New Zealand And it is perhaps the Māori people who first started the friendly outlook toward visitors, with the idea of manaakitanga (Māori for hospitality) - a sign of mutual respect for others - helping to boost the value of friendly generosity among the people here.
Denmark is known for being one of the world's happiest countries, and we suspect Copenhagen has a lot to do with that. The city is filled with public parks, free galleries, and world-renowned restaurants that would bring a smile to anyone's face.
1. Sweden: According to its citizens, Sweden, which has recently been named the most respected nation in the world, meets all the criteria for being secure, friendly, and attractive.
Ireland crowned Europe's friendliest country
It's no surprise that the Game Of Thrones producers took advantage of the stunning scenery to filming scenes there.
Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2022.
Yet, Australia is undeniably a powerful country – ranking sixth in this year's Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, a data-driven assessment that measures national resources and international influence to rank the relative power of the states in the Indo-Pacific.
This creates multibillion-dollar opportunities in industries such as agriculture, health, ICT, manufacturing, mining, transport and utilities. Australia ranks 7th on the OECD Better Life Index, based on living conditions and quality of life.
SPAIN is the country least likely to regard their culture as superior to others, a poll of 56,000 people in 34 European nations has found.
The experts ranked Switzerland as the safest place to travel in Europe with a safety index score of 45, followed by three Nordic countries as follows: Iceland (47.4) Norway (47.9)
Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Confederation, is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It's one of the world's wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for centuries for its neutrality.
The Japanese are known to be the most polite and courteous people in the world, and put great value into societal manners and etiquette in the way they live their lives.
From Lonely Planet to The New York Times, Galway has been voted the 'friendliest' and 'most charming' city by a number of global publications.
New data from online language learning platform Preply shows Toronto is the friendliest city in the world for tourists in 2023. Sydney, Australia tied for first place as well. Both cities received an overall friendliness score of 7.97 out of 10 based on Preply's Community Spirit Index, according to the report.
Europe's least friendly countries
When it comes to finding friends, the Nordic countries perform badly too with Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland named as the worst of all European countries, followed by Austria and Germany.
Australia ranks amongst the highest in the world for quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political rights.
Australians are warm and welcoming, hardworking and creative. We're one of the most multicultural countries in the world, and home to the world's oldest living culture.
Australia continues to live up to its enduring nickname, 'the lucky country', at least when it comes to the economy, writes Dr Sarah Hunter, Senior Economist at KPMG.
Australia has plentiful supplies of natural resources, including the second largest accessible reserves of iron ore in the world, the fifth largest reserves of coal and significant gas resources. For a long time, commodities have made up a sizeable share of our exports.
Australians are the richest people in the world, with a median wealth three times that of the average American, a new report has shown.
Examples of first world countries include the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.