1. French Polynesia. The friendliest country in the world according to you, our readers, is French Polynesia, a collection of more than 100 islands in the South Pacific.
Finland has been ranked happiest country in the world for the fourth year in 2021 as per the World Happiness Report. Finnish people are one of the friendliest, making it to the top position.
Bolivia was ranked the unfriendliest country for travelers in the World Economic Forum report. The category 'Attitude of population toward foreign visitors' is just one of many used to rank countries in the new Travel and Tourism Competitive Index. Bolivia ranked 110th out of 140 countries in the overall index results.
In 2016, the Reputation Institute ranked Sweden, Canada, and Switzerland as the most reputable countries in the world.
Canada. Located in North America and sharing the longest binational land border of the world with the USA, Canada is undoubtedly the most desirable country in the world to immigrate to. The government is known for its welcoming attitude toward immigrants.
In fact, Switzerland is considered to be the birthplace of hospitality for its long and rich history in the area dating back to around 150 years ago when palatial hotels were built across the Montreux Riviera, heralding the start of luxury tourism.
Other high-ranking countries include the rich and peaceful of the Western world (Ireland, Canada, Austria), a few tourist havens (Thailand, United Arab Emirates), and, for some reason, big parts of West Africa. The three countries least welcoming to foreigners are, in order: Bolivia, Venezuela and Russia.
This may come as no surprise, but the gold medal and the prize for the most talkative country in the world goes to… the United States of America.
The Netherlands has been rated among the most unfriendliest countries in the world for expatriates by Forbes magazine, while Canada is rated the most friendliest country for expats.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the remote Pacific island country Tuvalu is the least-visited country globally.
The United States has by far the world's largest number of immigrants with over 50 million.
While you ranked Australia as the 14th friendliest country in the world, New Zealand stormed ahead in seventh place.
Lower literacy rates are found mostly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world's largest ethnic group is Han Chinese, constituting over 19% of the global population in 2011. In terms of the largest number of native speakers, Mandarin is the world's most spoken language.
“The friendliest city in Australia awards goes to Perth, thanks to its lively locals, engaging social scene and ease of access for first-time visitors. Perth is a wonderfully vibrant and social place to be. Expect to make new friends in every bar you go to.”
Social cities are full of people that go out a lot, frequently use social media, and value face-to-face interactions. Gothenburg in Sweden ranked first, followed by Stockholm and Chicago. Part of the fun of traveling to different cities is interacting with locals and meeting new people.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Long reputed to be the happiest city in the world, it's unsurprising that the people of Copenhagen are some of the friendliest in the world.