THE TELEGRAPH: Britain has slipped out of the top 20 most desirable countries in which to live, according to UN data, beaten by France, Australia and the United States.
Norway tops the study, which ranks countries on their education, wealth and life expectancy, using figures compiled by the United Nations Development Programme.
Britain, which was ranked 16th two years ago when the UN last conducted the research, has slipped five places to be ranked 21, only a few places ahead of Slovenia, Greece and Andorra in the Human Development Report 2009.
In 1990, Britain was the tenth best country to live in.
However, in the intervening years, Britain's wealth – as defined by gross domestic product per head – has slipped, while its educational ranking has failed to keep up with that of other countries. >>> Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor | Monday, October 05, 2009
