The 50 Best Countries In The World—Ranked According to Data

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What is the best country in the world? That's a question US News and World Report set out to answer. And they did. So, here we will look at the ranking of the 50 best countries in the world.

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Methodology

Before we get into it, it's probably a good idea to give you a quick look at the methodology they used to come up with their ranking. It includes over 70 attributes divided up into 10 main categories (weighted as a percentage of the total rank):

Movers (16.58%): different, distinctive, dynamic, unique.

Quality of Life (13.21%): job market, affordable, economically stable, family-friendly, well-developed public education system, well-developed public health system, etc.

Entrepreneurship (12.91%): connected to the rest of the world, educated population, entrepreneurial, innovative, skilled labor force, technological expertise, well-developed infrastructure, etc.

Agility (12.65%): adaptable, dynamic, modern, progressive, responsive.

Social Purpose (12.53%): cares about human rights, cares about the environment, gender equality, religious freedom, well-distributed political power, racial equity, committed to climate goals, etc.

Open for Business (9.65%): cheap manufacturing costs, favorable tax environment, transparent government practices, etc.

Cultural Influence (9.30%): culturally significant in terms of entertainment, fashionable, happy, has an influential culture, has strong consumer brands, modern, etc.

And now for the top 50 countries...

Woman Beside Man on Top of Mountain Taking Selfie Jacek Mleczek, Pexels

50: Czechia

GDP: $331 billion, Population: 10,873,689

Ranking in Each Category:

Adventure: 52

Agility: 41

Cultural Influence: 52

Entrepreneurship: 33

Heritage: 45

Movers: 83

Open for Business: 68

Power: 67

Quality of Life: 30

Social Purpose: 25

Aerial view of Prague, Czech Republic JÉSHOOTS, Pexels

49: Peru

GDP: $268 billion, Population: 34,352,719

Adventure: 36

Agility: 69

Cultural Influence: 50

Entrepreneurship: 78

Heritage: 25

Movers: 29

Open for Business: 39

Power: 72

Quality of Life: 61

Social Purpose: 50

Aerial view of Machu Picchu, Peru Sparks Darby, Pexels

48: Cyprus

GDP: $32.2 billion, Population: 1,260,138

Adventure: 28

Agility: 49

Cultural Influence: 48

Entrepreneurship: 60

Heritage: 48

Movers: 45

Open for Business: 20

Power: 84

Quality of Life: 55

Social Purpose: 43

Aerial view of Limassol city, Cyprus during daytime Balate.Dorin, Shutterstock

47: Croatia

GDP: $82.7 billion, Population: 3,853,200

Adventure: 32

Agility: 39

Cultural Influence: 44

Entrepreneurship: 42

Heritage: 40

Movers: 77

Open for Business: 36

Power: 77

Quality of Life: 36

Social Purpose: 28

Zagreb Cathedral and Ban Jelačić Square during daytime Nick Savchenko, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

46: Israel

GDP: $510 billion, Population: 9,756,700

Adventure: 87

Agility: 44

Cultural Influence: 46

Entrepreneurship: 30

Heritage: 54

Movers: 27

Open for Business: 86

Power: 10

Quality of Life: 59

Social Purpose: 62

Skyline of Rotchild Boulevard in Tel Aviv Eduard Marmet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

45: Philippines

GDP: $437 billion, Population: 117,337,368

Adventure: 23

Agility: 53

Cultural Influence: 45

Entrepreneurship: 51

Heritage: 36

Movers: 47

Open for Business: 19

Power: 49

Quality of Life: 42

Social Purpose: 49

Aerial view showing Manila City Hall with a view of the Binondo Skyline Richmond Chi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

44: Vietnam

GDP: $430 billion, Population: 98,858,950

Adventure: 44

Agility: 62

Cultural Influence: 56

Entrepreneurship: 43

Heritage: 24

Movers: 22

Open for Business: 23

Power: 30

Quality of Life: 38

Social Purpose: 80

Person In A Boat on a lake in Hoi An City, Quang Nam, Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Vũ, Pexels

43: Costa Rica

GDP: $86.5 billion, Population: 5,212,173

Adventure: 12

Agility: 42

Cultural Influence: 43

Entrepreneurship: 71

Heritage: 51

Movers: 21

Open for Business: 28

Power: 80

Quality of Life: 56

Social Purpose: 47

Colorful street with cars stores in San José, Costa Rica Arkadij Schell, Shutterstock

42: Argentina

GDP: $641 billion, Population: 46,654,581

Adventure: 10

Agility: 34

Cultural Influence: 35

Entrepreneurship: 49

Heritage: 17

Movers: 44

Open for Business: 84

Power: 41

Quality of Life: 47

Social Purpose: 32

A street market in San Nicolas, Argentina Rafael Guimarães, Pexels

41: Indonesia

GDP: $1.37 trillion, Population: 277,534,122

Adventure: 33

Agility: 43

Cultural Influence: 42

Entrepreneurship: 47

Heritage: 21

Movers: 24

Open for Business: 22

Power: 35

Quality of Life: 39

Social Purpose: 69

Aerial photo of skyscrapers in Jakarta, Indonesia Tom Fisk, Pexels

40: South Africa

GDP: $378 billion, Population: 60,414,495

Adventure: 37

Agility: 38

Cultural Influence: 41

Entrepreneurship: 44

Heritage: 26

Movers: 18

Open for Business: 79

Power: 28

Quality of Life: 57

Social Purpose: 38

A scenic view of Camps Bay in Cape Town, South Africa pixabay.com, Picryl

39: Morocco

GDP: $141 billion, Population: 37,840,044

Adventure: 31

Agility: 63

Cultural Influence: 38

Entrepreneurship: 61

Heritage: 14

Movers: 15

Open for Business: 26

Power: 58

Quality of Life: 45

Social Purpose: 60

A blue street located in Casablanca, Morocco Kadagan, Shutterstock

38: Malaysia

GDP: $400 billion, Population: 34,308,525

Adventure: 26

Agility: 37

Cultural Influence: 39

Entrepreneurship: 35

Heritage: 28

Movers: 34

Open for Business: 12

Power: 43

Quality of Life: 33

Social Purpose: 48

Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia during sunset Zukiman Mohamad, Pexels

37: Poland

GDP: $811 billion, Population: 36,685,849

Adventure: 45

Agility: 31

Cultural Influence: 49

Entrepreneurship: 28

Heritage: 43

Movers: 80

Open for Business: 30

Power: 38

Quality of Life: 24

Social Purpose: 21

Charming Old Town Ice Rink in Winter in Warsaw, Poland Kostas Dimopoulos, Pexels

36: Russia

GDP: $2.02 trillion, Population: 143,826,130

Adventure: 74

Agility: 32

Cultural Influence: 37

Entrepreneurship: 27

Heritage: 39

Movers: 17

Open for Business: 89

Power: 3

Quality of Life: 46

Social Purpose: 52

Beige Concrete Building Under White Clouds in Saint Petersburg TRAVEL BLOG, Pexels

35: Egypt

GDP: $396 billion, Population: 112,716,598

Adventure: 29

Agility: 47

Cultural Influence: 30

Entrepreneurship: 46

Heritage: 7

Movers: 4

Open for Business: 71

Power: 32

Quality of Life: 58

Social Purpose: 53

Camels at the site of pyramids in Cairo Marcel Winger, Pexels

34: Mexico

GDP: $1.79 trillion, Population: 128,455,567

Adventure: 9

Agility: 36

Cultural Influence: 25

Entrepreneurship: 39

Heritage: 6

Movers: 16

Open for Business: 54

Power: 33

Quality of Life: 37

Social Purpose: 46

Square with San Juan Chamula Church in Mexico Jorge__ Medina_, Pexels

33: India

GDP: $3.55 trillion, Population: 1,428,627,663

Adventure: 58

Agility: 40

Cultural Influence: 34

Entrepreneurship: 32

Heritage: 10

Movers: 7

Open for Business: 46

Power: 12

Quality of Life: 40

Social Purpose: 77

Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus during golden hour Arian Zwegers, Flickr

32: Saudi Arabia

GDP: $1.07 trillion, Population: 36,947,025

Adventure: 70

Agility: 33

Cultural Influence: 33

Entrepreneurship: 26

Heritage: 37

Movers: 10

Open for Business: 83

Power: 9

Quality of Life: 31

Social Purpose: 59

King Abdullah Financial District in Saudi Arabia Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

31: Turkey

GDP: $1.11 trillion, Population: 85,326,000

Adventure: 13

Agility: 30

Cultural Influence: 20

Entrepreneurship: 36

Heritage: 5

Movers: 9

Open for Business: 61

Power: 17

Quality of Life: 34

Social Purpose: 56

Istanbul, Turkey nurullah bulut, Pexels

30: Brazil

GDP: $2.17 trillion, Population: 216,422,446

Adventure: 1

Agility: 27

Cultural Influence: 11

Entrepreneurship: 40

Heritage: 12

Movers: 12

Open for Business: 63

Power: 22

Quality of Life: 41

Social Purpose: 35

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Donatas Dabravolskas, Shutterstock

29: Portugal

GDP: $287 billion, Population: 10,525,347

Adventure: 7

Agility: 22

Cultural Influence: 23

Entrepreneurship: 29

Heritage: 9

Movers: 68

Open for Business: 21

Power: 40

Quality of Life: 20

Social Purpose: 19

The Gloria Funicular in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal Sean Hsu, Shutterstock

28: Thailand

GDP: $515 billion, Population: 71,801,279

Adventure: 5

Agility: 35

Cultural Influence: 21

Entrepreneurship: 41

Heritage: 8

Movers: 6

Open for Business: 9

Power: 39

Quality of Life: 35

Social Purpose: 45

A boat in the crystal waters in Phuket, Thailand GeoTravellers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

27: Luxembourg

GDP: $85.8 billion, Population: 668,606

Adventure: 42

Agility: 26

Cultural Influence: 32

Entrepreneurship: 18

Heritage: 59

Movers: 65

Open for Business: 1

Power: 44

Quality of Life: 17

Social Purpose: 16

Aerial Photography of the old town of Luxembourg City juv, Pexels

26: Greece

GDP: $238 billion, Population: 10,361,295

Adventure: 3

Agility: 29

Cultural Influence: 13

Entrepreneurship: 37

Heritage: 1

Movers: 13

Open for Business: 38

Power: 46

Quality of Life: 29

Social Purpose: 23

Santorini, Greece during a sunny day Aleksandar Pasaric, Pexels

25: Qatar

GDP: $236 billion, Population: 2,716,391

Adventure: 53

Agility: 23

Cultural Influence: 18

Entrepreneurship: 23

Heritage: 66

Movers: 3

Open for Business: 34

Power: 19

Quality of Life: 28

Social Purpose: 64

Aerial View of The Pearl Island in Doha Ramaz Bluashvili, Pexels

24: Ireland

GDP: $546 billion, Population: 5,262,382

Adventure: 17

Agility: 25

Cultural Influence: 29

Entrepreneurship: 24

Heritage: 16

Movers: 56

Open for Business: 14

Power: 48

Quality of Life: 15

Social Purpose: 15

People Walking on Street in Dublin, Ireland Lukas Kloeppel, Pexels

23: Belgium

GDP: $632 billion, Population: 11,822,592

Adventure: 40

Agility: 21

Cultural Influence: 28

Entrepreneurship: 17

Heritage: 33

Movers: 82

Open for Business: 11

Power: 31

Quality of Life: 13

Social Purpose: 10

Mont des Arts in Brussels, Belgium Petar Starčević, Pexels

22: Iceland

GDP: $31.0 billion, Population: 393,600

Adventure:18

Agility: 28

Cultural Influence: 36

Entrepreneurship: 31

Heritage: 46

Movers: 14

Open for Business: 16

Power: 76

Quality of Life: 19

Social Purpose: 12

Green Field Near Mountain in Vik, Iceland Rudy Kirchner, Pexels

21: Austria

GDP: $516 billion, Population: 9,132,383

Adventure: 19

Agility: 24

Cultural Influence: 26

Entrepreneurship: 20

Heritage: 18

Movers: 73

Open for Business: 18

Power: 36

Quality of Life: 12

Social Purpose: 11

Old Hofburg in Wien, Austria Sina Ettmer Photography, Shutterstock

20: Finland

GDP: $300 billion, Population: 5,584,264

Adventure: 24

Agility: 19

Cultural Influence: 31

Entrepreneurship: 19

Heritage: 50

Movers: 51

Open for Business: 4

Power: 45

Quality of Life: 6

Social Purpose: 6

View of Colorful Houses in the City of Porvoo, Finland Paul Theodor Oja, Pexels

19: Spain

GDP: $1.58 trillion, Population: 48,373,336

Adventure: 4

Agility: 14

Cultural Influence: 4

Entrepreneurship: 25

Heritage: 3

Movers: 35

Open for Business: 31

Power: 21

Quality of Life: 18

Social Purpose: 18

Barcelona, Spain Tanveer Nadeem, Shutterstock

18: South Korea

GDP: $1.71 trillion, Population: 51,712,619

Adventure: 51

Agility: 10

Cultural Influence: 7

Entrepreneurship: 7

Heritage: 32

Movers: 5

Open for Business: 70

Power: 6

Quality of Life: 25

Social Purpose: 42

Downtown Seoul Along Jongno Street In 2020 서울연구원, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

17: United Arab Emirates

GDP: $504 billion, Population: 9,516,871

Adventure: 47

Agility: 15

Cultural Influence: 10

Entrepreneurship: 15

Heritage: 49

Movers: 1

Open for Business: 33

Power: 11

Quality of Life: 27

Social Purpose: 44

Dubai Skyline at Night JESHOOTS.com, Pexels

16: China

GDP: $17.8 trillion, Population: 1,410,710,000

Adventure: 60

Agility: 17

Cultural Influence: 14

Entrepreneurship: 8

Heritage: 13

Movers: 2

Open for Business: 53

Power: 2

Quality of Life: 26

Social Purpose: 78

Buildings during Nighttime Near Body of Water in Shanghai, China Ágoston Fung, Pexels

15: Italy

GDP: $2.25 trillion, Population: 58,761,146

Adventure: 2

Agility: 20

Cultural Influence: 1

Entrepreneurship: 22

Heritage: 2

Movers: 23

Open for Business: 44

Power: 15

Quality of Life: 21

Social Purpose: 22

Florence Skyline Featuring the Duomo at Dusk Mustafa EL-TAIE, Pexels

14: Singapore

GDP: $501 billion, Population: 5,917,648

Adventure: 21

Agility: 6

Cultural Influence: 15

Entrepreneurship: 10

Heritage: 34

Movers: 11

Open for Business: 6

Power: 23

Quality of Life: 23

Social Purpose: 27

Singapore Skyline at Dusk Alesia Kozik, Pexels

13: Netherlands

GDP: $1.12 trillion, Population: 17,879,488

Adventure: 14

Agility: 12

Cultural Influence: 19

Entrepreneurship: 14

Heritage: 27

Movers: 61

Open for Business: 8

Power: 24

Quality of Life: 9

Social Purpose: 8

Canal and Waterfront Houses Abraham Ruiz, Pexels

12: France

GDP: $3.03 trillion, Population: 68,170,228

Adventure: 11

Agility: 16

Cultural Influence: 2

Entrepreneurship: 11

Heritage: 4

Movers: 50

Open for Business: 48

Power: 7

Quality of Life: 16

Social Purpose: 17

Eiffel Tower during Daytime in Paris, France Pixabay, Pexels

11: Norway

GDP: $486 billion, Population: 5,519,594

Adventure: 22

Agility: 18

Cultural Influence: 27

Entrepreneurship: 16

Heritage: 31

Movers: 38

Open for Business: 5

Power: 34

Quality of Life: 4

Social Purpose: 4

Scenic Village at Dusk in Norway Tobias Bjørkli, Pexels

10: Denmark

GDP: $404 billion, Population: 5,946,952

Adventure: 30

Agility: 7

Cultural Influence: 22

Entrepreneurship: 12

Heritage: 47

Movers: 62

Open for Business: 7

Power: 27

Quality of Life: 1

Social Purpose: 1

Boats During Daytime in Copenhagen, Denmark Daniel Jurin, Pexels

9: New Zealand

GDP: $253 billion, Population: 5,223,100

Adventure: 6

Agility: 5

Cultural Influence: 24

Entrepreneurship: 21

Heritage: 22

Movers: 26

Open for Business: 13

Power: 37

Quality of Life: 10

Social Purpose: 5

Auckland City with a View of the Sky Tower, New Zealand Donovan Kelly, Pexels

8: United Kingdom

GDP: $3.34 trillion, Population: 68,350,000

Adventure: 39

Agility: 13

Cultural Influence: 6

Entrepreneurship: 4

Heritage: 15

Movers: 49

Open for Business: 49

Power: 4

Quality of Life: 11

Social Purpose: 14

Aerial view of London, United Kingdom during sunset Dominika Gregušová, Pexels

7: Germany

GDP: $4.46 trillion, Population: 84,482,267

Adventure: 46

Agility: 4

Cultural Influence: 9

Entrepreneurship: 1

Heritage: 23

Movers: 46

Open for Business: 25

Power: 5

Quality of Life: 7

Social Purpose: 13

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany during sunset Shvets Anna, Pexels

6: Sweden

GDP: $593 billion, Population: 10,536,632

Adventure: 20

Agility: 9

Cultural Influence: 17

Entrepreneurship: 9

Heritage: 41

Movers: 41

Open for Business: 3

Power: 26

Quality of Life: 2

Social Purpose: 2

Scenic View of Stockholm's Historic Waterfront Paulo Veloso, Pexels

5: Australia

GDP: $1.72 trillion, Population: 26,638,544

Adventure: 8

Agility: 3

Cultural Influence: 12

Entrepreneurship: 13

Heritage: 20

Movers: 31

Open for Business: 17

Power: 18

Quality of Life: 8

Social Purpose: 9

Sydney Opera House with boats in the ocean around Tiff Ng, Pexels

4: Canada

GDP: $2.14 trillion, Population: 40,097,761

Adventure: 16

Agility: 2

Cultural Influence: 16

Entrepreneurship: 6

Heritage: 30

Movers: 43

Open for Business: 15

Power: 13

Quality of Life: 5

Social Purpose: 3

High Rise Buildings Under Blue Sky in Toronto ennvisionn, Pexels

3: United States

GDP: $27.4 trillion, Population: 334,914,895

Adventure: 38

Agility: 1

Cultural Influence: 3

Entrepreneurship: 2

Heritage: 19

Movers: 20

Open for Business: 52

Power: 1

Quality of Life: 22

Social Purpose: 20

The image showcases a Vibrant urban scene of New York City, New York Stuart Monk, Adobe Stock

2: Japan

GDP: $4.21 trillion, Population: 124,516,650

Adventure: 27

Agility: 8

Cultural Influence: 5

Entrepreneurship: 3

Heritage: 11

Movers: 8

Open for Business: 35

Power: 8

Quality of Life: 14

Social Purpose: 24

People Walking Between High-rise Buildings in Tokyo Aleksandar Pasaric, Pexels

1: Switzerland

GDP: $885 billion, Population: 8,849,852

Adventure: 15

Agility: 11

Cultural Influence: 8

Entrepreneurship: 5

Heritage: 29

Movers: 19

Open for Business: 2

Power: 20

Quality of Life: 3

Social Purpose: 7