Quality of Life Index 2011

[doktorb]

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absurd. Libya has a higher score than US on "peace."

[You kip if you want to...]

absurd. Libya has a higher score than US on "peace."

Libya's in one war. American's in like 3.

[Boris]

absurd. Libya has a higher score than US on "peace."

Libya's in one war. American's in like 3.

Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are involved in more wars than Libya. This is an accurate ranking if you assume everyone in America is a poor black male.

[greenforest32]

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No surprise

[Keystone Phil]

  The U.S. and Italy not in the top twenty.

absurd. Libya has a higher score than US on "peace."

Libya's in one war. American's in like 3.

Libya is fighting a war within its borders. America's like...not.

[Platypus]

Australia behind the USA for Democracy? lolwut

[Platypus]

(oh, and Iceland 7th on 'wealth' This list is even more ridiculous than most of them. Clearly not the UN's list, which is the best (even if still riddled with problems).

[Franzl]

Not much of it makes sense.

[Iannis]

Ah ah ah North Korea and Cuba ahead of UK and Japan in education. ahahah

This rankings are junk. they simply consider the percentage of GDP spent on health, education etc communicated by governments, without any further check.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Australia behind the USA for Democracy? lolwut

Being Murdoch's native country authomatically makes you lose 10 ranks in this category.

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What did Singapore do to so totally own the health list?

Top 3:
Singapore 0.979
Iceland 0.926
Japan 0.907

And if their health care is so awesome, why don't other countries just copy it?

[Antonio the Sixth]

What did Singapore do to so totally own the health list?

Top 3:
Singapore 0.979
Iceland 0.926
Japan 0.907

And if their health care is so awesome, why don't other countries just copy it?

It's probably too socialist for some countries...

[Gustaf]

What did Singapore do to so totally own the health list?

Top 3:
Singapore 0.979
Iceland 0.926
Japan 0.907

And if their health care is so awesome, why don't other countries just copy it?

It's probably too socialist for some countries...

Since Singapore's healthcare is more based on private funding than the American system and their government spends about 90% less than the US (relative to GDP) on healthcare, that is obviously the entire answer.

It's not for nothing that Singapore is usually hailed as an international beacon of socialism.  

[Simfan34]

What did Singapore do to so totally own the health list?

Top 3:
Singapore 0.979
Iceland 0.926
Japan 0.907

And if their health care is so awesome, why don't other countries just copy it?

It's probably too socialist for some countries...

Since Singapore's healthcare is more based on private funding than the American system and their government spends about 90% less than the US (relative to GDP) on healthcare, that is obviously the entire answer.

It's not for nothing that Singapore is usually hailed as an international beacon of socialism.  

I'd like to learn more about it, actually. Medisave, yes? Funded by CPF accounts?

But most of these lists are next to nonsense.

[Gustaf]

What did Singapore do to so totally own the health list?

Top 3:
Singapore 0.979
Iceland 0.926
Japan 0.907

And if their health care is so awesome, why don't other countries just copy it?

It's probably too socialist for some countries...

Since Singapore's healthcare is more based on private funding than the American system and their government spends about 90% less than the US (relative to GDP) on healthcare, that is obviously the entire answer.

It's not for nothing that Singapore is usually hailed as an international beacon of socialism.  

I'd like to learn more about it, actually. Medisave, yes? Funded by CPF accounts?

But most of these lists are next to nonsense.

I'm no expert on Singapore's system, but I do know the country is usually ranked as one of the most economically right-winged countries in the world, so I decided to look it up. It does have elements of public healthcare, with the government making sure that everyone is covered. But it's still mostly privately funded and their overall spending on healthcare is a lot lower as share of GDP than what it is in the US.

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absurd. Libya has a higher score than US on "peace."

Libya's in one war. American's in like 3.

I think your friend might have learned math from home schooling.

[Link]

So almost 100% of the countries that have a better quality of life than the US are more socialist.  Hhhmm... I wonder what that tells us.  I wonder.  I really wonder.

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So almost 100% of the countries that have a better quality of life than the US are more socialist.  Hhhmm... I wonder what that tells us.  I wonder.  I really wonder.

and how many countries, exactly, have a better quality of life than the US?  please list them

[Link]

So almost 100% of the countries that have a better quality of life than the US are more socialist.  Hhhmm... I wonder what that tells us.  I wonder.  I really wonder.

and how many countries, exactly, have a better quality of life than the US?  please list them

It's in the OP's post.  It's sorta the reason for the whole thread.  Upper left hand column.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

So almost 100% of the countries that have a better quality of life than the US are more socialist.  Hhhmm... I wonder what that tells us.  I wonder.  I really wonder.

and how many countries, exactly, have a better quality of life than the US?  please list them

It's in the OP's post.  It's sorta the reason for the whole thread.  Upper left hand column.

oh, so your comment was based off this BS list?....figures.  I remember around '85 a list came out that showed US as #44 and USSR as #42....it was completely unbiased, of course. 

[Franzl]

So almost 100% of the countries that have a better quality of life than the US are more socialist.  Hhhmm... I wonder what that tells us.  I wonder.  I really wonder.

and how many countries, exactly, have a better quality of life than the US?  please list them

On average and objectively (ignoring the index)? A good deal of Western Europe, I imagine.