Oh yes, this is exactly what I believe in. As Mark Twain once said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Right you are but the question is which system prevailed?
But it is undeniable that these countries are rich, their population is well-off and they carry weight in the International arena. And it just cant be a co-incident that all of them have opted for Democracy. If Democracy was not a good system, they would have dropped it like a hot potato decades ago. Like any other form of Government, democracy has its short comings, it is not deniable, however, as compared to others forms, it is better. And finally, at the end of the day, what matters is the results. We have experimented with totalitarian form of governments for good 35-40 years. We had started with countries like Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and India and just compare where they have reached and where we are standing. I have visited Malaysia, Thailand, and South Korea, and its amazing to see what they have managed to achieve in mere 50-60 years, and we? Still debating on what form of Government suits us better.