Country/Rank
Canada-10
Ireland-29
Portugal-46
Greece-83
Once again, Portugal and Greece fall behind Ireland. It's important to note that the current problems in Ireland are financial and not economical. And this is very important because the problems in Portugal and Greece are mostly structural, i.e., economy, justice, labor market.
Unfortunately, this makes believe that Portugal and Greece will have to make a substantial adjustment in the next decade or so.
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6.02.2011
5.27.2011
Better Life Index: a comparison between Canada, Portugal, Ireland and Greece
Here's an interesting compilation of data of four countries. Canada topped the ranking, only behind Australia.
Remind yourself that Portugal, Ireland and Greece were intervened by IMF/ECB/EC with bailout programs and that these findings are based on data from 2008 or later. So, they don't account for the latest and very significant changes that occurred lately in these 3 countries.
Maybe this could help someone decide which country he or she would prefer to live in. Maybe not. Well, at least has some really interesting figures.
Note:
- Red is the worst, yellow the best.
Enjoy and discuss!
Full document here.
Remind yourself that Portugal, Ireland and Greece were intervened by IMF/ECB/EC with bailout programs and that these findings are based on data from 2008 or later. So, they don't account for the latest and very significant changes that occurred lately in these 3 countries.
Maybe this could help someone decide which country he or she would prefer to live in. Maybe not. Well, at least has some really interesting figures.
Note:
- Red is the worst, yellow the best.
Enjoy and discuss!
Full document here.
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