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A country's GDP per capita is 2,000 dollars (constant 2011 PPP). The US level is 60,000 dollars. Express this country's income as a percentage of the US level.
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3.33 (answers within ±0.1 count)
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of US income, a 30:1 gap that summarises the divergence problem in one number.
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