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3,000,000 - 5,000,000

-------------------- GDP 2011 (US$) -- Pop. 2011

Seattle ---------------- US$ 264.2 bi ---- 4.1 mi

Minneapolis ------------ US$ 215.6 bi ---- 3.5 mi

Phoenix ---------------- US$ 194.8 bi ---- 4.3 mi

Denver ---------------- US$ 188.9 bi ---- 3.2 mi

San Diego ------------- US$ 172.6 bi ---- 3.1 mi

Brasília ---------------- US$ 106.3 bi ---- 3.8 mi

Monterrey -------------- US$ 84.4 bi ---- 4.8 mi

Porto Alegre ------------ US$ 70.2 bi ---- 4.2 mi

Curitiba ----------------- US$ 60.8 bi ---- 3.2 mi

Salvador ---------------- US$ 44.2 bi ---- 3.8 mi

Recife ------------------- US$ 44.0 bi ---- 4.4 mi

Fortaleza ---------------- US$ 35.0 bi ---- 3.7 mi


Seattle, unsurprisingly, with a very high GDP per capita (US$ 64,000);

Minneapolis has a very high GDP per capita (US$ 61,400). Very impressive for a such large, yet low-profile, metro area. I guess agribusiness is the main reason, right?

Brasília's GDP (US$ 28,100 per capita) is completely deformed by the huge Brazilian public sector. Same phenomena is seen elsewhere (including in the US), but in Brazil the impact is much bigger;

Monterrey has the highest GDP per capita of Mexico (US$ 17,600) and it's about to overcome Texan border towns;

Porto Alegre (US$ 16,700) is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul state and has a very diversified economy. The region (as the state as a whole) has the lowest economic growth of Brazil for the past 15 years. Although the local society is aware of it, there isn't much being done to change the picture;

Curitiba (US$ 18,900) very strong industrial base plus state public sector pushing the GDP up.