In either case there are very specific reasons for their respective success: Oil and foreign money, respectively. None of that is down to them not being part of

In either case there are very specific reasons for their respective success: Oil and foreign money, respectively. None of that is down to them not being part of the EU The UK isn't even remotely comparable to either of those countries. Besides, both Switzerland and Norway have trade agreements with the EU. If the UK wants similar agreements it'll have to accept similar conditions including freedom of movement, which in turn will make this whole Brexit affair rather pointless: The UK will effectively have to accept the same conditions it has right now without any ability to influence or veto EU regulations anymore.