Revealed: World’s Best Countries For Women, 2024

A recent report published by CEOWORLD magazine ranked the Netherlands as the best country in the world for women. Norway and Sweden followed up in second and third place, respectively, and Denmark ranked fourth. Eight out of the top ten countries for women are in Europe, including Finland (No. 5), Switzerland (No. 7), France (No. 9), and Germany (No. 10). Canada (No. 6) and New Zealand (No. 8) also made it to the list.

According to the rankings for 2024, Austria took 12th place ahead of Italy in 13th, while Luxembourg ranked 11th and Spain 14th. Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom held the 15th, 16th, and 17th positions respectively. Overall, the report provides valuable insights into the best countries for women to live in around the world.

“There exists a pervasive pattern of discrimination and violence against women, although the extent and severity vary from one country to another. Regional, racial, and socio-economic factors are major determinants of the objectification of women and gender equality,” stated Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, CEO of CEOWORLD magazine. “To be frank, there is no nation in the world where women enjoy complete safety and equality. However, some countries do perform better than others in terms of equal rights, social inclusion, and safety.”

CEOWORLD magazine has recently published its annual ranking of the Best Countries for Women, based on a survey conducted on nearly 280,000 women from all over the world. The study evaluated 156 countries on nine different attributes, including gender equality, the percentage of legislative seats held by women, the sense of security among females aged 15 years and above while walking alone at night, income equality, concern for human rights, women’s empowerment, the average education level of women, the percentage of women aged 25 and above who are engaged in paid work, and the level of women’s inclusion in society.

The World’s Best Countries For Women, 2024

The women-focused ranking was produced by giving each country an equally weighted score across nine attributes. As expected, Scandinavian countries dominated the list. Surprisingly, some of the worst countries for women have made progress, while some of the best are lagging behind in important areas. To determine the rankings, researchers at CEOWORLD magazine analyzed and compared 150 nations across nine key attributes: gender equality, percentage of legislative seats held by women, sense of security for females 15 years and older who walk alone at night, income equality, concern for human rights, women’s empowerment, average years of education among women, women aged 25 and older who are engaged in paid work, and women’s inclusion in society. These attributes are combined into a common measure to give an overall ranking.

Each indicator was given equal weighting within each of the nine categories. To secure a place on this year’s list, countries had to rank among the top 190 nations in the world in the U.N. Human Development Index as well as among the top 190 countries in terms of GDP, foreign direct investment inflows, and international tourism receipts, according to the World Bank data. Nations that did not meet these four criteria or report this data were excluded.

CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to go over data points culled from sources like the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), World Economic Forum, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), U.S. News & World Report, the Index of Economic Freedom, the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council, and the World Bank. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final choice of countries was judged editorially, as was their position on the list. Some nations and territories were not included in the official statistics for various reasons, primarily due to the lack of necessary data. Also, countries and territories with low initial scores were excluded from the list as the comparison would create misleading results. All data is for the most recent period available.

The CEOWORLD magazine sent its survey to participants that would be “broadly representative of the global population.” Those who participated hailed from 190 nations across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The survey with a sample size of 250,000 respondents has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. While interpreting the results, it is important to acknowledge that there could be other sources of error, such as coverage, nonresponse, and measurement error, which may impact the findings. Each country is assigned scores for each indicator as a fractional rank, with 100 being the top rank and 1 being the lowest rank relative to all countries for which data are available.

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