In this article, we’ll list the most advanced countries to discuss their economic and human development status. For a shorter list, you can go to 10 Most Developed Countries in the World Heading into ...

Searching for the safest countries and the safest cities to visit? An annual report ranks the safest places in the world—with Iceland coming out on top. ByLaura Begley Bloom, Senior Contributor.

Switzerland regained the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of best countries in the world. The 2024 rankings assessed 89 countries on factors including heritage, power, and entrepreneurship.

The aftermath of a global pandemic re-shuffles Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest countries. With the world turned upside-down and inside-out by international conflict—Russia’s war in ...

Just under 90% of overall respondents to the global survey that informs U.S. News’ Best Countries rankings agreed to some extent in 2024 with the statement, “Women should be entitled to the same ...

The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops the World Happiness Report’s ...

Corporate decisions about where to headquarter a company, expand operations or otherwise invest capital can hold consequences for business executives and countries alike, with international investment ...

Climate change is causing new humanitarian crises and, compounding with conflict and poverty, accelerating existing crises in vulnerable communities around the world. Meanwhile, these communities are ...

Today (May 22) is World Biodiversity Day. In celebration, below is a look at the world’s ten most biodiverse countries as measured by species richness. This list takes a simplified approach, created a ...

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The world is way off track for preventing “climate catastrophe,” and scientists are sounding the alarm that time is running out to slash fossil fuels. Data from Climate Action Tracker, an independent ...