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created by 20_comer_20matar on 09/03/2025 at 18:40 UTC
217 upvotes, 91 top-level comments (showing 25)
I just think it is very weird that we are behind Índia, but at least we are in a better position than Argentina.
Comment by spongebobama at 09/03/2025 at 18:43 UTC*
262 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Its purposeless. You cant compare life in Melgaço and Sao Bernardo. This is just the average. A billionaire next to a favela makes everyone a millionaire on the neighbourhood.
Comment by nopanicplease at 09/03/2025 at 18:57 UTC
187 upvotes, 12 direct replies
people keep mixing up "quality of life" with "life standard".
i moved from europa to brazil and the quality of life is a lot better here, however the life "standard" is obviously lower.
for example, i had always the newest apple devices and a BMW in europe. in brazil i use older apple devices and my car is rented.
but in the end i feel much happier in brazil than in europe.
people think, buying gadgets means "life quality" when in fact its just a "high life standard" and has nothing to do with happiness or life quality.
Comment by ThrowAwayInTheRain at 09/03/2025 at 19:14 UTC
63 upvotes, 3 direct replies
India higher than Brazil makes this a joke list. Most Indians would crawl over broken glass to escape India.
Comment by biiigbrain at 09/03/2025 at 19:29 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's difficult to answer, especially compared with other countries because it has a lot of subjective things to analyse. Of course this not perfect because in the same country exists millionaires and homeless, but this what the concept of average is made for 😃
In my perspective, life quality in Brazil is pretty *average* which means we're far from good but it also means we're way better than A LOT of countries, particularly, better than countries from the African continent and small economy Asian countries.
So, is it good? IMO no, just average. Those indices are made to measure the topic based in comparison, so since the world is pretty fucked out there, the bar is low. People frequently fail to grasp this.
My opinion about the list:
1. There is no fucking way that India has better quality of life than Brazil (to me this seems to be a result of low data and/or sub notifications)
2. I think Brasil and Argentina are in equal footing right now, I think Argentina should be higher in the list, close to Brazil.
3. Uruguay and Chile should be in the list, somewhere between 25 and 35 probably.
Comment by AnimatorKris at 09/03/2025 at 18:53 UTC
11 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I’m from Lithuania and I don’t agree with this at all. We definitely have better life quality than Indonesia (had Indo gf). And probably few other countries on list. Why is Poland much higher? Lithuania surpasses it in GDP per person.
Comment by hombre_loco_mffl at 09/03/2025 at 19:01 UTC
21 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I might be biased here, but I really doubt that the average person has a better quality of life in Mumbai than in Buenos Aires.
Comment by Lucky_Prompt1072 at 09/03/2025 at 19:04 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Brasil is HUGE and plagued with terrible wealth distribution and inequality, that brings the avegare way down. However, if you live in certain cities and has enough income, quality of life is compareable with most of the top 20 countries in this list.
Comment by Entremeada at 09/03/2025 at 19:12 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
As a Swiss at the moment busy with organizing my life so that I can spend more time in Brasil: It *really* depends on your life goals and budget.
Comment by Dry-Text8763 at 09/03/2025 at 22:28 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I am from Denmark....
To have a danish passport is like winning in the lottery... It's worth a million Dollars 😅
We have 5 to 6 weeks paid vacation. Gets paid when sick. (also if you child, is sick) Have good salary's (even low level, jobs... No working poor). 46 weeks of maternity leave, paid. Good nursing/daycare for children. If you are unemployed, you get almost 2000 usd monthly (up to 3500 if you are insured) All education is free, from kindergarten to university.. And the quality of it is top of the line... You get 1100 usd monthly if you are a student. You can get up to 800 usd monthly, to help paid for your apartment.. You get up to 3500 usd per year if you have a child (per child) Public pension is 1000 usd per month, and you can get extra to help with heating cost and more.. If you are to sick to work, you can get up to 3500 usd per month in pre pension..
It is so safe here, that even in the capital, we let infants, sleep outside on the street in there stroller.. While the parents is inside a Cafe...
I see a police car 2-3 times per year.. Only 1 is killed by the police every year.. We don't have weapons, in the streets..
We trust each other.. Small children (from about 6 years) can walk alone in the streets, completely safe..
Medical healthcare is completely free, medicin gets cheaper, the more you buy (after 200 usd, you only pay 50%).. And gets completely free after 3000 usd..
I could keep on writing the next couple of hours... But I just stop here...
THE ONLY THING DENMARK, DON'T HAVE, IS GOOD WEATHER 🤣🤣🤣
Comment by _Piotr_ at 09/03/2025 at 19:46 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
No way we are behind India 💀
Comment by Koleraba at 09/03/2025 at 20:16 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Im Slovenian, this was posted in our reddit and nobody could belive we got placed behind India or even worse Croatia
Comment by Piwuk at 09/03/2025 at 18:49 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Less quality of life than India? Hell no
Comment by pastor_pilao at 09/03/2025 at 19:10 UTC
8 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Canada is too high in the list, Ireland probably too high, there is no way in hell Italy should be ranked higher than the US.
South Korea/ Japan/ Singapore / China are hard to rank, they have great quality of life but they have to work like maniacs so probably not the best life if you need to work and make money.
India higher and Philippines so close to brazil is a joke.
There rest is more or less consistent for the places I have been to. I would just rank Brazil a bit higher overall.
Comment by soul105 at 09/03/2025 at 18:51 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
As a, Brazilian living in The Netherlands, I for sure can guarantee you Netherlands ranks higher than this.
Comment by Additional_Hope_2031 at 09/03/2025 at 18:47 UTC
11 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I lived in Russia, and the fact that it ranks lower than Brazil in terms of quality of life already makes me feel like something is off here
Comment by commentaror at 09/03/2025 at 18:53 UTC
8 upvotes, 5 direct replies
As a Brazilian that lives in the US, I think Brazil should be higher than US.
Comment by No_Arachnid_9853 at 09/03/2025 at 18:42 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As a Greek, we could be way lower.
Comment by bleplogist at 09/03/2025 at 19:34 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What is there for me to agree or disagree with? Please provide the criteria for this ranking, and then I can say if I agree or not with it.
Vietnam having higher quality of life than Brazil, at least in urban settings, is nonsense in my metrics, but maybe they mean something else.
Comment by seaearls at 09/03/2025 at 19:45 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I dunno. I haven't lived in the other 49 countries to compare.
Comment by Craniummon at 09/03/2025 at 19:47 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Brazil better than Slovenia or Romania is pretty weird at minimal
Comment by Bright_Impression516 at 09/03/2025 at 19:54 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Mexico above Slovenia? Yeah right
Comment by Thro_e-_wa at 09/03/2025 at 21:32 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
There are a lot of Canadians that'll disagree with this
Edit: Also, Japan should be in the top 10
Comment by sean-grep at 09/03/2025 at 21:33 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
There’s way too few Latin American countries in general on the list.
I can’t trust a list of top 50 that doesn’t have Costa Rica on it.
What a crappy list.
Comment by ausvargas at 09/03/2025 at 23:59 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
An average Argentine still lives much better than an average Brazilian in almost every aspect.
Comment by jdawg5555 at 09/03/2025 at 18:47 UTC
4 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I’m a Canadian who was in Brasil for 2 weeks in February. I think people in Brasil have a much richer life than Canadians.
