Norway's big government, oil nationalized, criminal coddling welfare state has the number one economy in the world but their CEOs make a lot less money. Here are some statistics from this article.
Indicator U.S. Norway Year
Average CEO Compensation $5.5 Million $1 Million 2006
Hours Worked Per Year 1,775 1,424 2007
Bond Rating AAA+ AAA 2012
Life-Expectancy 78.5 80.3 2012
Employment Protections Lowest 6th 2012
Hourly Wage Indicator 112.4 132.1 2011
Unemployment Over 1 Year 32.2% 13.7% 2012
Poverty 24.4% 13.3% Late 2000s
Children in Poverty 20.6% 4.6% 2008
Educational Deprivation Index 4.8% 1.0% 2006
Infant Mortality 6.8% 3.1% 2005
Bullying 11.9% 9.4% 2008
Teen Births per 1,000 50 9.4 2005
Total Carbon Dioxide 6,802,225 53,896 2010
Obesity Rates 33.9% 10% 2011
GDP 9th 4th 2009
Education Index 23rd 7th 2007
Reading 17th 12th 2008
Math 31st 21st 2008
Science 23rd 24th 2008