
The Nordics Have Low Inequality Mostly Because of Welfare
The Nordic countries have far less economic inequality than the United States. Most of the difference is due to the Nordics’ welfare states.
Chance Phillips is an economics PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master’s in political science. He also freelances as a reporter and essayist.

The Nordic countries have far less economic inequality than the United States. Most of the difference is due to the Nordics’ welfare states.