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American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 2 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502 American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502 American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502 American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502 American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502 American Shame How the International Monetary Fund's "Advanced economy" countries compare on various measures. Best Worst Worst of the worst Income Food Insecurity "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?" Percentage answering yes. inequality Gallup Global Level of Wellbeing Unem- (Gini Index) Higher numbers ployment rate Student Demo- Index cracy (percentage (Scale of thriving, 2010) Prison Performance represent more income Most Life Population Math Expectancy per 100,000 Scale At Birth citizens Science recent Scale inequality estimates 1 to 10) Score Score Australia 30.5 5.1 9.22 62 81.72 133 514 527 Canada 32.1 8.0 9.08 62 8. 81.29 117 527 529 Norway 25.0 3.7 9.8 69 80.08 71 498 500 Netherlands 30.9 5.5 8.99 68 79.55 94 526 522 Germany 27.0 7.1 8.38 43 79.41 85 513 520 Austria 26.0 4.6 8.49 57 79.65 103 496 497 Switzerland 33.7 3.9 9.09 62 4. 80.97 79 534 517 Denmark 29.0 4.2 9.52 82 3. 78.47 71 503 499 Finland 29.5 7.9 9.19 75 79.13 60 541 554 Belgium 28.0 8.1 8.05 56 79.37 97 515 507 Malta 26.0 7.0 8.28 40 79.59 140 Japan 38.1 5.2 8.08 19 82.17 59 529 539 Sweden 23.0 8.3 9.5 68 80.97 78 494 495 Hong Kong 53.3 4.6 5.92 65 6. 81.96 141 555 549 Iceland 28.0 8.6 9.65 47 80.79 60 507 496 New Zealand 36.2 6.5 9.26 80.48 203 519 532 Luxembourg 26.0 5.5 8.88 45 79.48 139 489 484 United Kingdom 34.0 7.9 8.16 79.92 206 492 514 Ireland 30.7 8.6 8.79 49 80.07 99 487 508 Singapore 48.1 2.3 5.89 19 82.06 273 562 542 Cyprus 29.0 6.0 7.29 45 10 77.66 105 Korea 31.4 3.7 8.11 28 16 78.81 98 546 538 Italy 32.0 8.4 7.83 39 15 80.33 113 483 489 France 32.7 9.5 7.77 35 9. 81.09 365 497 498 Czech Republic 26.0 9.3 8.19 39 77.01 211 493 500 Slovenia 28.4 10.6 7.69 27 11 77.12 67 501 512 Taiwan 5.2 7.52 22 78.15 282 Slovakia 26.0 12.5 7.35 21 75.62 185 497 490 Israel 39.2 6.4 7.48 62 15 80.86 325 447 455 Spain 32.0 20.0 8.16 36 14 81.07 159 483 488 Greece 33.0 12.0 7.92 31 9. 79.8 102 466 470 Portugal 38.5 10.7 8.02 22 10 78.38 110 487 493 United States 45.0 9.0 8.18 57 16 78.24 743 487 502