Map: How 35 countries compare on child poverty (the U.S. is ranked 34th)
1 out of 5 children in the US are in poverty.
Face it, America kind of sucks.
1 out of 5 children in the US are in poverty.
The poor U.S. showing in this data may reflect growing income inequality. According to one metric of inequality, a statistical measurement called the gini coefficient, the U.S. economy is one of the most unequal in the developed world. This would explain why the United States, on child poverty, is ranked between Bulgaria and Romania, though Americans are on average six times richer than Bulgarians and Romanians.
Face it, America kind of sucks.