To address your edit, that isn't how it works. These geopolitical shifts are predicated on circumstances, both historical and current, largely as fallout from geography. We threw off the shackles of our oppressors from an ocean away, during a time when their empire was in decline and they were relinquishing overseas holdings. Does Australia have the same geographical and historical circumstances as Botswana? The differences in circumstance we were born to don't make our lives worth different amounts. You are not worth more because you were lucky enough to be born an American than someone who had the misfortune of being born in North Korea.
