Where To Be Born: 1988 to 2013

WHERE TO BE BORN THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT CALCULATED WHERE WOULD BE BEST TO BE BORN IN 2013. THE INDEX TAKES 11 INDICATORS INTO ACCOUNT AND IS A FOLLOW UP TO THEIR WHERE TO BE BORN INDEX IN 1988. 1988 2013 COUNTRY RANK RANK COUNTRY UNITED STATES 1st 1st SWITZERLAND FRANCE 2d 2nd AUSTRALIA W.GERMANY 3d 3rd NORWAY ITALY 4th 21- 4th SWEDEN CANADA 5th - JAPAN 6h 5th DENMARK 6th SINGAPORE 7th NEW ZEALAND 8th NETHERLANDS HONG KONG 7h - UK 7h SWEDEN 9th gth CANADA NETHERLANDS 10th 10th HONG KONG SOUTH HOREA AUSTRIA NORWAY SWITZERLAND BELGIUM VRELAND SPAIN AUSTRALIA FINLAND NEW ZEALAND ARGENTINA FINLAND IRELAND AUSTRIA TARUAN 11 14 BELGIUM GERMANY UNITED STATES 15 15 SOUTH KOREA ISRAEL ITALY 22 HUWAIT 23 CHILE 23 CYPRUS 25 JAPAN FRANCE DEOMA PHILIPPINES 27 28 CZECH REPUBLIC MEXICO COSTA RICA 30 PORTUGAL 32 SLOUENIA 33 POLAND 34 GREECE 36 SLOUAHIA MALAYSIA BRAZI 38 SAUDI ARABIA MEXICO 40 BRGEOTINA 30 ISRAEL PORTUGAL U.A.E UENEZUELA E.GERMANY SINGAPORE MALAYSIA YUGOSLAUIF SAFRICA 36 BRAZU TURHEY INDONESIA PAHISTAN EGYPT 44 40 CUBA 42 COLOMBIA 43 PERU ESTONIA UENEZUELA CROATIA SAUDI ARABIA 46 IRAN 48 ZIMBABWE AR 46 LATUIA 45 50 THAILAND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA ALGERIA SERBIA 56 ROMANIA LITHUANIA HEY UPGRADED 57 DOWNGRADED nO CHANGE TUNISIA EGYPT RULGARIA NEWLY LISTED 61 nOT PART OF 2013 INDEX EL SALUADOR PHILIPPINES 63 SRI LANHA 65 ECUADOR 62 EX-YUGOSLAUIA EX-USSR CHANGE IN RANHING MOROCCO 68 UIETNAM JORDAN AZERBAIJAN 71 INDONESIA RUSSIA 73 SYRIA 74 HAZAHHSTAN PAHISTAN 76 ANGOLA 10 20 30 40 50 60 69 77 BANGLADESH 78 UHRAINE 79 HEDYA 80 NIGERIA Source: theEconomist.com infographic design by wond.co.uk