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This chart shows how poor Spain used to be. In the early 50s, their gdp per capita was 1/3 of the US level, about the same as Mexico. That changed over the next several decades and in fact this chart understates Spain's progress since their GDP per capita is held down by unemployment. Spain's labor productivity is similar to that of Britain in fact. So what if Mexico had followed the route of its former colonial master?