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Perceptions about well-being and the environment Well-being
HDI rank
154
Environment
Overall life Humans satisfaction cause Global warming threat (0, least satisfied; global warming 10, most satisfied) (% yes) (% seriousa)
Satisfaction Satisfaction Active in with government with actions environmental to reduce to preserve group emissions the environment (% yes) (% satisfied) (% satisfied)
Satisfaction with air quality (% satisfied)
Satisfaction with water quality (% satisfied)
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
2006–2010b
VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 1 Norway 2 Australia 3 Netherlands 4 United States 5 New Zealand 6 Canada 7 Ireland 8 Liechtenstein 9 Germany 10 Sweden 11 Switzerland 12 Japan 13 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 14 Iceland 15 Korea, Republic of 16 Denmark 17 Israel 18 Belgium 19 Austria 20 France 21 Slovenia 22 Finland 23 Spain 24 Italy 25 Luxembourg 26 Singapore 27 Czech Republic 28 United Kingdom 29 Greece 30 United Arab Emirates 31 Cyprus 32 Andorra 33 Brunei Darussalam 34 Estonia 35 Slovakia 36 Malta 37 Qatar 38 Hungary 39 Poland 40 Lithuania 41 Portugal 42 Bahrain 43 Latvia 44 Chile 45 Argentina 46 Croatia 47 Barbados
7.6 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.7 7.3 .. 6.7 7.5 7.5 6.1 5.6 6.9 6.1 7.8 7.4 6.9 7.3 6.8 6.1 7.4 6.2 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.2 7.0 5.8 7.1 6.4 .. .. 5.1 6.1 5.8 6.8 4.7 5.8 5.1 4.9 5.9 4.7 6.6 6.4 5.6 ..
46.8 45.1 43.6 35.9 41.1 55.8 47.6 .. 59.7 50.1 .. 83.7 80.0 37.9 85.3 45.3 40.9 42.6 52.7 58.6 65.1 55.1 63.2 57.0 53.7 57.2 45.2 38.5 81.3 29.2 79.4 .. .. 44.3 56.9 66.8 39.3 51.0 43.2 51.4 61.5 35.4 49.2 68.5 80.4 61.5 ..
43.7 70.5 52.6 54.7 59.0 73.9 58.7 .. 60.4 48.6 .. 77.3 68.6 34.4 82.8 32.8 67.4 63.1 60.4 65.5 69.2 41.7 70.9 87.0 62.1 72.7 35.5 58.8 95.5 71.0 89.4 .. .. 36.0 54.7 85.8 67.4 74.5 55.1 49.7 90.7 74.3 39.6 93.1 97.4 .. ..
11.6 19.5 15.5 17.6 24.6 19.3 .. .. 12.8 11.4 .. 14.1 .. 12.5 9.4 18.1 14.3 21.4 .. 10.0 .. .. 10.4 14.6 15.5 19.8 13.0 17.2 6.0 .. .. .. .. 6.8 .. 13.0 .. 6.1 6.2 4.3 10.0 .. 3.9 7.6 4.2 .. ..
.. .. .. 43.9 .. 34.0 .. .. 49.1 47.6 54.4 33.0 21.6 .. 29.3 33.5 .. .. 41.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69.8 26.6 .. 16.0 .. .. .. .. 16.8 .. .. .. .. 17.5 11.0 28.5 .. 21.2 26.8 7.0 .. ..
51.5 63.8 66.1 57.8 74.8 61.7 58.9 .. 61.8 62.9 63.9 46.8 41.4 56.0 36.4 64.3 37.7 56.0 63.9 57.5 55.9 57.3 46.0 29.7 76.8 80.5 56.6 66.8 19.8 89.7 45.7 .. .. 45.2 42.8 53.8 87.1 32.7 43.6 29.9 37.2 65.3 38.9 42.1 33.9 38.1 ..
89.3 93.1 81.5 87.8 93.0 84.5 94.8 .. 86.3 89.3 83.7 78.2 27.8 85.2 72.0 91.6 58.4 74.0 88.0 76.6 80.2 89.7 82.0 69.8 85.7 91.1 69.0 88.8 68.7 81.5 63.0 .. .. 75.0 70.4 44.4 80.6 83.5 80.3 70.2 85.7 85.6 75.1 69.5 75.0 75.0 ..
95.3 93.4 94.2 89.5 89.0 91.3 90.6 .. 95.0 96.7 96.1 87.8 78.4 96.9 81.6 97.4 55.7 84.7 97.1 83.9 90.0 95.0 83.6 80.6 92.3 92.9 89.2 94.8 64.7 84.4 67.4 .. .. 66.8 86.0 64.0 79.6 86.2 79.6 69.7 90.0 85.0 65.3 84.5 73.8 81.2 ..
HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 48 Uruguay 49 Palau 50 Romania 51 Cuba 52 Seychelles 53 Bahamas 54 Montenegro 55 Bulgaria
6.1 .. 4.9 5.4 .. .. 5.5 4.2
72.9 .. 44.9 .. .. .. 59.9 49.3
85.6 .. 74.3 .. .. .. .. 66.0
4.1 .. 3.5 .. .. .. .. ..
32.7 .. 17.4 .. .. .. .. 10.9
70.5 .. 14.3 54.5 .. .. 50.1 19.4
85.6 .. 71.4 52.8 .. .. 66.2 69.3
92.9 .. 69.5 59.3 .. .. 78.2 60.8
human development report 2011