{"id":313,"date":"2009-10-06T08:24:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T12:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.folsoms.net\/wordpress\/?p=313"},"modified":"2009-10-06T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T12:24:49","slug":"what-do-these-49-countries-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.folsoms.net\/wordpress\/?p=313","title":{"rendered":"What do these 49 countries have in common:"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Macau\n<\/li>\n<li>Andorra<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>San Marino<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>Guernsey<\/li>\n<li>Israel<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Anguilla<\/li>\n<li>Cayman Islands<\/li>\n<li>Bermuda<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Gibraltar<\/li>\n<li>Monaco<\/li>\n<li>Liechtenstein<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Austria<\/li>\n<li>Faroe Islands<\/li>\n<li>Malta<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/li>\n<li>Virgin Islands<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Finland<\/li>\n<li>Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Isle of Man<\/li>\n<li>Korea, South<\/li>\n<li>European Union<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Saint Helena<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Wallis and Futuna<\/li>\n<p>Answer:  According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/rankorder\/2102rank.html?countryName=United%20States&#038;countryCode=us&#038;regionCode=na&#038;rank=50#us\">CIA World Factbook <\/a>they all have a higher life expectancy at birth than the United States.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, here are the top 25 countries by per capita spending on health care in US dollars:<\/p>\n<p># 1   \tUnited States:\t4,271<br \/>\n# 2   \tSwitzerland:\t3,857<br \/>\n# 3   \tNorway:\t           3,182<br \/>\n# 4   \tDenmark:\t2,785<br \/>\n# 5   \tLuxembourg:\t2,731<br \/>\n# 6   \tIceland:\t           2,701<br \/>\n# 7   \tGermany:\t2,697<br \/>\n# 8   \tFrance:\t           2,288<br \/>\n# 9   \tJapan:\t           2,243<br \/>\n# 10   \tNetherlands:\t2,173<br \/>\n# 11   \tSweden:\t2,145<br \/>\n# 12   \tBelgium: \t2,137<br \/>\n# 13   \tAustria:\t           2,121<br \/>\n# 14   \tCanada:\t           1,939<br \/>\n# 15   \tAustralia:\t1,714<br \/>\n# 16   \tFinland:\t           1,704<br \/>\n# 17   \tItaly:\t           1,676<br \/>\n# 18   \tUnited Kingdom:\t1,675<br \/>\n# 19   \tIsrael:\t           1,607<br \/>\n# 20   \tIreland:\t1,569<br \/>\n# 21   \tUnited Arab Emirates:\t1,428<br \/>\n# 22   \tNew Zealand:\t1,163<br \/>\n# 23   \tSpain:\t1,043<br \/>\n# 24   \tGreece:\t965<br \/>\n# 25   \tPortugal:\t859 <\/p>\n<p>Glad we&#8217;re getting our money&#8217;s worth.<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macau Andorra Japan Singapore San Marino Hong Kong Australia Canada France Sweden Switzerland Guernsey Israel Iceland Anguilla Cayman Islands Bermuda New Zealand Italy Gibraltar Monaco Liechtenstein Spain Norway Jersey Greece Austria Faroe Islands Malta Netherlands Luxembourg Germany Belgium Saint Pierre and Miquelon Virgin Islands United Kingdom Finland Jordan Isle of Man Korea, South European Union 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