Finland leads the quality of life sub-index in the Global Retirement Index 2023 with a score of ** percent. All four Nordic neighbors (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland) follow behind together with Switzerland, with index scores ranging from ** to ** percent. Norway tops the Retirement Index, an index which measures the quality and security for pensioners.

Luxembourg stands out as the European leader in quality of life for 2025, achieving a score of 220 on the Quality of Life Index. The Netherlands follows closely behind with 211 points, while Albania and Ukraine rank at the bottom with scores of 104 and 115 respectively. This index provides a thorough assessment of living conditions across Europe, reflecting various factors that shape the overall well-being of populations and extending beyond purely economic metrics. Understanding the quality of life index The quality of life index is a multifaceted measure that incorporates factors such as purchasing power, pollution levels, housing affordability, cost of living, safety, healthcare quality, traffic conditions, and climate, to measure the overall quality of life of a Country. Higher overall index scores indicate better living conditions. However, in subindexes such as pollution, cost of living, and traffic commute time, lower values correspond to improved quality of life. Challenges affecting life satisfaction Despite the fact that European countries register high levels of life quality by for example leading the ranking of happiest countries in the world, life satisfaction across the European Union has been on a downward trend since 2018. The EU's overall life satisfaction score dropped from 7.3 out of 10 in 2018 to 7.1 in 2022. This decline can be attributed to various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges such as high inflation. Rising housing costs, in particular, have emerged as a critical concern, significantly affecting quality of life. This issue has played a central role in shaping voter priorities for the European Parliamentary Elections in 2024 and becoming one of the most pressing challenges for Europeans, profoundly influencing both daily experiences and long-term well-being.

Quality of Life Index (higher is better) is an estimation of overall quality of life by using an empirical formula which takes into account purchasing power index (higher is better), pollution index (lower is better), house price to income ratio (lower is better), cost of living index (lower is better), safety index (higher is better), health care index (higher is better), traffic commute time index (lower is better) and climate index (higher is better).

Current formula (written in Java programming language):

index.main = Math.max(0, 100 + purchasingPowerInclRentIndex / 2.5 - (housePriceToIncomeRatio * 1.0) - costOfLivingIndex / 10 + safetyIndex / 2.0 + healthIndex / 2.5 - trafficTimeIndex / 2.0 - pollutionIndex * 2.0 / 3.0 + climateIndex / 3.0);

For details how purchasing power (including rent) index, pollution index, property price to income ratios, cost of living index, safety index, climate index, health index and traffic index are calculated please look up their respective pages.

Formulas used in the past

Formula used between June 2017 and Decembar 2017

We decided to decrease weight from costOfLivingIndex in this formula:

index.main = Math.max(0, 100 + purchasingPowerInclRentIndex / 2.5 - (housePriceToIncomeRatio * 1.0) - costOfLivingIndex / 5 + safetyIndex / 2.0 + healthIndex / 2.5 - trafficTimeIndex / 2.0 - pollutionIndex * 2.0 / 3.0 + climateIndex / 3.0);

The World Happiness 2017, which ranks 155 countries by their happiness levels, was released at the United Nations at an event celebrating International Day of Happiness on March 20th. The report continues to gain global recognition as governments, organizations and civil society increasingly use happiness indicators to inform their policy-making decisions. Leading experts across fields – economics, psychology, survey analysis, national statistics, health, public policy and more – describe how measurements of well-being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations. The reports review the state of happiness in the world today and show how the new science of happiness explains personal and national variations in happiness.

The scores are based on answers to the main life evaluation question asked in the poll. This question, known as the Cantril ladder, asks respondents to think of a ladder with the best possible life for them being a 10 and the worst possible life being a 0 and to rate their own current lives on that scale. The scores are from nationally representative samples for 2017 and use the Gallup weights to make the estimates representative. The columns following the happiness score estimate the extent to which each of six factors – economic production, social support, life expectancy, freedom, absence of corruption, and generosity – contribute to making life evaluations higher in each country than they are in Dystopia, a hypothetical country that has values equal to the world’s lowest national averages for each of the six factors. They have no impact on the total score reported for each country, but they do explain why some countries rank higher than others.

Quality of life index, link: https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/indices_explained.jsp

Happiness store, link: https://www.kaggle.com/unsdsn/world-happiness/home

China ranked ****** in Asia in terms of the digital wellbeing. In a 2023 global evaluation, Digital Quality of Life index, covering *** countries, China scored an average of **** points in five digital aspects. Internet quality and e-government were the country's strengths.

In a 2023 global evaluation called the Digital Quality of Life index covering *** countries, Thailand scored an average of **** points in five digital aspects. Electronic infrastructure and government were the country's strengths.

In a 2023 global evaluation called the Digital Quality of Life index covering 121 countries, India scored an average of 0.52 points in five digital aspects. The country ranked 52nd globally and 13th in Asia. E-government and electronic infrastructure were the country's strengths.

In a 2024, global evaluation called the Digital Quality of Life index covering 121 countries, the Philippines scored an average of **** points in five digital aspects. Electronic infrastructure and e-government were the country's strengths.

The average for 2024 based on 138 countries was 5.56 points. The highest value was in Finland: 7.74 points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 1.72 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Purpose: The article examines specific factors of socio-economic development in the context of national security. The purpose of the current work is to identify the connections between selected indicators of socio-economic development and the level of national security, in the context of improving the quality of life for all citizens. Design/Methodology/Approach: The process of globalization has caused changes that manifest in various spheres of human life. One of the main positive aspects of the globalization process, which affects the quality of human life, is regional development. This can be measured using selected socio-economic indicators. Findings: Regional development is not the only factor that affects the quality of human life. Negative aspects of the socio-economic development process, such as illegal migration and the overall increase in crime, have made the issue of national security extremely relevant for every country. Practical Implications: One of the numerous aspects of national security that negatively affects the quality of human life, as well as the overall perception of the globalization process, is migration and the crimes committed by foreigners in certain countries. Originality/Value: Since the goal of socio-economic development is to improve the quality of human life, it is also necessary in this context to address the security issues of each citizen in a given country, which, overall, is a component of national security.

The Social Progress Index ranks countries based on the well-being and quality of life of their citizens, considering factors such as access to education, healthcare, human rights, and environmental sustainability.

In a 2023 global evaluation for the Digital Quality of Life index, which covers *** countries, South Korea scored an average of **** points in five digital aspects, ranking third in Asia in terms of digital well-being. Electronic infrastructure and digital government scored especially high.

A list of some key resources for comparing London with other world cities.

European Union/Eurostat, Urban Audit

Arcadis, Sustainable cities index

AT Kearney, Global Cities Index

McKinsey, Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities

Knight Frank, Wealth report

OECD, Better Life Index

UNODC, Statistics on drugs, crime and criminal justice at the international level

Economist, Hot Spots

Economist, Global Liveability Ranking and Report August 2014

Mercer, Quality of Living Reports

PWC, Cities of opportunity

BCG, Decoding Global Talent

Forbes, World's most influential cities

Mastercard, Global Destination Cities Index

Numbeo, Database of user contributed data

In a 2023 global evaluation called the Digital Quality of Life index covering 121 countries, Malaysia scored an average of 0.59 points in five digital aspects. Electronic infrastructure and government were the Southeast Asian country's strengths.

The system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany - developed in its original version as part of the SPES project under the direction of Wolfgang Zapf - provides quantitative information on levels, distributions and changes in quality of life, social progress and social change in Germany from 1950 to 2013, i.e. over a period of more than sixty years. With the approximately 400 objective and subjective indicators that the indicator system comprises in total, it claims to measure welfare and quality of life in Germany in a differentiated way across various areas of life and to monitor them over time. In addition to the indicators for 13 areas of life, including income, education and health, a selection of cross-cutting global welfare measures were also included in the indicator system, i.e. general welfare indicators such as life satisfaction, social isolation or the Human Development Index. Based on available data from official statistics and survey data, time series were compiled for all indicators, ideally with annual values from 1950 to 2013. Around 90 of the indicators were marked as "key indicators" in order to highlight central dimensions of welfare and quality of life across the various areas of life. The further development and expansion, regular maintenance and updating as well as the provision of the data of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany have been among the tasks of the Center for Social Indicator Research, which is based at GESIS, since 1987. For a detailed description of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany, see the study description under "Other documents".
Indicators for the area of life “education”

The data on the area of life “education” is made up as follows:

Participation in education and educational opportunities: Access to the elementary area [second level]; Children in kindergartens; Provision rate in child day care for children under three years old; Participation in education in lower secondary education [second level]; School attendance of 13-year-olds by school type; School success in lower secondary education [second level]; School leavers without a secondary school diploma; School success in upper secondary education [second level]: High school graduate rate; Participation in tertiary education [second level]: Student quota of 20 to 30 year olds; Equal opportunities in tertiary education [second level]: Student entry rate for university studies; Entry rate for university/technical college studies; Further training [second level]: VHS course occupancy per 100 inhabitants; Participation rate for the entire further training; Participation rate in general and political further training; Participation rate in continuing professional education; Participation rate of continuing vocational training among employed people; Qualification [first level]: Language competence [second level]: Proportion of population with foreign language skills; IT competence [second level]: Proportion of population with computer skills; Quality of school education [second level]: Proportion of students with a lack of mathematical competence; Proportion of students with poor reading skills; Proportion of students with a lack of scientific competence; Vocational training [second level]: Share of population with apprenticeship/skilled training; Proportion of the population with vocational training; Proportion of the population with a technical college education; Proportion of the population with a university degree; Effectiveness [first level]: Unemployment rate: people without training; Unemployment rate: university graduates; Organization and costs of the education system [first level]: Public/private sector ratio [second level]: Proportion of high school students in public schools to all high school students; Costs of the education system [second level]: Share of public budget expenditure on education; public/private financing of studies; Financing the studies; Subjective preservation and evaluation of education [first level]: Satisfaction with training.

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Real-world data on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) are scarce and studies have been restricted in terms of instruments used for assessments. To assess generic and dermatology-specific HRQoL of patients with GPP compared with patients with plaque psoriasis using real-world data from the Swedish National Register for Systemic Treatment of Psoriasis. Cross-sectional data from 2006 to 2021 including 7041 individuals with plaque psoriasis without GPP and 80 patients with GPP, of which 19% also had plaque psoriasis. Total scores for the EuroQol-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), as well as degree of severity within the instruments’ dimensions/questions, were compared between patient groups. EQ-5D scores were significantly (p

Norway ranks the highest on the Global Retirement Index in 2023, with an index score of 83 percent. For instance, the country scores especially high at the health and quality of life sub-indexes. Switzerland follows in second with an index score of 82 percent, with Iceland following in third.

The system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany - developed in its original version as part of the SPES project under the direction of Wolfgang Zapf - provides quantitative information on levels, distributions and changes in quality of life, social progress and social change in Germany from 1950 to 2013, i.e. over a period of more than sixty years. With the approximately 400 objective and subjective indicators that the indicator system comprises in total, it claims to measure welfare and quality of life in Germany in a differentiated way across various areas of life and to monitor them over time. In addition to the indicators for 13 areas of life, including income, education and health, a selection of cross-cutting global welfare measures were also included in the indicator system, i.e. general welfare indicators such as life satisfaction, social isolation or the Human Development Index. Based on available data from official statistics and survey data, time series were compiled for all indicators, ideally with annual values from 1950 to 2013. Around 90 of the indicators were marked as "key indicators" in order to highlight central dimensions of welfare and quality of life across the various areas of life. The further development and expansion, regular maintenance and updating as well as the provision of the data of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany have been among the tasks of the Center for Social Indicator Research, which is based at GESIS, since 1987. For a detailed description of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany, see the study description under "Other documents".
The data on the area of life: Global Welfare Measures Social prosperity: GDP per capita. Social welfare: human development, social security, social integration. Subjective well-being: well-being - cognitive, well-being - affective, concern.

In a 2023 global evaluation called Digital Quality of Life Index covering *** countries, Vietnam scored an average of *** points in five digital aspects. Electronic infrastructure and e-government were the country's strengths.

The City Prosperity Indices comprise six major components (Productivity, Infrastructure Development, Quality of Life, Equity and Social Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability, Urban Governance and Legislation) and each components has it own key ingredients and indicators which enable to calculate the city prosperity index of a city.