Culture and mentality matter
“The project aims at finding out what gives Nordic nations a high quality of life compared with other nations; where they are strong and where they are weak. This will make it easier to find ways to get even better results “, says Stefán Ólafsson, Professor of Sociology. He has been working on an extensive study where quality of life in 29 nations is compared. An extensive data-base has been created to achieve a more multi-faceted measurement of quality of life than has been hitherto achieved. Ólafsson says that the study is based on a similar methodology as the annual United Nations’ quality of life measurement; except that in the UN measurement four variables are measured, but in his study the variables are sixty-nine.