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In terms of wealth, a Finland or a Denmark aren't wealthier than the United States on a GDP per capita basis.

With trade liberalisation and other reforms, India's per capita income grew more in the first 17 years of the 21st Century than it did throughout the entire 20th Century, notes Prof Panagariya.

One is a per capita maximum on federal Medicaid funding for the states, which would mean capping the amount the federal government will spend per beneficiary in each state.

Republicans could also institute a per capita cap on federal funding for Medicaid.

GDP per capita figures are published about six weeks after the end of each quarter.