Interesting list.

[SFB]

Posted by a GOM, but he gave no link.
The top twenty countries for standard of living:

1. Norway
2. Iceland
3. Australia
4. Ireland
5. Sweden
6. Canada
7. Japan
8. USA
9.= Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland
12. Belgium, Luxembourg
14. Austria
15. Denmark
16. France
17.= Italy, United Kingdom
19. Spain
20. New Zealand

Interesting to note the fifth richest in the world lies at Nº 17 alongside Italy?

[Dave Bacon]

Posted by a GOM, but he gave no link.
The top twenty countries for standard of living:


Interesting to note the fifth richest in the world lies at Nº 17 alongside Italy?

Interesting to note the country just below the fifth richest in the world?

[t-v]

I've always fancied Sweden too.

[Fenella]

Is this list just in terms of money? It's interesting that some of the colder countries are near the top of the list. Obviously weather doesn't have that much impact.

[Ck]

How do you measure standard of living?

[t-v]

How do you measure standard of living?

Probably all those 'accurate' survey's that get done

I'm not sure to be honest.

[SFB]

The good life is getting whatever you want from it.

Health and happiness are of prime importance, the wherewithal to enjoy it more is a close 3rd.

In any society, good food, a good health system and peace are the best things we can hope for.

[t-v]

The good life is getting whatever you want from it.

Health and happiness are of prime importance, the wherewithal to enjoy it more is a close 3rd.

In any society, good food, a good health system and peace are the best things we can hope for.

Well, I would guess decent people help.

It depends who they asked to fill out the survey as well though doesn't it?

[SFB]

I'm sure the survey was based on statistics, of which 95% proved that 13% was the norm for 27.5% being inaccurate before the test began, which left...

[timey]

How do you quantify "Standard of Living" though, and how has it been quantified in this case? I reckon you could come up with any number of rankings depending on what criteria are used, how you rate them and who you ask. Plus, 17th out of 200+ countries in the world ain't bad.

I'll take this with a large pinch of sodium chloride.

(Sorry, just seen that others have riased some of these points already, but I wanted to add my two pennies worth as well.)