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Where-to-be-born Index
The
Economist Intelligence Unit’s where-to-be-born index (previously
called the quality-of-life index) attempts to measure which country
will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life
in the years ahead. It is based on a method that links the results of
subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the
objective determinants of quality of life across countries along with a
forward-looking element.
Methodology
The index was calculated for 2013 and includes data
from 80
countries and territories. The survey used ten
quality of life factors along with forecasts of future GDP per capita to
determine a nation's score.
The
life satisfaction scores for 2006 (on scale of 1 to 10) for 130
countries (from the
Gallup Poll) are related in a multivariate regression to various
factors. As many as 11 indicators are statistically significant. Together
these indicators explain some 85% of the inter-country variation in life
satisfaction scores. The values of the life satisfaction scores that are
predicted by the indicators represent a country's quality of life index. The
coefficients in the estimated equation weight automatically the importance
of the various factors. The estimated equation for 2006 can be utilized to
calculate index values for year in the past and future, allowing for
comparison over time as well across countries.[2]
The independent variables in the estimating equation
for 2006 include:
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Material well-being as measured by
GDP per capita (in $, at 2006 constant PPPS)
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Life expectancy at birth
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The quality of family life based primarily on
divorce
rates
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The state of
political freedoms
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Job security (measured by the
unemployment rate)
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Climate
(measured by two variables: the average deviation of minimum and maximum
monthly temperatures from 14 degrees Celsius; and the number of months
in the year with less than 30mm rainfall)
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Personal physical security ratings (based
primarily on recorded
homicide rates and ratings for risk from crime and terrorism)
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Quality of community life (based on membership in
social organisations)
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Governance (measured by ratings for
corruption)
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Gender equality (measured by the share of seats in parliament held
by women)
Rankings 2013
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