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• brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Not to downplay how horrible life can be anywhere for someone who’s not healthy, wealthy, and typical:

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  Different by a factor of 187.

  More than fifteen years in South Sudan to equate a year income in the US.

  Wiki GDP Per Capita PPP

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  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    150 years*

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    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Believe that’s yearly.

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      • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        If the difference is a factor of 187 wouldn’t you need 187 years in South Dudan to equal a year’s income in the US? 187 / 12 is just over 15, but now you’re comparing years to months

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    it would not change the result this time, but these numbers lie a lot if you don’t factor in cost of living.

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• Socsa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No, America bad. Lemmy doot left side. Calcium

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  • Sidhean@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I clapped and good bones

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• raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  There’s a bunch of African countries I would rather live than the US, although maybe not exactly South Africa or Congo…

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  • Rolder@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Such as?

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    • tomatol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      A bunch of African countries rank higher than the US in the HPI happyplanetindex.org/hpi/?show_all=true

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      • Rolder@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That website is using the nations carbon footprint as a part of their measure of happiness which I find confusing. Carbon footprint is important sure but it doesn’t relate to happiness and gives undeveloped countries an advantage.

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    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Namibia, Kenya, Mauritius, Ghana, Botswana, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea.

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  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Well go right ahead then. I’m going to stay in my comfortable home here in the USA though.

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    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      each to their own :)

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