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.