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  • I think you might be missing an important part of GDP per capita, and be asking a slightly confusing set of questions as a result.

    Per capita means per person. “GDP” and “GDP per capita” are each very different numbers.

    GDP - tries to measure the total economic output of the country. It might be what you want to use to compare the raw economic might of two economies.

    GDP per capita - This is just scaled by the population. You might use it to see if a small country like Monaco is punching above its weight.

    Median GDP per capita - This third measure is what you might what to use to see how the average citizen in a country is doing. Ideally you’d want to also control for cost of living, but generally a bigger number here means higher quality of life for its citizens, even if the cost of living is also high.






  • They also did a good job with Grace coming off as awkward in a quirky but believable way. Often a similar character is either full robot or like changed into the Fonz. Here he seems fairly sociable, but can’t really perform in front of the room, and doesn’t know what to do at the party. But one-on-one he’s at ease and has no trouble bonding.

    It’s not book-accurate, but it seems like a more nuanced way to depict an awkward nerd than we usually get and I appreciated that.