I don't think we'd be able to infer the wealth distribution from GDP per capita, either. Total GDP tied with the Gini coefficient might tell a reasonable story.

I don't think we'd be able to infer the wealth distribution from GDP per capita, either. Total GDP tied with the Gini coefficient might tell a reasonable story. But the premise of Gini Index of 1 leaving all people too poor to invest directly in U.S. Real Estate makes sense. I'm pretty confident that China's wealth distribution is far from perfectly equal among all citizens.