Viet Nam jumps 39 notches on global quality of life index

The Southeast Asian country scored 78.49 points, ranking 62^nd out of 165 countries, much improvements from its ranking of 101^st out of 171 countries in the previous year.

Finland was named as the best country in the world in 2021 for quality of life, while Denmark and Norway came second and third, respectively.

The rankings measures global perceptions of 165 nations chosen because they contribute most to the world's GDP. More than 258,000 people around the world were asked to evaluate the countries based on 10 metrics ranging from stability to transparency to equality.

The rankings were determined by analyzing and comparing 165 countries across 10 categories: Affordability, economic stability, family-friendly, a good job market, income equality, political neutrality and stability, safety, cultural influence, well-developed public education system, and well-developed public health system. Each attribute was graded on a 100-point scale./.