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Settler mortality faced by European settlers at the time of colonization vs GDP per capita today

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, measured in constant international dollars, versus the log of the mortality rate faced by European settlers at the time of
colonization.

Log of Settler Mortality Rate1234567GDPpercapita(int.-$)ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesIndonesiaIndonesiaBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomTanzaniaTanzaniaGhanaGhanaAustraliaAustraliaNigerNigerGambiaGambiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank, Acemoglu, Johnson & Robinson via the Quality of Government dataset