The Best Nation To Live In According To The Latest UN Index

I’m sure the likes of Limbaugh and Beck disagree but America is not number 1. The U.S. finds itself in the lucky position 13, according to UN rating.

The latest Human Development Index, which takes into account things like GDP, literacy and life expectancy rated Norway as number one. I wonder where the U.S. would have being placed if the difference between the rich and the poor was factored into the rating.

The list is based of the data from 2007, before the global economic collapse.

Top 21 countries in the world to live in based on data from 2007, according to the UN:

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

Japan had the longest life expectancy at about 83, Afghanistan’s was about 44.

Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per capita at $85,383. The small principality is home to 35,000 people, 15 banks and more than 100 wealth management companies.

The republic of Congo has the poorest population, their average annual earning is about $298 a year.

Five countries - China, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and France - climbed three or more places from the previous year, because of greater earnings and longer life expectancy.

Three of them - China, Colombia and Venezuela - scored better due to improvements in education.

UNDP, which has published the index annually since 1990, said human development had improved globally by 15 percent since 1980, with China, Iran and Nepal the biggest climbers on the chart.

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