US News and World Report has released its 2023 "Best Countries" ranking of 87 nations. My fellow Americans, please join me in the chant: "We're number 5! We're number 5!" The study and scoring model that generated the list is a collaboration between WPP and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The scores themselves came from a survey of more than 17,000 people worldwide who were asked about 73 nation attributes under ten themes: Adventure, Agility, Cultural Influence, Entrepreneurship, Heritage, Movers, Open for Business, Power, Quality of Life, and Social Purpose.
Here are the top ten "Best Countries":
1. Switzerland
2. Canada
3. Sweden
4. Australia
5. United States
And the bottom five:
83. Uzbekistan
84. Kazakhstan
85. Lebanon
86. Belarus
87. Iran
