World's top 10 children-friendly nations

Based on health, education and nutrition, these nations score the highest on the Child Development Index. (Photos: ThinkStock Images I Text: IANS)

1 Japan (Index score: 0.35)

The Child Development Index (CDI) released by NGO Save the Children showed that Japan is the best place in the world to be a child while Somalia is the worst.

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1 Japan (Index score: 0.35)

The Child Development Index (CDI) released by NGO Save the Children showed that Japan is the best place in the world to be a child while Somalia is the worst.

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