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Not many countries in the EU are high up on the wealthy list

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obieone Sun 12-Jun-16 15:01:56

www.worldsrichestcountries.com/

Only 1 in the top 10
5 out of the top 20
and 7 out of the top 25

That seems pretty poor to me. There is life outside of the EU!
Norway and Switzerland are not in the EU

Great Britain is 27th according to the list.

obieone Mon 13-Jun-16 06:49:30

dd, being a bigger country is not a guarantee of anything.

obieone Mon 13-Jun-16 06:59:44

I am going to say something again to make it clear.

The countries in the EU are are not very high up on the list of countries of the greatest wealth.

durhamjen Mon 13-Jun-16 11:27:28

It depends which list you are using even on your link, obieone.
If you use GDP, GDP per person or PPP, purchasing power.
If you use just straight GDP or PPP, Germany France and the UK are all in the top ten.

This is just such an easy way to show how different people use statistics differently to prove what they want to prove.

obieone Mon 13-Jun-16 12:40:45

I am using the second list. Seemed most sensible. Plus it was the list you used as well on a different thread.

obieone Mon 13-Jun-16 12:41:54

And most links use the second list as well.

durhamjen Mon 13-Jun-16 14:10:22

Obviously you are using the second list. It only seems most sensible to you because it supports your theme.
I used that one to show you were being wrong in your European count. That's all.
On here you use EU, not Europe.

I agree that being a big country is no guarantee of anything.
San Marino is ninth in your list. It's an interesting country, as it is not in the EU, but uses the Euro. It has the same relationship with the EU as Turkey, a customs union.

obieone Mon 13-Jun-16 15:48:25

You used it to suit your purpose. I used it because it is the most sensible choice etc.

I meant EU all the time, as I have already mentioned on another thread