> India and China were roughly equal in population and GDP if you go back in time before the start of the British empire
Any source for your claims?
The truth:
India population in 1800: 169 million [0]
China population in 1800: 322 million (nearly double India’s)
As for GDP:
China’s GDP (PPP) per capita in 1800: $316K [1]
India’s GDP (PPP) per capita in 1800: $177K
Note this is per capita. Factoring in the population difference, China’s overall GDP (PPP) was almost 4 times that of India. Hardly “roughly equal”.
I’m using 1800 as a reference year since it’s easier to find data for it.
And GDP (PPP) in 1980 (IMF estimates): [2]
China’s GDP (PPP) in 1980: $305K
India’s GDP (PPP) in 1980: $381K
India’s GDP in 1980 actually surpassed China: 4-5 times growth compared to China! (from 1800 to 1980)
This proves the grandparent comment that “IMHO, the root of our previous poverty is arrogance and one man in power (see Mao's policy which had led nation wide famine just because he want to surpass US in a short time”.
India’s population growth nearly doubles China’s (from 1800 to now) . Not surprising that, on average, more Indians are poorer than Chinese.
[0] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-population-race-a-300-y...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2nqd6-ZXg
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_and_...
Any source for your claims?
The truth:
India population in 1800: 169 million [0]
China population in 1800: 322 million (nearly double India’s)
As for GDP:
China’s GDP (PPP) per capita in 1800: $316K [1]
India’s GDP (PPP) per capita in 1800: $177K
Note this is per capita. Factoring in the population difference, China’s overall GDP (PPP) was almost 4 times that of India. Hardly “roughly equal”.
I’m using 1800 as a reference year since it’s easier to find data for it.
And GDP (PPP) in 1980 (IMF estimates): [2]
China’s GDP (PPP) in 1980: $305K
India’s GDP (PPP) in 1980: $381K
India’s GDP in 1980 actually surpassed China: 4-5 times growth compared to China! (from 1800 to 1980)
This proves the grandparent comment that “IMHO, the root of our previous poverty is arrogance and one man in power (see Mao's policy which had led nation wide famine just because he want to surpass US in a short time”.
India’s population growth nearly doubles China’s (from 1800 to now) . Not surprising that, on average, more Indians are poorer than Chinese.
[0] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-population-race-a-300-y...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2nqd6-ZXg
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_and_...