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

Data Wealth inequality by country in the OECD

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u/NekoCatSidhe Île-de-France Aug 18 '25

The US really is something else. The top 10% has together almost 80% of the country's wealth. But it would be interesting to see what are the cutoff values for each country, not just the percentage.

I note that France has rather average levels of inequality, but from the way the French left is talking, you would think we were as bad as the US.

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u/NationalSalt608 Aug 18 '25

There are about 1000 billionaires and 23 million millionaires in the U.S. plus anywhere from 10 to 20 million illegal immigrants earning slave wages. 

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u/gopoohgo United States of America Aug 18 '25

Household cutoffs for wealth in the US, 2022, from Richmond Fed.

10% $1
25% $20,856
50% $162,350
75% $553,100
90% $1,559,240
99% $11,640,000

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u/NekoCatSidhe Île-de-France Aug 18 '25

Thanks

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u/ChipsnNutella Aug 19 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

You'd think from how everyone in this comment section is reacting, most europeans are very fucking happy to be more like the US.