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Similar HN topic 4 month ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35379610 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35379610 > Poland is a remarkable success
by Archelaos 3y ago
Similar HN topic 4 month ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35379610 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35379610
> Poland is a remarkable success story. But it is not alone in catching up with Britain. South Korea and Slovenia are both set to overtake us in terms of GDP per capita too, as early as next year.
This hold only true when looking at PPP per capita. Looking at GDP in US$ per capita, tells a very different story:
UK $45,850.43
South Korea $32,254.63
Slovenia $29,457.40
Poland $18,321.28
Source: https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/GDP_per_capita_current_dollars/ https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/GDP_per_capita_cur...
vs. https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/GDP_per_capita_PPP/ https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/GDP_per_capita_PPP...
- RadixDLT 3y agothose sources are outdated and fake, this is a better one: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?end=2022&locations=PL-GB&start=1991 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?end=2...
- Archelaos 3y agoYou confused the data sets. This one is the equivalent one from Worldbank, which has the exact same figures as quoted: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=GB-PL-KR-SI https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location...