Monday, on the Observer blog, is List Day. Here we go ...
Top 8 Countries by Gross Domestic Product (measured in US dollars).
1. USA 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. UK 5. France 6. China (People's Republic of) 7. Italy 8. Spain
Top 8 Countries by GDP per capita.
1. Luxembourg 2. Norway 3. Switzerland 4. Iceland 5. Republic of Ireland 6. Denmark 7. Sweden 8. USA
Top 8 Poorest Countries (by GDP per capita)
1. Burundi 2. Democratic Republic of Congo 3. Ethiopia 4. Eritrea 5. Myanmar 6. Malawi 7. Sierra Leone 8. Afghanistan
Top 8 Countries by Population
1. China 2. India 3. USA 4. Indonesia 5. Brazil 6. Pakistan 7. Bangladesh 8. Russia
Top 8 Countries by population density (inhabitants per sq km)
1. Monaco 2. Singapore 3. Vatican City 4. Malta 5. Maldives 6. Bahrain 7. Bangladesh 8. Barbados
And finally ... Top 8 Countries to be members of the G8, in alphabetical order
1. Canada 2. France 3. Germany 4. Italy 5. Japan 6. Russia 7. UK 8. USA
As our American cousins say, go figure.
(Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook database, Wikipedia lists of countries.)
