Global GDP is $80
trillion, the global population is 7.6 billion and the global land area is 197
million square miles. The US GDP is $20 trillion, the US population is 325
million and the US land area is 3.8 million square miles.
The US creates 25% of
global wealth with 4% of the population and 2% of the land area and we have had
30% of our land area warehoused as federal land and not in productive use. For
those who are given much, much is expected.
In the US, the
Industrial Revolution of 1820 to 1920, we saw the development of infrastructure
and invention. The steam engine led to railroads and factories and electricity.
We developed tools to improve construction and manufacturing processes using
what we knew about physics and chemistry. We had established our Constitution
to benefit the citizens and established our economy based on the free market
controls.
The development
continued past the 1920s as our new inventions were installed, but we had
abandoned our free market controls and relied on central planning, big
government and got political corruption and dysfunction.
In the period from
1920 to 2020, we have refined our technologies and expanded our capabilities
and we are completing the second phase of the industrial revolution and we are
$trillions in debt. The socialist policies we adopted are unsustainable.
In the US, we find
ourselves as the largest economy of the top 16 economies on the planet that
have a GDP of $1trillion or more. Next
we find about 50 countries with GDP from $100 billion to $1 trillion. Then we
have another 50 countries with GDP from $20 billion to $100 billion. Finally,
we have over 80 countries with GDP from $40k to $20 billion.
The purpose of
sovereign governments is to ensure that citizens are able to feed and shelter
themselves. All of these countries have a population and a land area to give
some insight to their potential.
GDP, population and
land areas are rounded. M=million, K=thousand, sm=square miles.
2017 GDP by Country
US $19.4 trillion, pop
324M, land 3.8msm
China $12 trillion,
pop 1.4 billion land 3.7msm
Japan $5 trillion,
127M, land 146ksm
Germany $3.7 trillion,
pop 82M, land 139ksm
UK $2.6 trillion, pop
69M, land 94ksm
India $2.6 trillion,
pop 1.3 billion, land 1.24msm
France $2.6 trillion,
pop 65M, land 210ksm
Brazil $2.1 trillion,
pop 211M land 3.3msm
Italy $1.9 trillion,
pop 59M, land 116ksm
Canada $1.7 trillion,
pop 37M, land 3.8msm
South Korea $1.5
trillion, pop 51M, land 38ksm
Russia $1.5 trillion,
pop 144M, land 6.6msm
Australia $1.4
trillion, pop 25M, land 3.3msm
Spain $1.3 trillion,
pop 56M, land 195ksm
Mexico $1.2 trillion,
pop 131M, land 758ksm
Indonesia $1 trillion,
pop 267M, land 742ksm
Turkey $849 billion,
pop 82M, land 301ksm
Netherlands $826
billion, pop 17M, land 16ksm
Saudi Arabia $684
billion, pop 34M, land 865ksm
Switzerland $679
billion, pop 9M, land 16ksm
Argentina $638
billion, pop 45M, land 1.1msm
Taiwan $579 billion,
pop 24M, land 14ksm
Sweden $539 billion,
pop 10M, land 174ksm
Poland $525 billion,
pop 38M, land 121ksm
Belgium $495 billion,
pop 12M, land 12ksm
Thailand $455 billion,
pop 69M, land 198ksm
Iran $432 billion, pop
82M, land 636ksm
Austria $417 billion,
pop 9M, land 32ksm
Norway $396 billion,
pop 5M, land 125ksm
UAE $377 billion, pop
10M, land 30ksm
Nigeria $376 billion,
pop 196M, land 357ksm
Israel $351 billion,
pop 8M, land 9ksm
South Africa $349
billion, pop 57M, 471ksm
Hong Kong $342
billion, pop 8M, land 424sm
Ireland $334 billion,
pop 5M, land 24ksm
Denmark $325 billion,
pop 6M, land 17ksm
Singapore $324
billion, pop 6M, land 255sm
Malaysia $315 billion,
pop 32M, land 127ksm
Philippines $313
billion, pop 107M, land 116ksm
Colombia $309 billion,
pop 49M, land 441ksm
Pakistan $304 billion,
pop 201M, land 340ksm
Chile $ 277 billion,
pop 18M, land 292ksm
Bangladesh $261
billion, pop 166M, land 56ksm
Finland $253 billion,
pop 6M, land 131ksm
Egypt $237 billion,
pop 99M, land 387ksm
Vietnam $220 billion,
pop 96M, land 127ksm
Portugal $ 218
billion, pop 10M, land 36ksm
Peru $215 billion, pop
33M, land 496ksm
Czech Republic $213
billion, pop 11M, land 30ksm
Romania $211 billion,
pop 20M, land 148ksm
Venezuela $210
billion?, pop 32M, land 341ksm
New Zealand $201
billion, pop 5M, land 104ksm
Greece $201 billion,
pop 11M, land 51ksm
Iraq $198 billion, pop
39M, land 169ksm
Algeria $178 billion,
pop 42M land 915ksm
Qatar $166 billion,
pop 3M, land 4ksm
Kazakhstan $161
billion, pop 18M, land 1msm
Hungary $152 billion,
pop 10M, land 36ksm
Angola $124 billion,
pop 31M, land 481ksm
Kuwait $ 120 billion,
pop 4M, land 7ksm
Morocco $110 billion,
pop 36M, land 274ksm
Ukraine $109 billion,
pop 44M, land 233ksm
Ecuador $102 billion,
pop 17M, land 105ksm
Slovakia $96 billion,
pop 5M, land 19ksm
Sri Lanka $88 billion,
pop 21M, land 25ksm
Cuba $87? billion, pop
12M, land 43ksm
Ethiopia $ 81 billion,
108M, land 438ksm
Kenya $80 billion, pop
51M, land 225ksm
Syria $77 billion, pop
18M to 11M, land 71ksm
Guatemala $76 billion,
pop 17M, land 42ksm
Dominican Republic $75
billion, pop 11M
Oman $74 billion, pop
5M, land 120ksm
Myanmar/Burma $67
billion, pop 54M, land 261ksm
Luxembourg $ 62
billion, pop 600k, land 1ksm
Uruguay $58 billion,
pop 3M, land 68ksm
Panama $ 62 billion,
pop 4M, land 26ksm
Costa Rica $58
billion, pop 5M, land 20ksm
Sudan $58 billion, pop
42M, land 728ksm
Bulgaria $57 billion,
pop 7M, land 43ksm
Croatia $52 billion,
pop 4M, land 22ksm
Belarus $54 billion,
pop 9M, land 80ksm
Tanzania $52 billion,
pop 59M, land 365ksm
Lebanon $52 billion,
pop 6M, land 4ksm
Macau $50 billion, pop
600k, land 12sm
Slovenia $49 billion,
pop 2M, land 8ksm
Uzbekistan $48
billion, pop 32M, land 173ksm
Lithuania $47 billion,
pop 3M, land 25ksm
Ghana $47 billion, pop
29M, land 92ksm
Serbia $41 billion,
pop 9M, land 34ksm
Congo $41 billion, pop
84M, land 905ksm
Azerbaijan $41 billion,
pop 10M, land 33ksm
Jordan $41 billion,
pop 10M, land 34ksm
Ivory Coast $40
billion, pop 25M, land 125ksm
Tunisia $40 billion,
pop 12M, land 63ksm
Turkmenistan $37
billion, pop 6M, land 188ksm
Bolivia $37 billion,
pop 11M, land 424ksm
Bahrain $35 billion,
pop 2M, land 295sm
Cameroon $34 billion,
pop 25M, land 184ksm
Libya $31 billion, pop
6M, land 686ksm
Latvia $30 billion,
pop 2M, land 25ksm
Paraguay $30 billion,
pop 7M, land 157ksm
El Salvador $26
billion, pop 6M, land 8ksm
Uganda $26 billion, pop
44M, land 93ksm
Estonia $26 billion,
pop 1M, land 17ksm
Zambia $26 billion,
pop 18M, land 290ksm
Nepal $24 billion, pop
30M, land 57ksm
Iceland $24 billion,
pop 300k, land 40ksm
Papua New Guinea $24
billion, pop 8M, land 179ksm
Honduras $23 billion,
pop 9M, land 43ksm
Cambodia $22 billion,
pop 16M, land 70ksm
Cyprus $21 billion,
pop 1M, land 4ksm
Afghanistan $21
billion, pop 36M, land 252ksm
Trinidad Tobago $20
billion, pop 1M, land 2ksm
Bosnia Herzegovina $17
billion, pop 4M, land 20ksm
Laos $17 billion, pop
7M, land 91ksm
Zimbabwe $17 billion,
pop 17M, land 151ksm
Yemen $17 billion, pop
29M, land 207ksm
Botswana $17 billion,
pop 2M, land 225ksm
Senegal $16 billion,
pop 16M, land 76ksm
Georgia $15 billion,
pop 4M, land 27ksm
Mali $15 billion, pop
19M, land 482ksm
Gabon $15 billion, pop
2M, land 103ksm
Jamaica $14 billion,
pop 3M, land 4ksm
Nicaragua $14 billion,
pop 6M, land 46ksm
Costa Rica $13
billion, pop 5M, land 20ksm
Burkina Faso $13
billion, pop 20M, land 106ksm
Albania $13 billion,
pop 3M, land 11ksm
Namibia $13 billion,
pop 3M, land 318ksm
South Sudan $13
billion, pop 13M, land 239ksm
Mozambique $12
billion, pop 31M, land 314ksm
Mauritius $ 13
billion, pop 1M, land 788sm
Malta $12 billion, pop
400k, land 122sm
Brunei $12 billion,
pop 400k, land 2ksm
North Korea $12
billion, pop 26M, land 48ksm
Macedonia $11 billion,
pop 2M, land 10ksm
Armenia $11 billion,
pop 3M, land 12ksm
Mongolia $11 billion,
pop 3M, land 604ksm
Madagascar $11
billion, pop 26M, land 227ksm
Equatorial Guinea $10
billion, pop 1M, land 11ksm
Chad $10 billion, pop
15M, land 496ksm
Palestine $10 billion,
pop 5M, land 2ksm
Benin $9 billion, pop
12M, land 44ksm
Guinea $9 billion, pop
13M, land 95ksm
Bahamas $9 billion,
pop 400k, land 5ksm
Rwanda $9 billion, pop
13M, land 10ksm
Kosovo $ 9 billion,
pop 2M, land 4ksm
Haiti $8 billion, pop
11M, land 11ksm
Niger $8 billion, pop
22M, land 489ksm
Republic of Congo $8
billion, pop 5M, land 905ksm
Moldova $7 billion,
pop 4M, land 13ksm
Tajikistan $7 billion,
pop 9M, land 55ksm
Kyrgyzstan $7 billion,
pop 6M, land 77ksm
Malawi $6 billion, pop
19M, land 46ksm
Eritrea $6 billion,
pop 5M, land 45ksm
Somalia $6 billion,
pop 15M, land 246ksm
Fiji $5 billion, pop
1M, land 7ksm
Mauritania $5 billion,
pop 5M, land 398ksm
Barbados $5 billion,
pop 300k, land 166sm
Togo $5 billion, pop
8M, land 22ksm
Maldives $5 billion,
pop 400k, land 115sm
Montenegro $4 billion,
pop 600k, land 5ksm
Swaziland $4 billion,
pop 1M, land 7ksm
Sierra Leone $4
billion, pop 8M, land 25ksm
Suriname $3 billion,
pop 500k, land 63ksm
Lesotho $3 billion,
pop 2M, land 12ksm
Timor-Leste $3
billion, pop 1M, land 6ksm
Burundi $3 billion,
pop 11M, land 11ksm
Bhutan $2 billion, pop
1M, land 15ksm
Liberia $2 billion,
pop 5M, land 43ksm
Djibouti $2 billion,
pop 1M, land 9ksm
Central African Republic
$2 billion, pop 5M, land 241ksm
Belize $2 billion, pop
382k, land 43ksm
Cape Verde $2 billion,
pop 553k, land 2ksm
St. Lucia $2 billion,
pop 180k, land 238sm
San Marino $2 billion,
pop 33k, land 24sm
Antiqua Barbuda $2
billion, pop 103k, land 169sm
Gambia $1 billion, pop
2M, land 4ksm
Guinea-Bissau $1
billion, pop 2M, land 14ksm
Seychelles $1 billion,
pop 95k, land 176sm
Solomon Islands $1
billion, pop 623k, land 11ksm
Grenada $1 billion,
pop 103k, land 133sm
St. Kitts & Nevis
$1 billion, pop 55k, land 104sm
Samoa $1 billion, pop
198k, land 1ksm
Vanuatu $1 billion,
pop 282k, land 5ksm
St Vincent Grenadines
$1 billion, pop 110k, land 150sm
Comoros $660k, pop
832k, land 719sm
Dominican Republic
$606k, pop 11M, land 19ksm
Tonga $437k, pop 109k,
land 289sm
Sao Tome &
Principe $372k, pop 209k, land 386sm
Micronesia $372k, pop
532k, land 271sm
Sao Palau $321k, pop
56M, land 587sm
Marshall Islands
$199k, pop 53k, land 70sm
Kiribati $186k, pop
118k, land 313sm
Tuvalu $40k, pop 11k,
land 10sm
Observations
There is no reason for
refugees to be placed in wealthy countries.
There are countries in Africa and South America with a large land area
where refugees could be kept until they can return to their home countries. It
would be cheaper for wealthy countries to fund these closer to their home
countries.
Countries with very
large unused land areas like Russia need to adopt laws that encourage
investment to increase resource production and build their economies to benefit
their citizens. Russia’s GDP is $1.5 trillion, population is 144M and land area
is 6.6 million square miles. They produce 2% of global GDP with 2% of the
global population and 3.4% of the global land area. Much is expected.
Prosperous countries
with little land area like Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are successful because
of their location and their know-how.
Poor countries with a
large land area need to expand their water resources for agriculture, drilling,
mining and infrastructure to increase food and resource production for their
citizens and for export. Allowing citizens to own and work their own land is
required to succeed.
Most of Africa, the
Middle East and South America struggles with terrorists, criminal enterprises
and dysfunction. Governments in these troubled countries need to get ahead of
this problem. The West is going to shut their borders to refugees and stop
excessive immigration.
GDP and Population for
Syria and Venezuela look way overstated.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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