当然宋朝了。从版图面积上来看，宋朝的版图面积相对较小，在北宋时期仅有280万平方公里，而在明朝的永乐时期，国土面积则和新中国差不多，为997万平方公里。从整体的军事实力层面来看，明朝显然要比宋朝强得多。但是从经济角度来看，明朝的经济水平整体上则明显低于宋朝。

宋 朝的人口规模已经达到1亿多人，知名历史学家漆侠等认为，在两宋统治时期，当时的我国经济和文化发展空前，与欧洲做横向对比也是当时国际上的强者。根据麦迪森、英国著名史学家的研究，如果根据1990年美元的购买力来换算成宋 朝的人均GDP，在赵匡胤时期，人均GDP为450美元，而到了 宋末则高达600美元。

宗教改革后的德意志商业革命

Song Dynasty's economy was far more prosperous than the Ming Dynasty. The population of the Song Dynasty reached over 100 million people, and it was a time of great economic and cultural development in China. According to historian MacGregor Knox, if we calculate GDP per capita using 1990 US dollars, it would be around $450 during the reign of Emperor Zhaoming Zhao Guanyin, and around $600 during the end of the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty had a highly developed commercial sector compared to agriculture due to policies that did not interfere with landowners' mergers. This led to many people becoming artisans, which promoted the development of commerce in the Song Dynasty. The appearance of paper money also greatly facilitated trade in this period.

In contrast, Ming dynasty's economy is considered less prosperous than that of Song dynasty. The population size was smaller than that during Tang dynasty times when there were no curfews at night so merchants could operate freely without any restrictions or limitations imposed by law! So while they may have had more territory under their control but they didn't allow for such things as night markets which helped spur on growth within cities - something else contributed towards making life harder for those living outside these areas who wanted access too much-needed goods like food etcetera...