This is my particular order (excluding Asian states until globalisation, because they had few relations with Europe):

1500s: Spain, Portugal, Ottoman Empire
1600s: Spain, Portugal, Ottoman Empire, France
1700s: Spain, France, United Kingdom
1800s: France, United Kingdom, Russia
1900-1950: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States
1950-2000: United States, USSR, United Kingdom
Nowadays: United States, China (EU also if they are taken into account together)

This list is just a general view, feel free to give your oponion if you disagree.

Pretty agreeable list, though putting Britain as third most powerful in 1950-2000 is a bit much; I'd say Japan instead of Britain. Although no atomic bombs, it was the second biggest economy before China overtook it, I think, and made loads of technology and other goodies.

^Completely correct.

Yeah, I wasn't sure about Japan, because it could fit at the end of the 1900-1950 period, and also between 1970/1980 until nowadays. However, I still think that United Kingdom was a Superpower, although weaker than USA and USSR, but his empire was still very big.

Edited 3/29/2015 21:44:02

The empire ended almost completely by 1960; and suffered very big losses in 1931 and 1947.

America runs on Texas that's why.

hang on...

Britain used to own A LOT OF COUNTRIES (like sixty), the largest being Canada (size) India (population) and maybe australia/NZ as well...

THEY DIDN'T OWN ANY OF THEM AFTER 1950!!

Yeah, 1931 was the Westminister Treaty, in which South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada all gained independence; 1947 was British Raj independence, and 1960 is when the UN ordered all colonies to be granted independence.

Edited 3/29/2015 22:53:28

1901 for australia

How does America run on Texas. America runs on foreign alliances, international trade and its ginormous cities of constant booming.

Texas=oil and guns

How does America run on Texas.

Well supposedly if Texas were it's own country they'd have the 14th largest GDP. However, it's also worth noting that California would be 10th.

AMERICA

http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/world_economies_gdp/?sr=fbmoney032815economies0300int

100s:
1st China
2nd Roman Empire
3rd India
4th Persia

1500s:
1st China
2nd Ottoman Empire
3rd Italy
4th Spain/Portugal (later together under the Iberian Union)

1800:
1st France (French Empire)
2nd UK
3rd Russia
4th Austria

1900:
1st UK
2nd Germany
3rd France
4th USA


1950
1st USA
2nd URSS
3rd Japan
4th West Germany/France/UK

Nowadays
1st USA
2nd China
3rd Japan
4th Germany


FUTURE

2050
1st China
2nd USA
3rd India
4th Russia/Brazil/Japan/Indonesia

2100
1st UNE (United Nations of Europe)
2nd New Chinese Empire
3rd Latin alliance (South America)
4th USA

2500 (Earth destroyed in 2222 during WW3)
1st Theocratic Moon Republic
2nd Despotate of Mars
3rd Spaceship Galactic Slavers
4th New Colony of Alpha Centauri

Edited 3/30/2015 02:00:26

So much wrong...I can see why you think the way you do...

West Germany, France and Britain, believe it or not, were not one country, but three.

Juq great revelation!!!! UK, Germany and France are 3 different countries!!!
Nah seriously, I wrote those 3 because they had almost the same GPD and were depending on the years after 1950 behind or above the ranking list.

Also I am kinda surprised to not see China in the top of the list before the 1700s, as many scholars and economists proved that China was continuously the first world power since old times.

I decided to put Italy (despite the fact that it was not an unified nation) above Spain/Portugal in the 1500s (Spain and Portugal unified themselves for a short period but later in the 1600s), Italy was clearly the most developped western european nation during the renaissance.

After 2100 do not take it seriously just pure fantasy :)

Edited 3/30/2015 01:57:52

Also I am kinda surprised to not see China in the top of the list before the 1700s, as many scholars and economists proved that China was continuously the first world power since old times.

Look up the Opium Wars.

Opium wars: 19th century

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@[ESP] Pablo García

I would take out spain in the 1700s and put 1. France 2. United Kingdom 3 Qing empire, and I would add Russia to the 1900-1950

Edited 3/30/2015 10:41:11