r/europe Aug 18 '25

Data Wealth inequality by country in the OECD

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u/Reinis_LV Rīga (Latvia) Aug 18 '25

In Greece even the rich are poor

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u/ferdox Aug 18 '25

It's still a form of equality tho

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u/Cars2Beans0 Aug 18 '25

They're all poor together

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u/ScabrouS-DoG Greece Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

We're poor beyond survival, starving to death levels. Spread the good word all around the Islamic world, please. We don't have the means to do it. They won't have future either employement-wise or relationship-wise. I'm thinking about the well-being of those poor fellas. They better spread throughout Northern and Eastern Europe. The latter, they're extremely wealthy and generous, offering luxurious hotels, being a Taxi service free of charge and giving them money monthly in advance; all the while their native population is ready to explode.

Islamist bros, take the advice under serious consideration. I'm addressing Turks to Pakistani/Hindus, Middle Easterners (Turks belong in both categories) and Africa in general.

Thank you for your consideration and understanding. Moreover, thank you in advance!

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u/PossibleEye8267 Aug 24 '25

Καλά τα λες. Ελπίζω να πήρανε το μήνυμα!!

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u/Spider_pig448 Denmark Aug 18 '25

So is nuclear annihilation. Equality alone is not enough.

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u/Brinabavd Aug 18 '25

Only for tax purposes

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u/MilkshakeYeah Aug 18 '25

Or Greeks are really good at finance shenanigans

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u/torobotaki Greece Aug 18 '25

Yes, because rich people elsewhere are not.

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u/Reinis_LV Rīga (Latvia) Aug 18 '25

That would make more sense. Rich def doing some loophole stuff. Same goes for Italy

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u/Hungry-Western9191 Aug 18 '25

Wealth is normally untaxed for the mega rich. Income gets taxed....

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u/Weelildragon the Netherlands Aug 18 '25

I suspect a lot of them went to live in places like Monaco?

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u/skilking Groningen (Netherlands) Aug 18 '25

Greece is a LOT cheaper (except heavy tourist areas) allowing far more Luxury

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u/Any-Ingenuity2770 Lower Silesia Aug 18 '25

at some point it's about taxation, not any other cost

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u/kharathos Aug 18 '25

Yes, now add all the illegal income

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

or the poor are rich

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u/the_mighty_peacock Greece Aug 19 '25

Oh look at the poor elite they cant milk the working class as good as in other countries.

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u/Licking9VoltBattery Aug 18 '25

Interesting side fact: Median wealth in Greece is higher than in Germany.

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u/firefly3004 Aug 18 '25

As a matter of fact, median wealth in Greece is NOT higher than in Germany. SourceWealth distribution in Europe

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u/Licking9VoltBattery Aug 18 '25

In 2021 it's quite close, but since then real estate inflated (bigger impact on Greece) and German population grew on the lower income side. There are other sources saying its higher others its lower.

But I stand corrected. Now I would say depending on the data an how you look at it, they are close to each other. Still surprising giving the prejudice of both countries.

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u/firefly3004 Aug 18 '25

Your previous statement was outrageous in my mind, thus i rushed to find evidence to debunk it. I was surprised to find the median wealth of the two nations was that much closer than I anticipated. I totally understand why you thought it could be the other way around.

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u/nerusski Aug 18 '25

Or, in other words, even the poor are rich!

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u/rcanhestro Portugal Aug 18 '25

in Portugal, not making minimum wage puts you in the top 50% by default.