Ranked: Best Countries to Live in the World, 2024

Beneath all the wealth and success that a country amasses lies the true driving force that makes it a leader across the globe – its citizens. According to the CEOWORLD Magazine 2024 report, The Netherlands has been recognized as the best country in the world for its citizens to live, followed by Germany and New Zealand in second and third place respectively. The rankings for 2024 placed Canada in fourth place, ahead of Sweden in fifth, while Norway and Denmark ranked sixth and seventh respectively. Overall, among the top 10 best countries in the world for its citizens to live in, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Finland, Israel, and Switzerland.

Best Countries to Live in the World, 2024

Rank	Country	Stability	Satisfaction	Balance	Overall
1	Netherlands	72.15	97.04	95.99	88.39
2	Germany	67.22	96.25	95.61	86.36
3	New Zealand	65.15	95.42	95.23	85.26
4	Canada	64.32	95.2	95.23	84.91
5	Sweden	60.53	95.01	93.67	83.07
6	Norway	59.76	94.95	93.67	82.79
7	Denmark	59.76	94.88	92.84	82.49
8	Finland	57.77	94.51	92.79	81.69
9	Israel	57.65	94.51	92.79	81.65
10	Switzerland	57.38	94.49	92.73	81.53
11	United Arab Emirates	56.31	94.25	92.54	81.03
12	Taiwan	56.29	93.56	92.33	80.72
13	Australia	56.2	93.22	91.85	80.42
14	United Kingdom	55.98	93.02	90.43	79.81
15	Belgium	55.89	92.44	90.4	79.57
16	Singapore	55.73	92.17	90.4	79.43
17	Luxembourg	55.46	91.98	90.06	79.16
18	Italy	55.37	91.84	90.02	79.07
19	Austria	55.31	91.71	90.02	79.01
20	Ireland	55.19	91.55	89.77	78.83
21	France	54.95	91.26	89.77	78.66
22	Latvia	54.92	91.25	89.77	78.64
23	United States	54.69	91.24	89.51	78.48
24	Liechtenstein	54.63	91.19	89.49	78.43
25	Spain	53.99	90.84	89.45	78.09
26	Monaco	53.74	90.59	89.45	77.92
27	Japan	53.59	90.55	89.45	77.86
28	Lithuania	53.55	90.5	89.34	77.79
29	Iceland	53.41	90.35	89.34	77.7
30	Estonia	53.28	89.93	89.34	77.51
31	Bhutan	53.25	89.76	89.26	77.42
32	Hungary	53.13	89.55	89.08	77.25
33	Portugal	53	89.05	89.08	77.04
34	Poland	52.83	88.97	88.97	76.92
35	Czech Republic (Czechia)	52.52	88.88	88.94	76.78
36	Andorra	52.5	88.75	88.94	76.73
37	Greece	52.4	88.54	88.83	76.59
38	South Korea	52.35	88.43	88.78	76.52
39	Mauritius	52.24	88.39	88.78	76.47
40	Croatia	51.85	88.33	88.74	76.3
41	Slovakia	51.8	88.11	88.71	76.2
42	India	51.7	88.08	88.71	76.16
43	Argentina	51.61	88	88.49	76.03
44	Moldova	51.41	87.99	88.49	75.96
45	Russia	51.34	87.76	88.49	75.86
46	Brazil	50.88	87.4	88.49	75.59
47	Slovenia	50.73	87.39	88.34	75.48
48	Cyprus	50.59	87.36	88.33	75.42
49	Chile	50.39	87.07	88.27	75.24
50	Belize	50.28	86.77	88.26	75.1
51	Bulgaria	50.13	86.7	88.25	75.02
52	South Africa	50.04	86.61	88.21	74.95
53	Romania	49.97	86.42	88.03	74.8
54	Mexico	49.9	86.38	87.97	74.75
55	Qatar	49.87	86.3	87.94	74.7
56	Costa Rica	49.64	86.21	87.9	74.58
57	Ukraine	49.6	86.18	87.78	74.52
58	China	49.25	85.92	87.78	74.31
59	Thailand	49.17	85.8	87.78	74.25
60	Indonesia	49.15	85.76	87.7	74.2
61	Panama	48.96	85.47	87.7	74.04
62	Bolivia	48.94	85.35	87.57	73.95
63	Philippines	48.93	85.18	87.56	73.89
64	Saudi Arabia	48.92	84.96	87.46	73.78
65	Malta	48.86	84.42	87.46	73.58
66	Oman	48.84	84.32	87.46	73.54
67	Turkey	48.71	84.05	87.46	73.4
68	Serbia	48.66	83.89	87.44	73.33
69	Albania	48.62	83.6	87.41	73.21
70	Belarus	48.58	83.53	87.28	73.13
71	Kyrgyzstan	48.54	83.4	87.22	73.05
72	Azerbaijan	48.15	83.16	87.19	72.83
73	Malaysia	48.14	83.14	87.14	72.8
74	Madagascar	48.1	82.77	87.05	72.64
75	Georgia	48.05	82.51	87.03	72.53
76	Antigua and Barbuda	47.27	82.36	87.02	72.21
77	Algeria	47.14	82.17	86.94	72.08
78	Mongolia	47.02	81.81	86.94	71.92
79	Bahamas	46.74	81.51	86.86	71.7
80	Egypt	46.67	81.4	86.86	71.64
81	Peru	46.57	81.23	86.86	71.55
82	Armenia	46.54	80.73	86.86	71.37
83	Sint Maarten	46.21	80.64	86.86	71.23
84	Bahrain	46.15	80.61	86.86	71.2
85	Sri Lanka	46.03	80.38	86.85	71.08
86	St. Vincent & Grenadines	45.96	80.3	86.82	71.02
87	Grenada	45.86	79.85	86.76	70.82
88	Montenegro	45.84	79.8	86.53	70.72
89	Morocco	45.42	79.78	86.53	70.57
90	Maldives	45.39	79.32	86.52	70.41
91	Saint Martin	45.29	79.01	86.28	70.19
92	Jordan	45.28	78.99	86.2	70.15
93	Guatemala	45.23	78.58	86.2	70.01
94	Saint Lucia	44.85	78.54	86.11	69.83
95	Barbados	44.75	77.19	86.03	69.32
96	Fiji	44.62	76.68	86.03	69.11
97	Kenya	44.25	76.27	86.03	68.85
98	Bangladesh	44.1	75.96	86.03	68.69
99	Saint Kitts & Nevis	44.06	75.87	85.95	68.62
100	Ecuador	44.03	75.63	85.95	68.53
101	Vietnam	43.93	75.6	85.95	68.49
102	Senegal	43.79	74.51	85.78	68.02
103	Brunei	43.62	74	85.77	67.79
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	42.53	73.98	85.7	67.4
105	Myanmar	42.45	73.71	85.7	67.28
106	Angola	42.19	73.52	85.7	67.13
107	Seychelles	41.94	73.29	85.62	66.95
108	Malawi	41.77	72.54	85.62	66.64
109	Mozambique	41.7	72.03	85.62	66.45
110	Dominican Republic	41.52	71.59	85.53	66.21
111	Ghana	41.39	71.52	85.53	66.14
112	Sudan	41.39	71.14	85.53	66.02
113	Iran, the Islamic Republic of	41.17	71	85.53	65.9
114	Tunisia	41.1	70.99	85.53	65.87
115	Kazakhstan	40.84	70.97	85.53	65.78
116	Laos	40.81	70.69	85.53	65.67
117	Nepal	40.77	70.68	85.53	65.66
118	Lebanon	40.61	70.53	85.5	65.54
119	North Macedonia	40.19	70.29	85.37	65.28
120	Cambodia	40.06	70.16	85.35	65.19
121	Iraq	40.01	70.04	85.2	65.08
122	Trinidad and Tobago	39.98	68.51	85.2	64.56
123	Namibia	39.92	67.32	85.13	64.12
124	Cuba	39.91	67.29	85.12	64.1
125	Eritrea	38.93	65.47	84.69	63.03
126	Uruguay	38.79	65.21	84.29	62.76
127	Equatorial Guinea	38.56	65.19	84.2	62.65
128	Ethiopia	38.48	65	84.03	62.5
129	Botswana	38.28	64.96	83.62	62.28
130	Uzbekistan	38.23	64.65	83.56	62.14
131	Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of	38.22	63.51	83.51	61.74
132	Sierra Leone	38.21	62.57	83.29	61.35
133	Dominica	38.08	62.56	83	61.21
134	Cameroon	37.77	61.96	83	60.91
135	Turkmenistan	37.56	60.4	82.81	60.25
136	Paraguay	37.3	57.93	82.38	59.2
137	Central African Republic	36.65	57.21	81.3	58.38
138	Burkina Faso	36.55	51.69	80.5	56.24
139	Nicaragua	36	50.57	79.89	55.48
140	Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of	35.61	49.15	79.8	54.85
141	Niger	35.52	47.11	77.54	53.39
142	Congo	35.39	46.96	76.92	53.09
143	Nigeria	35.13	42.24	76.54	51.3
144	Libya	34.81	40.81	74.02	49.88
145	Gabon	34.78	37.64	74.02	48.81
146	Suriname	34.74	34.06	74.02	47.6
147	Tajikistan	34.74	24.68	71.65	43.69
148	Djibouti	34.35	23.76	69.28	42.46
149	Burundi	34.32	23.41	66.91	41.54
150	Chad	34.19	21.88	64.54	40.2
151	Tanzania	33.14	21.41	62.17	38.9
152	Comoros	32.41	20.47	59.8	37.56
153	El Salvador	32.06	19.04	57.43	36.17
154	Zimbabwe	31.67	18.47	55.06	35.06
155	Uganda	31.55	17.86	52.69	34.03
156	Lesotho	31.55	16.53	50.32	32.8
157	Papua New Guinea	31.33	15.2	47.95	31.49
158	North Korea	31.33	13.87	45.58	30.26
159	Colombia	30.18	12.54	43.21	28.64
160	Eswatini	30.06	11.21	40.84	27.37
161	Rwanda	29.46	11.17	38.47	26.36
162	Syria	29.23	11.13	36.1	25.48
163	Togo	28.43	11.09	33.73	24.41
164	DR Congo	28	11.05	31.36	23.47
165	Liberia	27.88	11.01	28.99	22.62
166	Zambia	27.62	10.97	26.62	21.73
167	Somalia	26.27	10.93	24.25	20.48
168	Timor-Leste	26.05	10.89	21.88	19.6
169	Mauritania	25.64	10.85	19.51	18.66
170	Yemen	25.33	10.81	17.14	17.76
171	South Sudan	25.25	10.77	14.77	16.93

Netherlands (No. 1): The Netherlands is a small country located in Western Europe, known for its tulips, windmills, and picturesque rivers. It is also considered one of the best countries for citizenship, with a population of over 16 million people who enjoy excellent social services, including education and healthcare. The country’s well-governed and corruption-free society is a significant draw for people looking to become citizens, in addition to the many tourist attractions.

Germany (No. 2): Germany is known as the “Land of Ideas” due to its rich history of technology and research facilities. The nation has earned a top spot in the hearts of people around the world. It is also credited as the biggest economy in Europe, and its steady growth has helped reduce unemployment rates and contribute to its economic prowess. These factors combined make it a top nation that meets all the requirements of citizenship.

New Zealand (No. 3): This island country is situated in the southern hemisphere and is divided into two main regions, the North Island and the South Island. With a population of over 4 million people, New Zealand is a favorite destination for many around the world. The country is renowned for its stunning natural landscapes, exceptional quality of education and healthcare, abundant opportunities, and effective governance. One of the key takeaways from New Zealand is its focus on peacekeeping and global security, making it a safe and welcoming place for its citizens.

Canada (No. 4): Canada is the only country in the North American continent that has made it to the list of the best countries to settle in. This is because it offers unlimited opportunities to its citizens. Being one of the richest countries in the world, Canada provides a high standard of living to all its citizens by decreasing taxes. It is also renowned for having a good government, high degree of individual freedom, a low unemployment rate, and numerous career growth options. All of these factors make it an ideal country to lead a fulfilling life.

Sweden (No. 5): Sweden is often included among the top countries for citizenship. According to the Better Life Index, Sweden surpasses most other countries, making it an excellent choice for citizens. Living in Sweden can provide you with a better quality of life, strong infrastructure, gender equality, top-notch healthcare and education, and equal distribution of human rights. Overall, a Swedish citizen can enjoy a higher standard of living with no discrimination on the basis of color, race, or religion.

Detailed findings & methodology:

In order to determine the rankings, researchers at the CEOWORLD magazine analyzed and compared 171 countries across three key categories: 1) Stability, 2) Satisfaction, and 3) Balance. To evaluate those dimensions, researchers looked at 23 indicators that fell into one of the three categories. Each attribute was graded on a 100-point scale.

1) Stability
economic growth
indirect tax rate
corporate tax rate
the personal income tax rate
average life expectancy
earnings and job security
housing conditions and spendings
household income (after taxes and transfers) and net financial wealth

2) Satisfaction
safety
level of happiness
quality of governance
corruption perceptions
child and maternal mortality
infrastructure and transport
efficacy of the public health system
overall efficacy of education system

3) Balance
human rights
civil liberties
political rights
work-life balance
religious freedom
equality among genders
care about the environment

Raw data for countries were normalized on a 1-100 scale according to the following: Each indicator was given equal weighting within each of the three categories with some indicators being comprised of 2-3 sub-indicators that were also weighted equally. Each category was weighted equally to arrive at the overall index.

Sources: CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to go over data points culled from sources like the EIU Index, World Economic Forum, Global Insight, the Global Gender Gap Index, Gini, and Gender Gap index, The Legatum Prosperity Index, Transparency International, Environmental Performance Index, Better Life Index, CIA World Factbook, World Bank, UNDP Annual Report, as well as CEOWORLD magazine research. They then used that information to compare the world’s countries for its citizens and residents. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final choice of cities was judged editorially, as was their position on the list. All data is for the most recent period available.

So, these are some of the countries that have created a name for themselves in the citizenship arena. With the high quality of life practiced there, it can be easily concluded that citizens can enjoy a gala time in these nations!

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