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bjenkins358
1551 days ago
2.3 trillion (US spending
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/figures/2021/human-and-b...
) / 40 million (Afghan population
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/afghanistan-popu...
) = $57,500. Which is still 8x the most typical salary of $7,000 USD a year (
https://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/afghanistan
).
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sudosysgen
1551 days ago
I said per family, not per person - the average Afghan household has 6-7 people.
GDP per capita of Afghanistan is ~500$/head, the vast majority don't have a salary at all.
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GDP per capita of Afghanistan is ~500$/head, the vast majority don't have a salary at all.