per capita
Example Sentences
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Denmark is one of the world's wealthiest countries in per capita terms.
From Barron's
GDP per capita was flat in the fourth quarter, as the overall increase in GDP was matched by a similar increase in New Zealand’s population.
The top five states with the highest income per capita, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and California, also have the highest share of passport ownership in the country.
From Salon
“So per capita food production has risen by 50 per cent.”
The World Bank said that in economies with per capita incomes ranging from $5,000 to $14,000, total business subsidies now average 4.2% of gross domestic product, the highest on record.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
