Betydelse av per capita på svenska

• 0 If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person:

  • France and Germany invest far more per capita in public transport than Britain.

  • The per capita income in the country is very low.

• 1 for each person, esp. when considering all of the people in a group:

  • New Hampshire ranks second per capita in the percentage of National Guard members who served in Iraq.

  • Texas has the most state and local government employees on a per-capita basis.

• 2 used to refer to the amount of income earned, money spent, goods produced, etc. by or for each person:

  • The sharp fall in per capita income was one of the signs of the financial crisis.

• 3 if you state an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person:

  • While the country's GDP rose 46% per capita from 1980, the average family income rose only 9.5%.