Brandon Reyes

Statistical Exercise

Population
o Turkey- 74.9 million, Upper Middle Income
o Iran- 77.4 million, Upper Middle Income
o Egypt- 82.1 million, Lower Middle Income
There is no significance with the amount of people and income
Population growth
o Turkey-1.3%
o Iran-1.3%
o Egypt-1.6%
GNI per capita, Atlas
o Turkey- $10,970
o Iran- $5,780
o Egypt- $3,140
It is shown that Lower income levels correspond to lower GNI per capita,
which makes sense given these countries dont have as much income
People
o Iran
Life expectancy-74 years
Total fertility rate-1.9 births per woman
Child immunization, measles-98%
o Turkey
Life expectancy-75 years
Total fertility rate-2 births per woman
Child immunization, measles-98%
o Egypt
Life expectancy-71 years
Total fertility rate-2.8 births per woman
Child immunization, measles-96%
Lower level income places seem to have a short life expectancy, this is the
case with Egypt, Iran, and Turkey when they are compared.
The Middle Eastern countries seem to have a reasonable immunization rate,
which is very important for a country.
It seems as if there is a small trend with lower level income and a higher
amount of births per woman.
Environment
o Iran
Freshwater use-72.6% of internal resources
Access to improved sanitation facilities-89%
Energy use per capita-2,813 kg of oil
o Turkey
Freshwater use-17.7% of internal resources
Access to improved sanitation facilities-91%
Energy use per capita-1564 kg of oil

Egypt
Freshwater use-3,794.4% of internal resources
Access to improved sanitation facilities-96%
Energy use per capita-978 kg of oil
Higher income corresponds to a larger energy use although it seems as if Iran
breaks this trend. This could mean that Iran is a producer of oil and thus has
cheaper access to energy.
There seems to be no trend among sanitation facilities and Freshwater use.
However, Egypt seems to have an abundance of freshwater.
Economy
o Iran
GDP $369 billion
Exports 23% of GDP in 2000
Imports 17% of GDP in 2000
o Turkey
GDP $822 billion
Exports 26% of GDP
Imports 32% of GDP
o Egypt
GDP $272 billion
Exports 18% of GDP
Imports 25% of GDP
A higher GDP corresponds to more exports and imports. For lower level
income it is apparent that there is often more imports than exports. However,
with richer countries it seems that the country can afford to import goods and
it is not out of necessity.
States and Markets
o Iran
Starting a business 12 days
Military Expenditures is 2.1% of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector- 0% of GDP
o Turkey
Starting a business 7 days
Military Expenditures is 2.3% of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector- 2% of GDP
o Egypt
Starting a business 8 days
Military Expenditures is 1.7% of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector- 86.2% of GDP
There is no trend around the amount of days of starting a business
Poorer countries spend less money on their military, which shows that it is not
a priority unless the county is financially stable.
It can be seen that the financial sector supports its people when there is less
income.
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Global links
o Iran

Merchandise trade 36% of GDP

Total Debt service .4% of total debt service
Net official development assistance received 131 billion
o Turkey
Merchandise trade 49% of GDP
Total Debt service 28.9% of total debt service
Net official development assistance received 2.7 billion
o Egypt
Merchandise trade 32% of GDP
Total Debt service 6.6% of total debt service
Net official development assistance received 5.5 billion
More income corresponds to more trade.
It is seen that Iran is substantially influences by others for it receives an
abundance of assistance.