Can you name the Best Countries to Live In? by nateswimmer

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Best Countries to Live In Quiz

by nateswimmer

Created Nov 10, 2009 in Geography
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	nateswimmer:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 22:04 GMT	5 points
	The data for this quiz are from the United Nations 2009 Human Development Report. Ratings are based on life expectancy, literacy rates, school enrollment, the country's economy, and other factors. Note that the data for the study was collected in 2007, before the global financial collapse, which almost certainly had an effect on these rankings.

	Anonymous42:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 05:16 GMT	-3 points
	Interesting quiz. Just one nitpick: It's Sporcle convention only to accept "USA", rather than "US".

	Lthayer3:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:11 GMT	5 points
	Hong Kong is not a country. Either the title should be changed to reflect this, or there should be an indication of some sort next to 24.

	andrea:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 16:11 GMT	5 points
	Augh, I saw the 2009 date on the source so I didn't even bother to try Iceland.

	JayHankEdLyonJr:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 16:12 GMT	1 point
	I love that Brunei is on here with all the mass of Western nations. And yeah, Hong Kong is an administrative region of China unless Wikipedia has lied to me.

	Mattomic:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 16:32 GMT	3 points
	Everyone has their "I got the stupid stuff but missed the obvious one" moments, but I think for me, getting Andorra, Brunei and Liechtenstein while missing the UK ranks right up there

	Qazza2k9:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 17:45 GMT	2 points
	Im sorry, I just dont accept a geography quiz without Papua New Guinea...

	eshortstop2:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT	2 points
	If you give 7 minutes, it turns into "name all the countries not in central or south america or africa or central asia." sad, but true.

	nateswimmer:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 18:34 GMT	2 points
	the reason I included Hong Kong was because it was rated separately in the UN report, but I did make the quiz accept China as an answer for Hong Kong. I also took some time off.

	Rave:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 18:34 GMT	1 point
	no Vatican City?

	Grawk:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 18:56 GMT	0 points
	Good quiz, but I'd make Hong Kong a bonus answer

	mybeaglebelle:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 23:20 GMT	2 points
	it takes China for Hong Kong, but not Hong Kong for Hong Kong.

	mybeaglebelle:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 23:21 GMT	4 points
	also, what about the world's happiest country, Bhutan?

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	nateswimmer:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 23:59 GMT	2 points
	fixed it. accepts hong kong only, not china, but i added a hint

	1447:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:32 GMT	-3 points
	I don't understand what Israel is doing on lists like these. They're constantly at war with areas they occupy, they and Iran keep threatening each other with annihilation, and they're hated by the majority of Asia, Europe and Africa. Sure, sounds like a nice place to live.

	uinfuirudo:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 14:15 GMT	1 point
	Other than "Best Country to live in"(Because this doesn't rate that) no complaints, I made the same quiz but made enough errors.

	cwpiper:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 16:58 GMT	1 point
	@mybeaglebelle: I believe it is actually Costa Rica

	bac:	Nov 14th, 2009 at 00:18 GMT	1 point
	minor nitpick - you should setup the correct plural for 'country' in the game edit section

	NatalijaS:	Nov 15th, 2009 at 19:01 GMT	4 points
	People who hate on Israel should try living there. When I lived there, I got some of the best medical care I've ever received. And, contrary to what the news stations and papers tell you, it's not a war zone. It's an intellectual civilized country. Also, to 1447, Israel's not at war with the West Bank, which is the only area it's occupying. It hasn't been in decades.

	bart122333:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 13:02 GMT	3 points
	No way that France and Spain are better places to live than Denmark and Belgium..

	HiddenPalace:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 13:05 GMT	1 point
	@NatalijaS: What about Hamas and Gaza and the December 2008-January 2009 conflict in which many Palestinian children died? What about the trade in prostitutes that are trafficked from Russia and other places and sold into sexual slavery in brothels?

	HiddenPalace:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 13:08 GMT	-2 points
	@Bart122333: The weather is probably better. To be honest, I find really wet, rainy Northern European-style societies boring. I would rather live in southern Europe where things are more colourful, or at least hot. I would choose northern Europe over Africa, though.

	Schkum:	May 8th, 2011 at 14:54 GMT	1 point
	I feel worse about not tying Kyrgyzstan than I do about missing Brunei.

	isildur:	May 8th, 2011 at 15:20 GMT	2 points
	@1447 By those criteria USA shouldn't make the list either ;)