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The US is #10 in the world in PPP-adjusted social spending per capita, at $9734. The Czech republic is #25, at $5799: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coun
by SenAnder 3y ago
The US is #10 in the world in PPP-adjusted social spending per capita, at $9734. The Czech republic is #25, at $5799: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_welfare_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we...
Edit: To compare further: By median PPP-adjusted income, the US is #2, at $46k, while the Czech Republic is #26, at $21k: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income
By homicide rate, the US is #53, at 6.8, while the Czech Republic is #184, at 0.4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention...
Let this be a lesson on the importance of economy for a people's well-being.
- runjake 3y agoI wonder how much US healthcare prices skew that figure.
- mrtksn 3y agoSpending is a very bad metric. You can spend all your money with nothing to show for it.
- imjonse 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index#By_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index#... By democracy index in 2022, CZ is 25th place, US is 30th.
- SenAnder 3y agoRight below the US, #31, is Slovenia, with a 0.4 homicide rate. #34 is Italy, with a 0.5 homicide rate. Singapore is #70, with a 0.1 homicide rate, and China is #156, with a 0.5 homicide rate.
- cvccvroomvroom 3y agoThe US spends the most money while getting the worst results in many areas. It's a corrupt, unequal, third-world country with homeless favelas in most major cities and no universal healthcare.