The 25th best place in the world to live

CYPRUS comes 25th on a list of 162 countries classified according to the quality of life enjoyed by its citizens.

The list was issued by United Nations Development Programne, and rates countries on a scale of 1 to 162, according to education standards, per capita income, and life expectancy.

The report considers the island to be highly developed.

Norway came first, Australia second and Canada third, followed by Sweden, Belgium and the US. Greece is in 23rd place and Turkey 82nd.

The report says Cyprus and Greece are among the top countries for life expectancy.

Cyprus is 33rd when it comes to technological development.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.