>>17
This is debatable since France > Germany in literature but Germany > France in science. Germany is second only to Britain in scientific acheivement (arguable better). Interesting, Britain isn't really superior in any single category but most would agree they've had the best mix of talent across science, literature and the arts.
>>16
Good point on Spain. Nearly nothing to show for a rather significant population.
But this is all off topic. Racially whites are now very diverse, from jews ('whites' by some definitions) to halfies across south america and an increasing mix of people in general. Several of my friends are half bred anglo-celtic australians, to give another example.
The Muslim world is also white (yuck....) by some definitions also.
OP, we make up more than 9%, but you're essentially correct that we are elite. Only because Africa and Asia (overall, due to it's massive population itself) can't get their act together.
That is, overpopulation is a major cause of their squalour troubles as societies, not so much exploitation IMO
Just look at Africa. Over 60 years ago, they left European possession. And now what? It's a hotbed of religious turmoil, corrupt and inefficient governments that quite honestly are not as capable as some of the former colonial governments (which were themselves terrible, so that's really saying a lot) and AIDS (literally speaking)
A main cause for all of this has been reckless, runaway, unmanaged population growth. This is why we still appear as an elite. We have governments, that, for all their shortcomings, still essentially know what they are doing. Unlike Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.