Which statement best explains why ireland was rated higher than the united states in the quality of life index?

ireland actually had a higher gdp than the united states if you take into account the population of each county.

even though ireland did not have the highest gdp, it must have rated very high in areas other than gdp.

the united states is too large to accurately measure quality of life statistics.

the economist is based in ireland, and the rank of each country is based on the opinion of the author.

The price of oil and inflation are connected in a cause and effect relationship, that is, when the price of oil increases, inflation also increases in an economy. this is because, oil is a major input in the economy, that is, it is used for critical purposes such as fueling of vehicles for transportation, for running of industrial generators and machines, for heating homes, etc.for instance, if the price of oil increases in an economy, it will increase the cost of production for those using the oil in their production processes and they will automatically increase the cost of their products in order to offset the extra costs. this leads to general increase in the prices of products in the market and result in inflation.