The West versus the Rest: Will Diminishing Western Power Unleash War?
How do civilizations compare economically? Dividing up the world into roughly nine civilizations,¹ we can sum their member nations’ gross domestic product (GDP). This allows us to track a civilization’s share of the global economy over time.
Economists have long questioned the use of GDP as a financial measure, but in this study I only look at relative differences. I define economic power as a relative advantage that one party holds over others.