France best country to Live in - Survey

[GoFlyKiteNow]

2010 Quality of Life Index,
Published by travel magazine International Living.
10 Jan 2010

France best country to live according to the 2010 Quality of Life Index, published by travel magazine International Living.

France topped the poll for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Australia, Switzerland, and Germany. The US lost four positions to end at seventh.

Sweden has been dubbed as the costliest country in the world to live by the index.

India has moved up 35 places to become the 88th best country in the world to live, leaving behind nations like Russia and China, according to the survey.

The index, published for the 30th year, ranks 194 nations in nine categories: cost of living, culture and leisure, economy, environment, freedom, health, infrastructure, safety and risk, and climate.

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 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:

1. Health: Life expectancy at birth (in years). Source: US Census Bureau
2. Family life: Divorce rate (per 1,000 population), converted into index of 1 (lowest divorce rates) to 5 (highest). Sources: UN; Euromonitor
3. Community life: Variable taking value 1 if country has either high rate of church attendance or trade-union membership; zero otherwise. Source: World Values Survey
4. Material well being: GDP per person, at PPP in $. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
5. Political stability and security: Political stability and security ratings. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
6. Climate and geography: Latitude, to distinguish between warmer and colder climates. Source: CIA World Factbook
7. Job security: Unemployment rate (%.) Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
8. Political freedom: Average of indexes of political and civil liberties. Scale of 1 (completely free) to 7 (unfree). Source: Freedom House
9. Gender equality: Measured using ratio of average male and female earnings. Source: UNDP Human Development Report

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

Quality of Life Index 2010 ? The Top 10

1. France
2. Australia
3. Switzerland
4. Germany
5. New Zealand
6. Luxembourg
7. United States
8. Belgium
9. Canada
10. Italy

 

[longbow]

These reports are highly subjective. When published by Travel mag probably referring to the upper middle class who can afford to travel. If you are darker skinned, Arabic, and are not s Sheik and probably just a middle class professional, you might face issues in France. I guess if you are white, blue eyed and blond (majority reader of mag), France would be ideal. Note that France has a very high unemployment rate and lots of social friction.

Better measurement would be countries with surplus of those wanting to immigration into vs immigrate out of the country.

Always take such ratings with a pinch of salt, especially if they are not mainstream organizations.

Metrics like divorce rate can be inaccurate. In many countries divorce is not an option because of inequality between male and female edu (wife needs husband for income), religious - Catholic based faith may not go for divorce, cultural - no need to divorce just assign you to become wife number 3.

High rate of church attendance gets a point? What about a vibrant party scene where the young can never make it in time for church - demerit point.

You are using this article to bring about fact that India is a better palce to live than China. I think that is very subjective. Literacy, PPP GDP, life expectancy are the typical measures used.

2010 Quality of Life Index,
Published by travel magazine International Living.
10 Jan 2010

France best country to live according to the 2010 Quality of Life Index, published by travel magazine International Living.

France topped the poll for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Australia, Switzerland, and Germany. The US lost four positions to end at seventh.

Sweden has been dubbed as the costliest country in the world to live by the index.

India has moved up 35 places to become the 88th best country in the world to live, leaving behind nations like Russia and China, according to the survey.

The index, published for the 30th year, ranks 194 nations in nine categories: cost of living, culture and leisure, economy, environment, freedom, health, infrastructure, safety and risk, and climate.

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 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:

1. Health: Life expectancy at birth (in years). Source: US Census Bureau
2. Family life: Divorce rate (per 1,000 population), converted into index of 1 (lowest divorce rates) to 5 (highest). Sources: UN; Euromonitor
3. Community life: Variable taking value 1 if country has either high rate of church attendance or trade-union membership; zero otherwise. Source: World Values Survey
4. Material well being: GDP per person, at PPP in $. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
5. Political stability and security: Political stability and security ratings. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
6. Climate and geography: Latitude, to distinguish between warmer and colder climates. Source: CIA World Factbook
7. Job security: Unemployment rate (%.) Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
8. Political freedom: Average of indexes of political and civil liberties. Scale of 1 (completely free) to 7 (unfree). Source: Freedom House
9. Gender equality: Measured using ratio of average male and female earnings. Source: UNDP Human Development Report

 

[longbow]

Also not much quality of living if right outside your condo sits slums, shanty towns, poeple, children living with clean water and toilets. Unless one is hard hearted such scenes of grinding poverty will detract from other pluses.

 

[KennyMGM]

Quality of Life Index 2010 ? The Top 10

1. France
2. Australia
3. Switzerland
4. Germany
5. New Zealand
6. Luxembourg
7. United States
8. Belgium
9. Canada
10. Italy

Any idea, what rank is Singapore.?

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

Any idea, what rank is Singapore.?

Singapore ranks 23.

 

[SickSinkies]

Singapore ranks 23.

rubbish , its 70 at the bottom .

 

[VIBGYOR]

OZ no. 2 meh? They are not so friendly to Ah Nehs..

Wah Singapore is worse of than an African country called Namibia!! LOL!!

Guess who we have to thank?

http://www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2010

 

[johnny333]

These reports are highly subjective. When published by Travel mag probably referring to the upper middle class who can afford to travel. If you are darker skinned, Arabic, and are not s Sheik ....

Don't think the reports are "subjective" . Saw the documentary "Sicko" where they showed how good the health care system, social system, benefits are.

Countries like Canada, France,...., have a good standard of life. Even if you are a "lesser mortal" the same laws apply

 

[VIBGYOR]

Don't think the reports are "subjective" . Saw the documentary "Sicko" where they showed how good the health care system, social system, benefits are.

Countries like Canada, France,...., have a good standard of life. Even if you are a "lesser mortal" the same laws apply

The best way to find whether it is subjective or not is to live in those countries!

 

[johnny333]

The best way to find whether it is subjective or not is to live in those countries!

Yes, if you were comparing among 1st world nations you would have some difficulty deciding which of them were better e.g. do you prefer french food, french culture, french girls,....

However if you were comparing Spore(rumoured to be a 1st world) with other 1st world, its no contest

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

OZ no. 2 meh? They are not so friendly to Ah Nehs..

Wah Singapore is worse of than an African country called Namibia!! LOL!!

Guess who we have to thank?

http://www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2010

Contrary to the common perception, Namibia is a lovely country.
Its beautiful too..the wild life , the vast landscape, climate,
the British type rule of law.

 

[Faidenk]

France is undoubtedly The best country to live in. The only flaw is there are too many Frenchmen living there.

 

[Ramseth]

These reports are highly subjective. When published by Travel mag probably referring to the upper middle class who can afford to travel. If you are darker skinned, Arabic, and are not s Sheik and probably just a middle class professional, you might face issues in France. I guess if you are white, blue eyed and blond (majority reader of mag), France would be ideal. Note that France has a very high unemployment rate and lots of social friction.

Agree. Most of these types of survey are biased. They're sponsored and commissioned by corporate or interest groups, and they can fix the results to approximate what they want with how are the questions put and to whom are they put. Anyway, what's the use of a list of best countries to live in, and to whom? As if anyone could just walk in and stay on in France or wherever. First, one needs money. Second, France can't be a good (much less the best) place for anyone who can't speak French to live in, regardless of money. Such surveys and lists are most likely people creating jobs for themselves and news for people stupid enough to buy them, as is the case usually with most media and most people. Meaningless news and lists, sold and bought uselessly.