Switzerland Maintains Top Spot Overall, Japan Captures Second Place in 2019 Best Countries Report
1 country in the world for the third consecutive year, according to the 2019 Best Countries Report , a rankings and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report, BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
- 1 country in the world for the third consecutive year, according to the 2019 Best Countries Report , a rankings and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report, BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
- 8 on the overall Best Countries list , the U.S. has some catching up to do, ranking No.
- Assessing perceptions of countries from North America to Europe to the Middle East, the report finds the U.K. is No.
- The 2019 Best Countries ranking methodology relies on data gathered from a proprietary survey of more than 20,000 business leaders, informed elites and general citizens.