> The metric of income or GDP is strongly associated with positive outcomes, whether we compare countries to each other, or people (within a country) to each ot

> The metric of income or GDP is strongly associated with positive outcomes, whether we compare countries to each other, or people (within a country) to each other. Although there are some interesting exceptions, like the Hispanic Paradox: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox In America, Hispanic people have lower income than non Hispanic whites, but better health and life expectancy. Possibly they just have a healthier culture - less sugary diet, stronger community ties etc - that overrides the difference in income.