Rank Country or territory Quality of Life Score
(out of 10)
1 Ireland 8.333
2 Switzerland 8.068
3 Norway 8.051
4 Luxembourg 8.015
5 Sweden 7.937
6 Australia 7.925
7 Iceland 7.911
8 Italy 7.810
9 Denmark 7.797
10 Spain 7.727
11 Singapore 7.719
12 Finland 7.618
13 United States 7.615
14 Canada 7.599
15 New Zealand 7.436
16 Netherlands 7.433
17 Japan 7.392
18 Hong Kong 7.347
19 Portugal 7.307
20 Austria 7.268
21 Taiwan 7.259
22 Greece 7.163
23 Cyprus 7.097
24 Belgium 7.095
25 France 7.084
26 Germany 7.048
27 Slovenia 6.986
28 Malta 6.934
29 United Kingdom 6.917 ?
30 South Korea 6.877
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life_index
why UK's quality of life is low?
even lower than USA?
Answer on Why UK's quality of life is low..?
Because the ranking is best on geography and climate, and areas such as Community and Family. In Britain the climate is not as good as some other nations, whilst the population is largely urban based and fluid in that they are constantly moving from area to area for job promotion and other such reasons, giving little chance for community to flourish.
If you go to most modern cities you will not see the same levels of community as in more rural settings, and the pressure of modern work means that people see there families less, with the British working the longest hours in Europe.
In essence, if you want to score highly in that study you should live in a small rural farming community in a country that has a sunny climate, and not a modern business orientated urban setting.
