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Better Life Index - Edition 2017

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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 41757 4624.3721.3652 063948050221.25922.79182.5857.363.6113.214.35
Austria1211.632 54459 5742.7721.9448 295928549217.116931.37581.370780.70.46.7814.55
Belgium2.3212.229 968104 0844.8623.9849 587927550318.215842.28981.1756.970.714.3115.77
Canada0.2222.529 85085 7583.9730.8148 403939152316.779136881.5887.380.91.43.7314.41
Chile9.4181.9
(E) 16 588
21 4098.162
(E) 2.02
28 434846544317.316691.54979.1576.751.14.510.06
(E) 14.9
Czechia0.6241.421 10324 2581.8721.7123 722899349117.320872.65978.7616.668.30.85.77
(E) 15.06
Denmark0.6241.928 95073 5432.3751.3552 580958150419.79942.18680.8727.5830.72.215.87
Estonia6.9181.618 66516 9674722.1323 621908952415.88822.86477.7515.667.23.12.6914.9
Finland0.5231.929 37427 9722.7692.3342 127958852319.86942.36981.6707.582.91.43.9115.17
France0.5211.831 13759 4795654.3342 992887849616.513822.17582.4686.469.60.67.7616.36
GermanyInformation on item0.1201.833 65257 3582751.6846 389928650818.314932.17280.765775.90.44.615.55
Greece0.5241.217 00218 11717.45216.9525 124827245816.918691.96481.1745.261.817.3
(E) 14.67
Hungary4.3181.216 82123 2894.8672.4221 711848347416.619761.26275.7565.350.71.23.05
(E) 15.06
Iceland0241.6
(E) 30 453
64 3982.6860.2655 984987848119.33991.67982.5767.5870.9
(E) 15.06
(E) 14.15
Ireland0.1212.125 43943 4932.1654.7251 681968050918.77820.86581.582775.50.64.66
(E) 15.28
IsraelInformation on item
(E) 4.4
(E) 20
1.2
(E) 24 036
61 8052.6690.4634 023878747215.821670.97282.1847.270.21.715.04
(E) 13.93
Italy0.6231.426 06364 0198.1576.8235 397916048516.418711.57582.6665.958.30.83.914.89
Japan6.4221.928 64197 5951.5741.2439 11390
(E) 94
52916.414861.35383.9355.970.60.3
(E) 21.81
14.85
Korea4.2151.421 72333 4952.4660.0332 399768751917.428782.47782.1335.963.91.1
(E) 20.84
14.7
Latvia12.9231.215 26917 105
(E) 6.8
693.7322 389868948717.911772.45974.6465.960.76.62.0913.83
Luxembourg0
(E) 20
2
(E) 41 317
74 1413.2661.962 636927948315.112851.59182.4706.9720.63.76
(E) 15.15
Mexico4.221113 891
(E) 4 750
4.6610.0815 311803741614.816673.56375666.645.917.929.48
(E) 12.74
Netherlands0201.928 78390 0022.1752.5652 833907750818.714931.38281.6767.481.20.60.45
(E) 15.9
New Zealand
(E) 0.3
262.4
(E) 24 366
(E) 52 718
4.9760.7239 397957750617.85902.57781.7887.364.81.315.0214.87
Norway0172.135 73920 3472.7740.5953 643948250418.15961.97882.4787.587.70.63.1715.56
Poland2.7231.118 90614 9974.3652.1425 921899150417.722802.65577.658666.30.86.6814.42
Portugal1211.720 51931 8776.5656.1424 529874749717.110871.25681.2465.272.118.2
(E) 14.89
Slovak Republic1.4241.120 26510 8466.7655.4623 508919246315.921822.96076.7666.160.10.85.04
(E) 15.01
Slovenia0.3181.520 50520 0484664.2634 965918750918.116892.85280.9655.884.70.64.4614.75
Spain0.1221.923 12935 44317.3609.4937 333955849117.911731.67083726.483.10.64.5515.93
Sweden0201.830 55390 7085.7761.1742 816928349619.269528682.3807.375.911.1115.18
Switzerland0211.936 378128 4151.8801.9460 124948750617.515962.64983807.5840.5
(E) 6.91
(E) 15.02
Türkiye6.5201
(E) 17 067
4 42913512.24
(E) 22 848
863942517.920632.18578665.560.61.733.77
(E) 12.59
United Kingdom0.424228 40883 4052.6741.3242 835938150016.811852.96981706.777.40.212.6814.92
United States0.118
(E) 2.4
44 049176 0763.8690.6560 154909048817.110843.26878.8886.974.14.911.4514.44
OECD - Total2.1201.830 56390 5704.9672.0444 29089744861714812.46980.1696.568.63.612.6214.9
Non-OECD EconomiesBrazil6.7
(E) 20
(E) 0.8
(E) 12 227
7 102
(E) 4.9
64
(E) 3.37
(E) 14 024
904939515.910722.27974.7
(E) 70
6.637.327.67.15
(E) 14.45
Russia13.819116 657
(E) 2 260
(E) 3.6
701.64
(E) 22 101
909549216.11554
(E) 0.8
6571.343652.211.30.16
(E) 14.9
South Africa3718
(E) 0.7
10 87217 042
(E) 26.5
4315.57
(E) 11 554
8843
(E) 391
(E) 15.3
2269
(E) 1.6
7357.4
(E) 67
4.836.11018.6814.73
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EEstimated value
Data extracted on 04 Dec 2023 18:35 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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