In order is Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, German, Netherlands, UK, Canada, Belgium, France, US, Japan, Australia, with Norway so far ahead they have a different font color.

  • escapedgoat@lemmy.world
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    Keep in mind this is per capita. Overall the U.S. provides the most foreign aid by a wide margin. Over 10 billion dollars more compared to Germany and over 30 billion more compared to Norway.

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      The whole point of breaking down per capita is to account for the US having 4 times the population of Germany. It doesn’t even get to GDP per capita (which is lower in Germany).

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      5 months ago

      yea, i’m all for shitting on the us, but come on. i’ll bet all those countries also spend more on everything “per capita”

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        US government spends more per capital on healthcare than all those nations with fancy universal healthcare.

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          twice as much, per capita, in fact. and the u.s. fails to cover everyone or everything that should be (like it is elsewhere at half the cost).

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            The US some how manages to spend more on public healthcare per person than countries with universal coverage, then spends even more than that on private healthcare on top.

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          lord diaper sees any foreign spending that isn’t promoting his string-puller’s agenda as being a waste–because that money could be flowing to him and his comrades instead.

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      5 months ago

      So what you’re saying is that the US can do better.

      Comparing the US to countries in Europe is just silly anyway. If you want a comparison, compare it to all of Europe. Or compare Texas to Germany.