With a population of a little over 300 million, the United States still uses much more energy, per capita, than China does.

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We are spending twice as much per capita on health care as Canada does.

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Any comparison of per capita GDP with median household income really does rather need to take account of the 21% decline in household size.

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"That's very important -- not only does it mean Indonesia's GDP and per capita income are going to rise very substantially ... but also it's very important for the rest of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), because Indonesia is going to act as a growth driver for other ASEAN economies and for Asia regionally, " Biswas said.

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The number of tickets sold in the U.S. and Canada increased for the first time in two years, up 5.5% from 2008. (The MPAA does not report the number of total tickets sold.) Tickets sold per capita increased 4.6% to 4.3 tickets per person.

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