gdp per capita

This thread is designed to share interesting charts about economic indicators to compare where countries stand. Salaries have increased considerably from 2010 to 2024 in new EU member states. The fastest wage growth were in Latvia (+77%), Lithuania (+67%), Estonia (+40%) and Poland (+38%)...

One thing that distinguishes Muslim societies from non-Muslim ones is the prevalence of cousin marriages. These are especially common in countries that apply the Sharia law or have an Islamist government. Ethnicity also appears to be a factor. Cousin marriage is much more prevalent in North...

If you’ve ever wondered why Ireland’s economic stats look so weird, you need to watch this. It explains the '€241 Billion Trap'—how multinational profits (like Apple and Google) inflate the country's wealth while the actual cost of living sky-rockets. It’s a fascinating look at the 'Double...

While I already knew well the limitations of the GDP per capita for judging how rich a country is, the video made me think of calculating the Net GDP per capita of 'supposedly rich countries'. To do this, just subtract the public debt per capita from the GDP per capita. By doing this we see that...

The Economist has published for the second year a new ranking of countries by GDP per capita adjusted for prices and hours worked. GDP per capita adjusted for the cost of life is nothing new. It's usually known as GDP per capita at PPP (purchasing-power parity). What's interesting here is the...

If you ever searched for a country's GDP per capita chances are that you saw a chart showing its evolution over the years. For example the United States had a GDP per capita (PPP) of $54,000 in 2017, but only $37,000 back in 1990 (measured in constant 2011 International Dollars), about the same...