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Quality-of-Life Index
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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality of life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries. The index was calculated in 2005 and includes data from 111 countries and territories.
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[edit] Methodology
The survey uses nine quality of life factors to determine a nation's score[1]. They are listed below including the indicators used to represent these factors:
- Health: Life expectancy at birth (in years). Source: US Census Bureau
- Family life: Divorce rate (per 1,000 population), converted into index of 1 (lowest divorce rates) to 5 (highest). Sources: UN; Euromonitor
- Community life: Dummy variable taking value 1 if country has either high rate of church attendance or trade-union membership; zero otherwise. Source: World Values Survey
- Material well being: GDP per person, at PPP in $. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
- Political stability and security: Political stability and security ratings. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
- Climate and geography: Latitude, to distinguish between warmer and colder climates. Source: CIA World Factbook
- Job security: Unemployment rate (%.) Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
- Political freedom: Average of indexes of political and civil liberties. Scale of 1 (completely free) to 7 (unfree). Source: Freedom House
- Gender equality: measured using ratio of average male and female earnings. Source: UNDP Human Development Report
[edit] The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index, 2005
111 countries and territories were included in the 2005 Quality of Life Index.[1]
| Rank | Country or territory | Quality of Life Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland |
8.333 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
8.068 |
| 3 |  Norway |
8.051 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
8.015 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
7.937 |
| 6 |  Australia |
7.925 |
| 7 |  Iceland |
7.911 |
| 8 |  Italy |
7.810 |
| 9 |  Denmark |
7.797 |
| 10 |  Spain |
7.727 |
| 11 |  Singapore |
7.719 |
| 12 |  Finland |
7.618 |
| 13 |  United States |
7.615 |
| 14 |  Canada |
7.599 |
| 15 |  New Zealand |
7.436 |
| 16 |  Netherlands |
7.433 |
| 17 |  Japan |
7.392 |
| 18 |  Hong Kong |
7.347 |
| 19 |  Portugal |
7.307 |
| 20 |  Austria |
7.268 |
| 21 |  Chinese Taipei |
7.259 |
| 22 |  Greece |
7.163 |
| 23 |  Cyprus |
7.097 |
| 24 |  Belgium |
7.095 |
| 25 |  France |
7.084 |
| 26 |  Germany |
7.048 |
| 27 |  Slovenia |
6.986 |
| 28 |  Malta |
6.934 |
| 29 |  United Kingdom |
6.917 |
| 30 |  South Korea |
6.877 |
| 31 |  Chile |
6.789 |
| 32 |  Mexico |
6.766 |
| 33 |  Barbados |
6.702 |
| 34 |  Czech Republic |
6.629 |
| 35 |  Costa Rica |
6.624 |
| 36 |  Malaysia |
6.608 |
| 37 |  Hungary |
6.534 |
| 38 |  Israel |
6.488 |
| 39 |  Brazil |
6.470 |
| 40 |  Argentina |
6.469 |
| 41 |  Qatar |
6.462 |
| 42 |  Thailand |
6.436 |
| 43 |  Sri Lanka |
6.417 |
| 44 |  Philippines |
6.403 |
| 45 |  Slovakia |
6.381 |
| 46 |  Uruguay |
6.368 |
| 47 |  Panama |
6.361 |
| 48 |  Poland |
6.309 |
| 49 |  Croatia |
6.301 |
| 50 |  Turkey |
6.286 |
| 51 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
6.278 |
| 52 |  Ecuador |
6.272 |
| 53 |  Peru |
6.216 |
| 54 |  Colombia |
6.176 |
| 55 |  Kuwait |
6.171 |
| 56 |  El Salvador |
6.164 |
| 57 |  Bulgaria |
6.162 |
| 58 |  Romania |
6.105 |
| 59 |  Venezuela |
6.089 |
| 60 |  China |
6.083 |
| 61 |  Vietnam |
6.080 |
| 62 |  Bahrain |
6.035 |
| 63 |  Lithuania |
6.033 |
| 64 |  Jamaica |
6.022 |
| 65 |  Morocco |
6.018 |
| 66 |  Latvia |
6.008 |
| 67 |  Oman |
5.916 |
| 68 |  Estonia |
5.905 |
| 69 |  United Arab Emirates |
5.899 |
| 70 |  Libya |
5.849 |
| 71 |  Indonesia |
5.814 |
| 72 |  Saudi Arabia |
5.767 |
| 73 |  India |
5.759 |
| 74 |  Paraguay |
5.756 |
| 75 |  Jordan |
5.675 |
| 76 |  Nicaragua |
5.663 |
| 77 |  Bangladesh |
5.646 |
| 78 |  Albania |
5.634 |
| 79 |  Dominican Republic |
5.630 |
| 80 |  Egypt |
5.605 |
| 81 |  Algeria |
5.571 |
| 82 |  Bolivia |
5.492 |
| 83 |  Tunisia |
5.472 |
| 84 |  Serbia |
5.428 |
| 85 |  Armenia |
5.422 |
| 86 |  Azerbaijan |
5.377 |
| 87 |  Georgia |
5.365 |
| 88 |  Iran |
5.343 |
| 89 |  Republic of Macedonia |
5.337 |
| 90 |  Guatemala |
5.321 |
| 91 |  Honduras |
5.250 |
| 92 |  South Africa |
5.245 |
| 93 |  Pakistan |
5.229 |
| 94 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5.218 |
| 95 |  Ghana |
5.174 |
| 96 |  Kazakhstan |
5.082 |
| 97 |  Syria |
5.052 |
| 98 |  Ukraine |
5.032 |
| 99 |  Moldova |
5.009 |
| 100 |  Belarus |
4.978 |
| 101 |  Uganda |
4.879 |
| 102 |  Turkmenistan |
4.870 |
| 103 |  Kyrgyzstan |
4.846 |
| 104 |  Botswana |
4.810 |
| 105 |  Russia |
4.796 |
| 106 |  Uzbekistan |
4.767 |
| 107 |  Tajikistan |
4.754 |
| 108 |  Nigeria |
4.505 |
| 109 |  Tanzania |
4.495 |
| 110 |  Haiti |
4.090 |
| 111 |  Zimbabwe |
3.892 |
[edit] Countries not listed
Many countries/territories, including most of the Least Developed Countries, are omitted from this ranking as there is insufficient data to produce a viable rank. Also not included are the European microstate countries, which would presumably rank highly if included.
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ a b "The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Quality-of-Life Index" (PDF). The Economist. http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/QUALITY_OF_LIFE.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
