GDP per capita is better than raw GDP but it still doesn't factor in wealth inequality, purchasing power parity etc. You can see the issue with a Representativ

GDP per capita is better than raw GDP but it still doesn't factor in wealth inequality, purchasing power parity etc. You can see the issue with a Representative economy here (UK) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/UK_Equivalised_Income_Distribution.png/600px-UK_Equivalised_Income_Distribution.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/UK... Of course the Government always uses Mean since it sounds a lot better.