On average, no. If you adjust for PPP (as my source did), Hong Kong and Singapore are wealthier than the US. https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bnc

On average, no. If you adjust for PPP (as my source did), Hong Kong and Singapore are wealthier than the US. https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=ny_gdp_pcap_pp_kd&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:HKG:SGP:KOR:USA&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&... However, due to exceedingly powerful transit unions, labor costs are higher in the specific case of infrastructure. As I said, waste.