The ranking was published by the not-for-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative. which assigned a score out of 100 based on three main indexes:
Basic Human Needs (medical care, sanitation, and shelter);
Foundations of Wellbeing (education, access to technology, and life expectancy);
Opportunity (personal rights, freedom of choice, and general tolerance).
Finlandia came first, Canada second, Denmark third and Australia fourth, obtaining a score of 89.13 out of 100. Australia scored well because of its education system, job opportunities and a strong sense of personal freedom. Its "tolerance and inclusion" score could be higher. Italy is number 24 with a score of 82.49.
1. Finland
2. Canada
3. Denmark
4. Australia
5. Switzerland
6. Sweden
7. Norway
8. Netherlands
9. United Kingdom
10. Iceland
11. New Zealand
12. Ireland
13. Austria
14. Japan
15. Germany
16. Belgium
17. Spain
18. France
19. United States
20. Slovenia
21. Portugal
22. Czech Republic
23. Estonia
24. Italy
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