[jplrssn]

It's a good question. If that were the case, I would have expected to also see other oil rich countries at the top of those rankings.

[thrw42A8N]

Norway is uniquely located among those, though.

[vlovich123]

It’s uniqueness is more how they manage their petrol dollars through a government investment fund rather than subsidizing government services directly or giving back the money to buy popular support like you see in Alaska.

[tharmas]

Yes, well managed indeed! Far superior to what the Canadians did with their oil wealth. The Norwegians negotiated a good price for their oil. The Canadians practically gave it away. https://thetyee.ca/Series/2012/08/01/Norway-Petro-Wealth-Ser...