Why Brazil didn't become another America
Brazil's population density is slightly smaller than that of the United States, and according to the theory of China's family planning policy, Brazil's population is relatively appropriate and its per capita resources are relatively abundant, and Brazil should be very rich, at least not too bad compared to the United States. Some people say that if the Chinese population is more than 200 million, China must be very prosperous (meaning very rich) now. Brazil, which is similar in size to China, has a population that is more in line with the ideals of some Chinese people, but Brazil is not very wealthy (not particularly wealthy). From this comparison, it can be seen that a country with a small population does not necessarily become rich. The size of the population is not necessarily related to wealth, and the current situation in Brazil shows that the number of Chinese is small, and it is not necessarily rich.
Brazil and the United States belong to the same Americas, with similar sizes, similar populations, and both once belonged to the colonies of European countries, and both have a history of independent statehood, but now Brazil's per capita wealth is only one-sixth of that of the United States. What is the reason for such a difference in wealth between Brazil and the United States? What is the reason why Brazil is not so rich? At least not the population factor that family planning theory suggests. What could it be?
In terms of the time of national independence, Brazil became independent about 190 years ago, several decades later than the independent establishment of the United States. The current social systems of the United States and Brazil are similar, they are both democratic federal countries, both are market economies, and both are private economies, and there is not much difference between the current social systems of the two countries.
In the past, leftism was prevalent in Brazil, and Brazil's past economic policies were relatively leftist relative to the United States, which was one reason why Brazil was backward relative to the United States. The leftist leadership in Brazil had partly learned the policies of the Soviet Union. For example, the construction of a large number of state-owned enterprises and excessive restrictions on foreign investment are not conducive to the development of the Brazilian economy.
The fundamental reason for Brazil's backwardness relative to the United States is the natural factor of people, not the size of the population. Brazil's distance from the per capita affluence of the United States has occurred mainly in the last 100 years, especially in the post-World War II period. After World War II, the importance of natural resources became relatively secondary, and the Americans gradually distanced themselves from Brazil through hard work and wisdom.
Although Brazil has a large number of whites from Europe, the proportion of whites in Brazil's population is not as large as the proportion of whites in the United States, who used to account for more than 80% of the population in the United States, and now the proportion of whites in the United States, although it is declining, is also more than 70%, which is also significantly higher than the proportion of white Brazilians, which is a major reason why Brazil lags behind the United States.
The population composition of the United States is mainly of white descent from Northwest Europe, and the white people of Brazil are mainly from southern Europe, such as Portugal, Italy and other countries. Southern European whites are generally less gifted in the economic field than Western European whites, which is another major reason why Brazil lags behind the United States. Argentina, which is dominated by white southern Europeans, is also not particularly wealthy, for similar reasons.
In layman's terms, the difference in population composition between the United States and Brazil has led to differences between Americans and Brazilians in terms of average industriousness, average frugality, and average IQ. These differences have led to differences in the economic performance of the two countries, which is why Brazil's economy is relatively lagging behind.
The average national IQ of the United States is 98, and the average national IQ of Brazil is 87, and the main reason why Brazil lags behind the United States is that the average national IQ is not as good as that of the United States. IQ factors can affect the speed of economic development, the speed of scientific and technological development, and the degree of social harmony. The high IQ level of the American people can promote the economic development of the United States to a very high level, and it can also promote the United States to have strong scientific and technological strength.
The fundamental reason why Brazil has not become another United States is the difference in demographics. If Brazil had a population similar to that of the United States, Brazil, with a population of nearly 200 million, would become another powerful United States.