Synonyms of per capita

per capita

adverb

(ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə 

as in a shot

for each one

we expect the students to receive less funding per capita this year due to a marked increase in the school-age population

Synonyms & Similar Words

• a shot
• each
• per
• a pop
• a throw
• apiece
• all
• separately
• apart
• respectively
• individually
• independently
• singly
• discretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• together
• collectively
• altogether
• aggregately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of per capita

Despite having a population smaller than Belgium’s and a primary language shared by no other country, Israel currently has almost four times as much unicorn valuation per capita as France, and more than three times as much as Germany. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

By the end of the 1880s, the per capita debt load in Kansas was four times the national average, with the amount owed on mortgages outpacing the total value of real estate in the state by 27 percent. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Vietnam's economy increased 8% in 2025, with GDP per capita reaching $5,066, according to World Bank data. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

But the state still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, in the nation, and isn’t expected to finish paying that off until well into the 2040s. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Dearborn has the largest Muslim population per capita in the United States, and Hammoud, elected in 2021, was the city's first Arab American and first Muslim mayor. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

From 2016-2018, Oklahoma ranked 6th in the nation for intimate partner violence per capita, according to data from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. — Alexia Aston, Oklahoman, 6 Sep. 2026

Paychecks boomed, too, with per capita income jumping to $91,000 from $17,000. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026

In Puerto Rico, rates of intimate partner homicides and femicides are roughly double per capita compared to the mainland United States. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026