Why Are Small European Countries So Damn Rich????????

This is true for Liechtenstein, Monaco, Ireland, Estonia, and Switzerland.

Maybe it's because only rich people can afford to live there, like in Monaco.

>>2
How did those rich people come to be?
It's not like they struck oil, except in the North Sea.

>>2
Is it like a high-end residential area in Japan?

>>5
So, why can they become rich?
It's not like Swiss people have a much higher IQ than Japanese people.

>>11
Is that like asking why rich people live in high-end residential areas?

I heard it's because their tax systems are super favorable.

Maybe it's the other way around; they survived because they were rich.

>>4
Why were they rich?
Except for Monaco, the climate is cold and they can't grow rice.

It's like they're on the scale of a city.

I think it's partly because of how GDP works.

Whether they're truly wealthy is another matter. For example, I think Singapore is a prime example of a "not wealthy country" and you'd probably feel the same if you lived there.

>>8
True, Singaporeans seem busy and feel like "cold-hearted Osakans," but Europeans seem more laid-back. The rich don't fight, I guess.

Like moths to a flame,
Country folks flock to Tokyo.

It's not that the country is rich,
It's that rich people live there.

For Liechtenstein, Monaco, and Switzerland, I have the impression they attract foreign capital with favorable tax systems.
I'm doubtful about Ireland and Estonia being wealthy.

There are many metrics for national power, but "small land area" is a huge disadvantage, as seen in almost every pre-WWII world and still in some regions today where expanding territory is the main goal of war.

Even if salaries are twice that of Americans and three times that of Japanese, if the small land area means they can't have proper farmland and have to import daily food with tariffs, it's tough.
It's not about traveling abroad because you're rich; in a country you can tour in a day, the concept of travel itself doesn't hold.

Of course, GDP doesn't care about that, so a country with high salaries buying wheat at high prices will have a high GDP.

Because they exploit slaves.

It's like if Toyota City in Japan became independent.

No one thinks about making a livable town.

Do you know what the most successful people in Switzerland, like those in finance, do in their lives?

They climb mountains like those in Okutama, Japan. Switzerland doesn't have temperate forests, so they don't have lush, green mountains like those in Tokyo's outskirts.
You often run into Swiss people hiking in Okutama.

Are there any other small countries with blood-soaked relationships like Switzerland and the Habsburgs?

A country that once had to export mercenaries has changed so much.
Did they have some kind of internal policy cheat or a reincarnated genius?

Of course, Japan doesn't have tundra climates, so Swiss people would think, "I want to visit!" When they do, they might say, "I climbed mountains, visited izakayas, and ate so much delicious food in Japan for just 600,000 yen! So cheap!" Meanwhile, we might think, "Can I travel around using youth hostels and eating flour-based food for 600,000 yen...?" That difference is a bit enviable.