Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world. And I wouldn't call Italy or NL "poor." Switzerland's GDP per capita is around 25% higher than the Un

Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world. And I wouldn't call Italy or NL "poor." Switzerland's GDP per capita is around 25% higher than the United States. I would further guess that Switzerland probably has much less inequality than the United States. The Swiss are uniformly rich compared to the extremes of America.