the country of China is as big as the USA but hosts 4 times the population the median salary in US is $ 36k/year[1] in China is $ 13.5k, but cost of living in

the country of China is as big as the USA but hosts 4 times the population the median salary in US is $ 36k/year[1] in China is $ 13.5k, but cost of living in China is more than 50% cheaper than in US on average and education is basically free Kentucky has the same population of Switzerland but less than half average income (27k vs 62k) 14% of the population in USA relys on food stamps OP said I would not say it is developed, just because the top percentile of the population seem to live lavish lives, does that apply to US as well? (or Italy, where I come from and similar patterns are observable) there is more than the average and the median when 1.2 billion people live in the same country development is not homogeneous anywhere [1] The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median personal income of $865 weekly for all full-time workers in 2017. The U.S. Census Bureau lists the annual real median personal income at $35,977 in 2019 with a base year of 2019.