The United Nations has released it's 2009 Human Development Index (HDI). The index uses three major factors to compare countries on how they treat their own citizens. The countries rated highest are generally considered the best countries to live in.
The factors considered in computing the index are health, knowledge and standard of living. Health is determined by life expectancy at birth. Knowledge is measured by a combination of the adult literacy rate and the gross school enrollment ratio. Standard of living is arrived at by the Gross Domestic Product per capita.
The country with the highest HDI (best country to live in) is Norway. The country with the lowest HDI (worst country to live in) is Niger. Here are the top 25 countrys according to the HDI:
1. Norway
2. Australia
3. Iceland
4. Canada
5. Ireland
6. Netherlands
7. Sweden
8. France
9. Switzerland
10. Japan
11. Luxembourg
12. Finland
13. United States
14. Austria
15. Spain
16. Denmark
17. Belgium
18. Italy
19. Liechtenstein
20. New Zealand
21. United Kingdom
22. Germany
23. Singapore
24. Hong Kong
25. Greece
These are the 15 countries with the lowest HDI (starting with the worst):
182. Niger
181. Afghanistan
180. Sierra Leone
179. Central African Republic
178. Mali
177. Burkina Faso
176. Congo
175. Chad
174. Burundi
173. Guinea-Bissau
172. Mozambique
171. Ethiopia
170. Guinea
169. Liberia
168. Gambia
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