In order is Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, German, Netherlands, UK, Canada, Belgium, France, US, Japan, Australia, with Norway so far ahead they have a different font color.

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    2 months ago

    Keep in mind this is per capita. Overall the U.S. provides the most foreign aid by a wide margin. Over 10 billion dollars more compared to Germany and over 30 billion more compared to Norway.

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      2 months ago

      yea, i’m all for shitting on the us, but come on. i’ll bet all those countries also spend more on everything “per capita”

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        2 months ago

        US government spends more per capital on healthcare than all those nations with fancy universal healthcare.

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          A lot of which goes towards research. Turns out developing vaccines costs money.