GDP Per Capita Between Top Gold Producing Nations
China: Many companies have been moving their work to China, therefore creating more labor jobs with very low wages and poor conditions of workers. Even though the country itself has the 3rd highest GDP in the world it doesn't show anything about how much the population earns. The population in China is the highest in the world and many workers in China barely make a living salary so the GDP per capita is very low.
Australia: Australia is a developed and industrialized nation. Developed countries tend to have more manufacturing jobs rather than exploited labor force jobs so wages are higher and GDP per capita is more compared to undeveloped countries.
USA: USA is a developed and an industrialized nation. The capitalist economy in USA allows some people to make more money and therefore they have more money to spend.
South Africa: Even though they have the 5th highest GDP in Africa, it is still really low. A quarter of the population is unemployed and they live on an average of US $1.25 a day. Many people are exploited for cheap labor and forced to work under hard conditions for very little.
Russia: Russia is also a developed nation so there is less exploitation and there’s an increase in GDP per capita but Russia still isn't very high.
