Book value or market value?

According to the airlines, the average American is worth about 250K. According to the Gvmt, the average Iraqi is worth about 25,000.... but then considering the value of the dollar, take away 30-40% and that should just about hit the mark.
Then again, when I was in Turkey, some lady offered my aunt a cow and two goats if she would hook me up with her son out in the country.... so it's all relative, eh.