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
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
Why the Quality of Life is Bad: Â 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
Why the Quality of Life is Bad:Â Employment opportunities are bleak –Â 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
Why the Quality of Life is Bad:Â 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). Â In addition, the Pollution index is at 31 micrograms per cubic meter.
No. 6 Estonia
Why the Quality of Life is Bad:Â Of the 10 countries on this list, Estonia has lowest disposable income of all. Â Voter turnout is at 64% which is lower than the 72% OECD average. Â 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
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 BrazilÂ
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
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
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. Â Also, despite improvements in education, still only 36% of Mexicans have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.
No.1 Turkey
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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