According to the map, California, the largest state economy in the US, had a GDP of $2.75 trillion in 2017, which is comparable to the entire economic output of the United Kingdom. And if we look at world GDP figures from last year, California was the fifth biggest economy, behind the US, China, Japan and Germany, and slightly ahead of the UK.

It really does put into perspective how gargantuan the US economy is, especially when you consider the fact that the GDP of Texas, the second-biggest state economy, is similar to Canada’s. In fact, four US states — California, Texas, New York and Florida — have economies that rank among the top 20 in the world.