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MY TOP 5 PICKS
Best Countries
to Live
When it comes to choosing the best country to live, it’s expected that your answer will differ from others for many obvious reasons, such as the deciding factors as to what makes a country the best. Whether it's happiness levels, overall financial stability, climate, or something completely unrelated to any of these suggestions, the definition of the number one country to live is entirely subjective.
Here are my top 5 countries to live:
Australia
Australia is praised by the United Nations for its emphasis on education and the importance of going to school. There is a healthy level of pressure to not only attend school, but to perform exceptionally and take pride in academic marks.
The average number of years that Australians attend school is roughly twenty years, meaning most Australian children remain enrolled in the education system until they graduate from an undergraduate college. As with every situation, there are exceptions, but the education in Australia accounts for more than five percent of the country's GDP, so that's something for which Australia deserves to be recognized.
Norway
The United Nations listed Norway as the best country to live in as they ranked highly across board in all factors the researchers took into consideration. The European country excels in all the areas that the UN looked at, which you could say is purely based on luck. Even so, Norway is a good fit for the credentials that the United Nations took into account, which is impressive altogether. People in Norway live to be upwards of eighty-two years old, on average.
The UN attributes this wonderful statistic to the healthcare system in Norway. Norwegians are covered by a healthcare system funded by the general public. So unlike places such as the United States, residents of Norway receive healthcare and medical attention no matter what. It is neither a burden nor a privilege for people in Norway to get the professional help and annual check-ups that are so necessary for overall health, leading to a higher life expectancy overall.
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