How well off are Americans compared to the rest of the world? Fun facts. (opens in new tab)

When I took at look at the data I was a bit surprised. We hear a lot about the US being the richest country in the world, but the data was a shock. Using a global measure, it’s not hard to be wealthy. These figures come from global income distribution analyses and calculators using World Bank and UN data. Net worth Based on the latest global income and wealth distribution data, the approximate cutoffs for the 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles are: 50th percentile (median global income): ≈ $3,0...