• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Wow, one of the few times I get to be proud of lil ol’ Belgium.

    I often joke with family that we live in the best country in the world by default. Not because it’s a paradise by any stretch of the imagination but because the rest of the world went to shit faster than we did.

    So far…

    • Ben Matthews@sopuli.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Hmm, surprised it’s that much lower - wonder why? Maybe 1% in .be hide wealth in .lu , and fgov is not good at tracing it. Also chateaux in the south of belgium seem relatively cheap (wrt elsewhere).

      • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
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        9 months ago

        Probably because of the indexing system that automatically raises everyone’s wages.

    • nikt@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      Also Portugal! I’m consistently pleasantly surprised every time i read or hear something about that country. And I’ve still never been.

    • blubton@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      In the Netherlands we always outperform you stupid Belgians. As you can see, we are higher than you on this map too!