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Very dubious list. Russia and Brazil in the top ten? Highly unlikely. I wouldn’t trust any of these projections in the slightest.
by sebmellen 3y ago
Very dubious list. Russia and Brazil in the top ten? Highly unlikely. I wouldn’t trust any of these projections in the slightest.
- kaliqt 3y agoI can't fathom why you think a country like Russia doesn't have a powerful economy. Not just Russia, there are many countries most westerners know nothing about that have more money than one would have expected.
- vasco 3y ago> there are many countries most westerners Maybe this is meant in a way that makes sense, but what do you mean westerners specifically? Our maps include the same countries as people "from the east of us" (whatever that means on a globe), and we all can consult global statistics. Am I missing something obvious?
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- mlinhares 3y agoBrazil has been the biggest economy in Latin America for decades, what cave have you been living in?
- sebmellen 3y agoLook at fertility. These projections make no sense without considering TFR and growth through immigration. ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=BR https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location... ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=RU https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location...
- huytersd 3y agoBrazil? It’s a massive economy. Do you get your news from memes?
- sebmellen 3y agoLook at fertility. These projections make no sense without considering TFR and growth through immigration. ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=BR https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location... ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=RU https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location...
- retrac 3y agoBrazil has a large and heavily industrialized economy. It is however radically unequal (even by US terms) which may be why you think the country is poor as a whole. With a GDP of $2 trillion USD the Brazilian economy is comparable to Spain or Korea in size.
- darkwraithcov 3y agoThere are cities in Brazil that are relatively utopian compared to a lot of US cities. It’s not all Rio, but some people think it is.
- rpozarickij 3y agoI'm curious what do you mean by "utopian" and could you give some examples?
- darkwraithcov 3y agoCheck out Curitiba. It’s a beautiful clean city with very low crime and great public transportation. It’s more like Mountain View or Ann Arbor than Chicago or New Orleans. Compared to a city like Memphis or St Louis, it’s relatively utopian. It’s a .856 on the Human Development Index, which puts many US cities to shame.
- mlcruz 3y agoAre you aware that brazil is the 9th largest economy in the world? Slightly above canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(no...
- sebmellen 3y agoLook at fertility. These projections make no sense without considering TFR and growth through immigration. ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=BR https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location... ~ https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=RU https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location...
- namaria 3y agoWhy? Both countries are top 10 in pop and area. Only makes sense.