RANKED: The World’s Best Countries For A Child To Be Born In, 2020

Anna PapadopoulosStats GateFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Best countries in the world for a child to be born in have been revealed, the 2020 index shows that children in South Korea and Norway have the best chance at survival and wellbeing, while the United States ranks 36th. The United Kingdom ranks lower than 11 other countries on measurements of children’s “nutrition & health” and “education & wellbeing”.

South Korea has been recognized as the best country in the world for a child to be born in for 2020, according to CEOWORLD magazine, while Norway and Japan placed second and third, respectively. The CEOWORLD magazine report compares factors including “education & wellbeing” and “nutrition & health” in a global index of 180 countries. Youngsters in Sierra Leone, Somalia, Niger, Central African Republic, and Chad face the worst odds.

The 2020 rankings placed Belgium in fourth ahead of Iceland into fifth; while the Netherlands ranked sixth and France seventh. Overall, among the top 10 best countries in the world for a child to be born in, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Ireland, Denmark, and Sweden.

Best countries in the world for a child to be born in, 2020

Rank	Country	Score	Nutrition and health	Education and wellbeing	Rating
1	South Korea	97.26	98.53	95.99	AAA
2	Norway	97	98.39	95.61	AAA
3	Japan	96.75	98.28	95.23	AAA
4	Belgium	95.47	95.71	95.23	AAA
5	Iceland	95.47	95.26	93.67	AAA
6	Netherlands	94.27	94.87	93.67	AAA
7	France	93.34	93.85	92.84	AAA
8	Ireland	92.18	91.58	92.79	AAA
9	Denmark	91.87	90.95	92.79	AAA
10	Sweden	91.79	90.86	92.73	AAA
11	Germany	91.25	89.96	92.54	AAA
12	United Kingdom	90.88	89.43	92.33	AA
13	Luxembourg	90.11	88.38	91.85	AA
14	Singapore	88.89	87.35	90.43	AA
15	Australia	88.74	87.08	90.4	AA
16	Canada	88.71	87.02	90.4	AA
17	United Arab Emirates	88.27	86.49	90.06	AA
18	Cyprus	87.67	85.32	90.02	AA
19	Israel	87.14	84.27	90.02	AA
20	Switzerland	86.78	83.8	89.77	AA
21	Finland	86.73	83.69	89.77	AA
22	Spain	86.71	83.66	89.77	AA
23	Malta	86.11	82.71	89.51	AA
24	Austria	85.5	81.52	89.49	A
25	Slovenia	85.36	81.27	89.45	A
26	Italy	85.23	81.01	89.45	A
27	Estonia	84.3	79.16	89.45	A
28	Croatia	84.16	78.99	89.34	A
29	Hungary	84.08	78.83	89.34	A
30	Slovakia	84.06	78.79	89.34	A
31	North Macedonia	84	78.74	89.26	A
32	Lithuania	83.87	78.66	89.08	A
33	Kuwait	83.67	78.27	89.08	A
34	Portugal	83.56	78.16	88.97	A
35	United States	83.34	77.74	88.94	A
36	Greece	83.23	77.53	88.94	A
37	New Zealand	82.78	76.74	88.83	A
38	Poland	82.69	76.6	88.78	BBB
39	Montenegro	82.59	76.41	88.78	BBB
40	Belarus	82.56	76.38	88.74	BBB
41	Saudi Arabia	82.01	75.32	88.71	BBB
42	Latvia	81.86	75.02	88.71	BBB
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	81.35	74.21	88.49	BBB
44	Malaysia	80.78	73.07	88.49	BBB
45	Bulgaria	80.46	72.44	88.49	BBB
46	Cuba	80.34	72.2	88.49	BBB
47	Bahrain	80.16	71.98	88.34	BBB
48	Serbia	80.04	71.75	88.33	BBB
49	Antigua and Barbuda	79.94	71.62	88.27	BBB
50	Barbados	79.7	71.15	88.26	BBB
51	Turkmenistan	79.59	70.94	88.25	BBB
52	Chile	79.51	70.82	88.21	BBB
53	Qatar	79.41	70.8	88.03	BBB
54	Moldova	79.12	70.28	87.97	BB
55	Armenia	78.91	69.88	87.94	BB
56	Tunisia	78.79	69.69	87.9	BB
57	Vietnam	78.68	69.59	87.78	BB
58	Kazakhstan	78.51	69.25	87.78	BB
59	Turkey	78.22	68.67	87.78	BB
60	Oman	78.15	68.6	87.7	BB
61	Jordan	78.1	68.51	87.7	BB
62	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	77.91	68.26	87.57	BB
63	Thailand	77.78	68.01	87.56	BB
64	Trinidad and Tobago	77.68	67.91	87.46	BB
65	Uruguay	77.6	67.74	87.46	BB
66	Mauritius	77.3	67.14	87.46	BB
67	Morocco	77.27	67.09	87.46	BB
68	Albania	77.25	67.07	87.44	BB
69	Grenada	77.15	66.9	87.41	BB
70	Uzbekistan	76.74	66.21	87.28	BB
71	Maldives	76.56	65.91	87.22	BB
72	Lebanon	76.54	65.9	87.19	BB
73	Libya	76.3	65.47	87.14	BB
74	Costa Rica	76.15	65.25	87.05	BB
75	Georgia	76.13	65.23	87.03	BB
76	Azerbaijan	76.01	65.01	87.02	BB
77	Palestine	75.89	64.85	86.94	BB
78	Russia	75.88	64.83	86.94	BB
79	Romania	75.83	64.81	86.86	BB
80	The Bahamas	75.64	64.42	86.86	BB
81	Colombia	75.6	64.34	86.86	B
82	Saint Lucia	75.24	63.62	86.86	B
83	Mongolia	75.18	63.5	86.86	B
84	Algeria	75.1	63.34	86.86	B
85	Argentina	75.06	63.28	86.85	B
86	Tonga	74.94	63.06	86.82	B
87	Mexico	74.85	62.95	86.76	B
88	Seychelles	74.62	62.72	86.53	B
89	Brazil	74.59	62.65	86.53	B
90	Ukraine	74.57	62.62	86.52	CCC
91	Jamaica	74.35	62.43	86.28	CCC
92	Fiji	74.1	62	86.2	CCC
93	Belize	74.04	61.88	86.2	CCC
94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	73.92	61.73	86.11	CCC
95	Kyrgyzstan	73.75	61.48	86.03	CCC
96	China	73.71	61.39	86.03	CCC
97	Peru	73.7	61.38	86.03	CCC
98	Tajikistan	73.56	61.1	86.03	CCC
99	Samoa	73.44	60.94	85.95	CCC
100	Paraguay	73.36	60.78	85.95	CCC
101	Nicaragua	73.32	60.7	85.95	CCC
102	Panama	72.97	60.17	85.78	CCC
103	Egypt	72.96	60.15	85.77	CCC
104	India	72.92	60.14	85.7	CCC
105	El Salvador	72.8	59.91	85.7	CCC
106	Botswana	72.7	59.7	85.7	CC
107	Venezuela	72.28	58.94	85.62	CC
108	Ecuador	71.99	58.37	85.62	CC
109	Cape Verde	71.98	58.35	85.62	CC
110	Philippines	71.87	58.21	85.53	CC
111	Sri Lanka	71.84	58.15	85.53	CC
112	Honduras	71.83	58.13	85.53	CC
113	North Korea	71.81	58.09	85.53	CC
114	Bhutan	71.72	57.91	85.53	CC
115	Cambodia	71.58	57.63	85.53	CC
116	Dominican Republic	71.56	57.59	85.53	CC
117	Guyana	71.19	56.86	85.53	CC
118	Indonesia	71.18	56.86	85.5	CC
119	Bolivia	71.09	56.81	85.37	CC
120	Suriname	71.07	56.8	85.35	CC
121	Myanmar	70.87	56.54	85.2	CC
122	Iraq	70.84	56.48	85.2	CC
123	Kiribati	70.74	56.36	85.13	CC
124	Djibouti	70.67	56.22	85.12	CC
125	Gabon	70.41	56.13	84.69	CC
126	São Tomé and Príncipe	69.64	55	84.29	CC
127	Namibia	69.56	54.92	84.2	CC
128	South Africa	69.29	54.56	84.03	CC
129	Guatemala	68.58	53.54	83.62	CC
130	Solomon Islands	68.39	53.23	83.56	CC
131	Rwanda	68.12	52.74	83.51	C
132	Vanuatu	67.82	52.36	83.29	C
133	Ghana	67.38	51.76	83	C
134	Equatorial Guinea	67.04	51.09	83	C
135	Timor-Leste	66.93	51.05	82.81	C
136	Senegal	66.69	51.01	82.38	C
137	Laos	65.62	49.94	81.3	C
138	Kenya	65.2	49.91	80.5	C
139	The Gambia	64.54	49.19	79.89	C
140	Comoros	64.41	49.02	79.8	C
141	eSwatini	63	48.46	77.54	C
142	Bangladesh	61.79	46.67	76.92	C
143	Nepal	61.59	46.64	76.54	C
144	Tanzania	59.47	44.92	74.02	C
145	Zimbabwe	58.9	43.79	74.02	C
146	Eritrea	58.82	43.62	74.02	C
147	Zambia	57.09	42.53	71.65	C
148	Sudan	56.63	42.45	70.82	C
149	Congo	56.32	42.19	70.45	C
150	Haiti	56.01	41.94	70.09	C
151	Uganda	55.58	41.77	69.4	DDD
152	Ethiopia	55.26	41.7	68.82	DDD
153	Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)	55.11	41.52	68.7	DDD
154	Togo	55.02	41.39	68.65	DDD
155	Burundi	54.81	41.39	68.23	DDD
156	Cameroon	54.61	41.17	68.06	DDD
157	Yemen	54.46	41.1	67.83	DDD
158	Papua New Guinea	54.22	40.84	67.6	DDD
159	Lesotho	53.81	40.81	66.82	DDD
160	Angola	53.6	40.77	66.43	DDD
161	Côte d’Ivoire	53.15	40.61	65.69	DDD
162	Burkina Faso	52.83	40.19	65.47	DDD
163	Malawi	52.75	40.06	65.44	DDD
164	Madagascar	52.61	40.01	65.22	DDD
165	Guinea-Bissau	52.39	39.98	64.8	DDD
166	Liberia	52.01	39.92	64.11	DD
167	Mozambique	51.98	39.91	64.06	DD
168	Democratic Republic of the Congo	51.37	38.93	63.82	DD
169	Benin	51.3	38.79	63.81	DD
170	South Sudan	51.1	38.56	63.64	DD
171	Nigeria	50.96	38.48	63.45	D
172	Guinea	50.83	38.28	63.39	D
173	Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)	50.8	38.23	63.38	D
174	Mali	50.74	38.22	63.27	D
175	Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of)	50.66	38.21	63.11	D
176	Sierra Leone	50.57	38.08	63.06	D
177	Somalia	50.41	37.77	63.05	D
178	Niger	50.25	37.56	62.94	D
179	Central African Republic	49.35	37.3	61.41	D
180	Chad	48.77	36.65	60.89	D

Chad has been crowned the worst country in the world for a child to be born in for 2020, while the Central African Republic and Niger placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The 2020 rankings placed Somalia in 4th ahead of Sierra Leone into 5th; while Afghanistan ranked 6th and Mali 7th. Overall, among the top ten worst countries in the world for a child to be born in for 2020, the 8th, 9th, and 10th positions are held by Pakistan, Guinea, and Nigeria.

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