The overall ranking of Best Countries measure global performance on a variety of metrics. Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2024.

2024年9月10日 · The U.K. – which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – jumped one spot overall and finds itself in the top 5 of the subrankings assessing …

The United States, China and Russia are seen as the world's most powerful countries based on factors like economics, political influence and military strength.

Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. The country is sparsely populated, with most of its 35.5 …

Explore the U.S. News Best Countries overall rankings and subrankings and see where each country ranks across 73 different attributes.

2024年9月10日 · Among the top 25, Finland (-6 spots) and Belgium (-5 spots) saw the largest drops in the rankings since 2023, while China and Japan saw the largest increases, both up …

2024年2月22日 · America’s gross domestic product in 2022 was more than 40% greater than that of China, the world No. 2. Even more striking, U.S. GDP was over five times that of the next …

These are the top countries viewed as safe by global survey respondents. This quality factors into the overall U.S. News Best Countries rankings and Quality of Life subranking.

These are the top countries viewed as having strong international alliances by global survey respondents. This quality factors into the overall U.S. News Best Countries rankings and …

These are the top five countries considered the most influential in the world, according to results from the Best Countries survey.