Many people like to travel the world to see for themselves not only the famous monuments of architecture and art, but also the lives of other people entirely.How is life with the Americans, the Italians and New Zealanders?Better than us, or vice versa?After all, perhaps, everyone dreams to live where good?
annual rankings of the living standards of the world.It takes into account various parameters that affect the quality of life.Since the level of the economy as a whole, and ending at the number of mobile phones per person.
So scientists The Legatum Institute ranked countries in terms of life and prosperity on the basis of not only numerical indices (climatic, economic, environmental, and so on. D.), And also taking into account the views of residents of countries resulting from the polls.Recently revealed such important criteria as the social life of the country, comfortable living, people's attitude towards foreigners, freedom of movement and in the conduct of business, and many others.
So, here represented countries with high living standards, which occupy the first fifteen positions in the ranking.
15. Austria
This country occupies the fifteenth place in the ranking.Nevertheless, it is here that the highest level of education throughout the world.Thus, over 80% of Austrian citizens aged 25 to 65 have at least secondary education.In addition, residents of the country are known for their strong sense of community.More than 90% believe that in difficult times will be able to rely on any of the countrymen.
average income Austrian families is 28 852 000 dollars a year.
14. Germany
The position of the above are the Germans.It is known to be hard-working people.There is almost full employment, no unemployment.About 80% of people aged between 15 and 65 years of work in paid positions.
In Germany, a fairly high life expectancy (81 year).And the average salary - 30 721 thousand dollars a year.
In addition, surveys have shown that 75% of Germans feel the day is much more positive emotions (such as joy, pride for their achievements, a sense of calm, and others), rather than the negative.
13. Iceland Iceland
previously occupied the twelfth position (ranking of countries in terms of life, created in 2012).Today, however, some indicators have worsened it.But despite this, the country is booming, and is considered one of the nicest places to live comfortably.Ecology in Iceland at a very high level.There remained a huge amount of forests, and therefore citizens breathe clean air.
average income of the Icelandic family is $ 23,047 per person.
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Ireland The Irish are renowned for their friendliness and good humor.They are - "one big family", and can rely on each other in a difficult situation.And do not forget to work and build their personal lives.Thus, Ireland gained the most points in the category of "the balance between personal and professional life."
average income of the population - 24 104 US dollars per year (per person).
11. United States
Unlike previous years, the United States lost ground and today is not up to tenth place in the rankings.However, the Americans have the best performance in terms of "security" and "housing."And also the highest in the world average per capita income - 38 001 thousand dollars a year.
10. Luxembourg
ten rankings opens Luxembourg.The country has received the highest in the categories of "ecology" and "health" (the level of contamination of the atmosphere here is within PM10).In addition, it features the highest life expectancy - 81.Luxembourgers are confident in the future, satisfied with the policy and actively participate in the elections (91% of the country).
average wage is 23 047 000 USD per year.
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Netherlands In the Netherlands, work less - only 1379 hours per year.However, the average income is much higher than in other countries - 25 493 thousand dollars a year.The country has also received a large number of points for education programs.
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Finland In Finland, a very high level of education and knowledge in general.Thus, the average Finnish student scored 543 points in math, literacy and science.This is a very strong performance.According to surveys, more than 80% of Finns are satisfied with their standard of living.
average income of each family member here is 25,739 thousand dollars.
7. Australia
Over the years, the country's performance plummeted.So, with a third place (ranking of countries in terms of life, created in 2012) Australia has moved to seventh.
but still are high performance in categories such as "housing", "health", "civic engagement".All this makes the state-continent one of the most comfortable and happiest countries.
Life expectancy - 82 years, and the income - 28 884 thousand dollars a year.
6. Denmark
The country has the highest scores in the category of "life satisfaction": 90% of the citizens are happy and feel every day a lot of positive emotions.The strong performance in the ranking of "balance between personal life and work."Danes manage everything.
Annual income is 24 682 000 dollars.
5. New Zealand
in the country are actively using renewable energy sources.It is much more common than in other countries.Here, a high level of knowledge in the natural sciences and humanities.Among other things, the results of examination in women is higher than men.
median income - $ 21 892.
4. Sweden
high level of education: 90% of the population have a high school diploma.A high level of environmental clean air and drinking water.The median income - $ 26 242.
3. Canada
There are a lot of immigrants, which indicates a high level of life.After all, if it was bad, no one would not go to Canada.At the highest level are the education, health and the environment.But crime is very low, so many are emigrating here for the sake of peace and security.The country has a high level of social support and a good enough salary.Thus, the median - 38 $ 194 per year.
2. Switzerland
Almost all indicators of well-being of the country is very high.This applies to the level of education, and life expectancy, and quality of living conditions, health and others.Excellent performance in the general curriculum of the OECD.High life expectancy.No unemployment and crime.Average household income - $ 30,060 a year.
1. Norway
So, tops the list of countries in terms of life in Norway.The first place the country has received thanks to its social and economic indicators.Also the evaluation of natural resources.For example, 5% of the country is clear and clean waters, 23% - vast forests, wildlife that is under heavy guard.
In Norway, not only favorable environmental conditions, but also the high standard of living.The country guarantees a reliable and safe public transport, postal services, ground and air connections.There are no problems with the power supply.High quality of housing, and at very affordable prices.The median income - $ 31,459 a year.
Unfortunately, Russia is not even in the top twenty of the happiest countries in the world.Our country ranks only 61 in the ranking.The main problem, according to polls, is safe.More than half of respondents are afraid of the night in the street.
