Why are there so many social problems in the richest country in the world?

To name but a few, the USA scores lowly in all of the following compared to countries like Japan or Scandinavia (and most of western Europe to a lesser extent):



1) Crime

2) Teenage pregnancy

3) Health/life expectancy

4) Poverty and low income

5) Long working hours culture / less paid hoilday

6) Educational achievement/literacy rates

7) Obesity

8) Environmental pollution e.g. CO2 per capita, recycling

9) Public transport and renewable energyWhy are there so many social problems in the richest country in the world?Interesting Question!! I think it's because in poorer countries people keep to themselves. For example, in the phillipines where i lived, parents would get mad if a teen had a baby because they can't afford it. Obesity occurs in America because people have enough food and people usually take for granted their health. As for Pollution, In phillipines our pollution was so bad I couldn't find a spot of soil that did not have a plastic bag buried or on top of it!Why are there so many social problems in the richest country in the world?The overall blanket answer is population.



The next on the list mentioned, in terms of population, is Japan, and it has less than half of our population!



No other country on earth has such a diverse range of people, nor do they have a middle class like the U.S.



How is No. 5 a problem? Don't you want to succeed?