Although our main objectives are to show you interesting places to spend your vacations or escape, and to offer you travel tips, from time to time we also like to echo some interesting rankings that come to light. So, if yesterday we showed you the best luxury restaurants the world, today we speak of the oldest countries in the world, a list that we extracted from a report on competitiveness by the World Economic Forum. The best thing is that Spain has crept into the top 10.
Do you want to know which countries in the world have the highest life expectancy ? Well, be very attentive to what we tell you below!
Hong Kong
The first place in the list of the oldest countries in the world is held by Hong Kong, where life expectancy is 83.5 years. According to data from the World Economic Forum, the reason why people live so much in this Special Administrative Region of the Official Republic of China is tai chi , in addition to a balanced diet and the consumption of tea and steamed meals.
Japan
The second place is also for an Asian country. We are referring to Japan, where life expectancy is 83.1 years. Of course, if it weren’t for the increase in suicides among women in recent years, it could be higher thanks to their diet.
Italy
The first European country on the list is Italy, whose life expectancy is 82.9 years. Apparently, this could be because the diet between the different social classes is quite similar.
Iceland
Tied with Italy is Iceland. Once again, diet could be related to longevity. And, according to some rankings, their diet is among the best in the world, which directly influences the reduction of heart attacks.
Switzerland
We are still in Europe to tell you about the country that occupies the fifth position on the list. This is Switzerland, with a life expectancy of 82.6. There is no doubt that, in addition to food, the natural environment has a lot to do with this data.
France
Also in the old continent is the sixth oldest country in the world, although it is true that it is tied with Switzerland. We are referring to France, which also has a life expectancy of 82.6 years. This data is closely related to the low rate of obesity in the country.
Spain
Spain is usually at the top of the rankings of which we should feel little pride , but in this case we are glad that we have found ourselves among the oldest countries in the world. Specifically, at 82.4 years old, we are in position number 7, apparently, thanks to the Mediterranean diet.
Singapore
We are already moving from Europe to move to Singapore, whose life expectancy is 82.1 years. Undoubtedly, the plan designed by the country’s government to promote well-being and reduce the risk of medical intervention has a lot to do with this data.
Australia
Tied with Singapore is Australia. Although we do not have data in this regard, we assume that the fact that the level of polluting particles in the air is quite low compared to the rest of the countries and that the quality of their water is quite high has a lot to do with it.
Israel
Israel is in 10th place, with an average of 81.7 years. The most curious thing is that the longevity of this people was already present in ancient religious texts.
Sweden
Finally, we have to talk about Sweden, which is tied with Israel. This country also ranks among the top positions in environmental quality , civic engagement, education, employment and remuneration …