Czech Republic has the 24th highest quality of life in the world

The Czech Republic’s quality of life has been rated 24^th out of a total of 149 countries in the 2019 Quality of Life Index conducted by Deloitte in cooperation with the non-profit Social Progress Imperative.

The country climbed two places compared to last year’s survey, and for the first time finished ahead of the United States, which came in 26^th this year. Norway ranked first in the survey, followed by Denmark and Switzerland.

In the 2019 Quality of Life Index, countries were ranked according to three main categories: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. These categories included sub-indices such as Personal Safety, Medical Care, Environmental Quality, Access to Basic Knowledge, and Personal Freedom.

The Czech Republic ranked highest in the Basic Human Needs category, finishing at #15 of the 149 countries surveyed, and ranked #24 in Opportunity and #31 in Foundations of Wellbeing. In several sub-rankings, the Czech Republic ranked at or tied for #1. These included Undernourishment (2.5% of the population), Access to Electricity (100%), Adult Literacy Rate (99%), Mobile Telephone Subscriptions (119%), and Early Marriage (0%).

Czech neighbors Germany (#8) and Austria (#20) also rated highly in the new Quality of Life Index, but the Czech Republic ranked ahead of its other neighbors with Poland coming in at #33 and Slovakia at #35. “If we compare the countries of the Visegrád Four, the Czech Republic is far ahead of Slovakia, Hungary and Poland,” said Deloitte President Josef Kotrba.