The fallacy of global comparisons based on per capita measures

Media, social scientists and public health researchers often present comparisons across countries, and policy makers use such comparisons to take evidence-based action. For a meaningful comparison among countries, one often needs to normalize the measure for differences in population size. To addres...

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Main Authors: Lukáš Kratochvíl, Jan Havlíček
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2024-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230832