Per capita GDP is deceiving, because the wealth gap between the urban middle class and rural population is huge. For example, Guangzhou, a metropolitan city, h

Per capita GDP is deceiving, because the wealth gap between the urban middle class and rural population is huge. For example, Guangzhou, a metropolitan city, has a per capita GDP of $23,232, about the same as Portugal, yet the country as a whole averages $6,567. (wikipedia 2009 numbers) edit: links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prc