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6 or 7 countries already surpasse the GDP per capita of the US [1], so that's not really a a landmark milestone. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_count
by bnegreve 13y ago
6 or 7 countries already surpasse the GDP per capita of the US [1], so that's not really a a landmark milestone.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP...
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoFive or six postage stamp countries plus Norway, an extremely oil rich nation (in oil per capita terms). The US remains the landmark.
- bnegreve 13y agoIf you're suggesting that we take into account how well the wealth is distributed, then again, the US isn't a landmark. However it's hard to evaluate, maybe [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equ...
- alexeisadeski3 13y ago>If you're suggesting that we take into account how well the wealth is distributed I'm not. Why on earth would you think I meant that?