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i've literally been to Vietnam (picrel) and the place is dirt poor. in Ho Chi Minh city there is trash literally everywhere and rats were running around in the 7/11 when i was buying chips and rats freely running around all over the street. and I love Vietnam i'm not talking shit about Nyugens i'm just telling you. when Vietnam gets richer their fertility rate will start collapsing too.
Israel's TFR is higher than average due to Hasidic Jews. Religion can moderate fertility somewhat. Saudi Arabia also has a higher birthrate, but even they are not unaffected. I have no doubt that both Israel and Saudi Arabia had higher fertility fifty years ago. In fact I would bet 1,000,000 USD that both Saudi and Israel had higher birthrates fifty years ago, when both nations were substantially poorer with significantly lower QOL.
You don't have to believe me right now Takeshi, but here is what i want you to do. keep an eye on Vietnam and other developing countries. when they start getting richer you're gonna hear more and more that their fertility is collapsing. when you see that Vietnam is really getting more and more money and having less and less babies, remember this conversation. that is all i ask.