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The United States dropped out of the top 20 in 2024, in part because of low scores among young people. San Francisco is pictured. - Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
Countries that rank higher on this list often have strong social welfare programs, high life expectancy rates, and low crime rates. One of the key components of the U.S. News Best Countries methodology is the analysis of data from reputable sources such as the World Bank, United Nations, and World Economic Forum.
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The US at 23 and Germany at 24 dropped out of the top 20 partly because of a rise in happiness scores in countries like Czechia at 18, Lithuania at 19, and Slovenia at 21. The UK is at 20.
The top three countries in the 2014 list were Ireland, Finland and Switzerland. [7] Nine of the top 10 countries in overall rankings are in Western Europe, while Canada tops overall rankings in North America. [8] The last three countries on the list are Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the non-governmental organization's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.
Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Nominal GDP does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the ...
Paul Benos, Merle Benos, Yogi Fabe, Esmeralda Ramirez and Olivia Dionio sit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, wearing cherry blossom-colored outfits for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.