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August 13, 2013

How Long Does it Take to Earn $1M in Different Countries?

How long would it take for an average person to earn a million dollars?

To find out, the Economist looked at how much the main breadwinner in an average household makes each year (before tax).

 

130802 How Long It Takes to Be a Millionaire

 

On this measure, America creates the swiftest millionaires, and also the most (around 5m households, or 4% of the total). South of the border, Mexicans can expect to work for three centuries to earn the same amount.

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