Childhood Cost Comparison
The same childhood priced in four countries side by side, stage by stage — the same eighteen years costing an order of magnitude apart.
The same eighteen years of childhood costs a US family several times what it costs a German one and an order of magnitude more than a Nigerian one — the same stages, priced completely differently.
Childhood Cost Comparison
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It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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