Strange Maps has a map up with U.S. states named for foreign countries with equivalent GDPs. Apparently Indiana’s gross domestic product is equivalent to that of Denmark. I wonder how our standard of living compares.
Strange Maps: Indiana = Denmark
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In 2006, the GDP per capita (PPP) of Denmark was somewhere between $36,500 to $37,000.
In 2005, the GDP per capita of Indiana was $38,037.
That’s a really cool map, Doug. Thanks for sharing it.
I like the map only because it gives easy references to putdown jokes against other countries – I can now say to my friends from France “hey maybe if you Frogs worked more than 30 hours a week, your GDP would be bigger than that of California” or to my friends from Canada “did you know we fought a war over Canada but we ended up with Texas instead – 10% as large as Canada but the same economy”…etc, etc, etc….
Cross the border to Illinois, who’s equivalent is Mexico, and the story is different. The standard of living is like night and day. Mexico’s GDP at #14 in the world is impressive. But the concentration of wealth kills off the standard of living. One wonders how much farther Mexico could go with the economic and innovative engine of a strong middle class.