No. In fact not at all. It is one of the only capital cities in europe that is a cash drain on the nation it resides in. It is in no way a "major world city". It is not a business centre, a financial centre or a cultural centre. It is not even the most interesting or beautiful city in Germany,
Europe mostly has a much better school system with predictable outcomes that can't be achieved in much of America. The reasons for which are for another debate
Not that you don't have a point of some kind, but you are certainly ill informed about how the world works, and your place in it.