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If they have the same combined population, then it’s not misleading. There are no other first world countries with 300 million people, so it’s pretty obvious th
by Grustaf 3y ago
If they have the same combined population, then it’s not misleading. There are no other first world countries with 300 million people, so it’s pretty obvious that the comparison is with the combined 6 countries.
- coryaf 3y agoYes it is - they could have done it on a per capita basis but they didn't. Also, if you read the headline, it's very easy to think we spend 6 times per capita than comparable countries, which would be wrong
- kergonath 3y agoThis does not make sense. If spending is much higher for a similar number of people, then spending per capita will be higher by the same factor. Normalising per block of 300M people or per person is exactly the same, that’s not misleading at all. The headline says exactly what it seems to say. It does not imply any normalisation per capita.
- coryaf 3y agoPerhaps you could tell me what information, other than how big the US is, is conveyed by the headline when it says "than six countries... combined".