💰 Richest Countries by Estimated Natural Resource Value
🇷🇺 Russia — ~$75T
🇺🇸 United States — ~$45T
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — ~$34T
🇨🇦 Canada — ~$33T
🇮🇷 Iran — ~$27T
🇨🇳 China — ~$23T
🇧🇷 Brazil — ~$22T
🇦🇺 Australia — ~$20T
🇮🇶 Iraq — ~$16T
🇻🇪 Venezuela — ~$14T
📌 Key takeaway
Natural resource wealth doesn’t equal economic power.
Extraction capacity, infrastructure, sanctions, and market access decide who can monetize these assets.
Ownership is potential.
Access is power.