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There are not many countries that have high life expectancy, excellent school enrollment and lead in per capita income.
Let's take a look at some of these countries.
Source: London School of Economics
Norway
Life expectancy at birth: 81.0 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.0
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 17.3 years
Gross national income per capita: $58,810
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Rowers train at dawn on the Yarra River in Melbourne.Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
Australia
Life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.7
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.0 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 20.5 years
Gross national income per capita: $38,692
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Pedestrians walk down the main shopping street in Stockholm's Gamla Stan or Old Town district.Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Sweden
Life expectancy at birth: 81.3 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 2.6
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.6 years
Gross national income per capita: $36,936
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
Life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 2.6
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.5 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.1 years
Gross national income per capita: $34,692
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view of Hong Kong.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
Life expectancy at birth: 82.5 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 2.0
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.0 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 13.8 years
Gross national income per capita: $45,090
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: People hang around outside a bar in the Temple Bar area of central Dublin.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Life expectancy at birth: 80.3 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.0
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 17.9 years
Gross national income per capita: $33,078
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: An aerial view of Marina Bay and Singapore's central business district.Photographs: David Loh/Reuters
Singapore
Life expectancy at birth: 80.7 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 1.9
Mean years of schooling of adults: 8.8 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 14.4 years
Gross national income per capita: $48,893
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, northern Finland.Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
Life expectancy at birth: 80.1 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 2.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.3 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 17.1 years
Gross national income per capita: $33,872
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Life expectancy at birth: 80.3 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.4
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.2 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.7 years
Gross national income per capita: $40,658
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
Germany
Life expectancy at birth: 80.2 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.7
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.2 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.6 years
Gross national income per capita: $35,308
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: People cross a street after rainfall in central Auckland.Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Life expectancy at birth: 80.6 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 5.1
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.5 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 19.7 years
Gross national income per capita: $25,438
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: View of rooftops and the Montmartre's Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.Photographs: Mal Langsdon/Reuters
France
Life expectancy at birth: 81.6 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.5
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.4 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.1 years
Gross national income per capita: $34,341
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Image: A view of the city of Luxembourg.Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Luxembourg
Life expectancy at birth: 79.9 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 2.3
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.1 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 13.3 years
Gross national income per capita: $51,109
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
Canada
Life expectancy at birth: 81.0 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 5.2
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.5 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.0 years
Gross national income per capita: $38,668
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The United States
Life expectancy at birth: 79.6 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 6.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.4 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.7 years
Gross national income per capita: $47,094
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view of Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Life expectancy at birth: 82.2 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.7
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.3 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.5 years
Gross national income per capita: $39,849
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A woman reads a book beside a bronze statue in front of Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts in central Seoul.Photographs: Jo Yong hak/Reuters
South Korea
Life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.8 years
Gross national income per capita: $29,518
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Boats are seen anchored at the 17th century Nyhavn district, home to many shops and restaurants in Copenhagen.Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Denmark
Life expectancy at birth: 78.7 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.0
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.3 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.9 years
Gross national income per capita: $36,404
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Guests enjoy a 'Dinner in the Sky' on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels.Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Belgium
Life expectancy at birth: 80.3 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.9 years
Gross national income per capita: $34,873
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
Spain
Life expectancy at birth: 81.3 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.4 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.4 years
Gross national income per capita: $29,661
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view of Duomo cathedral in Milan.Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Italy
Life expectancy at birth: 81.4 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.5
Mean years of schooling of adults: 9.7 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.3 years
Gross national income per capita: $29,619
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: People walk past a cafe in Tel Aviv.Photographs: Sharon Perry/Reuters
Israel
Life expectancy at birth: 81.2 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.9 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.6 years
Gross national income per capita: $27,831
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Austria
Life expectancy at birth: 80.4 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.0
Mean years of schooling of adults: 9.8 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.0 years
Gross national income per capita: $37,056
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A Greek flag is seen as people walk in an alley at the tourist district of Placka in Athens.Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Greece
Life expectancy at birth: 79.7 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.6
Mean years of schooling of adults: 10.5 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.5 years
Gross national income per capita: $27,580
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Traffic on the road and the Thames passes the Houses of Parliament in London.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.9
Mean years of schooling of adults: 9.5 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.9 years
Gross national income per capita: $35,087
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A woman walks on the pedestrian area in Ljubljana.Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
Slovenia
Life expectancy at birth: 78.8 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.5
Mean years of schooling of adults: 9.0 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 16.7 years
Gross national income per capita: $25,857
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view from a town hall tour shows the snow-covered city centre of the North Moravian town of Ostrava.Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
Czech Republic
Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 3.2
Mean years of schooling of adults: 12.3 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.2 years
Gross national income per capita: $22,678
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station.Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
Portugal
Life expectancy at birth: 79.1 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 4.5
Mean years of schooling of adults: 8.0 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 15.5 years
Gross national income per capita: $22,105
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: A view of Doha.Photographs: Mohamad Dabbouss/Reuters
Qatar
Life expectancy at birth: 76.0 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 8.8
Mean years of schooling of adults: 7.3 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 12.7 years
Gross national income per capita: $79,426
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30 countries with best living standards
Image: The 'Welcome' statue is seen in front of Bratislava castle in Bratislava.Photographs: Radovan Stoklasa/Reuters
Slovakia
Life expectancy at birth: 75.1 years
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births: 6.3
Mean years of schooling of adults: 11.6 years
Expected years of schooling of adults: 14.9 years
Gross national income per capita: $21,658
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