| Organization | Survey | Rank | Measurement(s)/Notes | Year |
|---|
| U.S. News & World Report | Most Transparent Countries [1] | 12 | Measures government open practices, its trustworthiness and low levels of perceived political corruption in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries report [2] | 7 | Measures adventure, agility, cultural Influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, political and individual freedom, social purpose and quality of life in the 80 most developed countries. | 2022 |
| Anholt-Ipsos | Nation branding [3] | 10 | Measures national competence, governance, immigration and investment, people; exports, tourism and culture in the 50 most developed countries | 2022 |
| Fund for Peace | Fragile States Index [4] | 5 | Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Agility [5] | 5 | Measures Individuals, businesses and governments adaptability to change in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries for Education [6] | 9 | Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| State of World Liberty Project | State of World Liberty Index [7] | 4 | Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries | 2021 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD Better Life Index [8] | 2 | Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries: | 2020 |
| International Comparisons (OECD) | Social justice [9] | 4 | Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries: | 2020 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Social Purpose [10] | 9 | Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| OECD | Tertiary education [11] | 1 | Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of the 50 most developed countries: | 2019 |
| The Economist | Democracy Index [12] | 15 | Measures pluralism, civil liberties and political culture of 167 countries | 2020 |
| United Nations | Good Country Index [9] | 11 | Measure how much each country contributes to the planet and to the human race, relative to its size (measured in GDP) of 125 countries | 2020 |
| Social Progress Imperative | Social Progress Index [13] | 6 | Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries | 2021 |
| The Economist | Global Food Security Index [14] | 22 | Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries | 2022 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Index of Economic Freedom [15] | 13 | Based on the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets of 178 countries | 2021 |
| Institute for Economics and Peace | Global Peace Index [16] | 13 | Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries | 2021 |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index [17] | 13 | Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories | 2021 |
| UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network | World Happiness Report [18] | 12 | Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries | 2021 |
| Georgetown University | Women, Peace and Security Index [19] | 24 | Measures women's well-being—inclusion (economic, social, political); justice (formal laws and informal discrimination); and security (at the family, community, and societal levels) | 2021 |
| Travel Safe - Abroad | Safest countries Index [20] | 15 | Measures public safety based on the number of incidents including mugging, drugs, violent crimes, bribery, property crimes, stolen vehicles, religion, and racial tolerance of 163 countries | 2022 |
| Theglobaleconomy.com | Public services index [21] | 24 | Measures quality of public services of 177 countries | 2022 |
| International Institute for Management Development | Most competitive economies [22] | 19 | Economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and healthcare / education of the 67 most developed countries | 2019 |
| Reporters Without Borders | Press Freedom Index [23] | 13 | Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries | 2021 |
| World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Index [24] | 16 | Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies | 2019 |
| Legatum | Prosperity Index [25] | 15 | Measures wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life of 167 countries | 2021 |
| United Nations Development Programme | Human Development Index [26] | 5 | Based on life expectancy, education, and per capita income of 187 countries. Note: Norway has been ranked the highest sixteen times, Canada eight times, Japan and Iceland twice and Switzerland once. See Human Development Index#Past top countries | 2021 |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | Global Innovation Index [27] | 17 | Measures success in innovation of 133 countries | 2024 |
| World Population Foundation | Best Countries To Live [28] | 5 | Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries | 2022 |
| Yale and Columbia Universities | Environmental Performance Index. [29] | 13 | Environmental performance of 178 countries | 2020 |
| World Bank | Ease of doing business index [30] | 14 | Regulatory environment of 189 countries | 2021 |
Country ratings from Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey
Press freedom in 2022 according to Reporters Without Borders
Democracy Index map in 2020 according to The Economist Intelligence Unit
