Notes:

a. Information provided by Global Affairs Canada to FAAE and dated 14 June 2016, based on the Statistical Reports on International Assistance. Note: figures reflect all Canadian government sources of international assistance and are not limited to Global Affairs Canada programs. “International assistance” includes humanitarian assistance.

b. The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Index is a composite measurement of various education, health and income indicators. UNDP, Human Development Report 2015: Work for Human Development, 2015.

c. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index looks at the state of democracy across the globe. The index is a composite measurement of five indicators: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and, political culture. For more information, see: Economist Intelligence Unit, Democracy Index 2015 – Democracy in an age of anxiety, 2015.

d. The population figures for 2014 are produced by the World Bank. According to the World Bank, “Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship – except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.” For more information, see: The World Bank, “Population, total,” Data.

e. The figures on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for 2014 are produced by the World Bank.

         The GDP per capita figures are in current U.S. dollars. Current dollars is a term describing income in the year in which a person, household or family receives it. See: The World Bank, “GDP per capita (current US$),” Data.

f. The UNDP’s Human Development Index and the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index refer to the West Bank and Gaza as the “State of Palestine” and “Palestine,” respectively.