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THE notion that Brazil is in the vanguard of a group of emerging countries on their way to economic superpower-dom is so widely accepted as to have become trite. But how far along this road is Brazil? One way to get a quick answer is to compare Brazilian states with countries. The map below presents country equivalents for every state in terms of GDP, GDP per person and population. It throws up some curiosities: who knew that Alagoas, a state in the north-east that is currently more famous for its murder rate than for its magnificent beaches, has the same GDP per person as China? It also suggests that even the comparatively rich states in the south and south-east have some way to go before they can be compared with wealthy places in the northern hemisphere. The gauchos of Rio Grande do Sul will not necessarily be delighted to learn that GDP per person in their state is close to that of Gabon.
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The map is a confirmation that we know nothing about the so-called BRIC countries. China and Russia, too, are vastly overrated, to say nothing of India.
meh. So what you're saying is that China & Alagoas states are poor countries on a GDP per capita basis? Gabon is a relatively wealthy nation in Africa, with lots of oil. big deal. no surprises.
Informative interactive maps go some way to putting countries in perspective. Widespread regional imbalances become starkly evident. So too comparative analysis with other countries across the world.
The missing news, however, is Brazil's starting point 10, 20 or 30 years ago. No need to stretch further back.
If that were reflected in the maps then a more positive read would inevitably emerge.
Brazil is relentlessly playing catch up, some of its States already have on many counts. Even if it still is a half-finished job.
That the State of São Paulo may now be fully measured up against Poland - across the three indicators - is quite relevant.
Or even RGS's against Gabon. Gabon's GDP per capita is heavily skewed, yet it is substantial enough to rank it among middle-income nations. There is inequality in RGS and Gabon but would anybody put both on an equal footing?
Brazil is definitely a fast emerging economy but, as always, it does have major internal imbalances to address.
The external hype has more to do with most people's being contented with skimming at the top rather than objective in-depth assessment of whatever issues.
Should the country continue to grow apace a lot will have changed 20 years hence as far as backwater States such as Piauí.
As long as sound public policy is pursued at the Federal and State level.
Will it?
Nobody said that Brazil would be another China.
It takes, all added, the population of Europe, North and South America, to match the population of China.
What Brazil haves is a lot of territory, -thus resources-. And Brazil is not just Brazil. Is Mercosur.
Of course it's a very "funny" ilustration. If the world still don´t know I'll tell you: Brazil is a federation, and an information like this is useless. We have just to consider Brazil in a broad perspective, it makes all the difference if you have a united country or 27 little nations.
-----I agree with dunnhaupt's opinion,The Economist is often greatly exaggerated or distorted about China such as it's role and influence in the world which most Chinese don't agree with The Economist's opinions about.China still is a poor country and need continue to learn from the most advanced countries.IMO,100 articles about China in the Economist,only about 5-10 close to the fact in China.The "China" in the Economist is very different country with the China on the earth which we Chinese know.
-----I think,the reason maybe is that the authors of the Economist don't know Chinese language which is a huge barrier.Spoken and written Chinese are a very difficult language skills for most foreigners.But I think a foreigner can Learn Chinese well if he/she spends 4 years on language study diligently in China,certainly he/she also need a little genius for languages.After all,a foreigner with fluent-spoken Chinese will give most people a shock in China,a foreigner with fluent-spoken and fluent-written Chinese often will been looked on as a miracle,unbelievable things,who should be counted on one's fingers in the whole China.
-----As for Brazil,7th Grade text book in China has a chapter about Brazil,which describes Brazil as follow:
1）"……Brazil is the most developed and largest country in South America,In the modern industry such as steel and iron, shipbuilding, automobile, aircraft manufacturing have become an important power in the world……".
2）"……Brazil owns the world's largest plain(the amazon plain)，the world's largest plateau(Brazil plateau), the world's largest flowrate and basin-area river(the amazon river), the world's largest tropical rainforest,and it is also the world's largest tropical-area country……"
3）“……In June 1992, the United Nations conference on environment and development in Rio DE janeiro in Brazil. the meeting looked the sustainable development on as the core in 21st century-agenda which marks the sustainable development idea began to been accepted by the world and put into practice……”
It would be helpful if the Economist posted information on PPP GDP for different states. These estimates are usually flawed, but they may provide a better idea than the nominal exchange rates, both for state and country comparisons. The poor states of Brazil might not be so poor, and the rich ones not so rich. Although I don't believe the price of a local Big Mac reflects local purchasing power necessarily.
The information inherent in the comparisons GDP / Population w equivalent countries is, if not usefully informative, very amusing!
GuillermoMarraco,
Right, Latinamerica´s 500 million people can boast a combined economy almost as large as China´s 1300 million given the fact Latinamerica´s income per head is twice as large as the Chinese. The problem is that Mexico and Central America are not integrated with South America but with the U.S.
This seems to be a more updated GDP list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
According to this list, some Brazilians states have a GDP higher than that of the UK (Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro), Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world, so, it seems strange that the gauchos should not be delighted.
Very very old news. 2008 please stop it. The economies in these states has boomed since 2008. You are kidding right. What is it about Anglos that pushes them to fabricate a facade of bad news reporting when it comes to the best successes in the world. Maybe it is because your GDP is tanking. Come on! 2008!!!
This is a magnificent job done by The Economist. This is the type of economic information which should be shared in our High Schools and US Universities. The US school systems (Public and Private) are so US centric that it is doing an immense disservice to the new generation of americans. It is time for americans to understand how has the world changed in Economic and geopolitical terms.
What is the real intention behind this article?
There's not enough resources in this world for the BRICS to reach an American standard of wealth, specially for indians and chineses. Comparing those maps of BRICS with USs is not funny. Its revolting.
The Economist should publish such maps every 10 years so we could check any occasional progress.. (though the objective seems not to show progress or wealth but disparity among nations)
No doubt that Brazil has huge income and social inequalities - Brazil is just a sample of our planet, isn't it? The richest 10% adults own 85% of global wealth. In the US, the top 1% own 38% of the country's wealth. Eleven states, Vermont, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, Rhode Island, Maine, Idaho, N. Hampshire and Delaware, all together, represent 25% of California's GDP. By 2030, Brazil will be the 4th "richest" nation, behind China, USA and India. So what? Does that mean that Brazil will have less inequality? No. It is most likely that Brazil will have its W. Virginias and Wyomings just like the US has it today, or England with its deprived Teeside and Tyne & Wear. Setting references is very tricky if one does not have a systemic view. The illusion of non-elephants (remember Stanislaw Ulam and Karl Von Weizsäcker metaphora)describes well the linear, mechanistic and deterministic view that dominates human thought. It is a mind trap that simplifies a complex world, one that challenges our thinking and decision making every day. But complexity cannot be reduced by static, simplistic exercises. Views like this serve only the purpose of entertaining non-serious minds - not appropriate for serious readers.
Sorry guys, it is too much for nothing.
Please if you want to compare something do it with actualized data, do it and put it in perspective.
Last two years GDP rose by 12%, do this article show this anywhere???
"Developed" countries are on a crisis, for me this arcticle looks a little envious.
Marcos Gaio
Brazilian
Sorry to say but those numbers are very outdated. Brazil's GDP as of today, 2011, is higher than U$ 2 Trillion, almost twice the figures showed in this article.
Brazil's GDP today is the 6th largest in the world, bigger than Italy, Spain, England, and will become bigger than France and Germany in a few years.
Brazil's GDP is bigger than all other Latin American countries put together, including MExico, Argentina, Chile, etc...
The person who wrought this article should be better educated or be fired.
would b nice to see that chart with updated data...
Sure, that map is correct about Brazil. But I lived in both the US and Brazil, and I can solve it with a easy question:
How much does an average american spend in food per month?
So, imagine that Brazil, one of the world's largest producer of food start charging more per grain they produce. That way Brazil can raise the GPD of their most states, and possible dump the world into another food crisis.
Keep in mind that half of Brazil is the rain forest (non-populated) and a large population on the north are indigenous; I mean real natives that still maintain their style of life for thousands of years (do not produce goods for the rest of the planet, they live of fishing, hunting, and self sustain agriculture). The 7th grade book in china is correct:
2）"……Brazil owns the world's largest plain(the amazon plain)，the world's largest plateau(Brazil plateau), the world's largest flowrate and basin-area river(the amazon river), the world's largest tropical rainforest,and it is also the world's largest tropical-area country……"
* I should add that south america has the two of the biggest underground water in the world, not talking about the Amazon river, and one is share with Argentina and the other is entirely inside Brazil; So, they have sun all year long, fresh water, lands in which still unexplored, large rivers that allow the country to have the 2nd and soon to be 3rd largest hydroelectric in the planet also 27 thousand km of tropical beaches. All this is besides the Oil, Iron, and Manufacture...
What they make now is not what they can make in the future; This graph just shows that Brazil has a long way to go, and like many other south american countries just recently left the military regime that ended in 1985, fought and won over one of the largest inflations in modern history. I would say that Brasil is evolving for only about the last 16 to 18 years.
World is much bigger than the US, and with a globalization of the economy we should look at emerging countries differently than just with american capitalist eyes. Understand that India, Russia, China also has your capacities and unknowing resources for most of us.
This chart is based on outdated information. Either this chart was made back in 2008 and only now is being published, or who did it lacks knowledge (hence shouldn't be doing it).
