Best In The World
Trying to crown the “best country in the world” sounds like the sort of argument that could ruin a family dinner. Fortunately, US News & World Report decided to settle the debate the data-driven way. After crunching the numbers, they produced a ranking—so let’s take a tour through the 50 countries that made the cut.
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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