If you take the 10 countries that went on to become the Western empires, in 1500 they were really quite tiny — five percent of the world's land surface, 16 percent of its population, maybe 20 percent of its income.
Si toman los 10 países que posteriormente se convirtieron en imperios occidentales, en 1500 eran muy pequeños; el 5% de la superficie terrestre mundial, el 16% de su población, y quizá el 20% de su ingreso.