If Country X's GDP per capita, when converted to a common currency using the current market exchange rate, is double that of Country Y, it is definitively true that the average citizen in Country X has a standard of living that is twice as high as the average citizen in Country Y.
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If Country X's GDP per capita, when converted to a common currency using the current market exchange rate, is double that of Country Y, it is definitively true that the average citizen in Country X has a standard of living that is twice as high as the average citizen in Country Y.