per capita

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He then identifies four African cases where gross domestic product experienced rapid per capita growth—Botswana, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Rwanda.

From The Wall Street Journal

The World Bank estimates 82 percent of Nepal's workforce is in informal employment, with GDP per capita at $1,447 in 2024.

From Barron's

Rising per capita income and human-development indicators on her watch prompted talk of the “Bangladesh miracle”: A once dirt-poor land racked by natural disasters joining the ranks of middle-income countries through grit and tenacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

But despite spending twice as much per capita on healthcare compared with wealthy nations of a similar size, the US has a lower life expectancy than those other nations, according to health research nonprofit KFF.

From BBC

Oddly, bingo halls per capita was a data point, too.

From MarketWatch