I am surprised that Ireland and Switzerland are so high up in the game. Swedes are poorer than the British despite a much more generous welfare state. France is low in the rankings as is Finland. Japan is doing very poorly on a PPP basis, down there with Italy.

Source: OECD Economic Outlook, Vol. 2015, No. 1.
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Oct 07, 2015 @ 11:28:09
why would average wages be correlated with the rankings of a welfare state?
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Oct 07, 2015 @ 11:29:36
Just teasing
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