carry out comparable distribution estimates using both the inter-country and
global accounting models, which would otherwise not be possible.
Concerning populous countries, many global distribution estimates treat the
world’s most populous countries uniquely since the vast size of their populaces
can have a significant impact on global projections. This usually involves dividing
the populations of China and India into rural and urban groups and treating each
group separately. We have not adopted this approach, and our estimates for all
countries represent GDP per quintile of total population.
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