Canada Ranks High on OECD Better Life Index

First Published Date : May 24, 2011 ADawnJournal.com

OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) is a France-based organization to promote economic cooperation, progress, and world trade among its 34 developed member countries. The OECD launched its Better Life Index on Tuesday, an interactive tool that measures well-being based on 11 dimensions (as the OECD has identified) to have a better life.

Canada ranks high in all measures of well being based on data from 2008 or later. An interesting part is that these data provided by private citizens, not economists or agencies, unlike this type of other indexes.

I am going to give you some highlights showing some of the Canadian and rankings:

Canada Average OECD Average

Housing

2.5 rooms per person. Number 1 ranking in the OECD. 1.6 rooms per person.

Income

Disposable Income is US$ 27,015/00; Household Wealth is US$ 59479/00 US$ 22,284/00; US$ 36,808

Jobs

72% of the working-age population has a paid job 65%

Education

92% of 25-34 year old population has a high-school degree 80%

Environment

Air pollution is 15 micrograms per cubic meter 22 micrograms per cubic meter