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For the purposes of comparison the broader definition of Europe will be used. A sovereign state must meet at least one of the following criteria to be included: Be a recognised European state by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe
This is a list of countries by Internet connection speed for average and median data transfer rates for Internet access by end-users. The difference between average and median speeds is the way individual measurements are aggregated.
Because Norway's largest cities have received signals from Sweden's two national TV channels since the 1960s through private antennas [citation needed], Norwegians generally have a better grasp of Swedish than vice versa; Sweden did not receive Norwegian TV until decades later. [citation needed]
Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
However, during the Winter War between Finland and Russia in 1939–1940, Sweden did support Finland and declared itself "non combatant" rather than neutral. Compared with large parts of Europe, the Nordic region got off lightly during the World War II, which partially explains its strong post-war economic development.
The U.S. has the biggest economy in the world by a wide margin, with an annual GDP that is nearly as big as the next three countries combined, according to Worldometer.com. But when it comes to...
For comparison, there was no drop in union membership in the private sector in Sweden. In other countries drops included: [9] 2% in Canada, 3% in Norway, 6% in West Germany, 7% in Switzerland, 9% in Austria, 14% in the United Kingdom, 15% in Italy.
Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress: 2015 OECD Better Life Index, ranked 1 out of 36 countries [5] The Legatum Institute: 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index, ranked 1 out of 142 countries [6]