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US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland

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Re: US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland

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I suspect using the median net assets instead of the average would lead to vastly different results.

Actually the 20% poorest in the US has it better than the average EU middle class. Ref: https://www.google.com/amp/s/fee.org/articles/the-poorest-20...

Re: US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland

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I suspect using the median net assets instead of the average would lead to vastly different results.

You don't need to suspect. Unlike this news, Global Wealth Report itself is a serious undertaking so it computes both median and average ranking. USA is #1 in average and #13 in median. Switzerland is #2 in average and #1 in median.
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