The 44 Most Privileged Countries

Out of the 195 countries in the world, 44 nations have been named the most privileged. This is based on a variety of factors, including career opportunities, life satisfaction, liberty, safety, health, and finances.
These factors are influenced by several elements including a quality education, income equality, productivity, long-term unemployment, air quality, life expectancy, accident risk, homicide risk, freedom to travel, human rights, social cohesion and health spending, among many others.

A study has given scores to countries for each of the above factors and influences to decide how privileged they are. In this article, we will share the 44 most privileged nations in the world. So what are we waiting for? Let us begin!

Top Five Most Privileged Nations

Below are the five most privileged countries as found in the study by ABCD Agency:

1. Switzerland:
With an overall top score of 100, Switzerland has the following scores with regard to the various factors:

- Liberty and life satisfaction – 97.96
- Career opportunities – 87.26
- Finance – 100
- Safety and health – 96.31

These scores demonstrate that the people born in Switzerland are the most privileged in the world.

2. Iceland:
This country has an overall score of 91.49 out of 100, which makes the Icelanders the second luckiest people globally. In fact, the individual scores clearly show why people in Iceland live a quality life:

- Liberty and life satisfaction – 94.17
- Career opportunities – 93.81
- Finance – 72.49
- Safety and health – 91.33

3. Norway:
The Norwegians are the third luckiest people on earth since they get the highest scores for freedom and career prospects, according to this study. In fact, Norway has an overall score of 89.39 out of 100, with the following scores in different areas:

- Liberty and life satisfaction – 100
- Career opportunities – 100
- Finance – 47.11
- Safety and health – 97.34

4. Luxembourg:
This European nation has the second-best GDP per capita in this study, and comes in fourth place in the list of most privileged countries. These are Luxembourg’s scores for the different factors:

- Liberty and life satisfaction – 98.18
- Career opportunities – 90.84
- Finance – 68.13
- Safety and health – 87.03

The overall score for Luxembourg is 89.31 out of 100.

5. Denmark:
With an overall score of 84.91 out of 100, Denmark has excelled in providing liberty and life satisfaction to its people along with great career opportunities. The country comes in fifth place and below are its individual scores: