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Hmm, I'm seeing a different story in the World Bank's data[1] for GPD per capita, PPP adjusted. It shows the US in 12th place. Regardless, I'm happy to cede th
by mullingitover 2y ago
Hmm, I'm seeing a different story in the World Bank's data[1] for GPD per capita, PPP adjusted. It shows the US in 12th place.
Regardless, I'm happy to cede this point as it's irrelevant to the topic I was discussing: Cuba isn't that poor compared to its peers.
[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?most_recent_value_desc=true https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?most_...
- dragonwriter 2y agoGDP/Capita isn't median income (it should roughly correspond to mean income); many of the higher GDP/capita are also higher inequality and so lower median is quite possible.
- samatman 2y agoThank you, I put median in italics and everything. The point of citing the median is that, by definition, the top 15% do not affect it, except by virtue of existing.
- mullingitover 2y agoOkay, I already ceded that point anyway. The overall point that you can cherry pick to make any country look bad in one way or another stands, however.
- samatman 2y agoWhat you've demonstrated is that one can start with false statistics and reach a conclusion not grounded in reality.