Saturday, June 2, 2012

Country With the Highest Quality of Life

If you are curious to know in which countries people are most happy, then here is your answer. Listed below are 10 countries with the highest quality of life.
Factors included in determining are: income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.

Luxembourg:



In Luxembourg, the average person makes 35,321 USD a year, more than the OECD average of 22,387USD a year. 65 percent of the people aged 15 to 64 have a job, close to OECD employment average of 66 percent. In terms of literacy, 77 percent of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high-school degree, more than the OECD average of 74 percent. Life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg is 81 years, a year higher than the OECD average of 80 years. There is a strong sense of community and a good civic participation in Luxembourg where 95 percent of people believe that there is someone on whom they can count on in time of need. Voter turnout, which is a good indicator of public trust in government, was 91 percent in the recent elections. OECD average is 73 percent
In general, people in Luxembourg are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 74 percent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.

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