Question

GDP Per Capita World Rankings for Selected Countries(in current US$)

1. Qatar: $132,100
6. Singapore: 85.300
11. Norway: 68,400
19. United States: 55,800
28. Germany: 46,900
39. United Kingdom: 41,200
73. Russia: 25,400
103. Brazil: 15,600
118. South Africa: 13,200
210. North Korea: 1,800
229. Somalia: 400

Based on this information, which statement would you MOST likely expect to be true?

A) All Asian nations are wealthy.
B) Europe has a high literacy rate.
C) Qatar's literacy rate is under 70%.
D) Germany is lagging behind most of the world.

Answer 1

Since many of the countries in Europe have a high GDP Per Capita, and they are concentrated mostly at the top of the World Rankings, the most expected statement to be true would be that Europe has a high literacy rate, as there is a relation between GDP Per Capita and literacy rate.