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This is a questionable metric. You can have a better "balance" between the amount of work and non-work hours in your day and still live a worse life. You can ha

This is a questionable metric. You can have a better "balance" between the amount of work and non-work hours in your day and still live a worse life. You can have all sorts of entitlements in your employment contract and pay for it through high taxes. Of course, you can also have none of the entitlements and high taxes, like in the US. If you're one of the people who actually have the option to leave, you probably won't want to go to any of these nordic countries, because: - the weather sucks - the cities are boring (though perhaps not quite as boring as most US cities) - you'll probably earn less money (at least in tech) while most goods/services are more expensive - you're (indirectly) paying for entitlements that you don't get, unless you become a citizen

eecc 5y ago
as a tax-paying resident with a valid working permit you are entitled to all sorts of social security benefits. The only limit I ever had (in NL) was "unemployment benefit" which requires a minimum employment history of 6 months.
- incrudible 5y ago
  Social security benefits are contingent on you having a residence in the Netherlands, but your residence permit may be contingent on not claiming these benefits. https://www.expatica.com/nl/living/gov-law-admin/social-security-in-the-netherlands-100578/#claim https://www.expatica.com/nl/living/gov-law-admin/social-secu... Therefore, while you may technically be entitled to the same things as a citizen (or long-term resident), you practically are not. It works similarly in many European countries.