Quality of life components as most necessary for rankings.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Switzerland returns to the high spot in the general 2022 Best Countries, a rating and evaluation undertaking by U.S. News & World Report; BAV Group, a unit of worldwide advertising communications firm WPP; and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Now in its seventh yr, Best Countries evaluates 85 nations throughout 73 attributes. Attributes have been grouped into 10 subrankings, together with entrepreneurship, agility and social function. Quality of life turned the most closely weighted subranking this yr, as decided by the most up-to-date gross home product per capita knowledge.
“The Best Countries rankings are designed to help policymakers and residents identify how perceptions affect their country’s standing among other nations,” mentioned Kim Castro, editor and chief content material officer at U.S. News. “Having quality of life as the top subranking demonstrates that elements such as a good job market, affordability, political stability and well-developed health and education systems are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a country’s global image.”
For the fifth time, Switzerland claimed the No. 1 spot, with Germany coming in at No. 2, adopted by Canada at No. 3. The United States moved up two positions to No. 4, adopted by Sweden at No. 5.
Key themes from the 2022 Best Countries Report:
- Switzerland returns to No. 1. The nation, which held the high spot from 2017 to 2020, scored properly on high quality of life and social function attributes. It can also be perceived as a rustic that cares about human rights, as properly as gender and racial fairness and the surroundings.
- The Russia-Ukraine War influenced perceptions of these two nations and neighboring nations. Russia dropped to No. 36 in the Best Countries general rankings, whereas Ukraine moved as much as No. 62. Poland, Lithuania and Romania additionally moved up in the rankings.
- The worry of rising inflation and financial decline is a high concern. Eighty-five % of survey respondents consider inflation will worsen. Among survey contributors, 58% agree with the assertion, “I am willing to pay higher prices if it helps put more economic pressure on Russia.”
- COVID-19 continues to issue into perceptions of well being care. Seventy-nine % of respondents agree with the assertion, “I approve of my country’s efforts to protect its citizens from the COVID-19 pandemic,” whereas solely 65% agree with the assertion, “I trust my government to take care of my health and safety.”
- There is a need for world management – as properly as feminine management. Eighty-nine % agree with the assertion, “We need leaders that think beyond their own borders or their own self-interests,” whereas 69% agree that “countries led by women tend to be better managed,” up 1.4 factors from final yr.
“This year we can truly see the growing significance of soft power over traditional forms of hard power when rating a country’s standing in the world,” mentioned John Keaveney, advisor at [email protected] “With the rise of importance in quality of life and social purpose in the Best Countries analysis and the declining prominence of military and economic might, we can see how much the general attitudes of the world are changing, and what nations need to consider.”
The 2022 Best Countries rankings methodology is predicated on a proprietary survey of greater than 17,000 world residents from 36 nations, together with business leaders, college-educated people who’re middle-class or larger; and basic residents who’re nationally consultant of their nation.
“In general, countries do not shift to any great degree from year to year,” mentioned David Reibstein, professor of selling at the Wharton School. “But in 2021 and 2022, we witnessed more turmoil than in any of the previous seven years of this study, resulting in more change in how people viewed countries. Perhaps the greatest shakeup influencing the rankings this year is the conflict in Ukraine, the insecurity within Europe itself, the threat of possible nuclear confrontation and the total disruption of energy supplies.”
The Best Countries rankings are a part of U.S. News’ authorities rankings initiative, which measures authorities efficiency at the worldwide, state and native ranges and contains the Best States and Healthiest Communities tasks.
2022 Best Countries Rankings
See the full rankings here.
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Canada
- United States
- Sweden
- Japan
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- France
- Denmark
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About U.S. News & World Report
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About BAV Group
BAV Group is a world consultancy with experience in client insights and model advertising technique. Using BrandAsset® Valuator, a proprietary model administration software and world database of client perceptions of manufacturers, BAV informs strategic and inventive options that drive business outcomes. Over 29 years, BAV has captured knowledge and client insights on greater than 60,000 manufacturers in 50+ nations round the world, evaluating 75 model picture and fairness dimensions that matter. BAV Group is a unit of worldwide advertising communications firm WPP. Visit bavgroup.com to study extra.
About the Wharton School
Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business faculty, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the way forward for business by incubating concepts, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a college of greater than 235 famend professors, Wharton has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, govt MBA, and doctoral college students. Each yr 13,000 professionals from round the world advance their careers via Wharton Executive Education’s particular person, company- custom-made, and on-line packages. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni kind a strong world community of leaders who remodel business each day. For extra data, go to www.wharton.upenn.edu.
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