In sub-Saharan Africa, both GNP per capita and wealth per capita have declined. Economists have also found that in the world’s poorest regions (Africa and the Indian sub-continent), areas that have experienced higher population growth have also lost wealth per capita at a faster rate.
在撒哈拉以南的非洲地区，人均GNP和人均财富双双降低。经济学家们还发现在世界最贫穷的地区（非洲和印度次大陆），人口增长率较高的地区，人均财富减少的速度也更快。