Ireland is the best place to live in the world, according to a “quality of life” assessment by Economist magazine. The country's combination of increasing wealth and traditional values most likely make its people happy, the survey found. Ireland was followed by Switzerland, Norway,  Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain. All but one of the top 10 were European countries. Researchers took into account not just income, but other factors considered important to people's satisfaction and well-being. They included health, freedom, unemployment, family life, climate, political stability and security, gender equality and family and community life.

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英国《经济学家》杂志关于“生活质量”的一份评估报告显示，爱尔兰是世界上最适宜居住的地方。调查表明，爱尔兰不仅越来越富有，而且传统价值保存完好，因此爱尔兰人最可能快乐。排在爱尔兰之后的依次是瑞士、挪威、卢森堡、瑞典、澳大利亚、冰岛、意大利、丹麦和西班牙。在排名前十的国家中，有九个是欧洲国家。研究者们不仅考虑收入情况，还参考了其他一些被认为对人们满意度和幸福感有重要影响的因素，包括健康、自由、失业、家庭生活、气候、政治稳定和安全、男女平等以及家庭和社会生活。