Germany has been crowned as the best country in the world, according to the inaugural “Best Countries” listing from U.S. News & World Report, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and BAV Consulting.
Canada comes in second, followed by United Kingdom. United States is fourth, ahead of notables such as Sweden, Australia, Japan, France, Netherlands and Denmark respectively.
Other notables: China was 17th, India 22nd, and Russia 24th. Algeria came in at No. 60.
The authors came up with the list of 60 countries after surveying 16,248 people from 36 countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa, in 24 categories.
These are the world’s best countries:
1. Germany
GDP: $3.7 trillion
Population: 80.9 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $45,888
2. Canada
GDP: $1.8 trillion
Population: 35.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $44,843
3. United Kingdom
GDP: $2.7 trillion
Population: 64.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $39,511
4. United States
GDP: $16.8 trillion
Population: 318.9 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $54,597
5. Sweden
GDP: $580 billion
Population: 9.7 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $45,986
6. Australia
GDP: $1.6 trillion
Population: 23.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $46,433
7. Japan
GDP: $4.9 trillion
Population: 127.1 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $37,390
8. France
GDP: $2.8 trillion
Population: 66.2 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $40,375
9. Netherlands
GDP: $854 billion
Population: 16.9 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $47,355
10. Denmark
GDP: $336 billion
Population: 5.6 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $44,343
11. New Zealand
GDP: $186 billion
Population: 4.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $35,152
12. Austria
GDP: $428 billion
Population: 8.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $46,420
13. Italy
GDP: $2.1 trillion
Population: 61.3 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $35,486
14. Luxembourg
GDP: $60.1 billion
Population: 556.1 thousand
GDP per capita, ppp: $92,049
15. Singapore
GDP: $298 billion
Population: 5.5 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $82,762
16. Spain
GDP: $1.4 trillion
Population: 46.4 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $33,711
17. China
GDP: $9.2 trillion
Population: 1.4 billion
GDP per capita, ppp: $12,880
18. Ireland
GDP: $232 billion
Population: 4.6 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $49,195
19. South Korea
GDP: $1.3 trillion
Population: 50.4 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $35,277
20. Brazil
GDP: $2.3 trillion
Population: 206.1 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $16,096
21. Thailand
GDP: $387 billion
Population: 67.7 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $14,354
22. India
GDP: $1.9 trillion
Population: 1.3 billion
GDP per capita, ppp: $5,855
23. Portugal
GDP: $227 billion
Population: 10.4 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $26,975
24. Russia
GDP: $2.1 trillion
Population: 143.8 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $24,805
25. Israel
GDP: $291 billion
Population: 8.2 million
GDP per capita, ppp: $32,691
Congratulations, everyone!
The world’s best countries to start a career
1. China
2. Germany
3. United States
The world’s best countries to start a business
1. Thailand
2. Malaysia
3. Philippines
The world’s best countries to invest in
1. India
2. Singapore
3. Vietnam
The world’s best countries for education
1. United Kingdom
2. Canada
3. United States
The world’s best countries for raising kids
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Canada
The world’s best countries for comfortable retirement
1. Costa Rica
2. Ireland
3. Canada
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