Pennsylvania has an HDI of 0.928 [0] (comparable to the United Kingdom and Luxembourg). Portugal has an HDI of 0.876 [1] Median household income in Pennsylvani

Pennsylvania has an HDI of 0.928 [0] (comparable to the United Kingdom and Luxembourg). Portugal has an HDI of 0.876 [1] Median household income in Pennsylvania is approx $73,000 [2], but median household income of Portugal is below $20,000 [3] Sure the US has plenty of problems, but it is absolutely one of the most developed large countries in the world. The only other large (greater than 50 million population) countries with higher developmental indicators are the UK (barely) and Germany. [0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index_score https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_terr... [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_D... [2] - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/PA/INC110222 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/PA/INC110222 [3] - https://eco.sapo.pt/2023/01/13/rendimento-medio-das-familias-da-ue-foi-de-18-370-euros-anuais-em-2021-portugal-ficou-abaixo/ https://eco.sapo.pt/2023/01/13/rendimento-medio-das-familias...