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China’s population is 4x that of the USA. It makes complete sense that their per capita gdp is therefore less. It should remain that way.
by freejulian85 7y ago
China’s population is 4x that of the USA. It makes complete sense that their per capita gdp is therefore less. It should remain that way.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoI was comparing to Japan, and per capita means divided by population.
- freejulian85 7y agoI’m well aware what per capita means. China has 10x the people as Japan. Resources are finite and the earth is already burdened trying to sustain 8 billion people. China wants to improve their per capita gdp? They should reduce their population. It’s not reasonable to assume 1.4 billion people should have the same standard of living as a country which kept their population reasonable.
- throwaway2048 7y agoReduce their population how?
- Konnstann 7y agoConsidering China's GDP is based on manufacturing and export, reducing the population will also result in productivity decreases, which would mean a negligible change in GDP per capita, since GDP would also fall.
- tasuki 7y agoHow is the size of population related to per-capita gdp?
- freejulian85 7y agoWhy should a country which can’t control its population growth receive more resources than one that can?