Switzerland. Switzerland looks to be the best country to live in 2023. It was the highest-ranking country on the latest HDI report, with a score of 0.962.
Global Data Lab also provides data on the HDI of Somalia, putting it at 0.361 (2019), the lowest in the world.
The Netherlands ranked #1 for overall quality of life globally, scoring High to Very High in all the above categories with the exception of pollution levels (Low), traffic commute time (Very Low), and cost of living (Moderate). Denmark and Switzerland took the remaining top spots.
Australia ranks 7th for wellbeing on the OECD Better Life Index, based on living conditions and quality of life. In 2022, there was A$118.4 billion foreign direct investment in Australia's manufacturing sector – up 2.9 per cent from 2021.
By 2025, the United States would still be the most powerful country of the world, but it would have a little over 18% of the global power. The US would be closely followed by China (nearly 16%), European Union (14%) and India (10%).
Among 146 countries ranked by the report, Afghanistan scores the lowest point of 2.523 and was ranked as the least 'happy' country in the world in 2022.
According to the “Societal Safety and Security” indicator of the Global Peace Index (GPI), Iceland is the country with the lowest crime rate in the world. It's followed by Norway and Japan, which have the next highest scores in the category.
According to the United Nations, Australia is the second-best country in the world to live, due to its excellent quality of life index. The UN establishes a qualification, also known as the Human Development Index, based on an annual survey of social progress and economic indexes of the 187 countries.
Between 2010–2017, Melbourne was ranked the most liveable city in the world. In 2023, it's the most liveable city in Australia — yet again.
2023Melbourne ranked most liveable city in Australia and third in the world. Committee for Melbourne's CEO Mark Melvin spoke with Blake Johnson at Channel 7 news on why we believe Melbourne deserves its status as the third most liveable city in the World.
The romance is definitely another reason why Europe is the best continent in the world. Being part of the EU gives you the freedom to travel, live, work, study and retire anywhere in the Europe.
Some of the best countries for women include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Iceland. These countries have low rates of gender-based violence, high levels of education and healthcare, and robust laws that protect women's rights.
European countries like Germany and Spain also ranked high for work-life balance, due to their lower number of hours worked per year. German employees work the least amount of hours in the world, clocking in 1,349 hours per year. That's compared to the U.S., where employees work 1,801 hours per year.
Australia's long been referred to as 'the lucky country' and now we can start saying we're one of the happiest countries in the world, too. The United Nation's 2023 World Happiness Index has just been released, and Australia has come in at a very cheery 12th position.
The report, which draws on global survey data from people in more than 150 countries, placed Finland in the top position for the sixth year in a row, with a happiness score significantly ahead of all other countries.
Unfortunately, both North Korea and Turkmenistan are the toughest countries to visit in the world for citizens of the USA. Why go? As a traveller, there will always be the desire to travel somewhere so distinctively different from our own home country. North Korea is just that.
The lowest levels of loneliness were observed in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Croatia, and Austria with less than 10 per cent of the surveyed sample.
As a result, six of the seven largest economies in the world are projected to be emerging economies in 2050 led by China (1st), India (2nd) and Indonesia (4th) The US could be down to third place in the global GDP rankings while the EU27's share of world GDP could fall below 10% by 2050.
This chart shows how China will soar past the U.S. to become the world's largest economy by 2030. Meanwhile, the total GDP of the global economy is predicted to double between 2022 and 2035.