Only the Nordic countries have higher ratios.
Germany, France, Italy, and Japan all had higher ratios.
Bullish analysts also predict that the group will have higher ratios of price to cash flow.
Truss says the plans will improve care as the higher ratios can only apply where better qualified staff are present.
Given the possibility of slightly higher ratios, I still feel that 10 to 18 inches is the best call for New York City onto Long Island.
Some types of businesses have consistently higher ratios, and emerging-countries tend to have more of them.
The concern is that with higher ratios loans to households and firms would be in short supply or too costly.
But many economists would consider even that ratio scandalously low, and there is growing political momentum for higher ratios.
Admittedly, other countries, like Japan and Italy, have far higher ratios and no one can know the precise level of net debt to G.D.P. at which the United States will lose its reputation for financial integrity.
Claire Burgess, early years consultant for Norland, the early years training college, said that while she backed any move that would improve qualifications for carers, she was against higher ratios.
"Indeed, many of the largest childcare providers in England already operate higher ratios in Ireland and Scotland, but no one is suggesting quality has suffered there as a result.
