The figure in the Last Word section shows that a 10-fold increase in a country’s GDP per person is associated with about a 20-point increase in EPI. However, GDP per person was $53,342 in the United States in 2018 but $35,271 in New Zealand; yet New Zealand had an EPI score of 75.96, while the United States had an EPI score of only 71.19. So does getting rich guarantee doing well environmentally? Discuss.

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EPI Score 2018 100 90 80 70 60 Luxembourg Switzerland- Greece Colombia Tonga Malawi Oman. 50 Central African Republic United States 40 Iraq China 30 Burundi 20 10 0 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 GDP per person 2018