If Premiership Teams Were Countries

IF PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS WERE COUNTRIES The Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, far greater than the GDPS of some nations. We take a look at what some of these teams would look like if they became sovereign nations, with their size dictated by their net worth, and how they rank compared to the GDPS of some nations. RELATIVE SIZE KEY IN MILLION & On the map below, the country's size is relative to the market value and £125 £250 $750 $500 Total market values were calculated from the market value of the players and turnover as reported by the Guardian. Turnover includes income from gate/matchday, TV and broadcasting, commercial, and retail. revenue of the respective Premier League teams. THE PREMIER LEAGUE AS A CONTINENT TOTAL NET WORTH EQUIVALENT TO •E600 MILLION NIGER LJ.9 BILLION $400-£599 MILLION $200-5399 MILLION £100-199 MILLION O 50-999 MILLION O 50-S49 MILLION GOP 3.6 BILLION WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS MANCHESTER UNITED £53 QUEENS PARK RANGERS SÃO TOME & PRÍNCIPE S125 $641 MILLION GOP 635 MILLION SAINT LUCIA MILLION TUVALU MILLION E126 MILLION GOP GDP $21 MILLION STOKE CITY WIGAN ATHLETIC 9013 GOP SI12 MILLION S150 ANGUILLA MICRONESIA MILLION MILLION £153 MILLION CDP NORWICH CITY £26 MILLION GDP £21 MILLION TUVALU TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6965 MILLION $342 MILLION GOP SANT KITTS &NEVIS SWANSEA CITY MANCHESTER CITY £34 MILLION GDP $6 MILLION NIUE $505 SINT MAARTEN MILLION $512 MILLION GOP CHELSEA $583 BLACKBURN ROVERS GUINEA-BISSAU MILLION GOP $837 MILLION S126 SÃO TOME &PRÍNCIPE MILLION S126 MILLION GOP BOLTON WANDERERS ASTON VILLA $148 MILLION GOP SI00 MILLION $206 MARSHALL ISLANDS TONGA MILLION $234 MILLION GOP NEWCASTLE UNITED LIVERPOOL FC $400 O NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MICRONESIA MILLION GDP S408 MILLION MILLION S153 MILLION GOP SUNDERLAND AFC WEST BROMWICH ALBION £89 MILLION GOP £68 MILLION SIG0 MICRONESIA FALKLAND ISLANDS MILLION S109 MILLION COP SI73 FULHAM FC ****..* ARSENAL EVERTON FC Z893 MILLION $204 MILLION $234 MILLION CDP MILLION COOK ISLANDS TONGA SEYCHELLES GOP SI17 MILLION GDP S603 MILLION SOURCES: GUARDIAN.CO.UK I TRANSFERMARKT.CO.UK I CIA WORLD FACTBOOK I WORLDBANK I IMF Confused.com