per capita

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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

However, commercial flying is the safest form of transportation per capita and per mile, followed by train and bus travel.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

It aims to become an upper middle-income country by the end of the decade, a goal that will require raising GDP per capita by 70 percent from today's $5,000.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

During her campaign, she pledged to reduce crime and fix the prison-overcrowding problem in Arkansas, which has the nation’s third-highest incarceration rate per capita behind Louisiana and Mississippi, according to federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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