Many things can stress us out in our day to day lives, but no matter where you live in the world, it’s likely that finances are right up there.
From making sure you have enough money coming in to pay the bills, covering the costs of living and even just making sure that you have a job, money can be one of the world’s biggest stressors. But which countries have things the worst?
Note that for the comparison we’ve stuck to developed countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Stressed score
6.70 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$758
Unemployment rate - 20.06%
House price - US$1,518 per m²
Monthly rent - US$726
Monthly living cost - US$2,345
Stressed score
6.37 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$320
Unemployment rate - 15.20%
House price - US$1,128 per m²
Monthly rent - US$412
Monthly living cost - US$1,347
Stressed score
6.35 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$881
Unemployment rate - 16.20%
House price - US$1,690 per m²
Monthly rent - US$626
Monthly living cost - US$2,545
Stressed score
3.57 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$3,556
Unemployment rate - 6.70%
House price - US$2,865 per m²
Monthly rent - US$1,948
Monthly living cost - US$3,313
Stressed score
3.75 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$3,611
Unemployment rate - 6.84%
House price - US$5,249 per m²
Monthly rent - US$1,766
Monthly living cost - US$3,540
Stressed score
3.76 / 10
Average
Monthly salary - US$3,634
Unemployment rate - 5.90%
House price - US$5,135 per m²
Monthly rent - US$1,671
Monthly living cost - US$3,984
Key
Rate Country Average Monthly Salary (USD) Unemployment Rate Average House Price (three bed) per square metre (USD) Average Monthly Rent (USD) Average Monthly Cost of Living (family of four) Overall score
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We analysed each OECD country on the following five factors, giving each country a normalised score out of 10 for each factor, before taking a weighted average score across all five factors, with 50% weighting for the average salary and 50% for the remaining four factors.
The average monthly wage for according to Numbeo, as of June 21st 2021.
The unemployment rate for November 2020 (the most recent month for which data for all nations was available) according to OECD data, measured in numbers of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force (the total number of unemployed people plus those in employment) and is seasonally adjusted.
Average house price (three bed) per m2
Average monthly rent
Average monthly cost of living (family of four)
Each of the above factors were sourced from Numbeo, as of June 21st 2021.