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BEST COUNTRIES FOR "A GOOD LIFE"

"Suppose a young person who wanted to leave this country asked you to recommend where to go to lead a good life, what country would you recommend ?"
(Source : Pew Research Center, in International Herald Tribune (I.H.T.) June 24, 2005)
Rating
from:
Best Countries (%)
Australia US Canada Britain Germany Other
US     16      
Canada 18 13   7 3  
Britain 31 6 9   2  
Netherlands 16 3 16 3 3  
Germany 11 10 11 3    
France 7 5 14 4 7  
Spain 9 7 2 14 6  
Poland 8 19 9 21 10  
Russia 9 8 6 4 22  
Turkey 12 8 7 5 18  
India 13 38 6 6 3  
China 10 10 12 4 4  
Indonesia 8 2 2 5 4 Japan 24%
Pakistan 1 5 3 6 1 China 18%
Lebanon 18 8 17 6 6 France 19%
Jordan 8 8 9 9 2 United Arab Emirates 17%
Av 12 10 9 7 7
- More than 50% have a favorable opinion of the U.S.

Frequency - selected as best place to live:
Country top 2 3rd ≥ 4th
Australia 12 0 3
US 4 7 4
Canada 6 2 7
Britain 4 3 7

BBC's GlobeScan asks people from 47 countries how they perceive the influence of 17 other countries.
E.g. a positive perception of the U.S in France increased from 25% in 2006 to 52% in 2013.
In "How Hollywood Beats Military Might in the Global Marketplace" | Professor Andrew Rose Berkeley-Haas shows a correlation between exports and degrees of soft power.
The "Tough Guy" countries Iran, North Korea, Pakistan and Israel have lower export rates.
Links:
Country Statistics (Standard of Living, life expectancy, taxes)
Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project - Spring 2005
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last updated 28 Nov 2006