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).

 

 

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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