SYDNEY: Australia has once again topped the world as the happiest industrialised nation, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The OECD Better Life Index compares the well-being of 34 developed and emerging countries based on eleven categories including housing, income, jobs, education, life satisfaction and work-life balance, Xinhua news agency reported.
In an update launched yesterday morning at OECD Week 2013 in Paris, the index found that 84 per cent of Australians are satisfied with their lives – better than the OECD average of 80 per cent.
Participants said they have more positive experiences such as feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment and enjoyment in an average day than negative ones. — Bernama