If you are looking for the quality of life (not economic opportunity) for the median person, I think your list should be very different.
For the real average/median person, Australia and the Nordics will consistently win. All these have considerable equality and services for the middle class, sensible governments, etc.
Australia has lots of resources, which makes life easier as an exporter.
Throw in Canada, the Nordic countries, Nederlands, France and the lucky country, Australia.
Also these countries, with the exception of Canada, are homogeneous - the geography doesn't produce extremes.
The USA will trail in around 9 or 10.
Germany will be in there somewhere.
The UK will be behind the USA, not as rich, hard embedded social inequality, and fewer opportunities. Also, weather and food are worse.
Okay , I can't resist this : (sorry for the snarky attitude)
PROTIP: If you plan on living in the USA, try to be rich.
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China has a lot of variation, coastal cities being much better than inland. Same with Brazil. The median person will barely be middle class for a long time.
India - look a the literacy rate.
cia.gov
Russia won't be in the top 20. Lots of economic opportunity for the aggressive an connected, but life there is still a mess. Huge numbers of people still want to leave Russia.
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