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.

  • escapedgoat@lemmy.world
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    19 days 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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      19 days ago

      I dont understand how anyone could criticize a per-capita statistic. It is completely logical to compare coutries by size. Or if not, we need to start talking about China being number one in almost everything in the world. Just having many people who contribute relatively little doesnt make your country more generous.

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        19 days ago

        Because when it’s going away, the absolute number matters. I don’t think anyone disagrees here; just looking at it from different angles.

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      19 days ago

      The whole point of breaking down per capita is to account for the US having 4 times the population of Germany. It doesn’t even get to GDP per capita (which is lower in Germany).