Fiji jumps Best Place to Live rankings

Fiji has been ranked 86th out of 169 countries surveyed as the best place to live in the World making a significant jump in rankings since last year.

This ranking is highlighted in the 2010 UNDP Human Development Index report released by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon last week.

The report highlights that Fiji's ranking has improved significantly from 2009 when Fiji was ranked 108th.

Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human Development Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternative to conventional measures of national development, such as level of income and the rate of economic growth.

Between 1980 and 2010 Fiji's HDI rose by 0.7% annually.

The HDI trends tell an important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very large gaps in well being and life chances that continue to divide our interconnected world.

The report also shows that between 1980 and 2010, Fiji's life expectancy at birth increased by almost 6 years.
 
Meanwhile, Australia and New Zealand are ranked second and third respectively in terms of the best countries to live in. Norway has been ranked number one as the best country in the world to live in.



Story by: Roneel Lal