The Economist’s Cocaine Index

Al Pacino in “Scarface”: “Say hello to my leetle economic eendex!”

Here’s a chart from The Economist comparing per-gram cocaine prices around the world:

Chart from “The Economist” comparing cocaine prices per gram in various countries.
Click the graph to see the Economist article.

It would seem that it’s not just prescription drugs that are cheaper in Canada than in the U.S..

For an economic index that’s a little less illicit, check out the Economist’s Big Mac Index.

One Comment

  1. Posted June 28, 2007 at 3:36 pm | Permalink

    Odd that New Zealand is such an outlier. It’s almost three times even what Australia’s is… I wonder why? The artice doesn’t say.

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