Modern Global Wealth Hierarchy (2018): Comparisons of Japan, India, Britain, US, and Norway
A 2018 comparison of average national wealth reveals significant global disparities. It showed that an average person in Japan was six times more affluent than in India. Furthermore, Japan's wealth was nearly on par with Britain's, reflecting a similar economic relationship to the one they had in the fourteenth century. The United States was shown to be wealthier than both Japan and Britain, while Norway was found to be wealthier still.
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