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decimalenough on March 28, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Kerala got rich

Kerala is rich by Indian standards, but its GDP per capital is still only around $3500/year, making it nowhere near rich by world standards.

sashank_1509 on March 29, 2025 [–]

Even by Indian standards, it’s #11 by GDP per capita among 27 Indian states. I guess top third is not bad, but not exceptional either.

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