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Canadians a happy group
Canadians are a fairly happy lot, according to a new measure launched today by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
As The Globe and Mail's Renata D'Aliesio reports today, Canada ranks at or near the top in many of 11 well-being indicators in the new quality of life index. Only Australia came out ahead.
Some 78 per cent of Canadians say they're satisifed with their lives, far higher than the OECD average of 59 per cent, according to the group's Better Life Index, which is meant to measure much more than the traditional gross domestic product as a snapshot.
Many countries are moving toward such a measure.
According to the OECD, which launched an interactive tool, Canada is among the top countries based on data from 2008 or later.
Here are some of the Canadian rankings:
Household net adjusted disposable income per capital, No. 3
Household net financial wealth per capita, No. 6
Employment rate, No. 10
Long-term unemployment rate, fifth from bottom (the smaller the number, the better the showing)
Rooms per person, No. 1
Life expectancy at birth, No. 10
Canadians do not rank well in terms of time devoted to leisure and personal care, ranking fourth from the bottom.
"Canada performs exceptionally well in measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index," the group said. "Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Canadians a happy group
Canadians are a fairly happy lot, according to a new measure launched today by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
As The Globe and Mail's Renata D'Aliesio reports today, Canada ranks at or near the top in many of 11 well-being indicators in the new quality of life index. Only Australia came out ahead.
Some 78 per cent of Canadians say they're satisifed with their lives, far higher than the OECD average of 59 per cent, according to the group's Better Life Index, which is meant to measure much more than the traditional gross domestic product as a snapshot.
Many countries are moving toward such a measure.
According to the OECD, which launched an interactive tool, Canada is among the top countries based on data from 2008 or later.
Here are some of the Canadian rankings:
Household net adjusted disposable income per capital, No. 3
Household net financial wealth per capita, No. 6
Employment rate, No. 10
Long-term unemployment rate, fifth from bottom (the smaller the number, the better the showing)
Rooms per person, No. 1
Life expectancy at birth, No. 10
Canadians do not rank well in terms of time devoted to leisure and personal care, ranking fourth from the bottom.
"Canada performs exceptionally well in measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index," the group said. "Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net