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I mean India was the richest country on earth for most of human civilization. What’s your point?

• rayiner 2y ago
  Argentina was one of the richest on a per-capita basis, ahead of France, Germany, and Italy. India was never rich on a per-capita basis: https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Nb7KkZ3yOVSNW3vHf9K1oM/World-history-by-per-capita-GDP.html https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Nb7KkZ3yOVSNW3vHf9K1oM/Worl.... For example during Roman times India had a lower GDP per capita than Italy, and it remained at basically the same level until the 20th century.
  • huytersd 2y ago
    That’s a function of having very few people. Ireland is the richest on a per capita basis, it doesn’t really mean much.
    • bernawil 2y ago
      it's very funny when people bring up this kind of static nonsense. Milei himself says he wants to turn the country into Ireland.
      • huytersd 2y ago
        What does static mean in this sentence?
        • bernawil 2y ago
          it's a typo, sorry. I meant "statistical"