Comparison of the Happiest Nations to the USA

Definition off National Happiness

Details of income/wealth disparity

References below

(ChatGPT)

Metric	1–Finland	2–Denmark	3–Iceland	4–Sweden	5–Netherlands	6–Costa Rica	24–USA
Universal Health Care (Y/N)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Health Care Rating	A	A	A−	A	A	N/A	C
Cost of Health Care/Person (PPP $)	$5.5k	$6.2k	$5.1k	$6.0k	$6.5k	$1.6k	$12.5k
Life Expectancy (yr)	82	82	84	83	82	80	77
Infant Mortality (per 1k)	1.7	3.2	1.5	2.4	2.5	7.5	5.4
Average Income (PPP $)	$38k	$40k	$42k	$39k	$41k	$12k	$45k
Income Disparity (0–1)	0.27	0.28	0.26	0.29	0.29	0.49	0.39
Average Wealth (PPP $)	$240k	$280k	$350k	$290k	$310k	$50k	$560k
Wealth Disparity (0–1)	0.61	0.69	0.74	0.74	0.71	0.83	0.85
Free Higher Education (Y/N)	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Paid Vacation (wks)	5	5	4.8	5	4	2	0
Sick Leave (paid days)	300	154	24+	14+	730	—	0
Family Leave (paid days)	320	364	365	480	294	120	0
Paid Unemployment (days)	400–500	730	—	300–450	730	—	~182
Subsidized Child Care (Y/N)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Mixed
Homelessness (per 10k)	4	5	3	8	3	12	20
Homicide Rate (per 100k)	1.6	0.8	0.9	2.2	0.6	12	6.3
Gun Deaths (per 100k)	1.5	1.0	0.5	1.2	0.4	2.8	12.2
Firearms per Person	0.32	0.25	0.30	0.23	0.22	0.19	1.20

Happiness Rating ->

📑 References

Personal Metrics

1. Universal Health Care (Y/N): OECD country health profiles — https://www.oecd.org/health/country-health-profiles/
2. Health Care Rating: Commonwealth Fund “Mirror, Mirror” — https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly
3. Cost of Health Care/Person (PPP $): OECD Health spending (per capita, PPP) — https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm ; Costa Rica — World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD
4. Life Expectancy (yr): World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN
5. Infant Mortality (per 1k): World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
6. Average Income (PPP $): OECD Household disposable income per capita (PPP) — https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-disposable-income.htm
7. Income Disparity (0–1): OECD Income inequality (Gini) — https://data.oecd.org/inequality/income-inequality.htm ; Costa Rica — World Bank Gini — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI
8. Average Wealth (PPP $): UBS/Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report (wealth per adult) — https://www.ubs.com/global/en/wealth-management/our-approach/global-wealth-report.html
9. Wealth Disparity (0–1): UBS/Credit Suisse wealth distribution tables (wealth Gini) — https://www.ubs.com/global/en/wealth-management/our-approach/global-wealth-report.html
10. Free Higher Education (Y/N): OECD Family Database (tertiary fees & policies) — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
11. Paid Vacation (wks): OECD Family Database (leave & working time) — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
12. Sick Leave (paid days): OECD Family Database — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
13. Family Leave (paid days): OECD Family Database — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
14. Paid Unemployment (days): OECD Family Database — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
15. Subsidized Child Care (Y/N): OECD Family Database — https://www.oecd.org/els/family/database.htm
16. Homelessness (per 10k): OECD housing/urban — https://www.oecd.org/housing/ ; USA HUD PIT — https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/point-in-time-pit-counts/
17. Homicide Rate (per 100k): UNODC — https://dataunodc.un.org/content/data/homicide/homicide-rate
18. Gun Deaths (per 100k): IHME GBD — https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
19. Firearms per Person: GunPolicy (Small Arms Survey summaries) — https://www.gunpolicy.org/

National Metrics

1. Taxes/GDP (%): OECD Tax revenue — https://data.oecd.org/tax/tax-revenue.htm
2. Debt/GDP (2024, %): IMF WEO database — https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database
3. GDP Growth (2024, %): IMF WEO database — https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database

---

Back to “Overthrow the Rule by Money” email

Back to Flier

Back to Home

Back to We Can Sweep the Midterms

Back to “We Can Sweep the Midterms” email

Back to “Game Plan” email