Switzerland has been voted the best country for 2018, and here is why

While a lot of us are still trying to figure out the world’s best countries to visit in 2018, a new ranking has revealed the top 10 countries of the world on the basis of everything from economic influence, power, citizenship and quality of life, and named Switzerland as the best country for 2018.
The world’s best countries for this year were decided on the basis of a model developed by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania along with an international brand consulting firm, which required 21,000 business leaders, elites and general citizens around the world to rate the countries on the basis of 65 attributes that were identified for the survey.

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Talking about the rest of the rankings, Switzerland’s crown position was followed by Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan respectively in the top five spots. According to the analysts, the biggest reasons why these countries earned these positions were their progressive social and environmental policies.


What is interesting to make a note of is that the top 10 countries in the list are comprised of Nordic countries like Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, all of which are known for their progressive policies. When delved deeper into the sub-categories of this survey, it can be found that Denmark, for instance, was named the best country for women, and for raising children, while Norway ranks at the top as the best country for citizenship.

While the evaluations for the best countries for this year were being done through the survey, the respondents were also asked to vote for the best world leaders. This part of the survey ranked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the most respected leaders globally, while US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin got the worst approval ratings from the respondents.

Here are the top 10 countries on the Best Countries 2018 list:

1. Switzerland
2. Canada
3. Germany
4. United Kingdom
5. Japan
6. Sweden
7. Australia
8. United States
9. France
10. Netherlands