UN Global Rankings Show Royal Flush
Norway, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United States are among the best places to live according to the Human Development Report 2011, the UN’s annual rankings of states based on health, wealth, education and gender rights.
Rounding out the top ten include New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Lichtenstein, Germany and Sweden.
Has anyone noticed something? Besides all the number crunching and statistics, many of the top ten countries are monarchies. Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lichtestein, and Sweden. Four out of ten.
Now consider that Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are members of the British Commenwealth with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State.
The Kingdom of Denmark came in at number 16, while the Kingdom of Belgium is ranked at 18, and Spain at 23. The United Kingdom ranked number 28.
The now landmark Human Development Index sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is in its 21st year, this edition ranking 187 countries.
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