A benefit of using GDP per capita instead of GDP is that it:
A) takes into account the differences in wealth between rich and poor within a country.
B) measures the effects of outliers skewing the averages.
C) takes into account the size of the population when measuring the value of the goods and services a country produces.
D) takes into account the environmental benefits or harm of economic activity.

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GDP per capita divides the GDP by the population, providing a per-person measure of economic output, which accounts for population size.

A Benefit of Using GDP Per Capita Instead of GDP