NationStates Jolt Archive

GDP
1 World $ 49,000,000,000,000
2 United States $ 10,450,000,000,000
3 China $ 5,989,000,000,000
4 Japan $ 3,651,000,000,000
5 India $ 2,664,000,000,000
6 Germany $ 2,160,000,000,000
7 France $ 1,558,000,000,000
8 United Kingdom $ 1,528,000,000,000
9 Italy $ 1,455,000,000,000
10 Russia $ 1,409,000,000,000


GDP Real Growth Rate
1 Turkmenistan 21.10
2 Equatorial Guinea 20.00
3 East Timor 18.00
4 Man, Isle of 13.50
5 Armenia 12.90
6 Liechtenstein 11.00
7 Azerbaijan 10.60
8 Faroe Islands 10.00
9 Rwanda 9.70
10 Kazakhstan 9.50


GDP Per Capita
1 Luxembourg $ 48,900
2 United States $ 36,300
3 Bermuda $ 35,200
4 Cayman Islands $ 35,000
5 San Marino $ 34,600
6 Norway $ 33,000
7 Switzerland $ 32,000
8 Iceland $ 30,200
9 Canada $ 29,300
10 Ireland $ 29,300


Oil Production
1 World 75,460,000
2 Saudi Arabia 8,711,000
3 United States 8,054,000
4 Russia 7,286,000
5 Iran 3,804,000
6 Mexico 3,590,000
7 Norway 3,408,000
8 China 3,300,000
9 Venezuela 3,080,000
10 Canada 2,738,000


Oil Consumption
1 World 76,210,000
2 United States 19,650,000
3 Japan 5,290,000
4 China 4,975,000
5 Germany 2,813,000
6 Russia 2,595,000
7 Brazil 2,199,000
8 Korea, South 2,140,000
9 India 2,130,000
10 France 2,026,000


Oil Reserves
1 World 1,025,000,000,000
2 Saudi Arabia 261,700,000,000
3 Iraq 113,800,000,000
4 Kuwait 97,680,000,000
5 Iran 94,390,000,000
6 United Arab Emirates 80,310,000,000
7 Venezuela 63,950,000,000
8 Russia 51,220,000,000
9 Libya 29,750,000,000
10 Nigeria 27,000,000,000
11 China 26,750,000,000
12 Mexico 25,030,000,000
13 United States 22,450,000,000

fun.

what's your point?

Wow, those were exciting.

Wow, those were exciting.quite

what's your point?


Scared of facts.

what's your point?


Scared of facts.

I just wanna know what your point was

Oh, and was that a question?

what's your point?


Scared of facts.

I just wanna know what your point was

Oh, and was that a question?


I am just sharing info with everybody, is that a crime?

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.


USA uses too much oil?

what's your point?


Scared of facts.

I just wanna know what your point was

Oh, and was that a question?


I am just sharing info with everybody, is that a crime?

No, it's just that I was somewhat lost in and endless sea of big numbers without knowing what to look for

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.


USA uses too much oil?
No I mean. Units o measurement. Like time and Currency exhanges and stuff and all that stuff.

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.


USA uses too much oil?
No I mean. Units o measurement. Like time and Currency exhanges and stuff and all that stuff.


That I don't know.

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.


USA uses too much oil?
No I mean. Units o measurement. Like time and Currency exhanges and stuff and all that stuff.
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All GDP-related data is in USD.

you need to put those stats in more of a perspective.


USA uses too much oil?
No I mean. Units o measurement. Like time and Currency exhanges and stuff and all that stuff.


That I don't know.

Well then its useless. I can give you a whole lot of numbers, but they are useless if they arent in a context.

Please cite source for those facts as I have seen different numbers for a number of countries there.

Also those stats are fairly old. They have been making the rounds for at least a year.

Also those stats are fairly old. They have been making the rounds for at least a year.

I doubt the percentual part has changed much, though. Meaning, USA still uses too much oil.

Some more figures here.
http://www.globastat.com/p22.htm
http://www.globastat.com/m8.htm
http://www.globastat.com/e45.htm this one is an eye opener!
:)

Interesting... according to the stastics at the 2nd link from Kirtondom, http://www.globastat.com/m8.htm, the U.S. spends 276,700.0 million (USD) while Singapore spends 5,000.0(USD). From the CIA World Factbook ( http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html and http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html ), the populations of the U.S. and Singapore are 290,342,554 and 4,608,595, respectively. So, while the U.S. spends about 55 times as much militarily than Singapore, it has 72 times the population (meaning, it spends less per person than Singapore, even adding in the $85 billion spent on Afghanistan and Iraq). My point is, stastistics themselves are misleading; they must be displayed in the proper context. While the spending of the United States militarily may seem excessive, factors such as the size and population of the country must be taken into account. To quote Benjamin Disraeli, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

~The Great Thesisme.

So, while the U.S. spends about 55 times as much militarily than Singapore, it has 72 times the population (meaning, it spends less per person than Singapore, even adding in the $85 billion spent on Afghanistan and Iraq).
That's the thing that I see with the stats. However, we have greatly increased our use of oil in the last decade due to the SUV craze. I personally own a Honda Insight (suprisingly, has more power than most 4 cylinder gas misers put out in America) and I have to say that I can't understand how the US Manufacturers can't see an increase in sales if they pushed more hybrids with a slogan like "help America from being under the thumb of other countries by supporting this American cause..." blah, blah, blah. The government already offers tax rebates for purchasing hybrid cars. Just seems like a natural marketing campaign for American Car Manufacturers.