Killer facts about the British standard of living

Average income in the UK is lower than in the Falkland Islands.

Iceland's per capita income is 14 rungs higher than ours.

Norwegians earn 2/3rds more than we do.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryName=Iceland&countryCode=ic&regionCode=eu&rank=20#ic