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Not to mention state cultural differences. The US as a whole is not one unified set. NYC citizens probably have better access to healthcare than Alaskans. But c
by MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
Not to mention state cultural differences. The US as a whole is not one unified set. NYC citizens probably have better access to healthcare than Alaskans. But clumping their collective data together is not a fair assessment. Thats like comparing the Netherlands to Bulgaria. Its very obvious who would have a better system.
- Arnt 5y agoThe USA chose to clump together, that's what the 'U' is short for.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoSo did the countries in the EU yet we still do compariaons by country. If you want a fairer assesment data-wise between countries, compare population and state by country. Headlines like painting the US as a whole as bad, but for instance, my state has life expectancy as many European countries. But if we just used US data compared to said European country, it would look like we don't live as long when that's incorrect compared to my states policies. All state governments are significantly autonomous to the degree of many EU countries. We can handle our own policies how we wish with minimal intervention elsewhere.
- bhupy 5y agoYou might be interested in this list of US States by HDI, alongside their equivalent counterpart nation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...