

24,385,858

308.8

$12,700

5.5%

10.73

3.5%

5.1%

3.8%

31.63

37

158.7

127.3

57.77

 

 

Korea, North

23,113,019

40

$1,800

1%

9.6

 0

 

 

 

 

1.34

2.72

12

117[10]

1,117

Taiwan

23,036,087

668.3

$29,000

4.4%

10.46

3.9%

0.9%

1%

67.33

77.93

215

205.3

93.06

 

-570[11]

Australia

20,264,082

666.3

$32,900

2.8%

10.66

4.9%

 

3.8%

267

258

117

127.7

585.1

-1,465[12]

-3,000

Sri Lanka

20,222,240

93.33

$4,600

6.3%

7.5

7.6%

22%

12.1%

5.61

8.39

7.076

9.655

12.23

671.1[13]

700

Cambodia

13,881,427

36.78

$2,600

13.4%

7

2.5%

40%

5%

0.731

0.9318

3.38

4.446

3.664

504[14]

1,000

Hong Kong

6,898,686

254.2

$36,800

7%

3.580

5.8%

 

0.9%

31.31

32.3

286.3

291.6

416.5

5[15]

-235

Laos

6,368,481

13.43

$2,100

7.2%

2.1

2.4%

30.7%

6.8%

0.400

0.5374

0.9822

1.376

3.179

298.6[16]

1,000

Papua New Guinea

5,670,544

15.13

$2,700

3.2%

3.477

 2%

37%

2.5%

2.155

2.166

4.096

1.686

1.801

220.8[17]

250

Singapore

4,492,150

138.6

$30,900

7.4%

2.4

3.1%

 

1%

19.71

19.85

283.6

246.1

24.3

7.1[18]

-125

New Zealand

4,076,140

106

$26,000

1.9%

2.18

3.8%

 

3.8%

41.51

36.99

23.69

25.23

47

-165[19]

-230

Mongolia

2,832,224

5.781

$2,000

7.5%

1.577

3.3%

36.1%

9.5%

0.6953

0.6345

1.064

1.184

1.38

215[20]

415

Bhutan

2,279,723

2.9

$1,400

8.8%

 

2.5%

31.7%

5.5%

0.272

0.350

0.186

0.410

0.593

77[21]

300

East Timor

1,062,777

0.370

$800

1.8%

 

50%

42%

1.4%

0.1077

0.073

0.010

0.153

 

150.8[22]

200

Fiji

893,354

5.398

$6,000

2%

0.137

7.6%

25.5%

1.6%

0.4279

0.5314

0.862

1.235

0.1881

40.3[23]

50

Solomon Islands

538,032

0.800

$1,700

5.8%

0.027

 0

 

10%

0.0497

0.0751

0.171

0.159

0.1804

60.2[24]

100

Macau

449,198

9.1

$19,400

8.2%

0.231.5

4.8%

 

3.8%

2.44

1.67

3.465

3.478

2.7

 

-90[25]

Brunei

372,361

6.842

$23,600

3.2%

0.158

3.2%

 

0.3%

4.9

4.2

4.514

1.641

 

 

-68[26]

New Caledonia

216,494

3.158

$15,000

 

0.079.4

19%

 

-0.6%

0.8613

0.7353

0.999

1.636

0.079

880[27]

50

Vanuatu

205,754

0.580

$2,900

1.1%

 

 0

 

3.1%

0.0526

0.0543

0.205

0.233

0.0837

32.4[28]

35

Samoa

177,287

1

$5,600

5%

0.090

 0

 

4%

0.105

0.119

0.094

0.285

0.197

42.9[29]

50

Guam

168,564

3.2

$21,000

 

0.060

15%

23%

0%

0.340

0.445

0.045

0.701

 

147[30]

-32

Tonga

112,422

0.244

$2,300

1.5%

0.033.9

13.3%

 

10.3%

0.0399

0.0524

0.034

0.122

0.0634

27.5[31]

30

Micronesia

108,105

0.277

$2,000

1%

 

16%

26.7%

1%

0.161

0.160

0.022

0.149

0.0531

75[32]

175

Kiribati

103,092

0.079

$800

1.5%

0.00778

2%

 

2.5%

0.0284

0.0372

0.017

0.016

0.010

15.5[33]

35

Northern Mariana Islands

80,362

0.900

$12,500

 

0.006

 0

 

1.2%

0.193

0.223

 

 

 

 

 

Marshall Islands

59,071

0.115

$1,600

1%

0.0287

30.9%

 

2%

0.042

0.04

0.009

0.054

0.0865

0[34]

10

Samoa, American

57,881

0.500

$8,000

 

0.014

6%

 

 

0.121

0.127

0.010

0.105

 

40

41

Cook Islands

21,388

0.105

$5,000

7.1%

0.008

13%

 

3.2%

0.028

0.027

0.0091

0.0507

0.141

13.1[35]

14

Palau

20,303

0.174

$9,000

1%

0.00984

2.3%

 

3.4%

0.0577

0.0808

0.018

0.099

 

155.8[36]

200

Nauru

13,048

0.060

$5,000

 

 

90%

 

-3.6%

0.0234

0.0648

0.017

0.02

0.033

2.25[37]

5

Tuvalu

11,636

0.0122

$1,100

3%

0.007

 

 

5%

0.0225

0.0112

0.001

0.031

 

13[38]

33

Niue

2,166

0.0076

$3,600

-0.3

 

 

 

1%

 

 

0.00013

0.00238

0.00041

2.6[39]

3

Tokelau

1,405

0.0015

$1,000

 

 

 

 

 

0.00043

0.0028

0.000098

0.000323

 

4[40]

14

Asia

3,454,822,612

24,465

$9,522

3.735%

1801.8

5%

15%

3.4%

2,836

3,127

3444

3160

3,793

15,653

-10,773

25,500         -17,000

 

CIA World Fact Book 8 February 2007

World Prison Brief 19 April 2006

Human Development Data 2006

 

 

 

 

 



[1] India received $2.9 billion in 1998/99.  HDR reports ODA of $942.2 million.

[2] Indonesia finished its $43 billion IMF program in December 2003 but still receives bilateral aid through the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), which pledged $2.8 billion in grants and loans for 2004 and again in 2005; nearly $4 billion in aid money pledged by a variety of foreign governments and other groups following the 2004 tsunami; money is slated for use in relief and rebuilding efforts in Aceh. HDR reports ODA of $1,743.5 in 2003.  US Aid has apparently not arrived as pledged. Tsunami HA-26-12-04

[3] Bangladesh received $1.575 billion (2000 est.).  HDR reports ODA of $1,393.4 in 2003

[4] Japan is reported by the Fact Book to have donated $7.9 billion in 2003, $8,880 million by HDR in 2003 and OECD reports they donated $8,859 million in 2004, 0.19% of the GDP.  They should try to increase foreign assistance spending to at least 0.25% of their GDP in 2005 hoping to increase to 0.7% by 2010, if not sooner.  The 0.25% contribution is estimated at $9,360 million.

[5] In 2004 the Philippines received $2 billion in assistance.

[6] Vietnam received $2.8 billion in credits and grants pledged by international donors for 2000 (2004) HDR reports ODA of $1,768.6 million in 2003.

[7] South Korea is reported to have donated $334 million in 2003, 0.003% of the GDP.  Due to recent large statistiscal increases in GDP it is hoped to increase spending to 0.2% of the GDP $1,850 million, $1 billion for North Korean welfare and civil administration.  South Korea is encouraged to donate 0.7%-1% of their GDP as soon as possible, mostly towards the unification of the Korean peninsula.

[8] Burma received $127 million (2001 est.).  HDR reports ODA of 125.8 in 2003

[9] Nepal received $424 million (FY00/01).  HDR reports ODA of $466.7 million in 2003

[10] North Korea received over $117 million in food aid through the World Food Program in 2003 plus additional aid from bilateral donors and non-governmental organizations North Korea v. South Korea ; Constitution of Korea set forth a Draft Treaty Establishing a Korean North Korea must disarm and address human rights issues for negotiations to succeed.

[11] Taiwan has a first world per capita income and should begin giving at least 0.1% of their GDP to foreign assistance $576 million.

[12] Australia is reported by the Fact Book to have donated $894 million in 2000, HDR reports ODA of $1,219 in 2003 and to have donated $1,465 million, 0.25% of the GDP by OECD in 2004.  It is hoped that spending can increase to 0.5% by 2006,

[13] Sri Lanka received 577 million in 1998.  HDR reports an ODA of $671.9 million in 2003.

[14] Cambodia received $504 million in grant pledges and concessional loans for 2005 by international donors.  HDR reported ODA of $508 million in 2003.

[15] Hong Kong receives $5 million according to HDR.  Due to their high per capita income it is hoped that they can begin contributing at least 0.1% of their GDP to international development, $235 million, although they might wish to embark upon a UN supervised tax administration to the poorest people on mainland China. 

[16] Laos received $243 million (2001 est.).  HDR reports ODA of $298.6 million in 2003.

[17] Papua New Guinea received $400 million in 1999.  HDR reports ODA of $220.8 million in 2003.

[18] Singopore is reported by HDR to have received $7.1 million in 2003.  Whereeas Singapore has a first world per capita income they should begin donating at least 0.1% of their GDP to foreign assistance, $121 million.

[19] New Zealand is reported to have donated $99.7 million for 2005 by the Fact Book.  HDR  reports ODA of $165 millin in 2003.  Whereas New Zealand is considerably charitable in South East Asia the higher number is accepted, as 0.1% of the GDP that should be increased to 0.25%, $231 million

[20] Mongolia received $215 million (2003) according to the Fact Book.  HDR reports they received $247.1 million that same year of 2003.

[21] Bhutan receives substantial aid from India and other nations estimated by HDR at $77 million in 2003.

[22] East Timor received $2.2 billion (1999-2002 est.).  HDR reports ODA of $150.8 million in 2003.

[23] Fiji received 40.3 million in 1995.  HDR report an ODA of $51.1 million for 2003.

[24] Solomon Islands received $28 million annually, mainly from Australia (2003 est.).  HDR reports ODA of $60.2 million in 2003.

[25] Macau, although small, has a respectable GDP and should attempt to give 1% of their GDP in foreign assistance, $90 million.

[26] Brunei has a respectable per capita GDP and should begin giving 1% of their GDP to foreign assistance, $68 million.

[27] New Caledonia was subsidized 880 million by France in 1998 it is not clear if they continue to receive support.

[28] Vanuatu received $27.5 million in 2002.  HDR reports and ODA of $32.4 million in 2003.

[29] Samoa received $42.9 million in 1995.  Unless Samoa has negotiated for more we shall estimate $50 million.

[30] Guam is a dependency of the USA and receive annual transfers from the US Treasury that amounted to $147 million in 1997.  Although small Guam has a respectable GDP, equal to that of the USA and should begin donating at least 0.2% of their GDP to foreign assistance, $32 million.

[31] Tonga received $5.5 million from Australia and $2.3 million from New Zealand (FY01/02)  HDR reports ODA receipts of $27.5 million in 2003.

[32] under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001; the level of aid has been subsequently reduced

[33] Kiribati receives $15.5 million largely from UK and Japan (2001 est.)

[34] Marshall Islands received more than $1 billion from the US, 1986-2002

[35] Cook Islands received $13.1 million, mostly from New Zealand in 1995

[36] the Compact of Free Association with the US, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities, that is $155.6 million per year.

[37] Nauru receive 2.25 million from Australia 1995/1996

[38] $13 million; note - major donors are Australia, Japan, and the US (1999 est.)

[39] Niue received $2.6 million from New Zealand

[40] Tokelau receives $4 million annually from New Zealand