The world's 37 richest, healthiest, happiest, and most prosperous nations

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37. Israel

37. Israel

2017 position: 38th

Highest sub-category ranking: Health (16th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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36. Lithuania

36. Lithuania

2017 position: 41st

Highest sub-category ranking: Natural environment (18th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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35. South Korea

35. South Korea

2017 position: 36th

Highest sub-category ranking: Education (17th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

34. Italy

34. Italy

2017 position: 30th

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security (27th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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33. Poland

33. Poland

2017 position: 32nd

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security (23rd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

32. Slovakia

32. Slovakia

2017 position: 35th

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and Security and Education (Both 26th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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31. Costa Rica

31. Costa Rica

2017 position: 29th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (15th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

30. Uruguay

30. Uruguay

2017 position: 28th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (8th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 1

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29. Mauritius

29. Mauritius

2017 position: 34th

Highest sub-category ranking: Social capital (21st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

28. Cyprus

28. Cyprus

2017 position: 31st

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (24th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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27. Czech Republic

27. Czech Republic

2017 position: 26th

Highest sub-category ranking: Education (14th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

26. Estonia

26. Estonia

2017 position: 27th

Highest sub-category ranking: Natural environment (6th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 1

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25. Spain

25. Spain

2017 position: 20th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (17th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

24. Portugal

24. Portugal

2017 position: 25th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (6th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 1

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23. Japan

23. Japan

2017 position: 23rd

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security (2nd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 2

22. Hong Kong

22. Hong Kong

2017 position: 24th

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security (4th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 3

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21. Singapore

21. Singapore

2017 position: 17th

Highest sub-category ranking: Health (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 5

20. France

20. France

2017 position: 19th

Highest sub-category ranking: Natural environment (7th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 1

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19. Malta

19. Malta

2017 position: 22nd

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security (6th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 2

18. Slovenia

18. Slovenia

2017 position: 21st

Highest sub-category ranking: Natural environment (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 2

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17. United States of America

17. United States of America

2017 position: 18th

Highest sub-category ranking: Business environment (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 3

16. Belgium

16. Belgium

2017 position: 16th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (12th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 0

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15. Austria

15. Austria

2017 position: 15th

Highest sub-category ranking: Health (6th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 2

14. Germany

14. Germany

2017 position: 11th

Highest sub-category ranking: Governance (10th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 1

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13. Australia

13. Australia

2017 position: 9th

Highest sub-category ranking: Social capital (2nd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 3

12. Luxembourg

12. Luxembourg

2017 position: 14th

Highest sub-category ranking: Health (2nd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 5

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11. Iceland

11. Iceland

2017 position: 13th

Highest sub-category ranking: Economic quality (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 4

10. Ireland

10. Ireland

2017 position: 12th

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and security and Personal freedom (both 5th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 5

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9. Netherlands

9. Netherlands

2017 position: 6th

Highest sub-category ranking: Education and Governance (both 5th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 6

8. Canada

8. Canada

2017 position: 8th

Highest sub-category ranking: Personal freedom (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 3

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7. United Kingdom

7. United Kingdom

2017 position: 10th

Highest sub-category ranking: Natural environment (2nd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 3

6. Sweden

6. Sweden

2017 position: 5th

Highest sub-category ranking: Economic quality (5th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 4

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5. Denmark

5. Denmark

2017 position: 7th

Highest sub-category ranking: Social capital (5th)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 6

4. Switzerland

4. Switzerland

2017 position: 4th

Highest sub-category ranking: Education (2nd)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 6

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3. Finland

3. Finland

2017 position: 3rd

Highest sub-category ranking: Governance and Education (both 1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 4

2. New Zealand

2. New Zealand

2017 position: 2nd

Highest sub-category ranking: Social capital (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 5

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1. Norway

1. Norway

2017 position: 1st

Highest sub-category ranking: Safety and Security (1st)

Number of top 10 sub-category rankings: 8