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by keiferski 357 days ago
Switzerland appears to have the highest of them all, and certainly isn’t socialist, although it’s definitely democratic.
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How is its safety net? My Swiss colleagues say there’s decent support re: housing, etc
San Marino has a +6.4
Ah I didn’t see that. It also looks like Andorra is above Switzerland.

That said, those are two micro states, so I’m not sure how applicable they are to larger countries. Switzerland isn’t huge but it also isn’t tiny.

The one near Switzerland is Liechtenstein

Microstates seem to do great, I also missed Monaco with a +7.1, Andorra is between France and Spain with a +4.7

Sure it isn't a socialist country, but many Swiss policies would be considered socialist in US politics, eg: if you are sick/ill you receive 80% of your salary for 720 days.