回复[2]: The Where-to-be-born index 2013南海浪 (2013-01-10 21:06:07)
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Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world (and U.S. is 16th!)Quality-of-life index links results of who is happiest and who has best quality of life in terms of wealth, health and trust in public institutions
PUBLISHED: 06:35 GMT, 29 November 2012 | UPDATED: 06:42 GMT, 29 November 2012
A new study produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will
have a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong, Ireland and even Canada.
The Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a 'quality-of-life' index highlighting where it is best to be born next year.
In 1988, the U.S. came top of a rank of 50 countries, though has not achieved the top spot since.
The index links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys - how happy people say they are - to objective determinants of quality of life across countries.
One of the most important factors is being rich, but other factors come into play - including crime, trust in public institutions and the health of family life.
In total, the index takes into account 11 indicators.
These include fixed factors such as geography, others that change slowly over time such as demography, social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy.
The index also looks at income per head in 2030, which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood. （婴儿成年后出生地的经济如何, 这点也有关。）
Small economies dominate the top 10 countries, with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.
Half of the top 10 countries are European, but only one, the Netherlands, is from the euro-zone.
