Monday 5 May 2008

Feckless


















Sovereigh Wealth Funds per citizen, mostly from oil revenues:

Abu Dhabi $1, 000, 000
Quatar $250, 000
Singapore $100, 000
Brunei $95, 100
Kuwait $80, 000
Norway $74, 500
Alaska $61, 000
Singapore $35, 000
Saudi Arabia $15, 000
...
United Kingdom $0

Gore Vidal called us "feckless Brits" and that is what the Oil Money has been spent on.

2 comments:

YesBut said...

As they say -

There are lies, damn lies and statistics

The UK has a population 60 times larger than Abu Dhabi.

Also in the desert there is very little to spend your money on - perhaps another camel.

:-)

Chertiozhnik said...

Well, I wouldn't mind a camel. Or a tent. Maybe both.