FACTOID # 124: Of the 8 countries which include the word "democratic" in their long form name, 3 are dictatorships: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 
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Labor > Working time to buy fish (vs) Education > Education spending (% Tertiary)

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Education > Education spending (% Tertiary)
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23 Labor > Working time to buy fish (minutes) 95

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.335 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable: Labor > Working time to buy fish Education > Education spending (% Tertiary)
Plot Display: Logarithmic (base 10) Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition: Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of fish. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered. Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education.
Source: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002) United Nations Human Development Programme
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