- 14 Mar 2002
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The overall ranking of U.S. News & World Report of Best Countries measures global performance on various metrics (see below). Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2023. Japan ranks sixth.
Japan achieved an overall score of 95.1 this year, landing it in 6th place, just one spot ahead of Germany, which earned a score of 94.8. Switzerland was voted into 1st place with a total score of 100. Ranked second was Canada with 99.3 points, followed by Sweden with 98.9 points, Australia with 97.6 points and the USA with 96.4 points. Japan scored high on entrepreneurship with 95.2 points and ranked 3rd in this category. For this category, the factors assessed are innovation, the population's educational level, how skilled the workforce is, technological know-how, how good the digital infrastructure is and how good the relations are with other countries.
The metrics were:
Japan achieved an overall score of 95.1 this year, landing it in 6th place, just one spot ahead of Germany, which earned a score of 94.8. Switzerland was voted into 1st place with a total score of 100. Ranked second was Canada with 99.3 points, followed by Sweden with 98.9 points, Australia with 97.6 points and the USA with 96.4 points. Japan scored high on entrepreneurship with 95.2 points and ranked 3rd in this category. For this category, the factors assessed are innovation, the population's educational level, how skilled the workforce is, technological know-how, how good the digital infrastructure is and how good the relations are with other countries.
The metrics were:
- Entrepreneurship (14.13%): connected to the rest of the world, educated population, entrepreneurial, innovative, provides easy access to capital, skilled labour force, technological expertise, transparent business practices, well-developed infrastructure, well-developed digital infrastructure, well-developed legal framework.
- Quality of Life (14.12%): a good job market, affordable, economically stable, family-friendly, income equality, politically stable, safe, well-developed public education system, well-developed public health system.
- Agility (14.02%): adaptable, dynamic, modern, progressive, and responsive.
- Social Purpose (12.83%): cares about human rights, the environment, gender equality, religious freedom, respects property rights, trustworthiness, well-distributed political power, racial equity, care about animal rights, committed to climate goals, committed to social justice.
- Movers (11.54%): different, distinctive, dynamic, unique.
- Cultural Influence (10.44%): culturally significant in terms of entertainment, fashionable, happy, has an influential culture, has strong consumer brands, modern, prestigious, trendy.
- Open for Business (9.43%): cheap manufacturing costs, favourable tax environment, bureaucratic, corrupt, transparent government practices.
- Adventure (5.37%): friendly, fun, good for tourism, pleasant climate, scenic, sexy.
- Power (5.00%): a leader, economically influential, has strong exports, is politically influential, has strong international alliances, and a strong military.
- Heritage (3.13%): culturally accessible, has a rich history, has great food, many cultural attractions, and many geographical attractions.
