12 countries where women get the best deal

The World Economic Forum has released its 2012 report analysing gender inequality throughout the world.

Each of the 135 countries analysed by WEF received a sub-score in all of the four categories on a 0-1 scale, and then an overall score based on the four sub-scores.

Let's have a look at 12 where women get the best deal.

Source: Business Insider

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Iceland

Overall score: 0.8640

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7540

Educational attainment score: 1.0000

Health and survival score: 0.9696

Political empowerment score: 0.7325

Global rank: 1

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Finland

Overall score: 0.8451

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7847

Educational attainment score: 1.0000

Health and survival score: 0.9796

Political empowerment score: 0.6162

Global rank: 2

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Norway

Overall score: 0.8403

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.8300

Educational attainment score: 1.0000

Health and survival score: 0.9697

Political empowerment score: 0.5616

Global rank: 3

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Sweden

Overall score: 0.8159

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7957

Educational attainment score: 0.9969

Health and survival score: 0.9735

Political empowerment score: 0.4976

Global rank: 4

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Ireland

Overall score: 0.7839

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7514

Educational attainment score: 0.9988

Health and survival score: 0.9737

Political empowerment score: 0.4115

Global rank: 5

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New Zealand

Overall score: 0.7805

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7822

Educational attainment score: 1.0000

Health and survival score: 0.9697

Political empowerment score: 0.3703

Global rank: 6

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The Philippines

Overall score: 0.7757

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7719

Educational attainment score: 1.0000

Health and survival score: 0.9796

Political empowerment score: 0.3515

Global rank: 7

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Nicaragua

Overall score: 0.7697

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.6148

Educational attainment score: 0.9996

Health and survival score: 0.9758

Political empowerment score: 0.4889

Global rank: 8

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Switzerland

Overall score: 0.7672

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7518

Educational attainment score: 0.9909

Health and survival score: 0.9738

Political empowerment score: 0.3525

Global rank: 9

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The Netherlands

Overall score: 0.7659

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7659

Educational attainment score: 0.7659

Health and survival score: 0.9697

Political empowerment score: 0.3362

Global rank: 10

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Belgium

Overall score: 0.7652

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7241

Educational attainment score: 0.9918

Health and survival score: 0.9787

Political empowerment score: 0.3664

Global rank: 11

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Germany

Overall score: 0.7629

Economic and participation opportunity score: 0.7399

Educational attainment score: 0.9848

Health and survival score: 0.9780

Political empowerment score: 0.3488

Global rank: 12