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Hmm, I'm seeing a different story in the World Bank's data[1] for GPD per capita, PPP adjusted. It shows the US in 12th place.

Regardless, I'm happy to cede this point as it's irrelevant to the topic I was discussing: Cuba isn't that poor compared to its peers.

[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?most_...



GDP/Capita isn't median income (it should roughly correspond to mean income); many of the higher GDP/capita are also higher inequality and so lower median is quite possible.


Thank you, I put median in italics and everything.

The point of citing the median is that, by definition, the top 15% do not affect it, except by virtue of existing.


Okay, I already ceded that point anyway. The overall point that you can cherry pick to make any country look bad in one way or another stands, however.


What you've demonstrated is that one can start with false statistics and reach a conclusion not grounded in reality.




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