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Average cost of a losing campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2012: $540,022 (1)

Average cost of a winning campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2012: $1,567,379

Average cost of a losing campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate, 2012: $7,434,819

Average cost of a winning campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate, 2012: $11,474,362

Median number of paid vacations days in Germany: 30 (2)

Median number of paid vacation days in the United States: 15

Median number of paid vacation days left unused by people in Germany: 0

Median number of paid vacation days left unused by people in the United States: 4

Total miles driven in the United States, 2014: 3.136 trillion (3)

Extra hours the average American rush-hour commuter wasted due to congested traffic, 2014: 42 (4)

Cost of congestion in wasted time and fuel, 2014: $160 billion

Percentage of eighth-graders proficient in math, 2015: 33 (5)

Average pay per hour of those with bachelor’s degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers: $35 (6)

Average pay per hour of those with bachelor’s degrees in non-STEM careers: $28

U.S. Federal funding for The National Endowment for the Arts, 2012: $146 million (7)

Arts and cultural productions’ contribution to the U.S economy, 2012: $698 billion (8)

Average cost of normal delivery of a baby in the United States: $10,002 (9)

Average cost of normal delivery of a baby in the Netherlands: $2,824 

The United States’ ranking out of 179 countries on the 2015 Mothers’ Index, which measures the well-being of mothers and their children: 33 (10)

The Netherlands’ ranking out of 179 countries on the 2015 Mothers’ Index: 6

Number of times Geoff Barrow’s music was streamed, 2015: 34 Million (11)

Money he earned for total streams, after tax: $2,407

Age group in the United Kingdom that reports highest level of happiness: 65-79 (12)

Age group in the United Kingdom that reports lowest level of happiness: 45-59

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Kate Stringer is a senior writer and digital producer at The 74 Media and a former editorial intern at 大象传媒

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Keith Barbalato is a former editorial intern for 大象传媒

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