UK vs USA

The UK is ten years ahead of the USA.

UK

Average wage... $41,165
Average hours worked per year...1652
Average wage per hour worked...$24.91
Minimum wage...$21,262
Paid holiday per year...4.8 weeks
Number of people sleeping rough short term...487
Number of people sleeping rough long term...0
Gun deaths per 100,000 people...0.41
National debt...43%
WHO ranking...18th
Number of people dieing of cancer per 100,000 per year...253.5
Child maltreatment deaths per 100,000 children...0.4
Universities > Top 100 (per capita)...9th
Education Science...4th
Education Maths...7th
Education English...7th

USA

Average wage... $38,651
Average hours worked per year...1777
Average wage per hour worked...$21.75
Minimum wage...$12,168
Paid holiday per year...0 to 9 days
Number of people sleeping rough short term...1.5 million
Number of people sleeping rough long term...860,000
Gun deaths per 100,000 people...14.24
National debt...61%
WHO ranking...37th
Number of people dieing of cancer per 100,000 per year...321.9
Child maltreatment deaths per 100,000 children...2.2
Universities > Top 100 (per capita)...13th
Education Science...14th
Education Maths...18th
Education English...15th


http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/AWI.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt
http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

  The final stats sheet.