Comments on: 2007/2008 Human Development Index Rankings

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:32:56 +0000

@ Duhwain, let me know when you get there!

By: Duhwain

Duhwain — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:47:54 +0000

I’ll migrate to Australia.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:24:15 +0000

@ Kelly, there are certainly a lot of factors that aren’t measured by this index. History comes into play, and I can understand if someone just wants to live near their family and friends, and doesn’t even care about much else. On the other hand, what if your friends and family all moved to Iceland?

@ Lissie, guns aren’t considered in the rankings. In New Zealand’s case, they had some things going for them, but they came in below the U.S. mainly because their per capita GDP was much lower.

By: lissie

lissie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:27:22 +0000

WTF NZ ranks below the US – how does that work- maybe for those who like to own guns!

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By: Kelly@SHE-POWER

Kelly@SHE-POWER — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:31:18 +0000

I don’t care if they handed me $10,000 once I got off the plane in Iceland, there is no way I could live somewhere so cold. Luckily I don’t have to think about it as Australia is in number 3 position.

It is interesting though to look at the strengths of different countries and think what if one place had it all – what would it look like? I still think though that how happy you are in a town or country has a lot to do with the ties and history you have there. Family and friends. Wherever they are, that’s my home.

Kelly

By: Immigrating - Choosing Where To Go | Catherine Lawson

Immigrating - Choosing Where To Go | Catherine Lawson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:45:19 +0000

[...] we looked at some livability indexes. Out of the top twenty most livable countries we were most attracted to Australia and Canada. The US also appealed, but we left that out of the [...]

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:20:09 +0000

@ Evelyn, don’t worry, Singapore is #25. It looks like they were dragged down by ranking 47th for literacy rate (92.5%). Unfortunately, being loving and peace-keeping doesn’t factor into it, but maybe we can start our own index!

That’s funny about the chewing gum ban…I had to Google it because I didn’t know if you were joking. I don’t like gum, but I don’t know if I’d want a ban on it.

By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map

Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:11:46 +0000

What???!!?? Where is Singapore on this list? I can assure you that Singapore is very livable, despite having a ban on chewing gum here! Singaporeans are also very loving and peace-keeping!

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:03:20 +0000

@ Barbara, I hear that Finland has made great strides in the last century!

@ Marelisa, maybe they did that. That would explain why Japan did better than the U.S. – Americans would tend to say 7 while Japanese would tend to say 8 because those are the lucky numbers in each country!

@ Cath, Iceland is actually very warm considering its latitude, but yes, it’s not exactly San Diego. And I certainly don’t speak Icelandic. But I was encouraged to see some English-speaking countries ranking high, in case I ever need a backup! I don’t think you’ll go wrong with Canada, and plus you can drop in on James Chartrand! (Yes, I know Canada is really big, but maybe…)

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:13:34 +0000

Hi Hunter, I’ve been looking at those charts too – but the cold and language barrier puts me off Iceland. I also heard that they take into account things like the countries least likely to suffer terrorist attacks.

I was seriously considering moving to Australia but now I’m leaning more towards Canada, as it’s closer to America and handier for visiting home. Plus I’m really scared of spiders and snakes.

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