Number Five

With the worldwide economic crises hitting Ireland as badly as the USA and other property fixated economies, I was surprised to read the latest United Nations World Rankings on Quality of Life. While this was based on data from 2007 it does still show a bigger picture of life in the world, taking into account a number of issues rather than just money. These include life expectancy, crime rates, literacy and school enrolment as well as GDP. Norway is number one, with Niger as the last. Ireland has come in at number five with the USA coming in at number thirteen. Nice to think life is still fairly good here, even with the hardships of recession.