A recent press release from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office boasted that “California is now the 4th largest economy in the world.” Naturally, I was skeptical of this claim. But there’s also an important omission: GDP per capita. Where does California rank in global GDP?
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To my surprise, Gov. Newsom was correct about his ranking:
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Just out of curiosity, I also looked at GDP per capita. California does even better:
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