GDP comparison

This image is fasinating when you first look at it, as the artist of the map tries to manipulate us to believe that some states in American have the same GDP as some third world countries. This means automatically we assume that America may not be the rich nation we know. Oregon is estimated to have the same GDP as Israel as $219,400. Although this may seem shocking, you then have to take into account the population of the state and the country compared too. The population of Oregon is 3,825,657 where as Israel's population is 7,441,700 which is nearly double the amount. This demonstrates that although they have the same GDP, Oregon is actually much richer due to the less populated area.

This is similar to the comparison of Wyoming and Uzbekistan. They are said to have the same GDP, however again the artist has not taken on board the differences in population. Wyoming only has around 544,270 people where as Uzbekistanhas nearly 27,000 more people, which again means that Wyoming is a much richer state, even though they do have the same GDP.

This is why i found this map very interesting, as at first look i and others were astonished to think what we presummed to be a rich nation, that actually some states could be considered as less developed or even 'poor'. However after researching into it, you discover that the artist has manipulated the audience into believing something that isn't actually true.