Real national income when divided by population gives real per capita income,which is an indicator of standard of living.Therefore,national income statistics can be used to compare standard of living between countries and over time.However,there are some obvious snags of using national income statistics.Standard of living is not solely determined by real per capita income.It also depends on oter factors like leisure hours,hours of travel,amount of negative externalities and many more.
GDP per capita
The GDP per capita is used to measure a country's standard of living. It is calculated by dividing the country's GDP by its population, which better allows comparison of GDP between countries.
Usually, the higher the GDP, the higher the standard of living.
National income
Economists measure a nation's standard of living: by calculating GDP per person by calculating per capita income (the best indicator) by calculating average personal income.
GDP per capita
The GDP per capita is used to measure a country's standard of living. It is calculated by dividing the country's GDP by its population, which better allows comparison of GDP between countries.
Usually, the higher the GDP, the higher the standard of living.
National income
Economists measure a nation's standard of living: by calculating GDP per person by calculating per capita income (the best indicator) by calculating average personal income.
Economists measure a nation's standard of living: by calculating GDP per person by calculating per capita income (the best indicator) by calculating average personal income.
Because it takes into account of non-material standard of living while GDP per capita only measures the material standard of living. HDI takes into account of Life expectancy, Literacy rate and GDP/capita.
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high standard of living= high GDP and vice versa
The best measurement for comparing the standard of living between two countries is the GDP in conjunction with the economic growth. GDP stands for Gross Domestic product.
GDP only counts goods and services that pass through markets. The GDP fails to measure or express changes in a nation's income distribution, quality of life, unpaid labor, intangible valuables, real savings, standard of living, uneven inflationary price changes, and transactions on the blackmarket.
Growth of real GDP per Capita