Newsweek magazine in a survey ranked Finland the best out of 100 countries to live in. Oman was ranked 60th. The survey measured five categories of national well being: education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness and political environment.
Countries were also divided into groups based on size and income. Overall, Nordic countries did well in the ranking. Sweden was third, Norway fifth and Denmark 10th, all being small but wealthy. Switzerland was second, while the U.S. didn’t squeeze into the top 10 (ranking 11th). China came in at 59.
In the GCC, Kuwait topped the list at 40. UAE is ranked 43rd, Qatar 54th and Saudi Arabic is at 64th.