It would certainly appear so, according to these charts, comparing listings at Spamhaus to GDP. CAUCE thanks furio ercolessi who thought to do the comparison.
update: Rob Szarka rightly points out that these are the largest economies, not the world's richest nations.
Country | Live Spam Issues At Spamhaus.org |
1 United States | 2,370 |
2 China | 898 |
3 Russian Federation | 559 |
4 United Kingdom | 380 |
5 Japan | 258 |
6 Brazil | 254 |
7 Canada | 242 |
8 France | 222 |
9 Italy | 216 |
10 Germany | 214 |
Country | GDP in Billions of $ |
United States | $14,620,000 |
China | $5,745,000 |
Japan | $5,391,000 |
Germany | $3,306,000 |
France | $2,555,000 |
United Kingdom | $2,259,000 |
Italy | $2,037,000 |
Brazil | $2,024,000 |
Canada | $1,564,000 |
Russia | $1,477,000 |