(I did not downvote the parent comment.)

> The EU has a higher GDP than the US (albeit they're very close).

In case anyone was curious, the IMF currently believes that the US's GDP is 50% higher than the EU's = 40% higher per capita.

https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/EU https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/USA