Country Standard Index

Where is quality of life highest?

One score per country per year, 0–100, built only from published statistics: 28 indicators in 7 components, each tracked back to 2000. Every number can be opened up: index → component → indicator → the official series it came from. Where no official number exists, the page says so instead of guessing.

Data built 2026-10-04. Ranking year 2024 is the latest year in which most indicators are still broadly observed; later values are mostly carried forward and flagged as such. Methodology.

Top of the 2024 ranking
  1. 1. Norway91.4
  2. 2. Iceland89.1
  3. 3. Denmark88.7
182 countries ranked

182 countries ranked for 2024. Click a column to sort; click a country to break its score down by component and indicator. “Δ 10y” is the change in index points versus 2014.

# ↑CountryIndex Afford. Health Jobs Educ. Safety Freedom Envir.Δ 10yDataPop.
1Norway
Europe & Central Asia
91.4
82968293939898+2.2100% · 39% carried5.6 m
2Iceland
Europe & Central Asia
89.1
72938789919399+0.8100% · 36% carried392 k
3Denmark
Europe & Central Asia
88.7
779179889110095+3.3100% · 32% carried6.0 m
4Netherlands
Europe & Central Asia
88.7
83898291889594+3.5100% · 36% carried18.1 m
5Finland
Europe & Central Asia
88.5
80906892919999+3.8100% · 36% carried5.6 m
6Sweden
Europe & Central Asia
88.0
80946892879898+3.5100% · 32% carried10.6 m
7Switzerland
Europe & Central Asia
88.0
68898291949893+1.0100% · 32% carried9.1 m
8Australia
East Asia & Pacific
88.0
72908294889495+4.296% · 30% carried27.6 m
9Ireland
Europe & Central Asia
87.9
79898090899594+7.5100% · 36% carried5.5 m
10Germany
Europe & Central Asia
87.1
78928388839493+1.5100% · 32% carried83.5 m
11New Zealand
East Asia & Pacific
86.8
72877987909795+2.696% · 30% carried5.3 m
12Luxembourg
Europe & Central Asia
86.0
76977175909895+2.296% · 30% carried687 k
13Japan
East Asia & Pacific
85.9
79888683948388+2.5100% · 39% carried123.4 m
14Czechia
Europe & Central Asia
85.3
85918083878587+4.7100% · 36% carried10.9 m
15Austria
Europe & Central Asia
85.2
78947780878892+1.2100% · 32% carried9.2 m
16Canada
North America
85.1
75837693829395+1.7100% · 29% carried41.7 m
17Estonia
Europe & Central Asia
85.0
78837289849396+3.0100% · 32% carried1.4 m
18Belgium
Europe & Central Asia
84.4
81866990799294+3.8100% · 39% carried11.9 m
19Singapore
East Asia & Pacific
84.2
81858794956188+3.096% · 37% carried6.1 m
20United Kingdom
Europe & Central Asia
84.1
74857693808993+3.4100% · 36% carried69.5 m
21Hong Kong SAR, China
East Asia & Pacific
83.7
8110080908451100-2.275% · 14% carried7.5 m
22Lithuania
Europe & Central Asia
83.2
79827493828489+8.0100% · 32% carried2.9 m
23Slovenia
Europe & Central Asia
83.1
86897784847389+4.6100% · 36% carried2.1 m
24Korea, Rep.
East Asia & Pacific
83.0
80818295857385+4.3100% · 25% carried51.7 m
25San Marino
Europe & Central Asia
82.3
7991–63908190-4.171% · 40% carried34 k
26Poland
Europe & Central Asia
81.6
84857789777783+5.2100% · 32% carried36.4 m
27Cyprus
Europe & Central Asia
81.3
80828092777386+9.7100% · 36% carried1.4 m
28Malta
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
81.1
82848277837191+5.9100% · 39% carried580 k
29Latvia
Europe & Central Asia
81.0
79777392778188+7.1100% · 36% carried1.8 m
30United States
North America
80.3
66848293638195-1.0100% · 29% carried341.8 m
31France
Europe & Central Asia
80.3
78876880728692+2.7100% · 32% carried68.7 m
32Portugal
Europe & Central Asia
80.3
78916871828290+6.4100% · 29% carried10.8 m
33Spain
Europe & Central Asia
78.4
78905876767892+7.2100% · 32% carried49.4 m
34Slovak Republic
Europe & Central Asia
78.1
85797279776988+3.1100% · 36% carried5.4 m
35United Arab Emirates
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
77.2
87869484803575+4.0100% · 32% carried11.5 m
36Croatia
Europe & Central Asia
77.2
83847180776581+8.1100% · 39% carried3.9 m
37Israel
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
76.8
66888487607083+2.1100% · 36% carried10.1 m
38Italy
Europe & Central Asia
76.8
79896368777586+7.5100% · 36% carried58.9 m
39Greece
Europe & Central Asia
75.3
78865683716986+8.8100% · 32% carried10.4 m
40Brunei Darussalam
East Asia & Pacific
75.2
95737658805293+3.186% · 38% carried466 k
41Hungary
Europe & Central Asia
75.2
82807679734889+2.4100% · 36% carried9.5 m
42Palau
East Asia & Pacific
74.5
6261–74886993+2.975% · 38% carried18 k
43Qatar
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
73.6
798510064843074+4.1100% · 39% carried3.0 m
44Uruguay
Latin America & Caribbean
73.5
66856257708887+4.196% · 30% carried3.4 m
45Chile
Latin America & Caribbean
73.3
69766477628383+1.7100% · 21% carried19.9 m
46Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa
72.9
7977–57667781+12.986% · 46% carried123 k
47Bahamas, The
Latin America & Caribbean
72.6
66727279527297+3.879% · 32% carried403 k
48Bulgaria
Europe & Central Asia
72.5
76757675665981+5.8100% · 36% carried6.4 m
49Montenegro
Europe & Central Asia
71.1
79765671726481+8.9100% · 39% carried623 k
50Romania
Europe & Central Asia
71.1
82766463716082+4.8100% · 39% carried19.0 m
51Malaysia
East Asia & Pacific
70.9
78677759745587+6.4100% · 36% carried36.0 m
52Oman
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
70.1
85748362803275+4.596% · 33% carried5.5 m
53Kazakhstan
Europe & Central Asia
69.9
81758181553583+5.3100% · 32% carried20.8 m
54Barbados
Latin America & Caribbean
69.8
57657062718380+1.286% · 38% carried283 k
55Bahrain
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
69.7
89669272692676+5.796% · 26% carried1.6 m
56Kuwait
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
69.4
83808742754575+2.796% · 37% carried4.9 m
57Saudi Arabia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
68.9
88828381572567+11.689% · 24% carried37.0 m
58Moldova
Europe & Central Asia
68.8
80667673565477+4.6100% · 29% carried2.4 m
59Costa Rica
Latin America & Caribbean
68.2
66756454627879+2.396% · 26% carried5.2 m
60Ukraine
Europe & Central Asia
67.0
8468–84473882+6.786% · 42% carried39.0 m
61Belarus
Europe & Central Asia
66.9
88838185321088+0.996% · 33% carried9.1 m
62Fiji
East Asia & Pacific
66.7
75636553716574+5.796% · 37% carried933 k
63Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
66.6
76547154755978+1.496% · 37% carried1.2 m
64Samoa
East Asia & Pacific
66.6
65555846876986+3.586% · 33% carried219 k
65Russian Federation
Europe & Central Asia
66.2
80818488341184+2.8100% · 36% carried143.5 m
66Georgia
Europe & Central Asia
66.1
80685085495675+3.596% · 26% carried3.9 m
67Tonga
East Asia & Pacific
65.8
69657148825373+3.193% · 38% carried104 k
68Serbia
Europe & Central Asia
65.7
77716374613677+7.4100% · 29% carried6.5 m
69North Macedonia
Europe & Central Asia
65.2
79715361635179+8.9100% · 32% carried1.8 m
70Mongolia
East Asia & Pacific
65.0
78626778575260+5.1100% · 29% carried3.6 m
71Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean
64.8
49816665535882+0.196% · 41% carried45.9 m
72Armenia
Europe & Central Asia
64.4
85575172545874+7.0100% · 32% carried3.1 m
73Albania
Europe & Central Asia
64.3
81615265645178+9.8100% · 36% carried2.3 m
74Maldives
South Asia
64.2
78747534554985+8.389% · 36% carried530 k
75Trinidad and Tobago
Latin America & Caribbean
64.2
81647652376277+2.196% · 37% carried1.4 m
76Bhutan
South Asia
63.8
84546024817271+10.7100% · 36% carried797 k
77St. Lucia
Latin America & Caribbean
63.3
77666443526280+6.789% · 44% carried180 k
78Dominican Republic
Latin America & Caribbean
63.3
74596953536173+8.6100% · 25% carried11.5 m
79Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
62.7
82687751434177+6.193% · 31% carried71.6 m
80St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Latin America & Caribbean
62.6
70704259516482+2.579% · 36% carried100 k
81Grenada
Latin America & Caribbean
62.5
6462–50635978-4.271% · 50% carried117 k
82Kiribati
East Asia & Pacific
62.5
7254–25836675+6.875% · 29% carried136 k
83Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean
62.4
61686859356283+4.4100% · 25% carried212.8 m
84Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe & Central Asia
62.0
78675357584577+6.0100% · 43% carried3.1 m
85Cuba
Latin America & Caribbean
61.7
–877854501982+1.375% · 33% carried10.9 m
86Kyrgyz Republic
Europe & Central Asia
61.2
78547367502978+4.596% · 30% carried7.3 m
87Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean
61.2
62557751406677+7.593% · 42% carried2.8 m
88China
East Asia & Pacific
60.8
76777050621774+8.996% · 41% carried1.41 bn
89Panama
Latin America & Caribbean
60.8
67636252495875+1.296% · 30% carried4.6 m
90Paraguay
Latin America & Caribbean
60.3
67677149474675+6.996% · 26% carried7.0 m
91Cabo Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa
60.3
73594928647773+5.586% · 25% carried527 k
92Peru
Latin America & Caribbean
60.3
69627266415063+1.893% · 27% carried34.6 m
93Uzbekistan
Europe & Central Asia
60.0
71556972582174+9.1100% · 36% carried37.1 m
94Jordan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
60.0
75663853654678+1.896% · 37% carried11.5 m
95Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific
59.1
77506944625060+9.3100% · 36% carried285.7 m
96Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean
58.2
58735759285875+4.1100% · 25% carried53.4 m
97Timor-Leste
East Asia & Pacific
58.0
65457445536064+7.989% · 40% carried1.4 m
98Bolivia
Latin America & Caribbean
58.0
68537558404370+7.189% · 24% carried12.6 m
99Azerbaijan
Europe & Central Asia
58.0
84546365561371+2.796% · 37% carried10.2 m
100Sri Lanka
South Asia
57.5
77575948465659+4.696% · 33% carried21.8 m
101Viet Nam
East Asia & Pacific
57.1
76557751512269+2.496% · 33% carried101.6 m
102Belize
Latin America & Caribbean
56.7
66676036444677+4.286% · 33% carried423 k
103Ecuador
Latin America & Caribbean
56.7
66667052214873+1.3100% · 29% carried18.3 m
104Suriname
Latin America & Caribbean
56.4
60616026565974-2.896% · 41% carried640 k
105Mexico
Latin America & Caribbean
56.4
66637854254169+3.0100% · 25% carried131.9 m
106Philippines
East Asia & Pacific
56.2
71467650444562+3.0100% · 36% carried116.8 m
107Solomon Islands
East Asia & Pacific
56.0
47507928676260+4.479% · 27% carried839 k
108Vanuatu
East Asia & Pacific
55.7
56516123836552+0.693% · 38% carried335 k
109Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa
55.6
80503236616764+4.596% · 33% carried2.6 m
110Guyana
Latin America & Caribbean
55.5
78545334435473+4.696% · 37% carried836 k
111Morocco
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
55.1
76525034564080+4.893% · 31% carried38.4 m
112Turkiye
Europe & Central Asia
55.1
50716166422174-0.396% · 44% carried85.9 m
113El Salvador
Latin America & Caribbean
54.8
69617536453165+2.996% · 37% carried6.4 m
114India
South Asia
54.5
82465441534462+8.6100% · 36% carried1.46 bn
115Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
53.5
74503733576459+8.493% · 38% carried3.1 m
116Tunisia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
53.2
74603935444872-1.5100% · 39% carried12.3 m
117Algeria
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
53.0
80544440532774+0.196% · 33% carried47.4 m
118Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
52.0
49406726636159+4.8100% · 29% carried35.1 m
119Turkmenistan
Europe & Central Asia
51.1
8043645638374+3.782% · 39% carried7.6 m
120Nicaragua
Latin America & Caribbean
50.8
7266714833265+1.382% · 30% carried7.0 m
121Sao Tome and Principe
Sub-Saharan Africa
50.7
51545323576155+1.386% · 29% carried240 k
122Lebanon
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
50.5
46635254393765-4.4100% · 54% carried5.8 m
123Tajikistan
Europe & Central Asia
50.0
7046565853761+0.696% · 37% carried10.8 m
124Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
49.2
67396137395151+3.596% · 30% carried57.5 m
125South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
49.0
57552545326467+2.2100% · 32% carried64.7 m
126Guatemala
Latin America & Caribbean
48.7
65437525324556+4.2100% · 32% carried18.7 m
127Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa
48.5
74433352353964-0.782% · 30% carried2.6 m
128Venezuela, RB
Latin America & Caribbean
47.8
–63646216675+2.771% · 35% carried28.5 m
129Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
47.3
69346311496045+5.196% · 33% carried18.9 m
130Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific
47.2
7539852242960+5.193% · 31% carried17.8 m
131Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
47.0
64445951311467+1.296% · 33% carried118.4 m
132Iran, Islamic Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
46.9
56624958161375-2.396% · 37% carried92.4 m
133Honduras
Latin America & Caribbean
46.8
57456929244361+5.2100% · 25% carried11.0 m
134Libya
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
46.3
7871285252368+4.671% · 20% carried7.5 m
135Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
46.0
65387512504637+5.6100% · 36% carried70.5 m
136Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
45.8
66485715593641+8.396% · 30% carried14.6 m
137Nepal
South Asia
45.6
75393422555340+6.7100% · 36% carried29.6 m
138Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
44.6
65316329362464+5.089% · 32% carried883 k
139Cote d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
44.6
70316916354547+6.396% · 33% carried32.7 m
140Gambia, The
Sub-Saharan Africa
44.6
58365218495445+10.396% · 33% carried2.8 m
141West Bank and Gaza
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
44.5
35542956422077-4.693% · 50% carried5.4 m
142Lao PDR
East Asia & Pacific
44.0
5840692452957+3.996% · 37% carried7.9 m
143Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
43.7
56354630465142+2.193% · 31% carried2.4 m
144Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
43.7
45465825465036+2.689% · 32% carried21.9 m
145Papua New Guinea
East Asia & Pacific
43.2
60376121384938+3.486% · 38% carried10.8 m
146Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
43.0
71257312444929+3.396% · 37% carried14.8 m
147Equatorial Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
42.8
7123665631547+2.779% · 27% carried1.9 m
148Bangladesh
South Asia
42.7
72346430212553+1.596% · 33% carried175.7 m
149Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa
41.4
54217218404936-0.889% · 40% carried5.7 m
150Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
41.0
66355921292949+0.8100% · 32% carried255.2 m
151Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa
41.0
75324115533635+7.389% · 36% carried5.3 m
152Iraq
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
40.6
7844392682862-0.393% · 35% carried47.0 m
153Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.8
38426513485122-1.696% · 37% carried22.2 m
154Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.6
59297111363733+0.996% · 37% carried32.7 m
155Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.2
53147637184531+2.596% · 33% carried237.5 m
156Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.1
59387418352624+2.896% · 30% carried51.4 m
157Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.0
64226420353534+3.496% · 41% carried8.6 m
158Myanmar
East Asia & Pacific
38.7
7029623126352-4.489% · 48% carried54.9 m
159Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
38.3
62236621272840+1.096% · 37% carried29.9 m
160Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
37.2
46245711504825-0.896% · 37% carried8.8 m
161Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
36.4
66236710293228+5.789% · 32% carried2.2 m
162Congo, Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
36.4
70362431351940+4.286% · 33% carried6.5 m
163Eswatini
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.4
44481832331459+1.593% · 42% carried1.3 m
164Syrian Arab Republic
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
35.3
754435360157+0.871% · 40% carried25.6 m
165Angola
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.0
39334620313245+3.693% · 35% carried39.0 m
166Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
34.8
28395424332244-2.4100% · 43% carried17.0 m
167Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
34.4
67215410252738+4.189% · 36% carried15.1 m
168Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.8
48396113142933-2.993% · 35% carried35.6 m
169Djibouti
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
33.6
63351715332250+5.386% · 33% carried1.2 m
170Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.4
6327657163125-6.093% · 27% carried24.1 m
171Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.0
662467193035-3.289% · 36% carried25.2 m
172Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.9
6020750174210-3.489% · 36% carried27.9 m
173Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.6
5627638142329-1.493% · 35% carried135.5 m
174Burundi
Sub-Saharan Africa
29.6
483674918814-6.493% · 42% carried14.4 m
175Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean
28.5
26273221123250-5.989% · 36% carried11.9 m
176Afghanistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
27.4
6920301121437-5.996% · 37% carried43.8 m
177Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.3
3826592432515+0.393% · 42% carried112.8 m
178Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
26.6
303353183841+2.379% · 59% carried51.7 m
179Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa
26.3
542061562712+4.993% · 35% carried5.5 m
180Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
24.7
571363210208-0.496% · 37% carried21.0 m
181Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.5
432726402342+8.875% · 33% carried19.7 m
182South Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
21.5
2825471710518-1.475% · 57% carried12.2 m