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Economy > Big Mac Index: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IcelandIceland $6.67 2006
2 NorwayNorway $6.06 2006
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland $4.93 2006
4 DenmarkDenmark $4.49 2006
5 SwedenSweden $4.28 2006
6 JordanJordan $3.66 2006
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom $3.32 2006
8 United StatesUnited States $3.15 2006
9 New ZealandNew Zealand $3.08 2006
10 TurkeyTurkey $3.07 2006
11 CanadaCanada $3.01 2006
12 ChileChile $2.98 2006
13 LebanonLebanon $2.85 2006
14 ColombiaColombia $2.79 2006
15 ArubaAruba $2.77 2006
16 PeruPeru $2.76 2006
17 BrazilBrazil $2.74 2006
18 MoroccoMorocco $2.73 2006
19 HungaryHungary $2.71 2006
20 JamaicaJamaica $2.70 2006
21 MexicoMexico $2.66 2006
22 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $2.60 2006
=23 SloveniaSlovenia $2.56 2006
=23 South KoreaSouth Korea $2.56 2006
=25 FijiFiji $2.50 2006
=25 CroatiaCroatia $2.50 2006
27 United Arab EmiratesUAE $2.45 2006
28 AustraliaAustralia $2.44 2006
29 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia $2.40 2006
30 Costa RicaCosta Rica $2.38 2006
31 TaiwanTaiwan $2.35 2006
=32 EstoniaEstonia $2.31 2006
=32 LithuaniaLithuania $2.31 2006
34 South AfricaSouth Africa $2.29 2006
=35 GuatemalaGuatemala $2.20 2006
=35 SingaporeSingapore $2.20 2006
37 JapanJapan $2.19 2006
38 PakistanPakistan $2.18 2006
39 VenezuelaVenezuela $2.13 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) $2.12 2006
40 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $2.12 2006
41 NicaraguaNicaragua $2.11 2006
=42 PolandPoland $2.09 2006
=42 SlovakiaSlovakia $2.09 2006
44 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ $2.08 2006
45 GeorgiaGeorgia $2.00 2006
46 LatviaLatvia $1.92 2006
47 HondurasHonduras $1.91 2006
48 BulgariaBulgaria $1.88 2006
49 MoldovaMoldova $1.84 2006
50 UruguayUruguay $1.82 2006
51 Sri LankaSri Lanka $1.75 2006
52 EgyptEgypt $1.61 2006
53 RussiaRussia $1.60 2006
54 PhilippinesPhilippines $1.56 2006
=55 Hong KongHong Kong $1.55 2006
=55 ArgentinaArgentina $1.55 2006
57 IndonesiaIndonesia $1.54 2006
58 ThailandThailand $1.51 2006
59 MalaysiaMalaysia $1.47 2006
60 ParaguayParaguay $1.44 2006
61 UkraineUkraine $1.43 2006
62 MacauMacau $1.40 2006
63 ChinaChina $1.30 2006
64 QatarQatar $0.68 2006

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Economy > Big Mac Index: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Economy > Big Mac Index

  • Turkey ranked first for big mac index amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • All of the top 2 countries by big mac index are Christian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by big mac index are Sparsely populated.
  • Chile ranked first for big mac index amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
  • All of the top 5 countries by big mac index are European.
  • Iceland ranked first for big mac index amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • All of the top 2 countries by big mac index are Cold countries'.
  • Japan ranked last for big mac index amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • China ranked last for big mac index amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
  • Denmark ranked first for big mac index amongst European Union in 2006.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for big mac index amongst English speaking countries in 2006.

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Ranking Country Approximate GDP- Purchasing Power Parity
1 United States of America $14,624,180,000,000 (that is $14.6 trillion dollars if you are trying to count zeros)
2 China $10,084,370,000,000
3 Japan $4,308,630,000,000
4 India $4,001,100,000,000
5 Germany $2,932,040,000,000
6 Russia $2,218,760,000,000
7 Brazil $2,181,680,000,000
8 United Kingdom $2,181,070,000,000
9 France $2,146,280,000,000
10 Italy $1,771,140,000,000

Posted on 05 Apr 2011

ShameOnPakies

ShameOnPakies

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I've eaten a Big Mac in France, and the joint was full of French people, so canuck is clearly a moron. He/she also has probably never eaten at Quick, France's disgusting answer to McDonald's. Way to be ignorant, canuck!

Posted on 28 Jun 2010

World Traveler

World Traveler

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This information is over 4years old! Where is the most recent data.

Posted on 21 Feb 2010

Rob

Rob

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This page is a great reference for the actual figures of the Big Mac Index but for a more detailed explanation of the index and why it's not the best way of measuring PPP can be found here - http://greenerdesktop.com/376/the-big-mac-index-and-global-economics

Posted on 22 Apr 2009

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