@Norwegian_Solund That depends on how you figure. Our small state has almost the GDP of your entire nation. Most European nations aren't even close per capita.
EU GDP per capita: $37,800 (2015 est.)
Norway: $68,400 (2015 est.)
US: $56,300 (2015 est.)
But really, we have houses bigger than some palaces, on larger tracts of land.
Gas is currently 48c/liter, and a half kilo of ribeye steak costs me less than 15 minutes income.
Certainly Norway has a better handle on poverty than parts of the US, but we have a third of a billion people on the third largest land area. It's hard to compare.
State by state, 16 states exceed Norway's GDP and at least that many exceed your standard of living.
I could compare, say, TX, to Europe as a whole including PIIGS and Macedonia, for example, but the scales aren't really compatible.
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@Norwegian_Solund That depends on how you figure. Our small state has almost the GDP of your entire nation. Most European nations aren't even close per capita.
EU GDP per capita: $37,800 (2015 est.)
Norway: $68,400 (2015 est.)
US: $56,300 (2015 est.)
But really, we have houses bigger than some palaces, on larger tracts of land.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4513-W-County-Road-144-Bargersville-IN-46106/85454018_zpid/
Gas is currently 48c/liter, and a half kilo of ribeye steak costs me less than 15 minutes income.
Certainly Norway has a better handle on poverty than parts of the US, but we have a third of a billion people on the third largest land area. It's hard to compare.
State by state, 16 states exceed Norway's GDP and at least that many exceed your standard of living.
I could compare, say, TX, to Europe as a whole including PIIGS and Macedonia, for example, but the scales aren't really compatible.