Texas Is to Russia As Illinois Is to ______
How do the economies and populations of U.S. states compare to other countries?
The Economist has come up with a great chart comparing the economies and populations of U.S. states to countries around the world. How does Illinois match up? With our GDP of $630.40 billion, our nearest equivalent is Turkey ($614.47 billion). Our nearest population match is Mali with 13.67 million people vs our population of 12.83 million. Check out how other states compare by clicking the image below:
