[Maceman]

In May 2002, Reuters reported on a survey conducted by the Swedish Research Institute of Trade, known in Sweden by the acronym HUI. According to the article:

Swedes, usually perceived in Europe as a comfortable, middle class lot, are poorer than African Americans, the most economically-deprived group in the United States

"Black people, who have the lowest income in the United States, now have a higher standard of living than an ordinary Swedish household," the HUI economists said.

If Sweden were a U.S. state, it would be the poorest, measured by household gross income before taxes, [the report authors] said.

[GJones2]

I expected it to be better by most measurements, but was surprised at just how well the United States stacks up compared with other countries in disposable income, well above Sweden by all measurements (even with stats computed before the Trump boost to the economy) -- "Disposable household and per capita income" Wikipedia]

[GJones2]

2015 Per Capita Purchasing Parity

1 United States 46,903
2 Switzerland 38,469
3 Norway 37,729
4 Australia 36,156
5 Germany 35,935
6 Austria 34,491
7 France 32,057
8 Belgium 31,971
9 Sweden 31,276

[Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income