Best In The World
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.
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...
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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