THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE Unit recently published its “Where To Be Born in 2013″ list, a measure of which countries provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead.
WOND, an infographics and data visualisation outfit based outside London, has put together a great repackaging of the data, which also included the list from 1988.
Needless to say, things have changed over the past 25 years. Ireland, however, is still hovering around the same section of the table as it did a quarter of a century ago. In 1988, it was ranked 15th – this year, it is ranked at number 12. Does that surprise you?
With their permission, we’re republishing the table here. (Check them out at wond.co.uk).
Here are the measures:
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