America likes to compare itself to the world a lot, and with the mention in last week's
video about how most Americans haven't even left the United States, I thought it would
be worth it to take a look at each state in the US and compare them to the rest of the
world, and see where they stand on the world stage.
Of course, with so many Americans not having left the United States, in can be hard to
take the size of other continents in context.
I mean, how often has an American planned a European itinerary that looked like this?
With that being said, let's go through a list of every state in the United States and
see where each of them compares by area, population, GDP and GDP per capita to other countries,
as dictated by these maps, and available from this cool link.
However, the area statistics are from thetruesize.com.
Anyway, let's just dive in.
Alabama has an area comparable to Greece, a population similar to New Zealand a GDP
comparable to that of Czechia, and a GDP per capita of… also Czechia.
Alaska is similar to Libya in physical size, Bhutan in population, Bulgaria in GDP, and
Switzerland in GDP per capita.
At least that oil revenue makes up for something.
Arizona is comparable in size to Italy (really?
Okay), in population to Paraguay, GDP (and climate) to Egypt, and in GDP per capita to
Italy… again.
Totally didn't forget to record this the first time!
Arkansas can be compared in these metrics that I'm already getting tired of repeating
to Greece (again), Armenia, Ukraine, and Czechia.
Will we notice a trend of southern states secretly trying to be like Czechia?
Eh, probably, but it's more of a weak correlation.
California will of course soon rule the world, but for now we can compare them to Iraq (in
size and climate), Canada, Brazil and Germany.
Kind of weird how Los Angeles and Berlin are basically different planets, though.
Colorado can be compared pretty easily with New Zealand, Norway, Israel and Austria.
Connecticut with The Bahamas, Uruguay, Chile and Hong Kong, which isn't actually a real
country, but I guess it counts.
Right?
Delaware with Brunei, Fiji, Luxembourg (hey, I've been there!), and Switzerland.
Yeah, sometimes these little guys can hold a big financial secret.
I don't know how much that extends to Delaware, though.
I think their biggest export in recent years has been Sam O'Nella Academy videos.
Florida is comparable in these metrics to Suriname, Romania, the Netherlands, and Italy.
Georgia has Bangladesh's size, Czechia's population, Norway's GDP, Japan's GDP
per capita, and Georgia's name.
Hawaii is the size of Guinea (the Equatorial one), has the population of Bahrain, GDP of
Belarus and per capita GDP of Denmark.
Idaho is comparable to Guyana, Estonia, Luxembourg, and Czechia.
Indiana is like Hungary, Paraguay, Singapore and France, in that… yeah, I got nothing,
I just wanted to mix things up a bit more.
Illinois is similarly sized, populaced, GDP'ed and GDP per capita'd to Bangladesh, Belgium,
Turkey and Germany.
Iowa can be compared to Tajikistan (probably the only time you've thought of both these
places at once) as well as to Mongolia (in so many ways), Kuwait and Belgium.
Kansas is like Guyana, Albania, Hungary and Finland.
Even though it really isn't similar to any of those places at all.
Kentucky compares well to Iceland, Croatia, New Zealand and Spain.
Louisiana is best likened to Greece, Ireland, Ireland again, and Australia.
Maine has similarities to Portugal, Bahrain, Croatia and South Korea.
Maryland, my birth state's statistics correlate somewhat well with those of Moldova, Nicaragua,
South Africa and Austria.
Massachusetts can be easily compared with Haiti, El Salvador, Austria, and Ireland.
[John Oliver: Ireland, Europe's Boston] Michigan is comparable to Guinea (the regular
one), Hungary, Austria, and New Zealand.
Minnesota is said to go well with Guyana, Finland (obviously), Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Mississippi correlates with...
North Korea (wow, that took a bit of a turn), as well as with Albania, Slovakia, and Portugal.
Missouri compares easily to Cambodia, Lebanon, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
Montana somehow correlates with Japan, Cyprus, Lithuania, and Spain.
Nebraska compares well to Kyrgyzstan (again, have you ever thought of both these places
at the same time?), and also Latvia, Morocco and Sweden (wow, that's in GDP per capita,
good for them, I guess) Nevada is comparable in size (and climate)
to Burkina Faso, and in nothing else, except these predetermined statistics, to Jamaica,
Hungary, and Finland.
I've heard New Hampshire pairs well with Djibouti, Estonia, Luxembourg, and Iceland.
New Jersey shares some select common features with Belize, Austria, Sweden, and Ireland.
New Mexico is comparable to Poland (like I said in an old video you really don't want
to see), Slovenia, Ecuador, and Spain.
New York in some ways resembles Tajikistan, Chile, South Korea, and Ireland.
Fun fact, Irish-Americans also make up around 5.3% of New York City's population.
North Carolina also seems to pair well in size with Tajikistan, but its other three
countries are Portugal, Norway, and the UK (which is where I'll be going next month
for VidCon!
Okay, back to the education) North Dakota apparently pairs well with Syria,
Bhutan, Bulgaria, and Hong Kong.
All the while looking like Canada.
Ohio compares to Eritrea, Bolivia, Nigeria, and Japan.
Oklahoma somehow compares to Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vietnam, and New Zealand.
Oregon is just like Ecuador, Panama, Portugal and the Netherlands.
Wait, the Netherlands?
I knew it!
Portland is literally just Amsterdam with hills, ik wist het! [crash]
Pennsylvania is about the same size as Malawi-- wow, really?
Malawi's as big as Pennsylvania?
I guess that puts southern Africa into context for me, but Pennsylvania can also be compared
to Cuba, Switzerland and the UK.
Rhode Island is best approximated to Cape Verde (as this guy clearly got right), as
well as Fiji, Uruguay, and Finland.
South Carolina compares well to the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Romania, and again
Czechia.
South Dakota can seem to some like almost a doppelgänger to Kyrgyzstan, but also compares
to Fiji, Serbia, and Australia.
Tennessee equates well to Guatemala, El Salvador, Israel, and Japan.
Texas is about the size of Myanmar, and otherwise comparable to Australia, Australia again,
and Australia…
I mean Austria.
Actually Austria.
So close!
Utah sizes up well against seemingly every state's favorite analog: Guyana, as well
as with Lithuania, Hungary, and France (at least they made a couple more unique picks).
Vermont doesn't differ much from Macedonia, Montenegro, Bolivia, and Japan.
Virginia seems to pair well with Bulgaria (oh, what a coincidence), Israel, Austria,
and the Netherlands.
Washington correlates well with Syria, Bulgaria, Austria, and the Netherlands (I can't just
go and refilm the Oregon scene in Seattle, you serious?)
West Virginia is comparable to Latvia, Latvia again, Luxembourg, and Slovenia.
Wisconsin doesn't contrast much from Suriname (finally, something other than Guyana!), Denmark,
Hong Kong, and France.
Finally, Wyoming compares to Ecuador, Luxembourg, Panama, and Hong Kong.
Of course, while this may not teach us all too much, it does put the scale of America's
states and some of the small to medium-sized countries into context, which I personally
feel is good for both sides of the US' borders.
I mean, no European would drive from Seville to Moscow, just as any sane American wouldn't
drive the similar distance from Washington DC to Portland, Oregon (well, okay, I have
actually driven this, but I think you get my point), but the size of the other continent
isn't always obvious at first, which makes this invaluable to planning trips.
Of course, what you do with the other three statistics is anyone's guess.
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