UN Rates Best, Worst Countries

UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
UN Rates Best, Worst Countries
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A woman cycles through tulip fields in Lisse, the Netherlands.

The Western European country was recently ranked ninth in a UN report on the world's most advanced nations.

In addition to high education rates and a strong per capita income, the Dutch have taken a proactive approach to protecting themselves from climate change-induced sea-level rise—a real threat in their densely populated, low-lying country—the report said.

For example, engineers have designed innovative networks of dykes to control flooding, and some citizens are investing in homes that can float on water.

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