bust Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Thailand comes in at 93 Australia ranks second-best in the world for its quality of life, the UN annual survey says. Photo: Rob Homer Australia has been ranked as the second-best country in the world for its quality of life by a UN report that assessed economic, education and life-expectancy data. The nation's "Human Development Index" (HDI) was measured at 0.935 out of a maximum score of one, coming second to Norway and beating Switzerland, which has held on to third place in 2015's annual report. The top three rankings, Norway, Australia and Switzerland, are unchanged from a year ago. The score was calculated by crunching data on what the UN says are the "three basic dimensions of human development". They are: life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling and standard of living, which is measured by gross national income per capita. Australians can expect to live on average to about 82 1/2 years, have a mean 13 years of schooling and the gross national income per person is $58,618. And despite Australian women living on average four years longer and spending more time hitting the books, men's average gross national income was significantly higher at $70,620 compared with the woman's average of $46,727. In Norway, the only country ranked higher than Australia, life expectancy was lower at 81.6 years and the mean years of schooling were 12.6 but citizens enjoy a much bigger slice of the national pie. The gross national income per capita in the number-one country was a whopping $US64,992 ($90,148), dwarfing the $US680 measured in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which came in way down the list of 188 countries at 176. A steady increase in Australia's HDI has been revealed by the report, with growth averaging 0.32 between 1990 and 2014. Australia's trans-Tasman neighbours didn't fare as well, with New Zealand slipping from seventh spot to a joint ninth position with Canada. The UK came in at number 14 in the HDI report. THE UN'S INTERNATIONAL SCORECARD 1. Norway 2. Australia 3. Switzerland 4. Denmark 5. Netherlands 6. Germany 7. Ireland 8. United States 9. tie between Canada and New Zealand 11. Singapore http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/australia-ranks-secondbest-in-the-world-for-quality-of-life-un-study-says-20151217-glqi0l.html#ixzz3uu2SY5ku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm surprised NZ made it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Thailand at 93, Laos at 141. Then why do I like Laos so much? Must be that - life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling and standard of living, are skewed to Feminine outlooks on life - whereas I'd like to propose: availability of cold beer biddable ladies and a bit of peace and quiet for a ripe old retirement These would be better criteria, now let's see UN sponsored survey, that takes into account men's concerns 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 They should also take in; cost of living, access to international travel, acceptance of foreignors, etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 And English ...extra points if they speak English, not some wog language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Somewhat different results on this one. How the fark did Saudi Arabia become #6 in quality of life, beating Oz, the US, Netherlands, Canada, NZ etc? http://www.numbeo.co..._by_country.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looks like I will have to put up wih the horrible quality of life I have, or move to Saudi Arabia ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 norway? half the year in darkness if you live up north! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 norway? half the year in darkness if you live up north! And farkin cold for much of the time, and wet, and miserable, and expensive. Quite refugee friendly though. Strong social provisions etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 how do they get these lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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