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For a good chance at a happy life, head to Australia, which one again topped the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Better Life Index, which looks at the quality of life in member countries.
要获得幸福生活的好机会就去澳大利亚,在经济合作与发展组织的美好生活指数上它再度领先,这一指数着眼于成员国的生活质量 。
The (OECD) — an international economic organization — analyzed 34 countries in 11 categories, including income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.
经合组织——一个国际经济组织——从11个方面分析了34个国家,包括收入、住房、就业、社区、教育、环境、公民参与、健康、生活满意度、安全、以及工作与生活的平衡 。
We looked at the countries with the highest overall scores, and highlighted a few of the criteria on the following slides.
我们看了看总分最高的国家,并在下面的幻灯片里着重介绍了一些标准 。
15 Ireland
The Irish have a strong sense of community — 96% of people believe they know someone they could rely on in a time of need (higher than the OECD average of 90%).
爱尔兰人有强烈的社区意识,96%的人相信在需要的时候他们有可以依靠的人 (高于经合组织90%的平均水平) 。
They also rate highly in work-life balance, where the average employee works 1,543 hours a year, less than the OECD average of 1,776.
他们在工作和生活的平衡方面也排名很高,员工平均每年工作1543小时,低于经合组织1776小时的平均水平 。
14 Luxembourg
Luxembourg rates well in both health and environment, with an average life expectancy of 81 years and a low level of atmospheric PM10.
卢森堡在健康和环境两项上做得很好,平均寿命为81岁,空气质量PM10水平低 。
Citizens also have a high participation rate in the political process, with 91% of the population turning out for recent elections.
公民在政治进程中也有很高的参与率,91%的人将出席最近的选举 。
13 Austria
Austria has a high rate for education. 82% of Austrian adults ages 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.
奥地利有很高的教育率 。25岁 到64岁的奥地利成年人里有82%获得相当于高中学历 。
Austrians also have a strong sense of community, with 94% of the population reporting they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
奥地利人也有强烈的社区意识,94%的人说他们在需要的时候有可以依靠的人 。
12 Finland
Finland performed extremely well on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment — the average student scored 543 in reading literacy, math, and science, whereas the average OECD score was 497.
芬兰在经合组织的国际学生评估项目上表现很好——学生平均在阅读素养、数学和科学上获得543分,而经合组织的平均分数是497分 。
They also have a high level of life satisfaction with 82% of the population saying they have more positive experiences than negative ones in an average day.
他们也有很高的生活满意度,82%的人说平均每天他们的积极体验多余消极体验 。
11 New Zealand
New Zealand has one of the best rates of renewable energy of any OECD country with 36.47%.
新西兰拥有可再生能源的最好利率,任何一个经济合作及发展组织国家都是36.47% 。
Students also scored 524 in reading literacy, math, and science on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment — higher than the average of 497.
在经合组织国际学生评估项目上,学生在阅读素养、数学和科学上也获得524分——高于平均497分 。
And New Zealand girls outperformed boys by 15 points, higher than the average OECD gap of 9 points.
新西兰女孩比男孩高出15分,高于经合组织平均9分的差距 。
10 United Kingdom
85% of the English population say they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.
85%的英国人说平均每天他们有比消极体验更多的积极经验 。
They also have a high life expectancy of 81 years, and 97% of the people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water.
他们还有81岁的较高寿命,97%的人说他们对水质量满意 。
9 Iceland
Iceland has high levels of civic participation — 98% of people believe they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
冰岛有高水平的公民参与度——98%的人认为在需要的时候他们知道他们可以依靠的人 。
97% of the Iceland population are also extremely satisfied with their water quality, and Iceland has less air pollutant particles per cubic meter than the OECD average.
97%的冰岛人也非常满意他们的水质,在每立方米空气污染物粒子上冰岛低于经合组织的平均水平 。
8 Netherlands
People in the Netherlands only work 1,379 hours a year, significantly less than the OECD average of 1,776 hours.
荷兰人一年只要工作1379小时,大大低于经合组织的平均水平1776小时 。
They also test extremely high on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment with an average of 519 (the OECD average is 497).
他们在经合组织国际学生评估项目的测试也非常高,平均519分(经合组织的平均水平是497) 。
7 Denmark
Denmark has one of the highest life satisfaction rankings, with 89% of the population reporting they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.
丹麦的生活满意度排名最高,有89%的人称平均每天他们积极经验比消极体验要多 。
The Danish also know how to balance their work life with their personal life — only 2% of employees say they work very long hours, much lower than the OECD average of 9%.
丹麦人也知道如何平衡工作与个人生活——只有2%的员工说他们的工作时间很长,远远低于经合组织9%的平均水平 。
6 United States
The U.S. has the highest average household disposable income on the list at $38,000 a year — much higher than the OECD average of $23,000.
美国家庭平均可支配收入每年38000美元,排名最高——远高于经合组织23000美元的平均水平 。
It also ranks as one of the best countries for housing conditions, with good basic facilities and general feelings of safety and personal space.
它也排在住房条件最好的国家之列,具有良好的基础设施,能普遍感受到安全感和私人空间 。
5 Switzerland
86% of adults in Switzerland have earned the equivalent of a high school degree, and students scored 517 on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment — higher than the average of 497.
86%的成年人在瑞士获得了相当于高中学历,在经合组织国际学生评估项目上学生的平均分是517分——高于平均497分 。
The Swiss also have a high life expectancy at 83 years of age, and 95% of the population say they are satisfied with the quality of their water.
瑞士也有83岁的高寿命预期,95%的人说他们对水质量满意 。
4 Norway
There is a strong sense of community and high levels of safety in Norway, where 93% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
在挪威有一种强烈的社区意识和很高的安全感,其中93%的人认为在需要的时候他们知道他们可以依靠的人 。
Norwegians also tend to have a good work-life balance, with only 3% of employees working very long hours, compared to the OECD average of 9%.
挪威人往往也能很好地平衡工作和生活,只有3%的员工工作时间很长,而经合组织的平均水平是9% 。
3 Canada
Canadians work only 1,702 hours a year — less than the OECD average — with 72% of the population working at a paid job.
加拿大人一年只工作1702小时,低于经合组织的平均水平——72%的人工作有工资 。
There is little difference in voting levels across society too, suggesting there is broad inclusion in Canada’s democratic institutions.
在社会投票方面差异也小,显示加拿大的民主体制有广泛的包容性 。
2 Sweden
Having a good education is extremely important in Sweden, where 87% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.
在瑞典接受良好教育是非常重要的,年龄在25 岁到 64岁的成年人中87%获得了相当于高中学历 。
They also ranked highly in all environmental categories. Their level of air pollutant particles is 10 micrograms per cubic meter — considerably lower than the OECD average of 21 micrograms per cubic meter — and 95% of the population is satisfied with their water quality.
他们也在所有环境类别中排名很高 。他们的空气污染物颗粒水平是10微克每立方米——大大低于经合组织的平均21微克每立方米,95%的人满意他们的水质 。
1 Australia
For the second year in a row, Australia is the number one happiest country in the world. And it's not hard to see why —they rank extremely well in health, civic engagement, and housing.
连续第二年,澳大利亚成为世界头号最幸福国家 。不难看出为什么——他们在健康、公民参与度以及住房方面排名那么好 。
The life expectancy at birth in Australia is 82 years, two years higher than the OECD average.
澳大利亚预期寿命是82年,高于经合组织的平均水平两年 。
Australia also has exceptional voter turnout at 93% during recent elections, which is far above the OECD average of 72%.
澳大利亚也有相当的投票率,在最近的选举中为93%,远高于经合组织72%的平均水平 。