The OECD's Better Life Index ranks the world's developed economies on quality-of-life criteria.
1. Australia 2. Sweden 3. Canada 4. Norway 5. Switzerland 6. United States 7. Denmark 8. The Netherlands 9. Iceland 10. United Kingdom --- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Teddy S." <teddyr@...> wrote: > > Cuplikannya: > > "Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving > higher living standards," the OECD noted. > > --- > > Australia the world's happiest nation: OECD > > Australia is still the world's happiest nation based on criteria including > income, jobs, housing and health, despite some signs of a slowing economy, > according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. > > Australia kept the top spot for the third straight year, leading Sweden and > Canada, the Paris-based group's Better Life Index showed, when each of 11 > categories surveyed in 36 nations is given equal weight. > > More than 73 per cent of people aged 15 to 64 in Australia have a paid job, > above the OECD average of 66 per cent, while life expectancy at birth in > Australia is almost 82 years, two years higher than the OECD average, the > survey showed. > > Australia, the only major developed nation to avoid the 2009 worldwide > recession, remains at the top of the OECD index even as the mining boom > powering economic growth crests and the government forecasts unemployment > will rise to 5.75 per cent by June 2014, from 5.5 per cent last month. > > "Australia performs exceptionally well in 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," the OECD said. > > The average household net-adjusted disposable income was $US28,884 a year, > well above the OECD average of $US23,047. "Money, while it cannot buy > happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards," the > OECD noted. > > But the organisation also pointed out that there is a considerable gap > between the richest and poorest the top 20 per cent of the population earn > six times as much as the bottom 20 per cent. > The data also showed Australian work fewer hours a year than their OECD > peers. The average Australian works 1693 hours, compared with most people in > the OECD who work 1776 hours a year. > > Australians also share a stronger sense of community than the OECD average. > According to the the report, 94 per cent of people "believe they know someone > they could rely on in a time a need, higher than the OECD average of 90 per > cent. > > Moreover, more Australians participate in the democratic process than > anywhere else in the OECD, with 93 per cent voter turnout during the last > election, the highest among the surveyed countries. The average is 72 per > cent. > > Australians are also 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. > > Bloomberg, with BusinessDay > > > Read more: > http://www.smh.com.au/business/australia-the-worlds-happiest-nation-oecd-20130528-2n87z.html#ixzz2UXmozFwk > ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
