per capita

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The study concluded that total population size explained environmental changes more strongly than per capita consumption alone.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But when per capita incomes grow at an average of 1% a year, which is closer to the experience this century, average incomes only grow by about 16% over a 15-year period.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The lowest-income counties have the highest per capita participation rates, according to a recent report from Stokes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Unusually pure phosphate deposits -- a key ingredient in fertiliser -- once made Nauru one of the wealthiest places, per capita, on the planet.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Icelanders read more books per capita than any other people on the globe, and—like the Russians—they almost all play chess.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady