Canada and Texas have equal GDP: map of state-country equivalents

[TCO]

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/131-us-states-renamed-for-countries-with-similar-gdps/

[Dinner]

Dumb.

[Drake Tungsten]

This isn't the only way in which California=France.

[Lul Thyme]

This must be about the fourth time this is posted in the last 2 years or so.
You'll note even the post on the blog dates from 2007.

[onodera]

Strange, why is Alaska so low on the list? Shouldn't its oil push it higher?

[KrazyHorse]

No.

[KrazyHorse]

In developed countries even resource rich areas have most of their economic activity come from the service sector. Services are provided by people. Alaska only has ~550k people.

[KrazyHorse]

By the way, the gross state product of Texas is ~20% smaller than the GDP of Canada.

California's is ~20% larger.

[SlowwHand]

I think it's 90% of Alaska's population is in Anchorage.

[notyoueither]

Why are imports subtracted from exports to calculate GDP?

[Drake Tungsten]

Why are imports subtracted from exports to calculate GDP?

Seriously?

[notyoueither]

Not really.

[Drake Tungsten]

Thank god...

[onodera]

In developed countries even resource rich areas have most of their economic activity come from the service sector. Services are provided by people. Alaska only has ~550k people.

And look what service economy has led us to. Global financial crysis. Also, why is New Jersey so high in the list? Because it does nothing and has a huge port?

[Drake Tungsten]

New Jersey isn't high on the list. Having a GDP similar to Russia's is nothing to be proud of.