| Comment | This surprised me so I just looked it up and it's pretty much true.
UK GDP per capita was around $46,500 in 2021, and Mississippi's (lowest in the US) was $43,000, though was a couple thousand higher in 2020.
We'd probably be ranked 47th or 48th richest US state per capita most years.
The US is phenomenally richer than most other developed countries though. That said, most people would be shocked to learn this comparison.
What people are feeling here - though not explicitly realizing because it's almost never discussed in this way - is that we are now approaching the point of being overtaken by countries such as Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, in terms of standard of living. GDP per capita being one measurement.
The idea that we are the "sixth richest" country in the world is common, but it's very misplaced. |
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