Trillion Dollar Economies

Each circle represents a region of the world with a GDP of about a trillion dollars
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
Northwestern USA
California
California
California
California
California
California
California
California
California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Southwestern USA
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes West
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
Great Lakes East
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New Jersey Philadelphia
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Southeastern USA
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
South America
South America
South America
South America
South America
South America
South America
South America
South America
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
Britain & Ireland
London
London
London
London
London
London
London
London
London
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Iberia
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Southern France
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Benelux
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Northern Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Western Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Southern Germany
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Alps
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Southern Italy
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Balkans
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Indo-Pacific Islands
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Australia
& New Zealand
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Northern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Southwestern China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Central China
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Bo Hai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Guandong
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Tōhoku
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Kantō
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Chūbu
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
Southern Japan
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion
$1 trillion

Notes

Splitting the world economy into equal chunks allows comparisons between regions at a glance

Remember when the USA and the USSR were superpowers, with China a distant third? Well, now the map shows the US economy as 14 circles and the Russian economy as just 1 circle. China is growing fast with 6 circles and counting.

The disparity between north and south is clear from the map. The three northern continents (North America, Europe and Asia) have economies the same size, with 18 circles each. The rest of the world (Central America, South America, the Middle East and Africa) shares just 6 circles total.

Comments

King of Russia ⋅ 22 April 2013

of course to find the USSR's wealth you'd have to add the Russian bubble to that of Easter Europe, The Balkins, Most of Central Asia and East Germany

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