These Nationalities Have The Best Quality Of Life In The World, 2016
Looking at 161 nationalities across the world, Henley & Partners has released a new ranking of nationalities “The Quality of Nationality Index” to show which have the best and worst quality of living globally.
Quality of life isn’t just about economics — it’s about country’s economy, nationals freedom of travel, work opportunities, stability, and a slew of other factors, at least according to the authors of a new index. Germany is leading the ranking.
The study differentiates nationality from country by considering how easy it is for citizens to travel without a visa and live and work abroad.
Based on these factors, each nationality was issued with a score between 0% – 100%. The higher the score, the better the quality of living.
It’s no surprise that Germany ranks No. 1 on the list which is reflected by figures that German nationals hold the strongest passport with visa-free access to 177 countries, also rated highly for their ability to live and work abroad easily and travel to a large number of countries without a visa.
Danish nationals enjoy the 2nd best quality of life with a score of 83%, followed by the Finnish, who have a score of 82%.
So without further ado, here are the 41 nationalities deemed to have the highest quality of life, along with the score for each. (Note, some nations are tied.)
1. Germany — 83.1%
2. Denmark — 83%
3. Finland — 82%
4. Norway — 81.7%
5. Sweden — 81.6%
5. Iceland — 81.6%
6. Ireland — 81%
6. Austria — 81%
7. France — 80.9%
8. Switzerland — 80.7%
9. Netherlands — 80.3%
10. Belgium — 80.2%
11. UK — 80.1%
12. Liechtenstein — 80%
13. Italy — 79.8%
13. Spain — 79.8%
14. Luxembourg — 79.3%
15. Czech Republic — 79.1%
16. Portugal — 78.9%
17. Slovenia — 78.8%
18. Hungary — 78%
19. Slovakia — 77.9%
20. Estonia — 76.7%
20. Poland — 76.7%
21. Greece — 76.5%
22. Malta — 76.4%
23. Lithuania — 76.2%
24. Latvia — 76%
25. Cyprus — 73.4%
26. Romania — 72.6%
27. Bulgaria — 72.4%
28. US — 63.5%
29. Croatia — 58.3%
30. Japan — 56.2%
31. New Zealand — 53.4%
32. Canada — 52.7%
33. Australia — 52.5%
34. Chile — 52.3%
35. Singapore — 51.9%
36. South Korea — 50.8%
37. Argentina — 50.4%
Infographic: Which nationalities have the best quality of life?
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