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The Simon Abundance Index 2026

Earth was 536.4 percent more abundant in 2025 than it was in 1980. For every one percent increase in population, global resource abundance increased by 6.31 percent.

Gale L. Pooley, Marian L. Tupy — Apr 21, 2026

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  • Gale L. Pooley

    @gpooley

    Professor Gale L. Pooley teaches U.S. economic history at Utah Tech University. He is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, and a board member of HumanProgress.org. Subscribe to his Substack, Gald Winds.

  • Marian L. Tupy

    @Marian_L_Tupy

    Marian L. Tupy is a senior fellow in the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity and editor of HumanProgress.org.

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