@em_swsurrey@mastodonapp.uk ALT TEXT: EU VS US Comparison Life expectaity: citizens in the EU live on average 82 years, compared to 78 years in the US. infant mortality rates—the EU records 3.3 deaths per 1,000 births, while the US faces a higher figure of 5.6. The poverty rate in the EU is 15%, slightly lower than the US at 18%, Public debt: the EU averages 81% of GDP, compared to the US at 120%. Wealth distribution: the top 1% in the US holding 40% of wealth, significantly higher than the EU’s ~25%. Student debt: virtually nonexistent in the EU, but averaging $40,000 in the US. The US records 5 homicides per 100,000 people, more than double the EU’s 2 Prison population is nearly five times larger. Workplace safety: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 workers in the US compared to 1.63 in the EU. Women in the workforce is higher in the EU at 71%, compared to 57% in the US. Workplace deaths/100k: EU 1.63 US 3.5