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Originally Posted by svevin
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So, what do you consider a better metric?
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Honestly, we do NOT have any valid metrics that can accurately compare countries. That is the reality. Because of this, people are heavily inclined to read too much into these sorts of comparisons, and draw impossible conclusions.
It is just like I mentioned above about per capita GDP. The only countries above the USA are small countries that are heavily benefiting from the USA's protection, or countries that have massive oil reserves, which inflate their numbers. The world is not simple enough to run basic comparisons like this and make conclusions.