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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by jpatokal on Monday October 02, 2017 @10:35PM (#15389694)
The PPP ranking reflects local cost of living, which is comparatively low in PR. In nominal terms, it's below NZ and Israel and just ahead of South korea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi...

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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by emodendroket on Monday October 02, 2017 @10:36PM (#15389701)
Well, still, nobody thinks of South Korea as a poor country, right?
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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by rayiner on Monday October 02, 2017 @11:38PM (#15389930)
Also, in nominal GDP per capita, Taiwan is ranked right next to Slovenia. Which doesn't accurately represent the real standard of living in the two places.
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