According to the Report on the Relocation of Families published by the health insurance company, William Russell, Portugal is the best country in the world to live as a family.
Note that the report relies on data retrieved from sources such as the OECD, Numbeo, and TripAdvisor, among others, and considers a total of 11 factors, in order to provide a classification from 1 to 10 to each evaluated country, and build a ranking according to those classifications.
The factors considered included paid maternity, parental, and home care leave; the average number of hours worked per year; the number of attractions for children per 100,000 inhabitants; prices of childcare services; and the average monthly cost of utilities.
Portugal did well in all of the factors considered, but it really stood out in the financial categories, resulting in a total overall score of 6.33 out of 10.
The best and worst countries to live in as a family, according to the relocation report, are as follows:
Best
1) Portugal; 2) Sweden; 3) Italy; 4) Spain; 5) Finland; 6) Latvia; 7) Hungary, 8) Japan; 9) France; 10) Estonia.
Worst
1) United States of America; 2) New Zealand; 3) Australia; 4) Switzerland; 5) Netherlands; 6) Slovakia; 7) Czech Republic; 8) Poland; 9) Ireland; 10) Canada.
