Monday, April 18, 2011

Society At A Glance 2011

The OECD has published its biennial edition of how societies in in constituent countries compare in a variety of areas from cooking through fertility, health and social cohesion. There is a raft of data available. A couple of items that stand out:
  • We have the second highest household income but that income is distributed very unevenly.
  • Our life expectancy is lower than the OECD average although we spend the most on healthcare.
  • We are a generous nation when it comes to volunteering; we lead the OECD.
  • We put a lot more people in jail than any other OECD country.

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