which scandinavian country has the highest per capita income? how is scandinavia so properous overall?
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Norway has the highest GNP of the Scandinavian countries, I would suggest largely because of the oil industry.\n\nAll the Nordic economies perform well as you rightly say.\n\nIn a nutshell, it is because of three factors,\n\n1. The amount of investment the Scandinavian governments put into the education programmes\n\n2. The amount of investment the Scandinavian governments put into the welfare state\n\n3. High investment in technology, research and development\n\nOn average, the Nordic countries outperform the Anglo-Saxon ones on most measures of economic performance. Poverty rates are much lower there, and national income per working-age population is on average higher. Unemployment rates are roughly the same in both groups, just slightly higher in the Nordic countries. The budget situation is stronger in the Nordic group, with larger surpluses as a share of GDP.\n\nThe Nordic countries maintain their dynamism despite high taxation in several ways. Most important, they spend lavishly on research and development and higher education. All of them, but especially Sweden and Finland, have taken to the sweeping revolution in information and communications technology and leveraged it to gain global competitiveness. Sweden now spends nearly 4 percent of GDP on R&D, the highest ratio in the world today. On average, the Nordic nations spend 3 percent of GDP on R&D, compared with around 2 percent in the English-speaking nations.\n\nThe Nordic states have also worked to keep social expenditures compatible with an open, competitive, market-based economic system. Tax rates on capital are relatively low. Labor market policies pay low-skilled and otherwise difficult-to-employ individuals to work in the service sector, in key quality-of-life areas such as child care, health, and support for the elderly and disabled.\n\nThe results for the households at the bottom of the income distribution are astoundingly good, especially in contrast to the mean-spirited neglect that now passes for American social policy. The U.S. spends less than almost all rich countries on social services for the poor and disabled, and it gets what it pays for: the highest poverty rate among the rich countries and an exploding prison population. Actually, by shunning public spending on health, the U.S. gets much less than it pays for, because its dependence on private health care has led to a ramshackle system that yields mediocre results at very high costs.
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There was recently a survey of the best countries to live in in the world. The top few were norway, switzerland, australia, sweden, canada - the US was about 8th I believe.
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b. western Scandinavia
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The world's richest country is actually Luxembourg, with a per-capita GDP (gross domestic product) of $ 55,600. Second is Norway ($ 42,400), third is the United States ($ 42,000). San Marino ($ 34,600) and Switzerland ($ 35,300) are fourth and fifth, respectively.  \n\nAccording to wikipedia, GDP "defined as the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time." It is computed as:\n\nGDP = consumption + investment + government spending + (exports − imports)
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They are capitalists. The government tends toward socialist. They are known as social-capitalists.\n\nSome governments/economies like Germany, France and Italy have not kept pace with the US which is considered very capitalism driven. Others, Norway, Sweden and especially Canada, have done exceptionally well.\n\nI've always said the most socialistic country in the world is the US because no country has as much regulation as America. Karl Marx would be proud of all this regulation.
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Im danish, but have lived in Malmö for some time. I can say that 700euro a month is high, eventhough it includes rent, electricity and hot water. In Denmark, which is more expensive, I live for around 550 euro a month for everything including food. And thats including a good night in the city once in a while (btw, itll be a pain trying to get alchohol, since its soo expensive).\n\nI really dont know much about the city, but in generel theres very little crime in the smaller swedish communities (can end up being quite dull, if its too small).\n\nAbout calling proffessors, i would start by adressing them correctly, and im sure they'll let you know if they want you to call them something else. At my university its generally unformal with lectors, but professors like get the respect they deserver..atleast untill they know you :)\n\nOhh, and swedish TV suck (imo). But the government believes that the internet helps educate its citizens,   so you can get a 20mbit connection for peanuts. From stockholm runs a 20gbit fiber-optic cable to France, and across the atlantic, so accessing american sites shouldnt take too long time.
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see in\nhttp://www.citymayors.com/economics/richest_cities.html\nRank Cities Wage index \n1  Zurich 100.0 \n2  Basel 95.8 \n3  Geneva 88.5 \n4  Oslo 86.2 \n5  Lugano 85.1 \n6  Luxembourg 82.0 \n7  Copenhagen 79.9 \n8  Dublin 73.6 \n9  Chicago 72.8 \n10  New York 70.6 \n11  Tokyo 67.6 \n12  London 65.9 \n13  Los Angeles 65.4 \n14  Frankfurt 63.3 \n15  Helsinki 62.1
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Actually, strictly speaking Finland is not a Scandinavian country, so Oslo (the capital of Norway) is the only correct answer.
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Rank Country GDP - per capita \n1 Luxembourg $ 55,100 \n2 Norway $ 37,800 \n3 United States $ 37,800 \n4 San Marino $ 34,600 \n5 Switzerland $ 32,700 \n6 Denmark $ 31,100 \n7 Iceland $ 30,900 \n8 Austria $ 30,000 \n9 Canada $ 29,800 \n10 Ireland $ 29,600
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Based on data I could find on World Bank assessments of per capita income by country and US poverty definitions, I would estimate that of the 180+ countries in the world, only the 46 nations defined as  "high income" or "upper middle income" are above the US official poverty level.  Keep in mind that poverty level is defined in part by cost of living, which tends to be lower in less-developed nations.
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Canada has been ranked as the best nation to live in from the point of political, cultural, intellectual, the arts, education, civil rights etc for many years running with Norway a close second.  And for political and economic reasons there are more emmigrants from Asia than anywhere else.
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The USA is a great place, but it is egomania to claim we are better than anyone else.\n\nThe EU does a better job providing basic services such as healthcare to its citizens. China has a bigger Army. Japan has a cleaner enviroment, and better education. Dubia has a higher per capita wage.\n\nUSA is good, but not the best
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Bolivia.\n\nThe richest is Brazil.
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Asia and Europe apparently make a lot, too, especially Denmark.
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Hey\ni'm not 100% postive but recently i read that australia is 2nd best when it comes to quality of living, just under sweden.\nI'm from oz and i have to say its awesome!\n-warm climate\n-lots of job opportunites esp labourers\n-low density of population ie not cramped together\n-very high ratio of women:men equality its like 0.92 or something (1 being completly equal)\n-nice, relaxed lifestyle\n-very muliticultural and accepting of others\n-great sense of mateship and friendliness\n\nSo yeh Australia rocks. :)\nhope that helps!
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Well not knowing anything else about the place, a survey done at the University of Leicester concluded that Denmark was the happiest country in the world. I'm not 100% sure exactly how they assess happiness. I think it's simply by asking people "Are you happy with your life" and getting them to answer on a 5 point scale.\n\nIn any case, if you pick Denmark, get ready for socialism and high taxes. If you're a big money earner, expect to pay tax percentages into the 70's (59% is the max income tax but with county taxes and others the amount goes up). But if they're so happy they must be getting something for their money, right?
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Richest Countries in the World \nRank-Country-GDP per capita \n\n1 Luxembourg $ 55,100 \n2 Norway $ 37,800 \n3 United States $ 37,800 \n4 San Marino $ 34,600 \n5 Switzerland $ 32,700 \n6 Denmark $ 31,100 \n7 Iceland $ 30,900 \n8 Austria $ 30,000 \n9 Canada $ 29,800 \n10 Ireland $ 29,600 \n11 Belgium $ 29,100 \n12 Australia $ 29,000 \n13 Netherlands $ 28,600 \n14 Japan $ 28,200 \n15 United Kingdom $ 27,700 \n16 France $ 27,600 \n17 Germany $ 27,600 \n18 Finland $ 27,400 \n19 Monaco $ 27,000 \n20 Sweden $ 26,800