GDP Per Capita

High levels of GDP per capita indicate...

• Higher levels of happiness 
• Higher standard of living
• Equal levels of wealth 
• Self-sufficient communities

What does Per Capita Mean?

• Per Household
• Per Object
• Per Worker
• Per Person

In countries with a lower GDP per capita, people often don't have access to education, food, water, and may not be able to afford health care.

• True

• False

Countries with a higher GDP per capita usually have more people who know how to read and write because there may be more money for schools and education.

• True

• False

Countries with a HIGHER GDP per capita usually have HIGHER unemployment rates. (More people do not have jobs.)

• True

• False

_________ is the amount of people in a country who can read and write

• Standard of Living

• Gross Domestic Product

• Literacy Rate

• GDP per Capital

What is standard of living?

• is a measure of the minimum amount of money thought to be adequate for life

• A measure of how well off the people are in a country

• A lack of money and basic necessities needed for life

What is a life expectancy?

• is the average number of years a person can expect to live at any given age

• is the average of how much everyone in the country makes

• is the lack of both money and the basic necessities needed for life, including: food, water, shelter, healthcare

• the amount of babies that die before their first birthday per year

If a country has a high literacy rate, then it will usually have a high standard of living.

• True

• False

A developing or third world country has a high or low standard of living?

• Low standard of living

• High standard of living