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MOST HIGH SALARY ATHLETES FROM 182 COUNTRIES
| Country | Best-Paid Athlete | Sport | League, Team (or Competition) | Annual Salary | Per Capita GDP |
| Albania | Lorik Cana | soccer | Turkey, Galatasaray | $2,500,000 | $3,846 |
| Algeria | Nadir Belhadj | soccer | Qatar, Al Sadd | $2,779,000 | $4,029 |
| American Samoa | Domata Peko | American football | NFL, Cincinnati Bengals | $2,950,000 | $7,874 |
| Andorra | Ildefons Lima | soccer | Switzerland, AC Bellinzona | $531,822 | $43,770 |
| Angola | Manucho | soccer | Turkey, Manisaspor | $865,579 | $1,892 |
| Argentina | Carlos Tevez | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $19,000,000 | $7,666 |
| Armenia | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | soccer | Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk | $360,000 | $2,770 |
| Australia | Andrew Bogut | basketball | NBA, Milwaukee Bucks | $11,050,000 | $47,615 |
| Austria | Thomas Vanek | hockey | NHL, Buffalo Sabres | $6,400,000 | $45,563 |
| Azerbaijan | Aleksandr Samedov | soccer | Russia, Dynamo Moscow | $1,287,000 | $4,871 |
| Bahrain | Abdullah Omar Ismail | soccer | Switzerland, Neuchatel Xamax | $202,086 | $24,409 |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan | cricket | IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders | $425,000 | $550 |
| Belarus | Alexander Hleb | soccer | EPL, Birmingham City | $3,300,000 | $5,090 |
| Belgium | Vincent Kompany | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $5,340,000 | $44,254 |
| Benin | Stephane Sessegnon | soccer | EPL, Sunderland | $2,800,000 | $739 |
| Bermuda | Reggie Lambe | soccer | England (D3), Bristol Rovers | $480,000 | $101,346 |
| Bolivia | Marcelo Moreno | soccer | Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk | $883,449 | $1,758 |
| Bosnia | Edin Dzeko | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $8,470,000 | $4,525 |
| Botswana | Mogogi Gabonamong | soccer | South Africa, SuperSport United | $354,000 | $5,959 |
| Brazil | Felipe Massa | auto racing | Formula One | $17,052,632 | $8,114 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Craig Adams | hockey | NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins | $550,000 | $26,385 |
| Bulgaria | Dimitar Berbatov | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $6,700,000 | $6,458 |
| Burkina Faso | Charles Kabore | soccer | France, Marseille | $1,118,000 | $517 |
| Burundi | Saidi Ntibazonkiza | soccer | Poland, MKS Cracovia | $315,000 | $151 |
| Cameroon | Samuel Eto'o | soccer | Serie A, Inter Milan | $8,000,000 | $1,136 |
| Canada | Jason Bay | baseball | MLB, New York Mets | $18,125,000 | $39,795 |
| Cape Verde | Cafu | soccer | Cyprus, Anorthosis Famagusta | $287,000 | $3,131 |
| Central African Republic | Eloge Enza Yanissi | soccer | France, Troyes | $206,000 | $448 |
| Chad | Misdongarde Betoligar | soccer | Serbia, FK Metalac | $21,500 | $610 |
| Chile | Mark Gonzalez | soccer | Russia, CSKA Moscow | $9,324,958 | $9,623 |
| China | Yao Ming | basketball | NBA, Houston Rockets | $17,700,000 | $3,769 |
| Colombia | Juan Pablo Montoya | auto racing | NASCAR | $5,088,410 | $5,031 |
| Comoros | Kassim Abdallah | soccer | France, CS Sedan Ardennes | $120,000 | $785 |
| Cook Islands | Stan Wright | rugby union | Magners League, Leinster | $204,000 | $9,749 |
| Costa Rica | Bryan Ruiz | soccer | Netherlands, FC Twente | $1,720,828 | $6,395 |
| Ivory Coast | Yaya Toure | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $18,200,000 | $1,093 |
| Croatia | Luka Modric | soccer | EPL, Tottenham Hotspur | $4,900,000 | $14,273 |
| Cuba | Yuniesky Betancourt | baseball | MLB, Milwaukee Brewers | $4,300,000 | $5,437 |
| Curaçao | Jair Jurrjens | baseball | MLB, Atlanta Braves | $3,250,000 | $20,295 |
| Cyprus | Constandinos Charalambides | soccer | Cyprus, Apoel F.C. Nicosia | $1,589,000 | $29,263 |
| Czech Republic | Petr Cech | soccer | EPL, Chelsea | $7,400,000 | $18,344 |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo | Herita Ilunga | soccer | EPL, West Ham United | $2,730,000 | $170 |
| Denmark | Daniel Agger | soccer | EPL, Liverpool | $4,500,000 | $56,687 |
| Djibouti | Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan | soccer | Slovakia, F.K. Dunajska Streda | $51,500 | $1,076 |
| Dominican Republic | Alfonso Soriano | baseball | MLB, Chicago Cubs | $19,000,000 | $4,618 |
| Ecuador | Antonio Valencia | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $6,361,983 | $4,206 |
| Egypt (Tie) | Mohammed Zidan | soccer | Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund | $2,580,000 | $2,265 |
| Mohamed Abu Treika | soccer | Egypt, Al Ahly | $2,580,000 | ||
| El Salvador | Arturo Alvarez | soccer | MLS, Real Salt Lake | $201,922 | $3,424 |
| England | Lewis Hamilton | auto racing | Formula One | $18,473,684 | $35,239 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Rodolfo Bodipo | soccer | Spain (D2), Elche | $430,000 | $17,544 |
| Eritrea | Zersenay Tadese | track and field | Road running | $340,000 | $369 |
| Estonia | Ragnar Klavan | soccer | Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar | $2,006,000 | $14,374 |
| Ethiopia | Tilahun Regassa | track and field | Road running | $318,250 | $345 |
| Faroe Islands | Christian Holst | soccer | Denmark, Silkeborg | $1,630,000 | $32,800 |
| Fiji | Vijay Singh | golf | PGA Tour | $1,334,262 | $3,604 |
| Finland | Kimi Raikkonen | auto racing | World Rally Championship | $26,333,333 | $44,688 |
| France | Franck Ribery | soccer | Bundesliga, Bayern Munich | $14,100,000 | $41,226 |
| French Guiana | Florent Malouda | soccer | EPL, Chelsea | $3,441,823 | $8,300 |
| Gabon | Daniel Cousin | soccer | Greece, Larissa | $645,000 | $7,647 |
| Gambia | Ousman Jallow | soccer | Denmark, Brondby | $314,000 | $543 |
| Georgia | Zaza Pachulia | basketball | NBA, Atlanta Hawks | $4,251,250 | $2,522 |
| Germany | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | NBA, Dallas Mavericks | $17,278,618 | $40,528 |
| Ghana | Michael Essien | soccer | EPL, Chelsea | $5,500,000 | $627 |
| Greece | Theodoros Papaloukas | basketball | Greece, Olympiakos | $4,400,000 | $29,006 |
| Greenland | Jesper Gronkjaer | soccer | Denmark, FC Copenhagen | $923,440 | $22,126 |
| Guadeloupe | Mickael Pietrus | basketball | NBA, Phoenix Suns | $5,300,000 | $7,900 |
| Guatemala | Carlos Ruiz | soccer | MLS, Philadelphia Union | $306,670 | $2,661 |
| Guinea | Ibrahima Yattara | soccer | Turkey, Trabzonspor | $717,000 | $470 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Almami Moreira | soccer | China, Dalian Aerbin | $573,000 | $517 |
| Haiti | Samuel Dalembert | basketball | NBA, Sacramento Kings | $12,200,000 | $626 |
| Honduras | David Suazo | soccer | Serie A, Inter Milan | $5,716,476 | $1,930 |
| Hungary | Zoltan Gera | soccer | EPL, Fulham | $2,970,000 | $12,886 |
| Iceland | Eidur Gudjohnsen | soccer | EPL, Fulham | $2,538,000 | $37,616 |
| India | Ms Dhoni | cricket | IPL, Chennai Super Kings | $1,800,000 | $1,075 |
| Indonesia | Bambang Pamungkas | soccer | Indonesia, Persija Jakarta | $160,000 | $2,349 |
| Iran | Hamed Haddadi | basketball | NBA, Memphis Grizzlies | $1,600,000 | $4,863 |
| Iraq | Nashat Akram | soccer | Qatar, Al-Wakrah | $900,000 | $830 |
| Ireland | John O'shea | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $6,800,000 | $49,115 |
| Israel | Yossi Benayoun | soccer | EPL, Chelsea | $6,859,267 | $27,061 |
| Italy | Valentino Rossi | motorcycle racing | Moto GP | $20,800,000 | $35,289 |
| Jamaica | Ricardo Gardner | soccer | EPL, Bolton | $2,613,074 | $4,566 |
| Japan | Ichiro Suzuki | baseball | MLB, Seattle Mariners | $18,000,000 | $39,864 |
| Jordan | Odai Al-Saify | soccer | Cyprus, Alki Larnaca | $145,000 | $3,973 |
| Kazakhstan | Nik Antropov | hockey | NHL, Atlanta Thrashers | $3,750,000 | $6,981 |
| Kenya | McDonald Mariga | soccer | Serie A, Inter Milan | $1,300,000 | $739 |
| Kuwait | Bader Al-Mutwa | soccer | Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr FC | $400,000 | $36,668 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Mirlan Murzaev | soccer | Israel, Hapoel Petah Tikva | $150,000 | $835 |
| Latvia | Andris Biedrins | basketball | NBA, Golden State Warriors | $9,000,000 | $11,505 |
| Lebanon | Youssef Mohamad | soccer | Bundesliga, FC Cologne | $1,074,839 | $8,175 |
| Lesotho | Lehlohonolo Seema | soccer | South Africa, Orlando Pirates | $34,300 | $780 |
| Liberia | Sekou Oliseh | soccer | Russia, CSKA Moscow | $573,000 | $216 |
| Libya | Tariq El Taib | soccer | Libya, Al Ahly Tripoli | $1,130,000 | $9,153 |
| Liechtenstein | Martin Stocklasa | soccer | Austria, SV Ried | $978,800 | $134,392 |
| Lithuania | Linas Kleiza | basketball | NBA, Toronto Raptors | $4,995,000 | $11,211 |
| Luxembourg | Andy Schleck | road bicycle racing | pro cycling | $2,700,000 | $108,706 |
| Macedonia | Goran Pandev | soccer | Serie A, Inter Milan | $4,250,000 | $4,662 |
| Madagascar | Anicet Andrianantenaina | soccer | France, AJ Auxerre | $86,000 | $448 |
| Malawi | Tamika Mkandawire | soccer | England (D2), Millwall | $571,000 | $318 |
| Malaysia | Lee Chong Wei | badminton | BWF Super Series | $106,000 | $6,967 |
| Mali | Frederic Kanoute | soccer | La Liga, Sevilla | $8,600,000 | $679 |
| Malta | Michael Mifsud | soccer | Malta, Qormi | $1,142,000 | $19,543 |
| Martinique | Ronny Turiaf | basketball | NBA, New York Knicks | $4,000,000 | $14,400 |
| Mauritania | Pascal Gourville | soccer | France (D4), Moissy-Cramayel | $353,000 | $866 |
| Mauritius | Diallo Guidileye | soccer | France, Stade Brest | $313,000 | $6,729 |
| Mexico | Jorge De La Rosa | baseball | MLB, Colorado Rockies | $10,000,000 | $7,956 |
| Moldova | Alexandru Epureanu | soccer | Russia, Dynamo Moscow | $1,433,000 | $1,500 |
| Mongolia | Hakuho | sumo | Japan Sumo Wrestling | $400,000 | $1,577 |
| Montenegro | Mirko Vucinic | soccer | Serie A, AS Roma | $6,020,000 | $6,546 |
| Morocco | Marouane Chamakh | soccer | EPL, Arsenal | $4,247,000 | $2,834 |
| Mozambique | Mate Simao Junior | soccer | Greece, Panathinaikos | $516,000 | $418 |
| Northern Ireland | Graeme McDowell | golf | PGA, European tours | $5,176,586 | $35,239 |
| Namibia | Collin Benjamin | soccer | Bundesliga, Hamburg | $1,000,000 | $4,288 |
| Nepal | Santosh Sahukhala | soccer | Nepal, Manang Marshyangdi Club | $8,430 | $452 |
| Netherlands | Nigel De Jong | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $10,500,000 | $47,889 |
| New Caledonia | Frederic Piquionne | soccer | EPL, West Ham United | $2,972,339 | $37,124 |
| New Zealand | Russell Coutts | yachting | RC 44 Championship Tour | $10,000,000 | $27,384 |
| Nicaragua | Vicente Padilla | baseball | MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers | $2,000,000 | $1,114 |
| Niger | Alhassane Issoufou | soccer | Morocco, FUS de Rabat | $200,000 | $343 |
| Nigeria | John Mikel Obi | soccer | EPL, Chelsea | $5,800,000 | $1,123 |
| Niue | Michael Junior Jackson | track and field | sprinter, per six weeks of training | $5,000 | $5,800 |
| North Korea (Tie) | An Yong-Hak | soccer | J-League, Kashiwa Reysol | $619,107 | $499 |
| Jong Tae-Se | soccer | Germany (D2), VFL Bochum | $619,107 | ||
| Norway | John Carew | soccer | EPL, Stoke City | $4,500,000 | $78,674 |
| Oman | Ali Al Habsi | soccer | EPL, Wigan Athletic | $3,000,000 | $18,876 |
| Pakistan | Shahid Afridi | cricket | Pakistan national team salary (100K), plus est. pro cricket salary (two teams) | $136,000 | $886 |
| Palestine | Fadi Lafi | soccer | Oman, Saham | $65,000 | $1,367 |
| Panama | Carlos Lee | baseball | MLB, Houston Astros | $19,000,000 | $7,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | Nev Costigan | rugby league | NRL, Newcastle Knights | $216,667 | $1,174 |
| Paraguay | Roque Santa Cruz | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $7,668,947 | $2,314 |
| Peru | Claudio Pizarro | soccer | Bundesliga, Werder Bremen | $5,448,894 | $4,403 |
| Philippines | Manny Pacquiao | boxing | two fights in 2010 | $32,000,000 | $1,747 |
| Poland | Robert Kubica | auto racing | Formula One | $10,657,895 | $11,311 |
| Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | soccer | La Liga, Real Madrid | $19,500,000 | $21,807 |
| Puerto Rico | Carlos Beltran | baseball | MLB, New York Mets | $19,325,436 | $24,744 |
| Qatar | Sebastian Soria Quintana | soccer | Qatar, Qatar SC | $391,000 | $69,754 |
| Republic of the Congo | Christopher Samba | soccer | EPL, Blackburn Rovers | $3,000,000 | $2,704 |
| Romania | Cristian Chivu | soccer | Serie A, Inter Milan | $5,013,000 | $7,573 |
| Russia | Andrei Kirilenko | basketball | NBA, Utah Jazz | $17,822,187 | $8,736 |
| Rwanda | Olivier Karekezi | soccer | Sweden, Oster | $52,000 | $527 |
| Samoa | David Tua | boxing | October 2009 bout | $500,000 | $2,926 |
| San Marino | Aldo Simoncini | soccer | Serie A, Cesena | $172,000 | $54,104 |
| Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Noor | soccer | Saudi Arabia, Al-Ittihad | $1,200,000 | $14,353 |
| Scotland | Darren Fletcher | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $5,000,000 | $35,239 |
| Senegal | DeSagana Diop | basketball | NBA, Charlotte Bobcats | $6,478,600 | $1,018 |
| Serbia | Peja Stojakovic | basketball | NBA, Dallas Mavericks | $15,602,138 | $5,612 |
| Seychelles | Michael Mancienne | soccer | EPL, Wolverhampton | $2,100,000 | $9,354 |
| Sierra Leone | Madieu Williams | American football | NFL, Minnesota Vikings | $2,974,000 | $393 |
| Singapore | Mardan Mamat | golf | Asian, Euro golf tours | $500,609 | $37,394 |
| Slovakia | Marian Hossa | hockey | NHL, Chicago Blackhawks | $7,900,000 | $16,203 |
| Slovenia | Anze Kopitar | hockey | NHL, Los Angeles Kings | $6,000,000 | $24,333 |
| Somalia | Abdisalam Ibrahim | soccer | England (D2), Scunthorpe | $340,000 | $220 |
| South Africa | Ernie Els | golf | PGA Tour | $5,347,012 | $5,707 |
| South Korea | Ji-Sung Park | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $4,700,000 | $17,225 |
| Spain | Fernando Alonso | auto racing | Formula One | $22,736,842 | $32,605 |
| Sri Lanka | Mahela Jayawardene | cricket | IPL, Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $1,500,000 | $2,112 |
| Sudan | Luol Deng | basketball | NBA, Chicago Bulls | $11,355,850 | $1,305 |
| Suriname | Clarence Seedorf | soccer | Serie A, AC Milan | $4,000,000 | $5,707 |
| Swaziland | Tony Tsabedze | soccer | South Africa, Santos Cape Town | $212,000 | $2,668 |
| Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | soccer | Serie A, AC Milan | $12,700,000 | $43,903 |
| Switzerland | Roger Federer | tennis | ATP Tour | $7,698,289 | $65,003 |
| Syria | Sanharib Malki | soccer | Belgium, Lokeren | $400,000 | $2,463 |
| Tahiti | Fabrice Santoro | tennis | ATP Tour | $19,500 | $16,858 |
| Taiwan | Hong-Chih Kuo | baseball | MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers | $2,725,000 | $18,500 |
| Tajikistan | Farkhod Vasiev | soccer | Russia, Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | $145,000 | $716 |
| Tanzania | Hasheem Thabeet | basketball | NBA, Houston Rockets | $4,793,280 | $526 |
| Thailand | Thongchai Jaidee | golf | European and Asian tours | $1,400,000 | $3,894 |
| Togo | Emmanuel Adebayor | soccer | EPL, Manchester City | $11,900,000 | $480 |
| Tonga | Chris Kemoeatu | American football | NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers | $2,369,000 | $3,259 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | Anthony Herrera | American football | NFL, Minnesota Vikings | $1,425,000 | $15,782 |
| Tunisia | Karim Haggui | soccer | Bundesliga, Hannover 96 | $820,000 | $3,852 |
| Turkey | Hedo Turkoglu | basketball | NBA, Orlando Magic | $9,800,000 | $8,215 |
| UAE | Ismail Matar | soccer | UAE, Al-Wahda | $360,000 | $54,138 |
| Uganda | Mathias Kiwanuka | American football | NFL, New York Giants | $1,776,000 | $523 |
| Ukraine | Vitali Klitschko | boxing | estimated average per fight | $6-8M | $2,569 |
| Uruguay | Diego Forlan | soccer | La Liga, Atletico Madrid | $7,169,746 | $9,376 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Tim Duncan | basketball | NBA, San Antonio Spurs | $18,700,000 | $13,660 |
| USA | Alex Rodriguez | baseball | MLB, New York Yankees | $32,000,000 | $44,872 |
| Uzbekistan | Maksim Shatskikh | soccer | Ukraine, Arsenal Kiev | $120,000 | $1,199 |
| Venezuela | Johan Santana | baseball | MLB, New York Mets | $21,644,707 | $11,404 |
| Vietnam | Lee Nguyen | soccer | Vietnam, Becamex Binh Duong | 180,000 | $1,058 |
| Wales | Ryan Giggs | soccer | EPL, Manchester United | $6,300,000 | $35,239 |
| Zambia | Chris Katongo | soccer | Greece, AO Skoda Xanthi | $315,300 | $985 |
| Zimbabwe | Benjani Mwaruwari | soccer | EPL, Blackburn Rovers | $3,405,584 | $324 |
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