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Puts TX in pretty good shape though. Joel Send a noteboard - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM
In cases like Ohio-Belgium, Washington-Denmark or Florida-Australia, the populations are more or less equal, so that means the comparison more or less works in terms of GDP per capita as well. Not so for others, like New York-Russia.

Reminds me of those commercials a few years ago about how if TX were still independent it would have the tenth largest economy on Earth; if its GDP is comparable to Brazils it would be seventh now--but its population is only about 1/8th Brazils. I expect Rick Perry to print T-shirts reflecting these facts momentarily.... :P
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A map. Because maps rock. US states renamed to countries with similar GDPs. Rebekah - 15/09/2011 03:28:54 PM 1056 Views
Mine's Belgium Isaac - 15/09/2011 03:39:37 PM 711 Views
How can that be true Sareitha Sedai - 15/09/2011 03:57:23 PM 704 Views
Exactly! Darth_Katie - 15/09/2011 10:17:50 PM 699 Views
OH, I love OH, but mostly because it's boring Isaac - 15/09/2011 11:06:36 PM 660 Views
Well then Texas as Brazil makes perfect sense random thoughts - 15/09/2011 04:40:43 PM 756 Views
Which just goes to show... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:23:27 PM 730 Views
That's pretty awesome. Nate - 15/09/2011 04:09:38 PM 694 Views
neat! *NM* Avendesora - 15/09/2011 04:40:15 PM 404 Views
um... is Austria doing well? *NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 05:10:20 PM 364 Views
I think they're pretty solid. Stephen - 15/09/2011 05:25:05 PM 756 Views
*NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 09:15:25 PM 368 Views
Ah no, I'm Greece. *NM* nossy - 15/09/2011 07:11:41 PM 340 Views
Austria? ßelals Girl - 15/09/2011 07:26:23 PM 711 Views
Made in Taiwan, Baby! Kel - 15/09/2011 08:02:23 PM 668 Views
I'm back in Russia! This is really cool. Wouldn't have thought that Florida = = Australia. Vivien - 15/09/2011 08:06:06 PM 704 Views
They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Legolas - 15/09/2011 08:10:00 PM 732 Views
Re: They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Vivien - 15/09/2011 11:33:56 PM 678 Views
Puts TX in pretty good shape though. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM 729 Views
it would if the map was accurate random thoughts - 16/09/2011 05:08:03 PM 731 Views
So no more than a gimmick then; too bad. Joel - 16/09/2011 07:56:06 PM 672 Views
I got Turkey. *NM* LordPerrin - 15/09/2011 08:17:11 PM 321 Views
The misspelling of Ecuador bothers me. Spriteling - 15/09/2011 08:53:49 PM 870 Views
The mispelling of mispelling bothers me. *NM* Jasha - 27/09/2011 04:20:27 AM 394 Views
Why does Sweden always have to be the place with a crumbling car industry? *NM* jh - 15/09/2011 09:02:45 PM 293 Views
Delaware = Bangladesh?! Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:11:42 PM 573 Views
Aren't there about 150 times as many people in bangladesh as in delaware? jh - 15/09/2011 09:19:01 PM 725 Views
that, and how do banks affect GDP? LadyLorraine - 15/09/2011 09:37:49 PM 619 Views
The services banks provide stimulate economic growth. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:40:11 PM 600 Views
Not the money that belongs to others, but Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:53:05 PM 661 Views
Closer to 190 times as many, actually. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:37:53 PM 650 Views
my backyard is bigger than Delaware and has more people in when I have a barbecue random thoughts - 15/09/2011 09:47:20 PM 741 Views
Erm. Nate - 15/09/2011 09:55:08 PM 690 Views
Yeah, I don't see how those two figures are even similar tbh. *NM* Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 10:00:30 PM 246 Views
Still a huge enough difference to make you wonder about that map, though... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:00:40 PM 690 Views
yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B random thoughts - 15/09/2011 10:08:24 PM 701 Views
That's exactly what it is, yes. *NM* Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:56 PM 331 Views
Sudan would definitely be closer. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:21:00 PM 773 Views
math smath *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 12:29:57 AM 399 Views
Re: yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B Isaac - 15/09/2011 10:22:27 PM 617 Views
There's a flip side to that, too, though. Joel - 16/09/2011 04:31:06 PM 724 Views
I'd rather not have a political debate on the subject Isaac - 16/09/2011 05:51:50 PM 695 Views
I wasn't trying to make it political, honest. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:00:34 PM 664 Views
As Legolas says, that is essentially what PPP GDP is, and why I and others prefer it. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:59:41 PM 903 Views
That's not all that similar! Vivien - 16/09/2011 12:43:10 AM 678 Views
Erm, nevermind. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:05:13 PM 657 Views
Hmm. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:10:55 PM 745 Views
Yeah, I started out by confusing Delaware with Rhode Island and it went from there. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:09 PM 754 Views
I noticed the edit thing a while back Stephen - 15/09/2011 10:57:01 PM 553 Views
Yeah, think it's pretty much always been that way. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:55:03 PM 620 Views
I have been known to call DE "the Black Hole of Calcutta for incorporation." Joel - 16/09/2011 03:40:39 PM 687 Views
The united Arab Emirates... and Brazil...eh *NM* Aisha - 16/09/2011 01:00:09 AM 332 Views
Connecticut being the UAE seems pretty appropriate in my mind for some reason ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 16/09/2011 03:08:23 AM 676 Views
Florida?! But that's America's wang! *NM* Colonel Logain - 16/09/2011 01:42:41 PM 335 Views
They prefer "The Sunshine State." Joel - 16/09/2011 07:09:21 PM 678 Views
only because it fits better on their license plates *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 08:15:00 PM 311 Views
Yeah, THAT'S why they don't like being called "Americas wang." Joel - 16/09/2011 09:57:44 PM 716 Views
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