No. 5: New Zealand
New Zealanders enjoy very high levels of social cohesion and a first-place ranking in education.
With very high levels of social cohesion and a first-place ranking in education, New Zealanders trust and help each other. The country ranks first in civil liberties. Ninety-four percent found the beauty of their physical environment satisfying.

第5名：新西兰
上榜理由：社会凝聚力级强，教育水平一流，新西兰人互信互助。公民自由名列第一。 94%的人在新西兰找到了身体与环境相适应之美。

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No. 4: Australia
Excellent education, strong personal freedoms, a tight-knit society. Australia's economy is strong, led by raw materials exports, but it's also a good place to start a business, with plentiful Internet connectivity and low startup costs. Aussies trust their government.

第4名：澳大利亚
上榜理由：教育体系良好，崇尚个人自由，社会凝聚力强。澳大利亚经济发展势头强劲，以原材料出口为主导，同时也是淘金的宝地。澳大利亚有着丰富的互联网连接的商机，并且创业启动成本低廉。澳大利亚人相信他们的政府。

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No. 3: Finland
Excellent education, universal health care, plentiful personal freedoms, trusted government, peaceful. Lots of R&D and low business startup costs give the Finns economic strength. But as is to be expected in a country with the highest redistribution of wealth, only 75% of Finns believe working hard will help them get ahead.

第3名：芬兰
上榜理由：教育良好，医保普及，充分的个人自由，政府可信，社会安定。大量的研究开发和低廉的启动成本是芬兰经济发展的基石。但处在社会财富再分配程度最高的国家，只有75％的芬兰人相信努力工作会获得成功。

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No. 2: Denmark
The world's lowest business startup costs, excellent education, unrestricted civil freedoms. Danes have overwhelming faith in their government and in each other, and report the highest standard of living in the world.

第2名：丹麦
上榜理由：世界最低的创业成本，卓越的教育体系，不受限制的公民自由。丹麦人对他们的政府很有信心，并且人与人之间相互信任，是世界上生活水平最高的国家。

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No. 1: Norway
The world's highest per-capita GDP at $53,000 a year. Spending on health care is second-highest after the U.S. An unparalleled 74% of Norwegians say other people can be trusted, 94% are happy with the beauty of their environment, and a very high 93% believe hard work will help them get ahead in life. Having a lot of oil and gas reserves helps.

第1名：挪威
上榜理由：人均GDP为53,000元一年，居世界首位。医疗保健支出居第二位，仅次于美国。74％的挪威人表示，其他人可以信任；94％的挪威人对挪威美丽的环境感到高兴；高达93％的人认为他们在生活中的努力将有助于获得成功。石油和天然气储量很多。