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25 countries that have best quality of life

Last updated on: March 21, 2013 08:47 IST
Disney cartoon characters Mickey, right, and Minnie Mouse, left, dressed in kimonos, wave from an open car at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Japan.

There are some countries where not only the Gross Domestic Product figure is high but also standard of education and income equality.

Let's take a look at countries that offer best quality of life, according to United Nation's Human Development Index.

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25 countries that have best quality of life

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A boy shakes his head to remove coloured powder after it was applied on him while celebrating Holi in Agartala, Tripura.

India

Gross national income per capita: $3,285

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 3

Non-income HDI: 0.575

Life expectancy at birth: 65.8 years

Expected years of schooling: 10.7 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 136

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Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.

Norway

Gross national income per capita: $48,688

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4

Non-income HDI: 0.977

Life expectancy at birth: 81.3 years

Expected years of schooling: 17.5 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 1

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Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia

Gross national income per capita: $34,340

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 15

Non-income HDI: 0.978

Life expectancy at birth: 82.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 19.6 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 2

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Empire State Building and lower Manhattan are seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York, United States.

The United States

Gross national income per capita: $43,480

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 6

Non-income HDI: 0.958

Life expectancy at birth: 78.7 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.8 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 3

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Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

The Netherlands

Gross national income per capita: $37,282

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 8

Non-income HDI: 0.945

Life expectancy at birth: 80.8 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 4

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A Christmas market in front of the Charlottenburg castle in Berlin, Germany.

Germany

Gross national income per capita: $35,431

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 10

Non-income HDI: 0.948

Life expectancy at birth: 80.6 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 5

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Wellington Cable Car ascends with a view of the city in the background, New Zealand.

New Zealand

Gross national income per capita: $24,358

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 26

Non-income HDI: 0.978

Life expectancy at birth: 80.8 years

Expected years of schooling: 19.7 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 6

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Leandro Virgilio, 37, poses in the backyard of his restaurant near Dublin city centre which becomes a bar and club in the evenings, Ireland.

Ireland

Gross national income per capita: $28,671

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 19

Non-income HDI: 0.960

Life expectancy at birth: 80.7 years

Expected years of schooling: 18.3 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 7

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A view of Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden

Gross national income per capita: $36,143

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 6

Non-income HDI: 0.940

Life expectancy at birth: 81.6 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.0 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 8

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Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse, Switzerland.

Switzerland

Gross national income per capita: $40,527

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 2

Non-income HDI: 0.926

Life expectancy at birth: 82.5 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.7 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 9

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Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.

Japan

Gross national income per capita: $32,545

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 11

Non-income HDI: 0.942

Life expectancy at birth: 83.6 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.3 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 10

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A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.

Canada

Gross national income per capita: $35,369

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 5

Non-income HDI: 0.934

Life expectancy at birth: 81.1 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.1 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 11

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Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea

Gross national income per capita: $28,231

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 15

Non-income HDI: 0.949

Life expectancy at birth: 80.7 years

Expected years of schooling: 17.2 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 12

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Luxurious residential blocks are seen behind Happy Valley horse racing track in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

Gross national income per capita: $45,598

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 6

Non-income HDI: 0.907

Life expectancy at birth: 83.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.5 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 13

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Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.

Iceland

Gross national income per capita: $29,176

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 12

Non-income HDI: 0.943

Life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years

Expected years of schooling: 18.3 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 14

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Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants, in Denmark.

Denmark

Gross national income per capita: $33,518

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4

Non-income HDI: 0.924

Life expectancy at birth: 79.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.8 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 15

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A view of central Tel Aviv, with the Mediterranean Sea in the background, Israel.

Israel

Gross national income per capita: $26,224

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 13

Non-income HDI: 0.942

Life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.7 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 16

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A miniature reproduction of the Acropolis in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels, Belgium.

Belgium

Gross national income per capita: $33,429

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 3

Non-income HDI: 0.917

Life expectancy at birth: 80.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 17

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People enjoy a ride on a swing carousel at Prater amusement park in Vienna, Austria.

Austria

Gross national income per capita: $36,438

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 5

Non-income HDI: 0.908

Life expectancy at birth: 81.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 15.3 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 18

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A cyclist rides past the skyline of the Central Business District in Singapore.

Singapore

Gross national income per capita: $52,613

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 15

Non-income HDI: 0.880

Life expectancy at birth: 81.2 years

Expected years of schooling: 14.4 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 19

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A man rides bicycle as he makes his way along a snow-covered sidewalk near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

France

Gross national income per capita: $30,277

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4

Non-income HDI: 0.919

Life expectancy at birth: 81.7 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.1 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 20

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Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, northern Finland.

Finland

Gross national income per capita: $32,510

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 2

Non-income HDI: 0.912

Life expectancy at birth: 80.1 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 21

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A view shows the Ljubljanica river, in the old part of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Slovenia

Gross national income per capita: $23,999

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 12

Non-income HDI: 0.936

Life expectancy at birth: 79.5 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.9 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 22

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Traffic pass in front of the Alcala Gate, one of Madrid's famous landmarks, Spain.

Spain

Gross national income per capita: $25,947

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 8

Non-income HDI: 0.919

Life expectancy at birth: 81.6 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.4 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 23

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Cars drive past Vaduz Castle in capital Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein

Gross national income per capita: $84,880

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: Minus 22

Non-income HDI: 0.832

Life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years

Expected years of schooling: 11.9 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 24

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A view of Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy.

Italy

Gross national income per capita: $26,158

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank: 5

Non-income HDI: 0.911

Life expectancy at birth: 82.0 years

Expected years of schooling: 16.2 years

Human Development Index's global rank: 25