Here's the quick numerical breakdown:
As of 4/14/08
Population
the U.S. population is: 303,849,507
the world population is: 6,661,203,300
Gross domestic product:
the U.S. GDP is: $13.201819 trillion
the total world GDP is: $48.24879 trillion
U.S. percentage of world population: 4.56%
U.S. percentage of world GDP: 27.364%
27.364 divided by 4.56= 6
U.S. GDP per capita: $43,448.54
World GDP per capita: $7,242.67
Yay, U.S.A.: U.S.A.! U.S.A! U.S.A!
Actually, Luxembourg's got us beat. As of a 2004 estimate, by 2009, their GDP per capita (PPP, i.e. purchasing power parity, in international dollars) will be $85,321.76. Dang!
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