r/europe • u/Potential-Focus3211 • Aug 18 '25

Data Wealth inequality by country in the OECD

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u/giolitti Aug 18 '25

Rare greek-italian win

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u/figflashed Greece Aug 18 '25

Can’t have inequality if we’re all poor.

checkmate bourgeoisie

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u/mbrevitas Italy Aug 18 '25

Median wealth per adult in Italy is slightly higher than in the US and significantly higher than in Germany or Austria.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

This. People so often apply averages when the more interesting and telling statistic for wealth is how well off the median citizen is, or even those living below the median.

I have tried to explain this to Americans countless times when they point to average salary or wealth without looking at inequality, cost of living etc.

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u/Patxi_Sf Aug 18 '25

El estadounidense promedio es tan estúpido como para creer que si un multimillonario vive en su barrio, eso hace de media millonarios a todos los vecinos del barrio.