FX.co ★ Top-10 most healthy and prosperous countries in the world

The most healthy and prosperous countries of the world can boast of a high life expectancy of citizens, low corruption of superior state authority, the country's GDP growth and other positive factors. The rating of such countries are in the reports of World Happiness Report и Bloomberg Global Health Index. Such characteristics as threats to health – from blood pressure to smoking, proper and complete nutrition, freshwater availability – were taken into account in the last report. According to the rating, the palm of victory was taken by Norway.

Denmark is on the second place among the most prosperous states. It has rather high indicators for most characteristics, although in terms of healthy standard Danmark's nation took only the 28th position.

The third place of honor in the list is given to Iceland. There is a high social support for the population in this northern country. According to the estimates of Gallup World Poll, the Icelanders received most support from their country during the crisis.

Switzerland takes the fourth place in the list of the most healthy and prosperous countries. The country leads both in the raiting of happiness, and in terms of health of the population.

Finland takes the fifth position in the list of the most prosperous states in the planet. The level of the citizens' happiness is rather high, but in terms of health the country occupies only the 15th place.

The sixth place in the list is given to the Netherlands. The Dutch highly appreciated the level of the state's social support for the population. As the experts note, the indicators of the Netherlands largely lines up with the Canadian ones.

Canada took the seventh place by level of health and prosperity. The country is a holder of the highest marks almost in all characteristics. Canada achieved the maximum level of social confidence and development of the programmes, propagating multiculturalism and tolerance. As for the level of the national health, the experts note high blood pressure and high cholesterol of the majority population. The Canadians, like US citizens, fight against overweight and obesity.

is on the eighth place in the list of happy and prosperous countries. Its locals are more generous than the Australians, although the country's GDP ranks below in size to Australia. By the level of health New Zealand is not on the top, having taken only the 19th place.

The ninth place in the list goes to Australia. By many parameters the country showed excellent results. According to the rating's authors, only not a very high level of physical and mental health prevented Australia to take the lead.

Sweden is on the tenth position among the most healthy and happiest states. Last year the country took the same line of the rating. The Swedes highly appreciated the state social assistance, GDP per capita and high life expectancy provide the country with being in the top ten of prosperous countries. By the level of health Sweden is also not inferior to the leaders of the rating, being on the 6th place.