The Economist’s Cocaine Index

by Joey deVilla on June 28, 2007

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.

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Kim Scarborough June 28, 2007 at 3:36 pm

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.

2 Tony Montana October 30, 2008 at 2:02 pm

This is bull shit i have never known anyone in the USA t pay more than $50 for a gram of coke.This is so off..the only one that is believable is Columbias because they produce it.

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