In the first half of the nineteenth century the average inhabitant of an average country had about _______Of the material standard of living of a citizen of the world's most advanced industrial economy; whereas today the level would be only ______.

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In the first half of the nineteenth century, the global inequality was less pronounced, so an average person in an average country had about one-half the material standard of living of someone in the most advanced industrial economy. Today, due to increased global inequality, that level has decreased to about one-sixth.

In the First Half of the Nineteenth Century the Average