Measuring the Information Society 2011 Chart 2.6: IDI and GNI per capita, by region, 2010 Arab States Africa 9 9 8 8 UAE 7 7 Saudi Arabia Bahrain 6 6 IDI 2010 IDI 2010 5 5 Mauritius Seychelles Oman 4 4 R² = 0.8508 R² = 0.7248 3 3 Lebanon Botswana 2 2 Gabon 1 1 0 0 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 CIS Asia & Pacific Hong Kong (China) 9 9 Korea (Rep.) 8 8 Japan 7 7 Moldova Singapore Macao (China) 6 6 Belarus IDI 2010 IDI 2010 Russia 5 5 Brunei Darussalam 4 4 R² = 0.4152 3 3 R² = 0.8481 Turkmenistan 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 The Americas Europe 9 9 Iceland Switzerland 8 8 United States Canada 7 7 Norway 6 6 IDI 2010 Luxembourg IDI 2010 5 5 Cyprus 4 4 Trinidad & Tobago 3 3 R² = 0.7739 R² = 0.8569 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 0 20'000 40'000 60'000 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 GNI per capita, PPP$, 2009 Note: The R-squared value of a logarithmic regression provides a measure of how well the trendline approximates the real data points. It varies from 0 to 1, the latter being the value obtained by a perfect fit of the data points. In the case of a regression between IDI and GNI per capita, the higher the R-squared value, the stronger the link between IDI and GNI per capita, as expressed by a logarithmic curve. Source: Regions in these charts are based on the ITU/BDT Regions, see: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/definitions/regions/index.html. 39