The GDP per capita of those countries are skewed because most of the workers live outside the city state and commute in. You’re just seeing the GDP benefits that cities have over rural areas.
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FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Interestingly - North Korea exists, but also many of the most successful countries only take a minute number of immigrants, and only very highly skilled or very rich ones. E.g luxembourg, switzerland, monaco(?) and Singapore.
This is because they don’t tend to have “gaps to fill” in the economy/workforce and are very small.
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
bossito@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Lol Luxembourg city population is 70% foreigner.
skisnow@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Likewise Singapore is mostly immigrants. This guy is wrong by such a huge degree that I don’t think it’s even a mistake, I think he knows he lying.
Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I wonder if they’re talking in absolute values (not smart in this case, obviously). All those listed countries are rather small, so the same % immigrants would just be a lower number…
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
There is still freedom of movement for workers between the EU and Switzerland.
wieson@feddit.org 2 days ago
Switzerland has about 25% foreigners and in Luxembourg the Portuguese minority alone is 15-20%