And the best country to live in is …
Norway tops U.N. quality-of-life list; U.S. is 13th, while Niger finishes last
updated 11:11 a.m. CT, Mon., Oct . 5, 2009
BANGKOK – Norway enjoys the world’s highest quality of life, while Niger suffers the lowest, a U.N. agency said Monday, as it released a ranking that highlights the wide disparities in well-being between rich and poor countries.
The annual Human Development Index, unveiled in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Program, takes into account life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and per capita gross domestic product in 182 countries.
“A child born in Niger can expect to live to just over 50 years, which is 30 years less than a child born in Norway. Furthermore, the differences in per capita income are huge for every dollar earned per person in Niger, US$85 are earned in Norway,” UNDP said.
Norway was followed by Australia and Iceland on the list, which drew on statistics dating from 2007, before Iceland was hit hard in global economic crisis. Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rounded out the bottom of the ranking.
The United States was listed 13th.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com
Yeah! Let’s all move to Norway!
…or Australia (nicer weather)
Norway is pretty far from the US. It would cost a lot of money to move there from Bronx.
France and Holland are 8th and 6th , interesting
Australia and Canada are 2nd and 4th , Iceland is 3rd , but with the credit crunch , might have slipped down a bit .
Norway is a very expensive country , but i guess their wages are also higher than in my country
I wonder how difficult it is to immigrate to Norway. Can’t be more difficult than trying to (legally) immigrate to the US. Unless you marry a US citizen, legal immigration to the US is a stupidly byzantine process. No wonder people would rather do it illegally.