A new method of measuring progress that goes beyond the calculation of national output is launched. Because the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development celebrates its 50th anniversary, they offer the public the chance to use an online tool to judge overall standards of living in its 34 member countries. The Better Life index uses 11 separate measures – housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety and work-life balance. Users of the site will be able to weight each of the 11 categories to reflect their own priorities. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Nordic countries scored best if every measure was considered equally important.
Interesting method to measure whether people are happy or not. I think a lot of the outcoming results have to do with the economical crisis, even though this has been a problem for a few years now. The categories in the test are well chosen, in my opinion. Life features all of those aspects, and therefore it will be representative test for the happiness of societies. I can't think of testimony why Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Nordic countries scored best. It might have something to do with climate?
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