Comment on World War Z: Aftermath by QuantumBranching
Greece does not have several times the population of Germany. Quantity has a quality of its own. The US is less prosperous than Cuba, but it has far more resources, human and otherwise.
If we are speaking of resources shouldn't China and India? Both China and India according to your map have larger population and resource wise each control a very large portion of the world's fertile land and an equally large portion of the world's mineral resources.
However, resources still don't put China, India, or the US at "number 1." Cuba should still be above them all. Think of 19th century China, China had more resources and population than all of the 19th century European countries combined, however economically it was backwards so it's riches could be easily exploited by the more economically successful Europeans. This is the exact position that the US and Cuba find themselves in in the WWZ timeline. America's economy is in shambles, while Cuba's is booming. It doesn't matter what flag the resources are under because they might as well be Cuban. It will be Cuban Companies that will be mining/cultivating those resources and then refining them in order to sell them back to the Americans at a much more expensive price.
However, resources still don't put China, India, or the US at "number 1." Cuba should still be above them all. Think of 19th century China, China had more resources and population than all of the 19th century European countries combined, however economically it was backwards so it's riches could be easily exploited by the more economically successful Europeans. This is the exact position that the US and Cuba find themselves in in the WWZ timeline. America's economy is in shambles, while Cuba's is booming. It doesn't matter what flag the resources are under because they might as well be Cuban. It will be Cuban Companies that will be mining/cultivating those resources and then refining them in order to sell them back to the Americans at a much more expensive price.
Sheesh, where did you get all of this from? Are you Cuban or something?
The US was one of the best performers among major nations - 100 million survived out of 300 million; that's a third of their population. A much better ratio than China, India, Russia, or European countries. Cuba is the richest per capita, it is not the largest economy. Like how Argentina IRL has a higher per capita GDP than Brazil but Brazil has a much larger total GDP because its population is much larger. I highly doubt Cuba has a population of 100 million after WWZ, even counting American refugees (which are the real reason Cuba has become prosperous). Cuba's population is barely 11 million in RL, I wonder what you think their population is here.
You will notice that China's and India's populations are now less than twice as large as America's, rather than five times as much as they are in RL. So it actually makes even more sense in World War Z than in real life that the US would still be the largest economy. And both China and India still have far lower per capita GDPs than the US, World War Z is not likely to change that.
The US was one of the best performers among major nations - 100 million survived out of 300 million; that's a third of their population. A much better ratio than China, India, Russia, or European countries. Cuba is the richest per capita, it is not the largest economy. Like how Argentina IRL has a higher per capita GDP than Brazil but Brazil has a much larger total GDP because its population is much larger. I highly doubt Cuba has a population of 100 million after WWZ, even counting American refugees (which are the real reason Cuba has become prosperous). Cuba's population is barely 11 million in RL, I wonder what you think their population is here.
You will notice that China's and India's populations are now less than twice as large as America's, rather than five times as much as they are in RL. So it actually makes even more sense in World War Z than in real life that the US would still be the largest economy. And both China and India still have far lower per capita GDPs than the US, World War Z is not likely to change that.