A comparison of per-capita GDP in China and India over the last five decades indicates that
A)neither country's per-capita GDP grew much until the mid-1990s
B)India has a higher per-capita GDP than China since it experienced its growth spurt earlier
C)both countries started poor in 1960, but by the year 2000 China's per-capita GDP was almost twice as high as India's
D)both country's per-capita GDP grew significantly and at about the same rate
E)India's per-capita GDP grew more than China's due to more investment in human capital

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Data shows that China's per-capita GDP has grown significantly over the last five decades and surpassed India's per-capita GDP by almost twice as much by the year 2000. Therefore, choice C is the best answer.

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