Guess what. The Philippines is not in the top ten poorest countries in the world. According to this website :
http://www.aneki. com/poorest. html
I feel kinda good about RP but bad with this top 10 poor ones.
Poorest Countries in the World Rank Country ----------------- GDP - per capita
1 Malawi ---------------------------$ 600
2 Somalia --------------------------$ 600
3 Comoros -------------------------$ 600
4 Solomon Islands ----------------- $ 600
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the $ 700
6 Burundi --------------------------$ 700
7 East Timor -----------------------$ 800
8 Tanzania ------------------------ $ 800
9 Afghanistan ----------------------$ 800
10 Yemen --------------------------$ 900
Richest Countries in the World Rank Country --------------GDP - per capita
1 Luxembourg -----------------$ 68,800
2 Equatorial Guinea ------------$ 50,200
3 United Arab Emirates -------- $ 49,700
4 Norway ---------------------$ 47,800
5 Ireland ----------------------$ 43,600
6 United States ----------------$ 43,500
7 Andorra---------------------- $ 38,800
8 Iceland -----------------------$ 38,100
9 Denmark---------------------- $ 37,000
10 Austria ----------------------$ 35,500
Thanks Barbs,at least I know.