Norway Voted best country to live in 12th year in a row by United Nations(UN)

 

Norway has been adjudged the best country to live in again this year by the United Nations, that released the Human Development Index (HDI) report for 2015

 The HDI ranks countries on three main parameters — life expectancy, education and income/standard of living. Norway scored the highest across all parameters.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of basic human developments within 188 countries, released by the UN in its annual Human Development Report.

It uses three categories of human development - categorised as a long and healthy lifestyle, access to knowledge and decent standard of living - to assess the long-term progress of nations. 

Norway ranks at the top, followed by Australia and Switzerland, with values of 9.44, 0.935 and 0.930 respectively, making them the best countries to live in for health, life expectancy, education and high incomes.

Norway has also been named the most prosperous country in the world - for the seventh year running. It's outdoor lifestyle, which makes the most of the mountains and fjords, undoubtedly plays a key role in the country's health and main attractions such as the northern lights boast a popular tourism industry.

The components of the index look at a person's life expectancy from when they are born, the amount of years they are expected to have in school and the gross national income.