That it is weak? i dont know
Welp they both had two great oceans between them, a land invasion is near Impossible, and a sea attack would not be smart for the Central Powers/Axis
An Air attack needs refueling and no enemy had a close airbase plus we had anti air any attack on North America or any of the Americas is useless.
This is what 3,134,000,000 looks like in scientific notation 3.134*
The discovery of oil (and natural gas along side it) allowed the countries from the Middle East to prosper because their income skyrocketed. Some countries did not used this at its best, but some like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain,Qatar, Kuwait, made significant leaps forward and became rich countries, and countries that are very important on the global political map.