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Well, most of the list makes sense since most less developed countries grow faster (or the same) and if they have a big population or a fast growing one they will overtake those which are much smaller in population.

So, they will be probably right in general with this projection about which countries will rise and replace other countries in front of them.

The thing is, I never understood why this is such a big deal for some people in a country to say that their country is so strong. Economies of countries like Norway, Netherlands or whatever are pretty small but the population doesn't really suffer from that. I don't have much from "I live in Europes biggest economy" and I wouldn't have a worse life in other European countries like Denmark with a much smaller population and GDP.