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Top countries to live in (2017-2018)

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"Beyond the essential ideas of broad access to food and housing, to quality education and health care, to employment that will sustain us, quality of life may also include intangibles such as job security, political stability, individual freedom and environmental quality," the survey says.

Here are the top 25 countries in the world, according to the survey.



Switzerland
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Sweden
Australia
United States
France
The Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
New Zealand
Findland
Italy
Singapore
Austria
Luxembourg
Spain
China
Ireland
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
India
 

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With these lists you can never find one that everyone will agree with, different people give different weights to the various criteria.
This list below was compiled by by 115,000 members of Planet Romeo, the dating site. It is heavily weighted toward those countries which are most gay friendly. No prizes for guessing where Uganda comes in the ranking.

Iceland 1
Norway 2
Denmark 3
Sweden 4
Uruguay 5
Canada 6
Israel 7
Netherlands 8
Switzerland 9
Luxembourg 10
New Zealand 11
Finland 12
Spain 13
Germany 14
Argentina 15
Thailand 16
Belgium 17
Czech Republic 18
Austria 19
Australia 20
France 21
South Africa 22
United Kingdom 23
Andorra 24
Ireland 25
United States 26
Malta 27
Réunion 28
Cuba 29
Costa Rica 30
Curaçao 31
Mexico 32
Portugal 33
Taiwan 34
Cambodia 35
Chile 36
Slovenia 37
Colombia 38
Brazil 39
Italy 40
Philippines 41
Estonia 42
Japan 43
Ecuador 44
Venezuela 45
Suriname 46
Slovakia 47
Bolivia 48
Hungary 49
Djibouti 50
Poland 51
Vietnam 52
Greece 53
Madagascar 54
Panama 55
Peru 56
South Korea 57
Namibia 58
Croatia 59
Myanmar 60
El Salvador 61
Kuwait 62
China 63
Singapore 64
Romania 65
Bulgaria 66
Nepal 67
Qatar 68
Guatemala 69
Latvia 70
Cyprus 71
Lithuania 72
Indonesia 73
Dominican Republic74
Nicaragua 75
Mauritius 76
Malaysia 77
Benin 78
Honduras 79
Belarus 80
India 81
Turkey 82
Ukraine 83
Oman 84
United A Emirates 85
Ivory Coast 86
Russia 87
DR Congo 88
Serbia 89
Sri Lanka 90
Tunisia 91
Montenegro 92
Moldova 93
Albania 94
Jordan 95
Brunei 96
Georgia 97
Uzbekistan 98
Lebanon 99
Azerbaijan 100
Saudi Arabia 101
Bosnia-Herzeg 102
Macedonia 103
Algeria 105
Kenya 106
Maldives 107
Senegal 108
Mali 109
Zimbabwe 110
Tanzania 111
Bangladesh 112
Pakistan 113
Armenia 114
Egypt 115
Kosovo 116
Burkina Faso 117
Kazakhstan 118
Ghana 119
Cameroon 120
Iran 121
Nigeria 122
Iraq 123
Kyrgyzstan 124
Ethiopia 125
Sudan 126
Uganda 127
 
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They sure do not include weather conditions and I think the weather is an important quality of life issue.
The first list seems the most accurate of the two posted, China above Ireland is bizarre though.
 

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You may have hit on something new there, as a broad generalization, many of the most gay friendly countries have a cool climate and the worst homophobia seems to be found in the places with the hottest weather. Russia being the odd man out.
 

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To me the big surprise of the first list is Spain and Portugal bracketing:
China
Ireland
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
 

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You may have hit on something new there, as a broad generalization, many of the most gay friendly countries have a cool climate and the worst homophobia seems to be found in the places with the hottest weather. Russia being the odd man out.

I guess most of the countries in warm climates are former colonies and after that became military dictatorships (installed either by the West or the East), so they are still poor (enforces religion) and never created a democratic tradition (which then is a similar thing to be found in Russia).

edit: I'm speaking of gay rights here. ;)
 

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Just a gentle reminder that any comments on ouir forum must not be offensive to racial, political, or religion ideas
 

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To me the big surprise of the first list is Spain and Portugal bracketing:
China
Ireland
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
That does appear hard to explain. I'm sure I'd rather live in Portugal than China.
It all goes to show that we cannot judge the validity of a set of results without some knowledge of how those results were arrived at.
 

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That does appear hard to explain. I'm sure I'd rather live in Portugal than China.

Me too or even South Korea for that matter. What I originally meant to say though is that I
experienced Spain and Portugal exactly the same way. Pleasant and convivial.
 

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I might be a bit nervous about moving to South Korea just at this time, nothing wrong with the country or the people but the neighbours are not what you'd call neighbourly.
 

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Here again, for what it’s worth, yet another list of rankings of countries:

The Legatum Institute, a London based research institute*released on Thursday its 10th annual global Prosperity Index,*a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.

The amount of money a country has is one factor of prosperity, but the Legatum Institute considers much more than that in its ranking. The organisation compared 104 variables to come up with its list. These variables include traditional indicators like per-capita gross domestic product and the number of people in full-time work, but also more interesting figures such as the number of secure internet servers a country has, and how well-rested people feel on a day-to-day basis.

The variables are then split into nine subindexes: economic quality, business environment, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, social capital, and natural environment. The index looked at the 149 countries in the world that have the most available data. For the last seven years of the index, Norway has taken the top spot, but in 2016 a new nation is the world's most prosperous.
Find out the results below:

1. New Zealand — Officially the most prosperous country on earth, according to the Legatum Institute, New Zealand ranked top of both the social capital and economic quality sub-indexes, and 2nd for business environment and governance.
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2. Norway — For seven consecutive years Norway had been ranked as the most prosperous country on earth by the Legatum Institute, but this year it loses its crown, with a highest ranking of 3rd in the governance sub-index.

3. Finland — Finns may not class themselves as Scandinavian, but they can't deny being a seriously prosperous northern European state. Finland has the best governance in the world, according to the Legatum Institute.

4. Switzerland — Switzerland frequently features at the top of lists like the Prosperity Index, thanks to fantastic education (1st overall), and great healthcare. It was 3rd in the health sub-index.

5. Canada — America's neighbour to the north is substantially more prosperous according to the Legatum Institute, finishing 3rd for social capital and business environment, and 2nd for personal freedom.

6. Australia — Famous for its laid-back lifestyle and good weather, it is no wonder Australia came second overall in the social capital sub-index, helping it climb one place overall from 7th in 2015.

7. Netherlands — Punching well above its weight, the Netherlands ranks 2nd in both education and economic quality, and in the top 5 of two other sub-indexes.

8. Sweden — Just above its neighbour Denmark, Sweden ranked 3rd in the economic quality sub-index, and 5th for governance, but still fell to 8th overall from 5th in 2015.*

9. Denmark — Scandinavia has famously high standards of living, and coming in in 9th place, Denmark is actually the least prosperous nation in the region. It's top score was 5th for safety and security.

10. United Kingdom — Despite Brexit, Britain has jumped in this year's Prosperity Index, climbing from 15th. Britain's best was for business environment, where it was 5th.

11. Germany — The eurozone's economic powerhouse finished in the top 10 for all but three of the Prosperity Index's categories. Its best ranking was for economic quality, where it came in 5th.

12. Luxembourg — Famous as tax haven and the home of EU chief Jean Claude Juncker, Luxembourg is top of the pile for both personal freedom and health globally, according to the Legatum Institute.*

13. Ireland — Ireland's top sub-index score was in personal freedom, where it was 5th. It also picked up a top ten finish in the education category, coming in 7th.

14. Iceland — Isolated from Europe and with a population of just over 300,000, Iceland might not seem like an obvious choice for one of the world's most prosperous nations, but it ranks in the top five of three sub indexes — safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital.

15. Austria — The small central European nation picks up its best sub-index score for safety and security, coming in 9th of all countries ranked.

16. Belgium — While Belgium has received much negative press in the past year as the home of the perpetrators of the Paris terror attacks, it is one of the world's most prosperous nations, ranking in the top ten in both the personal freedom and education sub-indexes.

17. United States — While Donald Trump vows to "Make America Great Again" the USA has fallen from 11th overall last year, to just 17th in 2016. Despite that fall, the world's biggest economy ranks 1st for its business environment.*

18. France — Another nation with a stuttering economy, France scored well across the board, but did best in its natural environment, finished 4th.

19. Singapore — Famous for its status as the world's pre-eminent port and as a financial hub, Singapore is also a pretty good place to live, racking up 2nd place for health, and 1st for safety and security, in this year's Prosperity Index.*

20. Slovenia — As well as being a thorn in the UK's side when it comes to Brexit, Slovenia is one of Europe's most prosperous nations, helped along by the best natural environment of any nation on earth, according to the Legatum Institute.*

21. Spain — Political troubles have cast a shadow over Spain in the last couple of years, but thanks to top 15 scores for both natural environment and safety, it just misses out on being one of the world's 20 most prosperous nations.

22. Japan — Japan may be battling economic stagnation, but it is still one of the world's most prosperous nations, ranking 3rd for safety and security, and 4th for health.

23. Hong Kong — Although Hong Kong's status as an independent country is not recognised by the United Nations, it still features on the Prosperity Index, and does pretty well. Hong Kong has the 4th best business environment anywhere on earth.*

24. Malta — The small island nation in the Mediterranean was in the top 20 in four areas, but did best when it comes to social capital, ending 8th overall.

25. Portugal — Portugal ranked inside the top 50 countries globally in all but one sub-index, but scored highest in personal freedom, where it was 10th overall.*
 

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Top 10 Richest Countries in The World 2018
By The Daily Records - March 9, 2018

There are almost 200 countries in the world and some of them are highly developed like America while others are still in their developing stage like India. Depending on the economic condition of the countries, some of them generate billions and trillions of dollars every year. It is always intriguing to know which countries are the wealthiest in the world. When it comes to measuring the countries on the scale of richness, there are various parameters according to which the ranking can be done.

Some of them may opt for gross revenue, per capita income, or GDP per capita. The following list is a compilation of the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world in 2018 based on GDP per capita as released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). GDP per capita is the total value of the services and goods a country’s economy has produced divided by the total population of the country. The list contains the country’s name followed by GDP per capita in US dollars. Check Out The List Of Top 10 Richest Countries in The World in 2018.

10. Switzerland: $61,360
9. United Arab Emirates: $68,250
8. Kuwait: $69,670
7. Norway: $70,590
6. Ireland: $72,630
5. Brunei: $76,740
4. Singapore: $90,530
3. Luxembourg: $109,190
2. Macau: $114,430
1. Qatar: $124,930​
 

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Ireland in #6 and Macau in #2 surprised me. The famine, the drawn out sectarian wars plus the mass immigration left me the impression that it is a struggling economy. But I guess that was all ancient history. Macau probably earns its place with its sparse population and tiny territory, just like Luxembourg.
 

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I was surprised that USA didn't make the list . I thought it would be like 8 or 9 but I wasn't thinking in terms of GDP per capita
 
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