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DEFINITION:
Funds pledged by the governments of developed countries for tsunami relief (as of September 30th 2005). The World Bank has pledged $250 million and the European Union $44 million. There have been significant amounts coming in from the UN and other aid agencies like IMF, UNDP, UNESCO, Red Cross, etc. which are not mentioned here. Private donations and collections from media campaigns are also high in many European countries, but have not been included here. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | $43.55 | 2005 | |
| 2 | Norway | $37.92 | 2005 | |
| 3 | Qatar | $30.44 | 2005 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | $23.65 | 2005 | |
| 5 | Australia | $21.13 | 2005 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | $19.12 | 2005 | |
| 7 | Denmark | $14.21 | 2005 | |
| 8 | Finland | $12.45 | 2005 | |
| 9 | New Zealand | $11.61 | 2005 | |
| 10 | Canada | $10.68 | 2005 | |
| 11 | Sweden | $8.00 | 2005 | |
| 12 | Austria | $7.94 | 2005 | |
| 13 | Germany | $7.69 | 2005 | |
| 14 | France | $7.03 | 2005 | |
| 15 | Ireland | $6.28 | 2005 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $5.19 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | $4.82 | 2005 | |
| 17 | Japan | $3.91 | 2005 | |
| 18 | Switzerland | $3.90 | 2005 | |
| 19 | Belgium | $3.24 | 2005 | |
| 20 | United States | $3.05 | 2005 | |
| 21 | Italy | $2.37 | 2005 | |
| 22 | Bahrain | $2.27 | 2005 | |
| 23 | United Kingdom | $1.59 | 2005 | |
| 24 | Greece | $1.35 | 2005 | |
| 25 | Portugal | $1.23 | 2005 | |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | $1.22 | 2005 | |
| 27 | Hong Kong | $0.94 | 2005 | |
| 28 | Czech Republic | $0.88 | 2005 | |
| 29 | Singapore | $0.73 | 2005 | |
| 30 | Cyprus | $0.36 | 2005 | |
| 31 | Libya | $0.36 | 2005 | |
| 32 | China | $0.05 | 2005 | |
| 33 | Poland | $0.03 | 2005 | |
| 34 | Spain | $0.02 | 2005 | |
| 35 | India | $0.02 | 2005 | |
| 36 | Bulgaria | $0.02 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Disasters > Tsunami > Funds pledged per capita
- Canada ranked first for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- Norway ranked first for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Australia ranked first for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst Non-religious countries in 2005.
- Luxembourg ranked first for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
- United States ranked third last for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst English speaking countries in 2005.
- Spain ranked last for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by tsunami > funds pledged per capita are Hot countries.
- Netherlands ranked first for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
- United Kingdom ranked last for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst Western Europe in 2005.
- Poland ranked third last for tsunami > funds pledged per capita amongst NATO countries in 2005.