The Where to be Born Index ranks nations on national wealth, life expectancy, crime levels, weather and political freedom.
We left some global powerhouses eating our dust.
New Zealand was ranked number seven, the US number sixteen, and Britain languished in 27th spot.
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THE WHERE-TO-BE-BORN INDEX, 2013
| RANK | COUNTRY | SCORE* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 8.22 |
| 2 | Australia | 8.12 |
| 3 | Norway | 8.09 |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.02 |
| 5 | Denmark | 8.01 |
| 6 | Singapore | 8.00 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 7.95 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 7.94 |
| 9 | Canada | 7.81 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 7.80 |
| 11 | Finland | 7.76 |
| 12 | Ireland | 7.74 |
| 13 | Austria | 7.73 |
| 14 | Taiwan | 7.67 |
| 15 | Belgium | 7.51 |
| =16 | Germany | 7.38 |
| =16 | United States | 7.38 |
| 18 | UAE | 7.33 |
| 19 | South Korea | 7.25 |
| 20 | Israel | 7.23 |
| 21 | Italy | 7.21 |
| 22 | Kuwait | 7.18 |
| =23 | Chile | 7.10 |
| =23 | Cyprus | 7.10 |
| 25 | Japan | 7.08 |
| 26 | France | 7.04 |
| 27 | Britain | 7.01 |
| =28 | Czech Republic | 6.96 |
| =28 | Spain | 6.96 |
| =30 | Costa Rica | 6.92 |
| =30 | Portugal | 6.92 |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.77 |
| 33 | Poland | 6.66 |
| 34 | Greece | 6.65 |
| 35 | Slovakia | 6.64 |
| 36 | Malaysia | 6.62 |
| 37 | Brazil | 6.52 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 6.49 |
| 39 | Mexico | 6.41 |
| =40 | Argentina | 6.39 |
| =40 | Cuba | 6.39 |
| 42 | Colombia | 6.27 |
| 43 | Peru | 6.24 |
| =44 | Estonia | 6.07 |
| =44 | Venezuela | 6.07 |
| =46 | Croatia | 6.06 |
| =46 | Hungary | 6.06 |
| 48 | Latvia | 6.01 |
| 49 | China | 5.99 |
| 50 | Thailand | 5.96 |
| 51 | Turkey | 5.95 |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 5.93 |
| 53 | South Africa | 5.89 |
| =54 | Algeria | 5.86 |
| =54 | Serbia | 5.86 |
| 56 | Romania | 5.85 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 5.82 |
| 58 | Iran | 5.78 |
| 59 | Tunisia | 5.77 |
| 60 | Egypt | 5.76 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 5.73 |
| 62 | El Salvador | 5.72 |
| =63 | Philippines | 5.71 |
| =63 | Sri Lanka | 5.71 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 5.70 |
| =66 | India | 5.67 |
| =66 | Morocco | 5.67 |
| 68 | Vietnam | 5.64 |
| 69 | Jordan | 5.63 |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 5.60 |
| 71 | Indonesia | 5.54 |
| 72 | Russia | 5.31 |
| 73 | Syria | 5.29 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 5.20 |
| 75 | Pakistan | 5.17 |
| 76 | Angola | 5.09 |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 5.07 |
| 78 | Ukraine | 4.98 |
| 79 | Kenya | 4.91 |
| 80 | Nigeria | 4.74 |
*Score out of a maximum of 10. Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
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