While handpicked economic variables may be interesting,
the fairer global comparison is GDP (PPP) per capita over time
and in that we rank 17-21 in the World because it factors in population
size and purchasing power:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
Imo with to enormity of our resources we should be in the top 10.
