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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Are Paying Off Nigeria's $76M Debt... by adventured on Monday January 15, 2018 @07:48PM (#16154911)
Nigeria is not swimming in money.

You're talking about $200 or $300 per capita of GDP going to corruption, maximum.

They have an economy comparable in size to Indiana, with 190 million people.

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Are Paying Off Nigeria's $76M Debt... by btilly on Monday January 15, 2018 @08:02PM (#16154976)
You're talking about $200 or $300 per capita of GDP going to corruption, maximum.

Do you have a source?

According to https://www.pwc.com/ng/en/publications/impact-of-corruption-... the cost of corruption in Nigeria is around $1000 per person per year, and rising. Given that the GDP per capita is estimated at around $2180 per person, this is not a small impact.

(I was surprised to find that GDP per capita is less than income per capita.)

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