21st Century Interactive Treasure Map
The rate of growth for a country's gross domestic product, according to World Bank data, is represented by its pushpin color on the map. Countries with blue pushpins experienced the fastest GDP growth. A company can make money in a bad economy, of course, but generally companies stand a better chance to prosper in growing economies. (Taiwan's GDP figure for 2005 comes from its government, not the World Bank.)
A note on sources: The world presents more opportunities than we could possibly fit on a single map. To narrow it down, we consulted a variety of sources including the most current research from the World Bank, the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor consortium, and the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom. We also interviewed academics, government officials, business consultants, and business owners based around the world.
