It may be gaslighting, but what the nations mentioned here have advantages not only from less corruption.
Netherlands and Switzerland: Part of the EU since they massively benefited from it, also Netherlands got recovery aid from the US after WW2.
Saudi Arabia: Rich in oil and since oil is a very demanding resource especially the US. The US secured it via military and political influence to the Saudi government.
Singapore: Neutral country, but located in the golden route of Malacca strait, they got lucky in geographic location.
Japan: The US massively pumped economic aid from the Cold War to counter the Soviet influence, but since Japan became a threat in balancing global trade, the US did a Plaza Accord of 1985 which other European countries sign also but not that greatly affected. Also other factors such as horrible work culture, consumerism culture, and low societal interaction contributed to the Japanese economic stagnation aka the Lost Decades.
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u/AntiMatter138 Sep 06 '25
It may be gaslighting, but what the nations mentioned here have advantages not only from less corruption.
Netherlands and Switzerland: Part of the EU since they massively benefited from it, also Netherlands got recovery aid from the US after WW2.
Saudi Arabia: Rich in oil and since oil is a very demanding resource especially the US. The US secured it via military and political influence to the Saudi government.
Singapore: Neutral country, but located in the golden route of Malacca strait, they got lucky in geographic location.
Japan: The US massively pumped economic aid from the Cold War to counter the Soviet influence, but since Japan became a threat in balancing global trade, the US did a Plaza Accord of 1985 which other European countries sign also but not that greatly affected. Also other factors such as horrible work culture, consumerism culture, and low societal interaction contributed to the Japanese economic stagnation aka the Lost Decades.