World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest institution to jump into the happiness-rating business with its new Better Life Initiative, a detailed survey of 24 indicators in 11 categories--ranging from civic engagement to environmental quality--across its 34 member states plus Brazil and Russia.
When all of the categories are weighted equally, the top-performing country in the world is Australia, cited for its strong community spirit and high level of life satisfaction. The lowest-ranked country among those studied was Turkey, whose weak scores on the same two criteria dragged it below Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. The US placed 3rd after Norway.
More:EU-DIGEST: World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
