5. Population India (2) Pakistan (6) China (1) Japan (10) Brazil (5) Nigeria (8) Russia (9) Indonesia (4) Bangladesh (7) USA (3)
6. GDP India (12) Pakistan China (4) Japan (2) Brazil (10) Nigeria Russia (11) Indonesia Bangladesh USA (1) UK (5) France (6) Germany (3) Italy (7) Spain (8) Canada (9) How helpful is GDP? China’s 4th position in the league table of ‘percentage of global GDP’ suggests great wealth, but this is shared amongst 1.3 billion people The black entries are the top ten countries for population size
7. Ore exports Suriname (1) Bahamas (6) Jamaica (3) Botswana (10) Papua New Guinea (5) Australia (2) Jordan (9) Chile (4) Mongolia (8) Mauritania (7) NB: the map shows the top ten nations for the value of exports per head of population. How useful is this map in helping to assess ‘superpower’ status? Why? Are countries with high levels of ore exports economically and/or politically powerful? Why?