Hal.

I think the onus is on the original poster to keep the thread alive !

Give us a reply , Mr Rayon ! Why are muslims poor ?

..........................................................The Ten Poorest countries in the World............................................................................ 10 . Sierra Leone , 81.5% Living In Poverty , 53.4% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 52.3% Deprived Of Drinking Water 9 . Guinea , 82.4% Living In Poverty , 70.1% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 54.2% Deprived Of Adequate Schooling 8 . Liberia , 83.9% Living In Poverty , 83.7% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 83.9% Deprived Of Cooking Fuel 7 . Central African Republic , 86.4% Living In Poverty , 62.4% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 82% Deprived Of Electricity 6 . Somalia , 81.2% Living In Poverty , 69.1% Deprived Of Sanitation , 70% Deprived Of Drinking Water 5 . Burundi , 84.5% Living In Poverty , 81.3% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 93.4% Living On At Least $2.00 A Day 4 . Burkina Faso , 56.5% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 35.4% Deprived Of Nutrition , 55.1% Deprived Of Adequate Schooling 3 . Mali , 87.1% Living In Poverty , 51.4% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 36.2% Deprived Of Electricity 2 . Ethiopia , 90% Living In Poverty , 39% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 61.5% Deprived Of Adequate Schooling 1 . Niger , 92.7% Living In Poverty , 65.9% Living On At Least $1.25 A Day , 89.5% Deprived Of Sanitation ..................................................... Number of Muslims in total population ................. % of total population who are Muslims 10 . Sierra Leone............................................... 4 059 000.....................................................................71.3 9 . Guinea........................................................ 8 502 000.....................................................................84.4 8 . Liberia........................................................... 483 000.....................................................................12.2 7 . Central African Republic.................................... 395 000......................................................................8.9 6 . Somalia....................................................... 8 995 000....................................................................98.5 5 . Burundi.......................................................... 180 000......................................................................2 4 . Burkina Faso................................................ 9 292 000.....................................................................59 3 . Mali...........................................................12 040 000.....................................................................92.5 2 . Ethiopia......................................................28 063 000....................................................................33.9 1 . Niger..........................................................15 075 000....................................................................98.6 Sources : http://www.huffingto...9&title=1_Niger http://www.ophi.org....-poverty-index/ http://en.wikipedia....slim_population http://www.geographi...hysical-map.htm Hal._2011 Edit : Previous sources addresses did not link .

Ok, so you say that the GDP per capita is not the perfect tool to evaluate wealth of the population . The OP mentioned that "Muslim countries are poor and do not compete well in the global economy". In such economic terms, GDP per capita is an accepted tool to evaluate the economy of a country. But if you do not accept it, please provide us with another tool to evaluate the average wealth of the populations of Muslim countries in relation to non-Muslim countries? Because it is essential that we evaluate this before we can discuss the alleged link between Islam and poverty. My objection to comparing countries' wealth based on GDP per capita is mathmatical . It is an average . Maybe the GDP per capita excluding the top 10% of earners would fuel some interesting inferences . GDP per capita may be an accepted statistic for the evaluation of an economy but I wouldn't use it to form my opinion . GDP per capita can be used with knowledge of the population to calculate GDP which doesn't show how the wealth is being distributed . I would tend to look at statistics which would show the earnings for different sections of an economy , unemployment payments , social allowances , access to healthcare , homelessness , cost of living , availability of necessities , and so forth . If I happen to find statistics , which I think can accurately show the distribution of wealth earned in any particular year or even overall , to show who has the wealth in countries worldwide , I will put a link here for readers to view them .

GDP per Capita is an ' average ' wealth measurement and it's methodology for calculation may be variable . It makes people think I am wealthy because someone else earns lot's of money and vice versa . In relation to muslim countries , probably all countries , it does the same thing . A graph of cumulative wealth distribution to the number of people in a country would be interesting and informative . I've no doubt such graphs show that generally a small percentage of people have a lot of wealth while the masses haven't . http://en.wikipedia....ki/Lorenz_curve This is a ' lorenz curve ' .

One person can earn €4 500 000 in a year where I live and when the money for statistical purposes is divided amongst everybody we all apparently look like we have another €1 . When one thousand people earn €4 500 000 each in a year , this apparently makes the impression that we all have an extra €1000 . Deciding whether a country is poor or not based on an equal distribution of wealth is wrong , in the same way that deciding whether the fat man and the skinny man have eaten plenty of food or not , based on whether the fat man has had breakfast , is wrong .

................. List of countries by muslim population , Wiki link ................... .... World Muslim population by percentage , Pew Research Centre 2009 .... Here are some money numbers from the CIA ( year ? ) and the IMF ( 2006 ) . Economy of the organization of the Islamic Conference , Wiki link Be aware of the time of the Information .

Dekan , BASIC is alive and well and some people are keeping it alive by making modern versions of interpreters . There are a lot of BASIC resources on the web , good and bad , I find that I have to look at quite a few to find a version that is useful and that works properly . I won't recommend a version because I think if you want a good version you must install many on your computer to find a few that suit you ( 20 / 1 ) .