UAE among top wellbeing indicators
The UAE was ranked among the top 10 countries worldwide in wellbeing indicators of the 2018 World Poll, which tracks the opinions of people in more than 160 countries on what maters most to them.
Ohoud Bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for happiness and well being and director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office, affirmed that the UAE’S advanced ranking on the indicators reflects the country’s focus on enhancing wellbeing in all sectors.
Al Roumi praised the efforts of all government, private, community and academic organisations in the UAE as being the driving force behind this achievement, which reflects the vision and directions of the UAE leadership.
The UAE was ranked first globally on the ‘Availability of Quality Healthcare’, moving up a rank from last year when it came in second, which reflects the government’s continuous efforts to develop this vital sector.
The UAE also came first in four other indicators, namely, ‘Satisfaction with Government Efforts to Preserve the Environment’, which confirms the government’s important role in responding to climate change challenges and protecting the environment; ‘Full-time Employment Ratio’ and the ‘Payroll to Population Index’, which reflects the UAE’S global leadership as an atractive environment for minds and talents. The UAE also was ranked first in ‘Access to Mobile Phones’, as well as ‘Feeling Safe Index’, which confirms the UAE’S leadership in enhancing safety and security.
Th eu ae came second int woof the global survey’ s indicators, ‘Quality of Roads and Highways’ and ‘Absence of Health Problems’ that would prevent individuals from performing daily activities, reflecting the advanced levels of healthcare in the UAE.
The UAE was ranked fourth worldwide in terms of its cities being recommended as a place to live for people from other countries, which reflects the country’s success in providing the highest levels of quality of life for its residents.
The UAE came in fith on the belief that children in the country are treated with respect, which confirms the country’s continuous efforts to care for children, promote their safety and ensure a beter future for them. The country ranked sixth on two other indicators, namely, the feeling that the standard of living is geting beter, reflecting the sustainable growth of the UAE’S economic sectors; and the access to the internet indicator, which confirms the advancement of the UAE’S technological infrastructure.