In which country should you pack your bags in 2017? In Denmark, according to one study of the association The Social Progress Imperative led by Michael E. Porter, professor at Harvard and Scott Stern, professor at MIT. To raise Denmark to the top of this rankingthese two specialists compared 128 countries based on 50 criteria such as education, health, social inclusion, freedom of expression, internet access, environmental quality and safety.
Scandinavian countries at the top of the ranking
The observation is clear: in Denmark more than elsewhere, life is good. Its strengths? Access to information and communications, affordable housing and freedom of expression. The other Scandinavian countries also offer a good quality of life: Finland thus takes second place in the rankings, Iceland and Norway share the third step of the podium, while Sweden comes in eighth position. “These countries excel at meeting basic human needs, providing a foundation for well-being through education and environmental protection, creating opportunities for citizens to make personal choices and realize their full potential” , says the study. Unsurprising results since Denmark has appeared in the top 3 of the World Happiness Report for several years.
What about France? 18th in this ranking, it is behind the United States, Spain and Belgium. If France achieves good scores regarding access to basic knowledge, environmental quality or nutrition and medical care, its results regarding social inclusion or safety are weaker. But France is not the only one with room for improvement: despite its first place, Denmark presents less recent improvements than its Scandinavian neighbors, a probable sign of a long-standing general well-being, specifies the study. .
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