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Quality of life index by category in selected countries of Europe in 2025

Characteristic	Quality of life index	Purchasing Power Index	Safety Index	Health Care Index	Cost of Living Index	Propoerty Price to Income Ratio	Traffic Commute Time Index	Pollution Index	Climate Index
Luxembourg	220.1	184.3	65.8	75.2	64.8	8.6	27	23.3	82.6
Netherlands	211.3	134.5	73.1	79.3	60.5	7.7	23.5	21.6	87.2
Denmark	209.9	137.3	74	78.4	66.9	6.5	27.8	20.6	82.5
Switzwerland	205	164.8	73.5	71.5	98.4	11	33	23.1	79.2
Finland	203.8	127.6	73.2	77.5	58.7	8	25.5	11.8	58.6
Iceland	202	127.9	74.3	67.6	83.4	6.7	21.4	16	68.8
Norway	195	122.7	67	75.6	69	8.4	26.4	18.3	68.5
Sweden	193.2	133.8	52	68.3	54.2	7.7	28.7	17.6	76.5
Austria	192.9	110	70.5	77.9	60.7	11.5	23.8	20.9	77.8
Germany	190.2	130.7	60.6	71.9	58.4	8.9	29.7	28.9	82.9
Estonia	185.7	86	76.3	75.5	49.4	11.4	21.5	17	64.3
Spain	184.4	101.4	63.4	77.3	43.5	8.5	26.8	35.7	93.6
Slovenia	179.3	86.1	76.2	66.1	46.2	13	25.2	22.2	76.1
Czechia	174.8	91.4	73.5	75.5	42.6	13.5	28.9	34.6	80.1
Croatia	174.6	80.8	74.5	64.7	43.2	12.8	25.3	31.2	89.2
United Kingdom	174.5	124	51.7	72.7	59.2	8.8	34.7	40.7	87.2
Lithuania	173	81.8	67.6	75	44	12.4	23.6	26.3	67.8
Belgium	169.3	91.1	50.6	75.9	56.5	6.8	34.8	49.2	86
Portugal	167.8	61.9	67.6	72.2	41.2	14.7	28.5	28.8	97.3
Ireland	166.5	113.4	52.4	51.5	59.8	6.7	37.7	35	87.8
France	166.3	112.8	44.6	77.7	58	10.3	34.5	43.5	90.2
Latvia	164.7	77.2	62.9	62.4	43.4	8.6	28.7	30.3	74.7
Slovakia	157.6	75.8	69	58.4	42.1	14	27.5	37.1	78.1
Poland	153.9	94.2	71	58	38.9	11	31.9	55.4	75.9
Italy	151	87.3	53.1	65.1	51	9.5	32.4	53.5	90.2
Hungary	144.6	72.4	66.3	54.3	36.6	13	35.6	46.5	78.7
Bulgaria	143.8	76	63.9	58.1	35.4	9.3	29.2	62.8	82.8
Romania	142.2	74.7	67.7	56.5	34	10.3	33.4	58.7	76.2
Greece	138.1	60.7	53.6	58.5	46.5	13	32.8	49.4	91.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina	134.8	64.3	58.3	55.6	31.6	13.2	26	59.7	80.5
Malta	132.7	77.8	57	52.5	48	11.2	28.1	75.5	97.4
Belarus	127.5	56.1	50.2	48.5	25	12.8	31.2	44.9	64.4
Serbia	124.8	59.1	62.8	52.1	35.9	16	30.7	65.8	83.2
North Macedonia	120.3	60.7	58.9	55.1	30.3	12.3	24.9	79.6	76.3
Russia	116.6	57.6	61.3	61.5	22.3	14.3	43.3	59	47.4
Ukraine	115	47.4	53	55.9	24.6	13.6	37.9	62.1	70.7
Albania	104.3	43.7	55.3	48.2	39.9	15.3	36.7	77	86.4

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January 2025

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2025

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Luxembourg stands out as the European leader in quality of life for 2025, achieving a score of 220 on the Quality of Life Index. The Netherlands follows closely behind with 211 points, while Albania and Ukraine rank at the bottom with scores of 104 and 115 respectively. This index provides a thorough assessment of living conditions across Europe, reflecting various factors that shape the overall well-being of populations and extending beyond purely economic metrics.

Understanding the quality of life index

The quality of life index is a multifaceted measure that incorporates factors such as purchasing power, pollution levels, housing affordability, cost of living, safety, healthcare quality, traffic conditions, and climate, to measure the overall quality of life of a Country. Higher overall index scores indicate better living conditions. However, in subindexes such as pollution, cost of living, and traffic commute time, lower values correspond to improved quality of life.

Challenges affecting life satisfaction

Despite the fact that European countries register high levels of life quality by for example leading the ranking of happiest countries in the world, life satisfaction across the European Union has been on a downward trend since 2018. The EU's overall life satisfaction score dropped from 7.3 out of 10 in 2018 to 7.1 in 2022. This decline can be attributed to various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges such as high inflation. Rising housing costs, in particular, have emerged as a critical concern, significantly affecting quality of life. This issue has played a central role in shaping voter priorities for the European Parliamentary Elections in 2024 and becoming one of the most pressing challenges for Europeans, profoundly influencing both daily experiences and long-term well-being.