Haiti Earthquake: Day 7

Like many of you, we're still trying to grasp the magnitude of the earthquake and unfolding humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Indeed, an article in the New York Times over the weekend called it "one of the worst natural disasters in a century." The following may help to put it into perspective. (Last updated: 10:30 p.m. EST.)

• Population, country (pre-quake): 9.7 million (World Bank)
• Population, Port-au-Prince (pre-quake): 1.27 million (StateUniversity.com)
• Per-capita income (2008 est.) : $1,300 (CIA World Factbook)
• Runway(s), Port-au-Prince airport: 1
  
  
• Earthquake, death toll (est.): 100,00-200,000 (CNN, Associated Press)
• Earthquake, injured (est.): 250,000 (European Union)
• Earthquake, homeless (est.): 1.5 million (European Union)
• Donor government/multilateral agency commitments: $1.35 billion
  • European Union: $500 million (Voice of America)
  • Canada: $135 million (CTV)
  • United States: $100 million (New York Times)
  • Other governments: $100 million (PND)
  • World Bank: $100 million (World Bank)
  • International Monetary Fund: $100 Million (International Monetary Fund)

• Private donations: $235 million (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
  • Business contributions: $83.2 million (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
  • Mobile giving: $27 million (Mobile Giving Foundation)
  • Foundations (private, operating, public): $10.85 million (PND)

-- Mitch Nauffts