Applying for unemployment assistance amidst the pandemic:
Germany: apply online, money on bank account within 6 days.
US: 4 days to reach someone to explain what the procedure is, application has to be sent by *fax*, wait weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/nyregion/coronavirus-ny-unemployment-benefits.html#click=https://t.co/PCygPCqbvy

Switzerland: 1minute to complete and send the form, money on bank account within 30mn.

Actually this conflates unemployment and small business assistance, so perhaps comparing apples and oranges, but differences in administrative capacity seem really stark nevertheless.