| East-Block Country | GDP per Capita | Matched West-Block Country | GDP per Capita | Percentage Gap |
| N. Korea | $700 | S. Korea | $7,660 | 91% |
| China | $490 | Taiwan | $9,500 | 95% |
| Vietnam | $170 | Philippines | $850 | 80% |
| Cambodia | $150 | Thailand | $2,110 | 93% |
| Georgia | $580 | Turkey | $2,970 | 80% |
| Russia | $2,340 | Finland | $19,300 | 88% |
| Bulgaria | $1,140 | Greece | $7,390 | 85% |
| Yugoslavia | $3,240 | Italy | $19,840 | 84% |
| Hungary | $3,350 | Austria | $23,510 | 86% |
| Czech Republic | $2,710 | Germany | $23,560 | 88% |
| Poland | $2,260 | Sweden | $24,740 | 91% |
| Cuba | $460 | Mexico | $3,610 | 88% |
| Geometric Mean: | $930 | $8,030 | 88% |
Depending on how you count, between two-thirds and seven-eighths of the potential material production and prosperity of a country was annihilated if it fell under communist rule...
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