per capita

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The wealth skewing American per capita economic data is a result of innovation and entrepreneurship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

India is the world's third-largest fish producer and second in aquaculture, yet ranks a low 129th globally in per capita fish consumption.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Rights groups including Amnesty International say Iran carries out the most executions of any nation worldwide per capita, and the most of any country other than China, for which no reliable data is available.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

He notes that the U.S., which spends more per capita on healthcare than other countries, ranks 72nd in healthspan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In a population of about eleven million, the country boasted more doctors per capita than any other country in the world, and twice as many per capita as the United States.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French