Its spending per capita on health is one-ninth of that of the United States, for example.
Canada has scarcely more than 10% the population of its neighbor to the south and spends less than one-seventh as much, per capita, on astronomy.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the highest carbon footprints per capita on Earth.
"We spend one of the smallest amounts of G.D.P. per capita on education in all of the post-Soviet countries," he said.
The country has the longest coastline in Africa, and one of the highest counts of livestock per capita on the continent.
Powell stepped down from the post in the summer and will become chairman of outsourcing group Capita on 1 January.
In 1992, it spent somewhat less than average, per capita, on Medicare — 126th lowest out of 305 metropolitan areas nationwide.
Bedford was said to have lost more men per capita on D-Day than any other town in America.
The United States spends more money per capita on health than the other industrialized democracies, and gets worse results.
Local governments spend 45percentt, or $1,722, more per capita on Long Island than in northern Virginia.
Some regions spend $280 per capita on cancer care, Professor Sikora said, while others spend just $90.
