The U.S. government seems to be worse than the others.

For instance when Europeans hear how much it costs to build a subway in the U.S. often they are shocked. Heck, the Green Party in my town got shocked when it heard how much it costs to build a bus shelter.

Also government is involved in healthcare in other countries too. The difference is that our government spends more than the others and then the private sector spends more money on top of that.

Thus government itself is not a problem so much as the U.S. government is particularly broken.