Britain is tenth happiest country in the world… with Australia in the top spot
Britain behind the US, Canada and the Scandinavian countries.The criteria included income, jobs, housing and health
Australia has emerged as the best place in the world to live and work for the third year running.
Britain did scrap into the top ten in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Better Life Index, but it fell behind the US, Canada and the Scandinavian countries.
But it did come higher than European neighbours Germany and France, which were ranked 17th and 18th respectively - the shortlist included 36 countries.
Winner: Australia is the best place in the world to live and work, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The criteria had 11 topics which included income, jobs, housing and health.
In general, Australians are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 84 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day (feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment, enjoyment, etc) than negative ones (pain, worry, sadness, boredom, etc). This figure is higher than the OECD average of 80 per cent.
And 94 per cent of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need, higher than the OECD average of 90 per cent.
The life expectancy is an additional two years in Australia, at 82 years.
Feeling good: In general, Australians are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 84 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day
Despite the satisfaction rating, almost 14 per cent of employees work very long hours, much higher than the OECD average of 9 per cent, with 21 of men working very long hours compared with just 6 per cent for women.
In Britain, the survey shows the average household net-adjusted disposable income is higher than the OECD average, but there is a considerable gap between the richest and poorest – the top 20 per cent of the population earn nearly six times as much as the bottom 20 percent.
In terms of employment, about 12 percent of employees work very long hours, more than the OECD average of 9 percent - 18 percent of men work very long hours compared with just 6 per cent for women.
In terms of health, life expectancy is 81 years - for women it is 83 years, compared with 79 for men.75 percent of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a secondary school degree, close to the OECD average of 74 per cent.
In Britain, 95 per cent of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need.
In general, Briton's are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 85 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day.
The United States performs very well in overall measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index.
In the U.S, the average household net-adjusted disposable income is $38,001 a year, more than the OECD average of $23,047 a year.
But similarly to Britain, there is a considerable gap between the richest and poorest – the top 20 per cent of the population earn approximately eight times as much as the bottom percent.
The working hours are longer than Britain - around 11 per cent of employees work very long hours, higher than the OECD average of 9 per cent, with 16 per cent of men working very long hours compared with 6 per cent for women.
The life expectancy birth in the United States is almost 79 years, one year lower than the OECD average of 80 years - women live to an average 81 years, compared with 76 for men.
90 per cent of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need, in line with the OECD average.
In general, Americans are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 83 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day.
THE FULL LIST PLACES 1-18
1. Australia
2. Sweden
3. Canada
4. Norway
5. Switzerland
6. United States
7. Denmark
8. Netherlands
9. Iceland
10. UK
11. New Zealand
12. Finland
13. Austria
14. Luxembourg
15. Ireland
16. Belgium
17. Germany
18. France
PLACES 19-36
19. Slovenia
20. Spain
21. Japan
22. Czech Republic
23. Italy
24. Israel
25. Poland
26. Slovak Republic
27. Korea
28. Portugal
29. Hungary
30. Greece
31. Estonia
32 Russia
33. Brazil
34. Chile
35. Mexico
36. Turkey
Though Nigeria is not on the this list, but i bet you Nigeria is the Happiest Country in the world; with BH, coruption, failed State government, and paralized LGA's we still find time to love and be loved!!!!
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