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Average incomes are measured by GDP per capita

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GroupSeriesxValue (international-$)SourceConf.
1820Western offshoots1820~1200Estimate0.80
1900Western offshoots1900~4000Estimate0.30
1950Western offshoots1950~10000Estimate0.30
2022Western offshoots2022~53000Estimate0.30
1820Western Europe1820~1200Estimate0.80
1900Western Europe1900~4000Estimate0.30
1950Western Europe1950~5000Estimate0.30
2022Western Europe2022~40000Estimate0.80
1820East Asia1820~1000Estimate0.80
1900East Asia1900~1000Estimate0.30

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1950East Asia1950~2000Estimate0.80
2022East Asia2022~18000Estimate0.80
1820Eastern Europe1820~1000Estimate0.80
1900Eastern Europe1900~2000Estimate0.80
1950Eastern Europe1950~3000Estimate0.80
2022Eastern Europe2022~20000Estimate0.30
1820Middle East & North Africa1820~1000Estimate0.80
1900Middle East & North Africa1900~2000Estimate0.30
1950Middle East & North Africa1950~3000Estimate0.30
2022Middle East & North Africa2022~18500Estimate0.65
1820Global average1820~1000Estimate0.80
1900Global average1900~2000Estimate0.80
1950Global average1950~3000Estimate0.80
2022Global average2022~15000Estimate0.80
1820Latin America1820~1000Estimate0.80
1900Latin America1900~2000Estimate0.80
1950Latin America1950~3000Estimate0.30
2022Latin America2022~16000Estimate0.30
1820South & South East Asia1820~1000Estimate0.30
1900South & South East Asia1900~1000Estimate0.80
1950South & South East Asia1950~2000Estimate0.30
2022South & South East Asia2022~8000Estimate0.80
1820Sub Saharan Africa1820~1000Estimate0.30
1900Sub Saharan Africa1900~1000Estimate0.80
1950Sub Saharan Africa1950~2000Estimate0.30
2022Sub Saharan Africa2022~4000Estimate0.80
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