"In the annual report, using eight categories and 24 subcategories, U.S. News & World Report managed to pull research from 30 different sources to evaluate 100 countries against each other and determine which was the best overall, and which was the best in each category. The categories included: Economic Development, Governance, Health, Culture & Tourism, Infrastructure, Opportunity, Natural Environment, Civic Health."
"It's funny - you'd imagine each category would hold the same #1 for their to be an overall winner, but that's not the case. In fact, some countries showed up in categories like Civic Health - which means there's a lot of trust in the government, high voter turnout, a thriving democracy - but didn't show up in any other category. Likewise, the overall winner didn't show up in every single category, but did take #1 in many."
"And, not surprisingly, the #1 overall best country was not America. It's Switzerland. Switzerland ranked #1 in economic development and governance, #4 in health, and #2 in culture and tourism. (It's all that snow!) Wondering where America, land of the free and home of the brave, hits? Luckily, we are #1 in one category (no, not health, don't be silly) - culture and tourism."
"America is also #2 in economic development. Which seems good! But America did not rank in the top five of any of the other categories, and not even in the top 10 of the best overall countries. Instead, those were as follows: If you've ever thought about moving to Europe, there's a good reason."
Countries are evaluated across eight categories and 24 subcategories using research from 30 sources, comparing 100 countries for overall standing and category leadership. Category rankings do not require the same country to be first in every area, and some countries can rank highly in one category without appearing among top performers in others. Switzerland ranks first overall, taking #1 in economic development and governance, #4 in health, and #2 in culture and tourism. The United States ranks #1 in culture and tourism and #2 in economic development, but it does not place in the top five for other categories and does not rank in the top 10 overall.
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