What do these 49 countries have in common:
- 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
- Puerto Rico
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Saint Helena
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Wallis and Futuna
Answer: According to the CIA World Factbook they all have a higher life expectancy at birth than the United States.
By comparison, here are the top 25 countries by per capita spending on health care in US dollars:
# 1 United States: 4,271
# 2 Switzerland: 3,857
# 3 Norway: 3,182
# 4 Denmark: 2,785
# 5 Luxembourg: 2,731
# 6 Iceland: 2,701
# 7 Germany: 2,697
# 8 France: 2,288
# 9 Japan: 2,243
# 10 Netherlands: 2,173
# 11 Sweden: 2,145
# 12 Belgium: 2,137
# 13 Austria: 2,121
# 14 Canada: 1,939
# 15 Australia: 1,714
# 16 Finland: 1,704
# 17 Italy: 1,676
# 18 United Kingdom: 1,675
# 19 Israel: 1,607
# 20 Ireland: 1,569
# 21 United Arab Emirates: 1,428
# 22 New Zealand: 1,163
# 23 Spain: 1,043
# 24 Greece: 965
# 25 Portugal: 859
Glad we’re getting our money’s worth.
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