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[fredtoast]

(12-06-2016, 07:07 PM)bfine32 Wrote: That 4th in the world number sounds fudged; where did you get that? Forbes?

Most data I have has us in the 8-11 range.
For instance CIA Fact has us at 9th:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html

MUNDI using 2014 data has us at 11:
http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?v=132

I think perhaps your list only included the top 15 countries by GDP and I think Stockholm has us at 5th out of the 15.

Just wanting to make sure I don't get fudged numbers and educate myself.

(12-06-2016, 07:37 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?year_high_desc=true


Has the US at 20th... behind countries like Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Iraq, Algeria, Israel, Pakistan.

That 4th in the world number Fred pulled out of his ass sounded immediately fishy.

(12-06-2016, 07:57 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Obviously fudged numbers, we must educate ourselves and accept Fred's #4 on Earth as fact. 

Yes.  I used the numbers from Forbes.  But when you say we are 8th or 20th or whatever That is still in the top 4 to 10 percent of all countries on earth.  So we are still way above the average.  that is why we account for 40%of the world's military spending despite only accounting for about 20% of the world GDP.

So even using your numbers I am still correct.