These Are The 40 Best Countries In The World, According To People
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This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, spotlights the 40 countries that the world perceives to be the “best.”
Like most efforts to quantify a qualitative measure, this ranking reflects public perceptions, not hard data. However, countries did have to meet certain GDP, tourism, and FDI thresholds to be included in the race.
Data for this infographic is sourced from U.S. News & World Report in partnership with Wharton and WPP. They asked more than 17,000 people to judge 87 nations across 73 attributes grouped in 10 subrankings.
ℹ️ Their survey was conducted between March 22nd–May 23rd, 2024.
Skip to the last section to read the full methodology breakdown, or visit the source’s explanation page here.
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Rank Country Region 1 🇨🇭 Switzerland Western Europe 2 🇯🇵 Japan Eastern Asia 3 🇺🇸 U.S. Northern America 4 🇨🇦 Canada Northern America 5 🇦🇺 Australia Oceania 6 🇸🇪 Sweden Northern Europe 7 🇩🇪 Germany Western Europe 8 🇬🇧 UK Northern Europe 9 🇳🇿 New Zealand Oceania 10 🇩🇰 Denmark Northern Europe 11 🇳🇴 Norway Northern Europe 12 🇫🇷 France Western Europe 13 🇳🇱 Netherlands Western Europe 14 🇸🇬 Singapore South-Eastern Asia 15 🇮🇹 Italy Southern Europe 16 🇨🇳 China Eastern Asia 17 🇦🇪 UAE Western Asia 18 🇰🇷 South Korea Eastern Asia 19 🇪🇸 Spain Southern Europe 20 🇫🇮 Finland Northern Europe 21 🇦🇹 Austria Western Europe 22 🇮🇸 Iceland Northern Europe 23 🇧🇪 Belgium Western
