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clarionbell • today at 3:05 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Are Ireland and India considered affluent now?


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swiftcoder • today at 3:12 PM

> Is Ireland considered affluent now?

Ireland is the richest country in Europe by GDP-per-capita[1] (apart a few uber-rich city states).

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Eu...

> India...

India has been struggling to get its population growth control under control for decades. I think we can excuse a brief overcorrection as they stabilise.

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