The 50 best places to live in America, ranked
- U.S. News & World Report releases a list of the best places to live in America every year.
- Its 2019 ranking for the best places to live looked at five metrics: job market, value, quality of life, desirability, and net migration.
- The best place to live in America is Austin, Texas, followed by Denver, Colorado.
Here are the top 10 best places to live in the U.S. in 2020:
- Austin, Texas. Affordability: 6 out of 10.
- Portland, Oregon. Affordability: 7 out of 10.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota. Affordability: 8 out of 10.
- Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Denver, Colorado.
- Nashville, Tennessee.
- Louisville, Kentucky.
The Finns, known for downplaying their emotions, are the happiest people in the world.
Bhutan has one of the stable ecosystems in the world and has virtually no environmental damage due to its long isolation. The restrictions on tourism and their protection of natural resources have let Bhutan preserve the beautiful landscape and physical country as well as their cultural identity.
People may be living longer in Japan, but it ranked fifty-eighth for happiness in a UN report. According to the 2019 World Happiness Report commissioned by the United Nations and based on the results of 156 countries, Finland is the happiest country in the world for the second year running.
- Norway. The United Nations listed Norway as the best country to live in primarily because all of the factors the researchers took into consideration were good marks on behalf of Norway.
- Switzerland. The health of people who live in Switzerland is outrageously impressive.
- Australia.
- Ireland.
- Germany.
- Iceland.
- Sweden.
- Hong Kong.
10 Healthiest Countries in the World
- Spain. There must be something in the paella, because Spain is officially the healthiest country in the world.
- Italy. Che meraviglia: Children born in Italy can expect to live into their eighties.
- Iceland.
- Japan.
- Switzerland.
- Sweden.
- Australia.
- Singapore.
The U.S. ranked number 18—a slight uptick from last year when it ranked 19, although it's still far below its 11th place ranking in the first World Happiness Report.
If you're wondering where the United States is ranked, the US came in eighth as the world's best country. Helping the United States was getting ranked the world's most powerful nation. Having strong political and economic influence, coupled with a strong military, boosted the US to the top spot for being most powerful.
Finland's education system enjoys a lot of buzz lately. It is considered one of the best education systems in the world. It routinely outperforms the United States in reading, science, and mathematics.
Here are the 20 best countries for Quality of Life in 2020
- Canada.
- Denmark.
- Sweden.
- Norway.
- Australia.
- Netherlands.
- Switzerland.
- New Zealand.
Because of the projected accelerated growth of the African countries, five of them — Nigeria, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Egypt — will be dominating the 2100 list. Four Asian countries — India, China, Pakistan, and Indonesia — will remain in the top ten list, though their positions in the rankings will be altered.
| Country | Citable documents |
|---|
| 1 | United States | 11339587 |
| 2 | China | 6469704 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3145039 |
| 4 | Germany | 2964814 |
Over the last few years, major changes have occurred in the world
ranking of nations'
education systems.
Five Countries with the Strongest Education Systems
- South Korea. South Korea emerged as the number one ranked education system in 2015.
- Japan.
- Singapore.
- Hong Kong.
- Finland.
There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.
World's Happiest Countries
- Finland. Rating: 7.76. At last, the happiest country in the world – Finland!
- Denmark. Rating: 7.60. As with Norway, Denmark has improved its scores over the years.
- Norway. Rating: 7.55.
- Iceland. Rating: 7.49.
- Netherlands. Rating: 7.48.
- Switzerland. Rating: 7.48.
- Sweden. Rating: 7.34.
- New Zealand. Rating: 7.30.
Norway tops the UN's list of best countries based on the established criteria of good living standards. Its population has a high life expectancy, the healthcare system is excellent, and the Norwegians have access to quality education.
China ranks 72nd in the Happy Planet Index results.
