去最幸福的15國尋找幸福

For a good chance at a happy life, head to Australia, which one again topped the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Better Life Index, which looks at the quality of life in member countries.
要獲得幸福生活的好機會就去澳大利亞，在經濟合作與發展組織的美好生活指數上它再度領先，這一指數着眼於成員國的生活質量。
The (OECD) — an International economic organization — analyzed 34 countries in 11 categories, including income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.
經合組織——一個國際經濟組織——從11個方面分析了34個國家，包括收入、住房、就業、社區、教育、環境、公民參與、健康、生活滿意度、安全、以及工作與生活的平衡。
We looked at the countries with the highest overall scores, and highlighted a few of the criteria on the following slides.
我們看了看總分最高的國家，並在下面的幻燈片裏着重介紹了一些標準。

15 Ireland
The Irish have a strong sense of community — 96% of people believe they know someone they could rely on in a time of need (higher than the OECD average of 90%).
愛爾蘭人有強烈的社區意識，96%的人相信在需要的時候他們有可以依靠的人 (高於經合組織90%的平均水平)。
They also rate highly in work-life balance, where the average employee works 1,543 hours a year, less than the OECD average of 1,776.
他們在工作和生活的平衡方面也排名很高，員工平均每年工作1543小時，低於經合組織1776小時的平均水平。

14 Luxembourg
Luxembourg rates well in both health and environment, with an average life expectancy of 81 years and a low level of atmospheric PM10.
盧森堡在健康和環境兩項上做得很好，平均壽命爲81歲，空氣質量PM10水平低。
Citizens also have a high participation rate in the political process, with 91% of the population turning out for recent elections.
公民在政治進程中也有很高的參與率，91%的人將出席最近的選舉。

13 Austria
Austria has a high rate for education. 82% of Austrian adults ages 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.
奧地利有很高的教育率。25歲 到64歲的奧地利成年人裏有82%獲得相當於高中學歷。
Austrians also have a strong sense of community, with 94% of the population reporting they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
奧地利人也有強烈的社區意識，94%的人說他們在需要的時候有可以依靠的人。

12 Finland
Finland performed extremely well on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment — the average student scored 543 in reading literacy, math, and science, whereas the average OECD score was 497.
芬蘭在經合組織的國際學生評估項目上表現很好——學生平均在閱讀素養、數學和科學上獲得543分，而經合組織的平均分數是497分。
They also have a high level of life satisfaction with 82% of the population saying they have more positive experiences than negative ones in an average day.
他們也有很高的生活滿意度，82%的人說平均每天他們的積極體驗多餘消極體驗。

11 New Zealand
New Zealand has one of the best rates of renewable energy of any OECD country with 36.47%.
新西蘭擁有可再生能源的最好利率，任何一個經濟合作及發展組織國家都是36.47%。
Students also scored 524 in reading literacy, math, and science on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment — higher than the average of 497.
在經合組織國際學生評估項目上，學生在閱讀素養、數學和科學上也獲得524分——高於平均497分。
And New Zealand girls outperformed boys by 15 points, higher than the average OECD gap of 9 points.
新西蘭女孩比男孩高出15分，高於經合組織平均9分的差距。

10 United Kingdom
85% of the English population say they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.
85%的英國人說平均每天他們有比消極體驗更多的積極經驗。
They also have a high life expectancy of 81 years, and 97% of the people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water.
他們還有81歲的較高壽命，97%的人說他們對水質量滿意。

9 Iceland
Iceland has high levels of civic participation — 98% of people believe they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
冰島有高水平的公民參與度——98%的人認爲在需要的時候他們知道他們可以依靠的人。
97% of the Iceland population are also extremely satisfied with their water quality, and Iceland has less air pollutant particles per cubic meter than the OECD average.
97%的冰島人也非常滿意他們的水質，在每立方米空氣污染物粒子上冰島低於經合組織的平均水平。

8 Netherlands
People in the Netherlands only work 1,379 hours a year, significantly less than the OECD average of 1,776 hours.
荷蘭人一年只要工作1379小時，大大低於經合組織的平均水平1776小時。
They also test extremely high on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment with an average of 519 (the OECD average is 497).
他們在經合組織國際學生評估項目的測試也非常高，平均519分(經合組織的平均水平是497)。

7 Denmark
Denmark has one of the highest life satisfaction rankings, with 89% of the population reporting they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.
丹麥的生活滿意度排名最高，有89%的人稱平均每天他們積極經驗比消極體驗要多。
The Danish also know how to balance their work life with their personal life — only 2% of employees say they work very long hours, much lower than the OECD average of 9%.
丹麥人也知道如何平衡工作與個人生活——只有2%的員工說他們的工作時間很長，遠遠低於經合組織9%的平均水平。

6 United States
The U.S. has the highest average household disposable income on the list at $38,000 a year — much higher than the OECD average of $23,000.
美國家庭平均可支配收入每年38000美元，排名最高——遠高於經合組織23000美元的平均水平。
It also ranks as one of the best countries for housing conditions, with good basic facilities and general feelings of safety and personal space.
它也排在住房條件最好的國家之列，具有良好的基礎設施，能普遍感受到安全感和私人空間。

5 Switzerland
86% of adults in Switzerland have earned the equivalent of a high school degree, and students scored 517 on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment — higher than the average of 497.
86%的成年人在瑞士獲得了相當於高中學歷，在經合組織國際學生評估項目上學生的平均分是517分——高於平均497分。
The Swiss also have a high life expectancy at 83 years of age, and 95% of the population say they are satisfied with the quality of their water.
瑞士也有83歲的高壽命預期，95%的人說他們對水質量滿意。

4 Norway
There is a strong sense of community and high levels of safety in Norway, where 93% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in a time of need.
在挪威有一種強烈的社區意識和很高的安全感，其中93%的人認爲在需要的時候他們知道他們可以依靠的人。
Norwegians also tend to have a good work-life balance, with only 3% of employees working very long hours, compared to the OECD average of 9%.
挪威人往往也能很好地平衡工作和生活，只有3%的員工工作時間很長，而經合組織的平均水平是9%。

3 Canada
Canadians work only 1,702 hours a year — less than the OECD average — with 72% of the population working at a paid job.
加拿大人一年只工作1702小時，低於經合組織的平均水平——72%的人工作有工資。
There is little difference in voting levels across society too, suggesting there is broad inclusion in Canada’s democratic institutions.
在社會投票方面差異也小，顯示加拿大的民主體制有廣泛的包容性。

2 Sweden
Having a good education is extremely important in Sweden, where 87% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree.
在瑞典接受良好教育是非常重要的，年齡在25 歲到 64歲的成年人中87%獲得了相當於高中學歷。
They also ranked highly in all environmental categories. Their level of air pollutant particles is 10 micrograms per cubic meter — considerably lower than the OECD average of 21 micrograms per cubic meter — and 95% of the population is satisfied with their water quality.
他們也在所有環境類別中排名很高。他們的空氣污染物顆粒水平是10微克每立方米——大大低於經合組織的平均21微克每立方米，95%的人滿意他們的水質。

1 Australia
For the second year in a row, Australia is the number one happiest country in the world. And it's not hard to see why —they rank extremely well in health, civic engagement, and housing.
連續第二年，澳大利亞成爲世界頭號最幸福國家。不難看出爲什麼——他們在健康、公民參與度以及住房方面排名那麼好。
The life expectancy at birth in Australia is 82 years, two years higher than the OECD average.
澳大利亞預期壽命是82年，高於經合組織的平均水平兩年。
Australia also has exceptional voter turnout at 93% during recent elections, which is far above the OECD average of 72%.
澳大利亞也有相當的投票率，在最近的選舉中爲93%，遠高於經合組織72%的平均水平。