I picked Mexico as a relatively average statist country. I could have picked some small third world hell hole instead.
If you want to look more upmarket than Mexico fine, compare the average EU unemployment rate, and GDP per person compared to the US.
EU - 493 million people - $12.42 trillion total GDP (PPP), average unemployment rate (2006) 8.5%
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US
301 million people, $ 12.277 trillion GDP (PPP), 4.5% unemployment rate
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Or back to Germany
GDP (PPP) per capita - US 41,399, Germany $29,700
Unemployment rate - US 4.5%, Germany 9.6%
GDP growth
US 3.5% 2004, 3.2% 2005, 3.4% 2006,
Germany 1.2% 2004, 0.9% 2005, 2.5% 2006
GDP per capita in Germany is below that of 42 states plus DC.
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I used nominal GDP per capita, because the state PPP data wasn't available. If it was it would most likely make the US look better as average prices tend to be lower in the US (esp, in the poorer states).
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