The 10 Developed Countries With The Worst Quality Of Life

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The OECD – an international economic organization – analyzed its 34 member countries in 11 categories, including income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.

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No. 10 South Korea

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad:  South Koreans are hard workers — so much so that they risk burning themselves out, working an average of 2,090 hours a year, much higher than the OECD average of 1,776 hours.  In addition to this, the air quality is bad with 33 micrograms per cubic meter of atmospheric PM10 — tiny air pollutant particles small enough to enter and damage the lungs — which is considerably higher than the OECD average of 21 micrograms.

No. 9 Portugal

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad:  There is a big gap between the most wealthy and poorest people in Portugal: The top 20% of the population earn six times as much as the bottom 20%. Also, for an industrialized country, they are not very educated – only 32% of Portuguese adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree, and the voter turnout in recent elections was as low as 58%.

No.8 Hungary

Budapest, Cityscape By Night

Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Employment opportunities are bleak – 58% of people aged 15 to 64 have a paid job in Hungary, even though 81% of adults have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.

 

No. 7 Greece

Greece

Why the Quality of Life is Bad: In Greece, 65% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high-school degree, but the average student scored far below the average of 497 on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment test (the Greeks scored 473).  In addition, the Pollution index is at 31 micrograms per cubic meter.

No. 6 Estonia

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Of the 10 countries on this list, Estonia has lowest disposable income of all.  Voter turnout is at 64% which is lower than the 72% OECD average.  On top of this, only 69% of the population feels like they have more positive experiences throughout their day than negative ones.

No.5 Russia

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: The average life expectancy at birth in Russia is 70 years, well below the OECD average of 80. The voter turnout is Russia in recent years was 65%, below the OECD average of 72%.

No. 4 Brazil 

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Although Brazilians report high levels of overall satisfaction with their lives, they do not perform well on the OECD scale. 68% of people aged 15 to 64 have a paid job in Brazil, with 12% of employees working extremely long hours. Only 41% of Brazilians have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.

No.3 Chile

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Chile has a huge gap between the richest and poorest, with the top 20% earning 13 times as much as the bottom 20%.  Chileans also have extremely high level of atmospheric PM10 (which causes lung damage) at 53 micrograms per cubic meter — over 30 micrograms higher than the OECD average.

No.2 Mexico

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Although greatly improved over the past decade, only 60% of Mexicans aged 15 to 64 have a paid job, and those that do work approximately 2,250 hours a year, much higher than the OECD average of 1,776.  Also, despite improvements in education, still only 36% of Mexicans have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.

No.1 Turkey

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Why the Quality of Life is Bad: For the second year in the row, Turkey is at the bottom of the OECD list by a long shot.  31% of its population has the equivalent of a high school degree, but only 48% of people have a paid job — some of the worst numbers on the list. Plus, only 68% of Turkey citizens say they have more positive experience in an average day than negative ones.

 

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