Two billion people have moved out of low human development levels in the last 25 years, but 830 million people are still classified as "working poor", earning under $2 a day.
Norway has been named the best country in the world to live in - for the 12th year in a row.
Norway has also been named the most prosperous country in the world - for the seventh year running.
It's outdoor lifestyle, which makes the most of the mountains and fjords, undoubtedly plays a key role in the country's health and main attractions
such as the northern lights boast a popular tourism industry.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of basic human developments within 188 countries, released by The United Nations in its annual Human Development Report.
It uses three categories of human development - categorised as a long and healthy lifestyle, access to knowledge and decent standard of living - to assess the long-term progress of nations.
Norway ranks at the top, followed by Australia and Switzerland, making them the best countries to live in for health, life expectancy, education and high incomes.
The components of the index look at a person’s life expectancy from when they are born, the amount of years they are expected to have in school and the gross national income.
Here are the countries that scored the highest.
1. Norway.
2. Australia.
3. Switzerland.
4. Denmark.
5. Netherlands.
6. Germany.
7. Ireland.
8. The United States.
9. Canada.
10. New Zealand.
Happiness is the key in deciding the best countries and Happiness is always a choice that any one can make.
Regardless of where you are and what you are going through, you can still choose to be happy, you can still choose to smile.
Keep recalling the quote, "Accept what you can’t change and change what you can’t accept" and make sure you are happy at the end of the day.
