Why Warm Countries Are Poorer - by Tomas Pueyo

The most underrated factor

Today I bring you what I think is a ground-breaking article. I have never seen this theory anywhere.1 I hope you find it as exciting as I do! You can find a follow-up to this article here, and some reactions to comments here and here. Societies that live closer to the equator are warmer. Why are they also poorer? Here’s the average GDP per capita compared to latitude: Source: Tomas Pueyo for Uncharted Territories, with data from The world by latitudes: A global analysis of human population, development level and environment across the north–south axis over the past half century, Kummu &…

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