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OECD CountriesGov't spending as % of GDPHappiness Score
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Australia37.200193837.057
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Austria51.979424856.905
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Belgium54.58201576.894
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Canada42.49147696.900
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Chile27.394480936.360
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Colombia35.040037895.695
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Costa Rica18.437258556.955
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Czech Republic43.740527246.822
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Denmark46.832419237.583
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Estonia43.101703026.448
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Finland56.648835487.741
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France56.989393996.609
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Germany48.380021746.719
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Greece49.858341455.934
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Hungary49.114585026.017
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Iceland45.503079217.525
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Ireland22.65423026.838
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Israel39.000783317.341
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Italy53.799013166.324
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Japan41.16495776.060
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South Korea23.155482866.058
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Latvia42.045801466.234
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Luxembourg48.096008437.122
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Mexico28.671539966.678
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Netherlands43.201333087.319
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New Zealand41.391821237.029
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Norway45.667171447.302
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Poland46.746897086.442
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Portugal42.341764436.030
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Slovakia47.920614076.257
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Slovenia46.478252176.743
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Spain45.305287776.421
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Sweden47.486173217.344
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Switzerland31.952246817.060
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United Kingdom44.171595236.749
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United States36.278671616.725
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Note: Removed Lithuania and Turkey due to missing data
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Note: Cells are green if value is higher than US value, red if value is lower
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Note: By my count, 16 countries have higher values for both spending and happiness than the US
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