Norway is Best Place to live, China Moves Up »

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Norway takes the number one spot in the annual United Nations human development index released Monday but China has made the biggest strides in improving the well-being of its citizens.

The index compiled by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) ranks 182 countries based on such criteria as life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

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    mesodude1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    "The top ten countries listed on the index are: Norway, Australia, Iceland, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Japan.

    The United States ranks 13th, down one spot from last year."

    --Those dang "socialists" are such showoffs. ;-x

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    TimALoftis1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    OH MY!!!

    You mean that the U.S. is not #1 ? This will cause the talkers on Fox News heads to explode. Congrats to Canada for making it in the top 5.

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    Georgia501 month, 3 weeks ago

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    Let's see a ranking based on refugee destination.

    The UN is one country, one vote.

    (I know...it's not surprising who drinks the UN cool aid around here, but it's still fun to watch.)

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    simonsez1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    Comparison of USA - Norway government expenditures.

    http://seekingalpha.com/article/164641-comparision...

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    BB641 month, 3 weeks ago

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    So if the USA is only 13th, how about we evict the UN and find a better use for the land? A parking lot would be a better use than what is currently there.

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