Let us compare, for example, Brazil in 2010 with the United Kingdom in 1960. Brazil in 2010 was 84.3% urban; its fertility rate was 1.8 births per woman; its labor force had an average of 7.2 years of schooling; and its university graduates accounted for 5.2% of potential workers.
比方说，我们来比较一下2010年的巴西和1960年的英国。2010年巴西的城市化率为84.3%；生育率为每名妇女1.8胎；劳动力的平均受教育年限为7.2年；潜在劳动力的5.2%为大学毕业生。这些社会指标超过了英国1960年的水平。当时英国的城市化率只有78.4%；生育率为每名妇女2.7胎；劳动力平均受教育年限为6年，大学毕业生仅占潜在劳动力的不到2%。