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There are some countries where not only the Gross Domestic Product figure is high but also standard of education and income equality.
Let's take a look at countries that offer best quality of life, according to United Nation's Human Development Index.
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: A boy shakes his head to remove coloured powder after it was applied on him while celebrating Holi in Agartala, Tripura.Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters
India
Gross national income per capita: $3,285
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 3
Non-income HDI: 0.575
Life expectancy at birth: 65.8 years
Expected years of schooling: 10.7 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 136
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Norway
Gross national income per capita: $48,688
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4
Non-income HDI: 0.977
Life expectancy at birth: 81.3 years
Expected years of schooling: 17.5 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 1
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Image: Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia.Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Australia
Gross national income per capita: $34,340
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 15
Non-income HDI: 0.978
Life expectancy at birth: 82.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 19.6 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 2
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Image: Empire State Building and lower Manhattan are seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York, United States.Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The United States
Gross national income per capita: $43,480
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 6
Non-income HDI: 0.958
Life expectancy at birth: 78.7 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.8 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 3
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Gross national income per capita: $37,282
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 8
Non-income HDI: 0.945
Life expectancy at birth: 80.8 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 4
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Image: A Christmas market in front of the Charlottenburg castle in Berlin, Germany.Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Germany
Gross national income per capita: $35,431
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 10
Non-income HDI: 0.948
Life expectancy at birth: 80.6 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 5
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Image: Wellington Cable Car ascends with a view of the city in the background, New Zealand.Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
New Zealand
Gross national income per capita: $24,358
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 26
Non-income HDI: 0.978
Life expectancy at birth: 80.8 years
Expected years of schooling: 19.7 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 6
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Image: Leandro Virgilio, 37, poses in the backyard of his restaurant near Dublin city centre which becomes a bar and club in the evenings, Ireland.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Gross national income per capita: $28,671
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 19
Non-income HDI: 0.960
Life expectancy at birth: 80.7 years
Expected years of schooling: 18.3 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Stockholm, Sweden.Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Sweden
Gross national income per capita: $36,143
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 6
Non-income HDI: 0.940
Life expectancy at birth: 81.6 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.0 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 8
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse, Switzerland.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Gross national income per capita: $40,527
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 2
Non-income HDI: 0.926
Life expectancy at birth: 82.5 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.7 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 9
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
Gross national income per capita: $32,545
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 11
Non-income HDI: 0.942
Life expectancy at birth: 83.6 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.3 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 10
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
Canada
Gross national income per capita: $35,369
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 5
Non-income HDI: 0.934
Life expectancy at birth: 81.1 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.1 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 11
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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
South Korea
Gross national income per capita: $28,231
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 15
Non-income HDI: 0.949
Life expectancy at birth: 80.7 years
Expected years of schooling: 17.2 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 12
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Image: Luxurious residential blocks are seen behind Happy Valley horse racing track in Hong Kong.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
Gross national income per capita: $45,598
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 6
Non-income HDI: 0.907
Life expectancy at birth: 83.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.5 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 13
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Image: Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
Iceland
Gross national income per capita: $29,176
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 12
Non-income HDI: 0.943
Life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years
Expected years of schooling: 18.3 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 14
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Image: Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants, in Denmark.Photographs: Teis Hald Jensen/Reuters
Denmark
Gross national income per capita: $33,518
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4
Non-income HDI: 0.924
Life expectancy at birth: 79.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.8 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 15
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Image: A view of central Tel Aviv, with the Mediterranean Sea in the background, Israel.Photographs: Nir Elias/Reuters
Israel
Gross national income per capita: $26,224
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 13
Non-income HDI: 0.942
Life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.7 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 16
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Image: A miniature reproduction of the Acropolis in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels, Belgium.Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Belgium
Gross national income per capita: $33,429
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 3
Non-income HDI: 0.917
Life expectancy at birth: 80.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 17
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: People enjoy a ride on a swing carousel at Prater amusement park in Vienna, Austria.Photographs: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Austria
Gross national income per capita: $36,438
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 5
Non-income HDI: 0.908
Life expectancy at birth: 81.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 15.3 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 18
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Image: A cyclist rides past the skyline of the Central Business District in Singapore.Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters
Singapore
Gross national income per capita: $52,613
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 15
Non-income HDI: 0.880
Life expectancy at birth: 81.2 years
Expected years of schooling: 14.4 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 19
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Image: A man rides bicycle as he makes his way along a snow-covered sidewalk near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.Photographs: John Schults/Reuters
France
Gross national income per capita: $30,277
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4
Non-income HDI: 0.919
Life expectancy at birth: 81.7 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.1 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 20
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Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, northern Finland.Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
Gross national income per capita: $32,510
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 2
Non-income HDI: 0.912
Life expectancy at birth: 80.1 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 21
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: A view shows the Ljubljanica river, in the old part of Ljubljana, Slovenia.Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
Slovenia
Gross national income per capita: $23,999
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 12
Non-income HDI: 0.936
Life expectancy at birth: 79.5 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 22
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Image: Traffic pass in front of the Alcala Gate, one of Madrid's famous landmarks, Spain.Photographs: Sergio Perez/Reuters
Spain
Gross national income per capita: $25,947
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 8
Non-income HDI: 0.919
Life expectancy at birth: 81.6 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 23
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Image: Cars drive past Vaduz Castle in capital Vaduz, Liechtenstein.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Liechtenstein
Gross national income per capita: $84,880
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 22
Non-income HDI: 0.832
Life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years
Expected years of schooling: 11.9 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 24
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25 countries that have best quality of life
Image: A view of Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy.Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Italy
Gross national income per capita: $26,158
GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 5
Non-income HDI: 0.911
Life expectancy at birth: 82.0 years
Expected years of schooling: 16.2 years
Human Development Index's global rank: 25
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