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Better Life Index - Edition 2016

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MeasureValue
Inequality
IndicatorHousingIncomeJobsCommunityEducationEnvironmentCivic engagementHealthLife SatisfactionSafetyWork-Life Balance
Dwellings without basic facilitiesInformation on itemHousing expenditureInformation on itemRooms per personInformation on itemHousehold net adjusted disposable incomeInformation on itemHousehold net financial wealthInformation on itemLabour market insecurityInformation on itemEmployment rateInformation on itemLong-term unemployment rateInformation on itemPersonal earningsInformation on itemQuality of support networkInformation on itemEducational attainmentInformation on itemStudent skillsInformation on itemYears in educationInformation on itemAir pollutionInformation on itemWater qualityInformation on itemStakeholder engagement for developing regulationsInformation on itemVoter turnoutInformation on itemLife expectancyInformation on itemSelf-reported healthInformation on itemLife satisfactionInformation on itemFeeling safe walking alone at nightInformation on itemHomicide rateInformation on itemEmployees working very long hoursInformation on itemTime devoted to leisure and personal careInformation on item
UnitPercentagePercentageRatioUS DollarUS DollarPercentagePercentagePercentageUS DollarPercentagePercentageAverage scoreYearsMicrograms per cubic metrePercentageAverage scorePercentageYearsPercentageAverage scorePercentageRatioPercentageHours
Country
Australia
(E) 1.1
20
(E) 2.3
33 13848 8363.9721.3251 148957751219.26942.79382.2857.362.60.813.3914.35
Austria1211.631 66755 6232.2711.5345 988938450017.115931.37581.2697.181.20.47.3214.55
Belgium2.1212.228 70089 0573.6624.2648 093887450918.819832.28980.7746.969.61.14.7315.77
Canada0.2212.530 47475 7753.9720.8948 164949052216.3129036881.5897.481.71.53.8314.41
Chile9.4181.2
(E) 15 094
18 1728.162
(E) 1.67
(E) 21 370
826143617.118711.54978.8596.550.23.813.84
(E) 14.91
Czechia0.7261.418 95320 1704.7692.7221 185909350017.417882.65978.3606.670.10.95.99
(E) 15.03
Denmark0.5251.926 94554 8392.3731.6649 589968049819.611952.18680.4727.585.20.32.2115.87
Estonia7.2191.616 56515 7287.6703.3221 020909152617.89842.86477.3535.667.24.83.2914.9
Finland0.6221.928 23824 4822.6691.9740 742948752919.77942.36981.1657.485.81.53.615.17
France0.5211.829 75953 8514.6644.2140 828897550016.414842.18082.3676.470.60.67.7716.36
GermanyInformation on item0221.831 92549 8222.7742.2143 872928751518.115942.17280.965774.60.54.9615.55
Greece0.5261.218 09917 568324919.4726 436836846618.515691.96481.4745.662.51.56.37
(E) 14.74
Hungary5.3201.115 61417 7747.8623.7821 399828348717.216761.26275.7575.353.21.23.76
(E) 15.04
Iceland0241.6
(E) 27 918
(E) 54 275
0.7820.67
(E) 56 789
967348419.67971.68182.1777.578.10.3
(E) 13.79
(E) 14.13
Ireland0.120222 96931 8615616.9853 286957951617.88820.87081.1826.8770.84.11
(E) 15.3
IsraelInformation on item
(E) 4.4
(E) 21
1.2
(E) 22 116
50 0513.9680.6329 635868547415.926650.97282.1807.166.31.814.74
(E) 13.94
Italy0.8241.425 00456 83311.8577.7934 744915949016.818701.57582.8665.859.30.83.8314.89
Japan6.4221.927 32392 8182.4731.3635 67291
(E) 94
5401616871.35383.4355.970.20.3
(E) 21.89
14.85
Korea4.2161.419 372
(E) 30 852
2.1650.0136 653768554217.529782.47681.8355.867.71.1
(E) 23.12
14.7
Latvia14.7261.213 6559 837
(E) 8
664.67
(E) 22 270
8490494
(E) 17.8
1276
(E) 2.4
5974.1
(E) 50
5.961.66.12.4513.83
Luxembourg0.1
(E) 21
2
(E) 40 914
64 5002.1671.661 511938249015.115851.59181.9726.770.60.23.27
(E) 15.17
Mexico4.222112 806
(E) 9 856
5.2600.0612 850753441714.412683.56374.6666.239.923.428.28
(E) 12.8
Netherlands0191.927 75971 2513.1732.9851 003887651917.917941.37581.4767.380.50.80.44
(E) 15.9
New Zealand
(E) 0.3
232.4
(E) 23 213
(E) 81 271
4.9740.78
(E) 45 183
9974509189922.57781.4907.464.41.213.7814.87
Norway018233 39316 9301.5750.4151 7189382496186971.97881.8767.689.613.0515.56
Poland3.1221.117 82012 9028.9623.2623 649869152117.917802.65577.158666.117.2514.42
Portugal1191.719 88229 56311.7638.2823 977854348817.410891.25680.8465.169.20.99.77
(E) 14.72
Slovak Republic1.3251.118 5348 89610.7618.822 151929147216.216812.95976.5666.262.11.26.23
(E) 14.92
Slovenia0.6191.519 13017 2715.2645.2733 068898649918.314912.85280.4655.783.90.45.514.75
Spain0.1231.922 00729 81926.65712.9236 013965749017.712711.67383.2726.481.60.65.6115.93
Sweden0201.828 85969 8995.2751.3340 994928248219.179528682817.376.80.81.115.18
Switzerland0221.835 952120 2651.7801.7157 082938851817.417972.64882.9817.687.40.5
(E) 6.34
(E) 15.01
Türkiye7.6
(E) 21
1.1
(E) 13 471
3 8869.1502.04
(E) 15 992
843646216.917632.18576.6685.560.41.739.26
(E) 12.24
United Kingdom0.4231.926 68769 9275.7732.2241 659937950216.711872.96681.1746.577.80.212.8314.87
United States0.119
(E) 2.4
41 071163 2685.2681.4257 139909049217.111843.26778.8886.973.95.211.6914.47
OECD - Total2.1211.829 01684 5476.3662.5840 974887649717.514812.46879.9696.568.34.113.0214.91
Non-OECD EconomiesBrazil6.7
(E) 21
(E) 0.9
(E) 11 487
(E) 7 566
6.667
(E) 0.81
(E) 10 229
904640215.61773
(E) 1.3
7975
(E) 70
6.539.526.79.45
(E) 14.27
Russia14.4110.917 006
(E) 3 687
5.1691.45
(E) 26 977
919548116.11449
(E) 0.8
6570.739652.911.30.18
(E) 14.91
South Africa20.518
(E) 0.7
8 71216 93722.64314.37
(E) 5 429
9065
(E) 384
(E) 15.4
1469
(E) 1.6
7356.8
(E) 67
4.939.89.618.0714.73
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EEstimated value
Data extracted on 27 Apr 2024 08:43 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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