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Radio 4,11 Dec 2025,9 mins

Europe vs the US: How do they compare?

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President Trump has described Europe as a 鈥渄ecaying鈥 group of nations led by 鈥渨eak鈥 people, saying it was being "destroyed" by immigration, which was 鈥渞uining" Europe's heritage. The new US National Security Strategy says the US must 鈥渃ultivate resistance鈥 within Europe to its "current trajectory" which has set it on a path of "civilisational erasure" - a document which describes itself as 鈥渁 roadmap to ensure America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history and the home of freedom on earth鈥. The World At One's Sarah Montague and PM's Evan Davis consider "Europe versus America" - how do they compare, in income, job opportunities, life expectancy, literacy, and quality of life and happiness?

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