It's not all that comparable. U.S. GDP per capita is $60,000. France is $43,500 ...

paulddraper · on March 9, 2019

Here we go again, using means for extremely skewed distributions :/

OECD reports median household disposable income as $31,100 in France and as $30,600 in the U.S. [1]

That's far more relevant than per capita GDP, if you're looking at the typical experience for the typical person.

likpok · on March 10, 2019

The number you’re quoting as the US is actually the average across the oecd. The US is 50% higher

“In the United States, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 44 049 a year”

In addition the website says average, and doesn’t describe whether it means a mean or a median.

Tepix · on March 9, 2019

What's net financial wealth? 40% of U.S. adults don't have enough savings to cover a mere $400 emergency.

umanwizard · on March 9, 2019

Western and Northern Europe are the most developed part of the world. I didn't say they were the richest in absolute dollar terms.