Reader Johannes Wilm just sent me this great chart showing Haiti donations in several countries per person affected, per citizen and in percentage of GDP:
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Sources: Wikipedia (1) | Wikipedia (2) | Wikipedia (3) | World Bank | Theodora
My donation is bigger than your donation.
Course, the highest and best contribution at this time is liters of water delivered more than 500 yards from the airport.
Would be fun to research a bit on the various differences between Haiti, Dominican Republic, and maybe as a control Jamaica?
Why are the other islands not deforested and having the kiddies eat dirt pies? Being ruled by the clerics and the military can’t be unique or determinative. Could it really be fear of independent and free former slave states?
Hmmmm. Can we blame socialism for real?
What a BS chart. Breaking down aid in three ways yet none of them showing the total amount of $ spent on aid. Who were the first countries on the ground – or at least doing airdrops?
I have worked on a bunch of major disasters and who is always there? USA, Canada, Norway, EU. In the second wave you see Israel (why weren’t they on the chart?), individual EU countries (UK, France and Netherlands), Japan, Oz. There’s usually a big, though late, entrance by Taiwan and a dribble from China and Russia.
It really isn’t the % of GDP that matters, it’s how much of the need is met and who continues to meet the need in the future. Six months down the road when the world has forgotten about the disaster, The USA will still be helping out. So will Canada. So will the EU. Canada and Norway might be.
#17 – LuckyPierre – Not even on the chart; this tiny nation, Israel, would probably make the rest appear shameful!
Iceland wasn’t mentioned either, but they’ve got rescue teams in Haiti (saw it on BBC news). But keep in mind that this chart only deals with monetary contributions.
Wow, looks like the US is doing very well in donations, despite Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and Sarah Palin telling us we should NOT be contributing to this disaster relief. This is fantastic, and shows these “Americans” for the evil, vile, mean-spirited worthless people that they are. There just aren’t enough adjectives to describe how evil I believe Limbaugh is right now.
What? Neither venezuela nor cuba are on the list? Despite danny glover’s efforts to being noticed? I’m shocked I tell you, shocked!
#2 More like Bauxite, Oil, Oil.
#25 At least this time it took longer for a lefty loon to show its sheepleness
Where is Cuba? I understand that they sent more than 430 doctors. Is this just money contributions or are they just being skipped?
Everyone understands it will take years, possible a decade to rebuild. Haiti only really exists on maps now. I do believe about a quarter of a million are dead and dying. People will continue dying until a port is open and basic infrastructure is rebuilt. About the time they start on that hurricane season will be here. The point is who got there first is irrelevant. This is a very long term commitment. We’re talking about billions of dollars in the long run.
Where is France????
The charts must be rebuild.
As for #4 – “Clancy’s Daddy… I feel real sorry for Clancy, because you sound like a real ahole (just ask the folks you work with).”
Isn’t charity better if given with a glad and willing heart? Otherwise it is worthless. Way to go, people who gave with a willing heart. As for Clancy’s Daddy, his money is his own and he can spend it how he pleases.
This chart only shows monetary contributions that were registered on the corresponding Wikipedia page as of 12:14 CET on the 17th of January. Also, I accepted the 100 million by the US, although it is only a loan or an investment and not a gift the way other countries have chosen to do. This is all quite clear from the original disclaimer (which you can see on the version on my site). This is not to skew it, but because it is quite impossible to calculate what the other contributions exactly are. Countries that are not listed simply were not registered with any amount given as of the above time.
As for the lack of a graph on the total contribution: the first graph (the green one) shows the amount given divided by 3.5 million. So the comparative length of the individual country bars is the same.
#27 cuba sent shit. Just the same old propaganda to make people believe they care and do something, when we all know they’re just a bunch of con artist.
Yes I am a prick and an asshole I freely admit it. I also have zero credit card balance, I own my home my boat and both my vehicles. I work 40 hours a week at a job that I love doing. I pay my own bills and I take care of my own home. I disagree with health care for all, bank bailouts, welfare, food stamps, and unemployment payments. I didn’t vote for Obama. The world doesn’t owe anybody a damn thing. Bad things happen to good people everyday. How many homeless people did you pass on the street today? What did you give them? The people I work with respect me because of my abilities because I put my money were my mouth is, and don’t pretend to believe all the PC crap out in the world. They are co-workers they don’t have to be my friends. I have very very few GOOD, LOYAL, TRUSTWORTHY, friends, in stead of a butt load of sycophants. I can live (happily)with that.
Oh also add retirement and social security to that list as well.
clancys_daddy you make some good points on self reliance and independence on others. I honestly hope you will remain safe from the endless amount of shit and hurt the Universe can toss your way.
Has nothing to do with being safe, it has to do with perseverance. I was raised by a single mom, I was a latch key kid in the 70′s, my mother waited tables at night. So we didn’t see each other except in the mornings. We were poor by the very definition of the word. But we did not take any government handouts, no food stamps or other benefits etc. I survived and persevered. Straight A student through high school. I went to college on my dime, no government handouts or grants, (mainly because I never planned on going) working a 40 hour a week job, and maintained my GPA. I took everything the world could throw,and continue to do so. Instead of wallowing in self pity and crying to the universe poor pitiful me. I stood the fuck up and kept going. Life is pain and suffering get over it, having pain lets you know that your alive. Life is putting one foot in front of the other until you can’t. I wouldn’t trade a moment of my life for anything, I have no regrets.
See my website for an update of the chart with the data available at 15:57 CET Jan 18. The US is now no longer leading in any category, even if calculates with the 100 million loan as a gift. The EU made sure to stay slightly ahead of the US in each of the three categories.Guyana and Norway still each lead their category, but there are some interesting changes in the following places.
Never count on any help from Sweden …
I know people feel the need to help out and should if they can. However, unless Haiti institutes fundamental changes to how their government and society operates, people are throwing their money away. There have been organizations working to help out for years, and the only help with real impact has been for babies adopted out to other nations. I believe only enough support should be given for immediate emergency needs. Beyond that, rebuilding should be on condition of agreeing to government and economic overhaul and the international community should retrain Haitians how to do things better.
My 20 year old daughter is putting herself through university carrying a full course load with an A- average, working 30 hours a week, has her own apartment, and gets around on city bus. We could help her out but she doesn’t need it.
She also donated $100 to Haitian relief efforts last week. She’s my hero.