Health-Holland

The Netherlands is ranked the tenth most prosperous country out of 188 listed in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index. Alongside GDP, UNDP considers other factors in determining ‘prosperity’, such as life expectancy, literacy levels and public health. Ranking of Happiness 2015-2017 1 Finland (7,632) 2 Norway (7,594) 3 Denmark (7,555) 4 Iceland (7,495) 5 Switzerland (7,487) 6 Netherlands (7,441) 7 Canada (7,328) 8 New Zealand (7,324) 9 Sweden (7,314) 10 Australia (7,272) Source: World Happiness Report 2017 Explained by: GDP per capita Explained by: social support Explained by: healthy life expectancy Explained by: freedom to make life choices Explained by: generosity Explained by: perceptions of corruption Dystopia (1.85) + residual 95% confidence interval 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 Source: United Nations Development Programme, 2018 Human Development Index (2017) 0.953 Norway 1 0.944 Switzerland 2 0.939 Australia 3 0.938 Ireland 4 0.936 Germany 5 0.935 Iceland 6 0.933 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 7 0.933 Sweden 7 0.932 Singapore 9 0.931 Netherlands 10 Also, the Netherlands took sixth place in the World Happiness Report’s ranking of happiness, based on factors such as care, generosity, health and freedom. Compared to most major European countries, the Netherlands has a lower cost of living while still maintaining a high standard. 44