If you had to choose between being a middle-class person from Western, developed country or being a billionaire from a developing country, which identity would you prefer and why?

A middle class person from a country like Norway/Iceland anyday!  Thanks for the A2A. A billionaire from India is : i) Constantly facing allegations of corruption, stashing black money abroad, funding illicit politics and crony capitalism. (How true they are, is another story) ii) Is worried about his taxes. iii) Has social workers and NGOs often protesting against him/his company/products etc. A middle-class citizen from Norway/other Scandanavian country enjoys: i) A high Human Development and Happiness Index. ii) Good quality food, healthcare, education and public transport for affordable prices (Sometimes free too) iii) Very little red-tape in travelling within Europe (in particular) and the World (in general). Countries and territories with visa-free or visa-on-arrival entries for holders of regular Indian passports For Indians, Orange -  India  Dark Green - Visa free  Light Green - Visa issued upon arrival Blue - Electronic authorisation or eVisa Grey - Visa required prior to arrival For Danish citizens, Here is a mind boggling fact: One in every ten Icelanders is a published author. TV channels in Iceland broadcast book reviews at Prime Time and TV soaps at other times. Lucrative, eh?

Not having seen either Norway, Sweden or China I do not have first hand information about life in those countries. That itself is a point in their favor. Money has never been my criteria for anything. Between china and western country, I am more comfortable with thinking of people in china (eastern philosophy), so western country wins on this account. Any western country is okay with me. If I were to leave comfort of India, the alternative should have challenges I have never imagined to exist. That should make life interesting for me. I am not an ambitious man. I love variety of experiences. I would rather enjoy life than achieve anything. Thanks for A to A Mohan.