2016
Rank*
2017
Rank
Country
Economic quality
Business environment
Governance
Personal freedom
Social capital
Safety and security
Education
Health
Natural environment
2
1
Norway
8
8
2
8
5
3
4
7
1
1
2
New Zealand
3
2
3
1
2
23
16
17
13
3
3
Finland
14
10
1
9
12
15
3
14
3
4
4
Switzerland
6
9
5
19
20
8
1
3
16
8
5
Sweden
1
13
4
12
19
13
14
6
8
7
6
Netherlands
4
14
6
6
11
9
2
8
46
9
7
Denmark
5
11
8
14
4
14
11
21
19
5
8
Canada
15
4
9
2
6
24
13
24
18
6
9
Australia
20
7
14
15
1
22
5
10
10
10
10
United Kingdom
7
5
10
18
16
17
8
19
9
11
11
Germany
9
12
12
17
17
16
15
12
12
13
12
Ireland
19
16
13
5
8
10
10
27
27
14
13
Iceland
16
15
11
4
3
2
28
20
21
12
14
Luxembourg
11
31
7
3
22
11
30
1
6
15
15
Austria
12
18
16
22
15
6
12
5
15
16
16
Belgium
17
17
15
11
25
33
9
11
26
19
17
Singapore
2
6
17
97
26
1
6
2
11
17
18
United States
10
1
20
28
9
60
7
30
34
18
19
France
25
19
23
25
43
37
19
18
4
21
20
Spain
37
33
30
16
29
12
25
16
17
20
21
Slovenia
29
56
36
21
24
19
22
31
2
24
22
Malta
30
55
24
13
7
7
36
23
76
22
23
Japan
23
22
18
46
101
4
18
4
43
23
24
Hong Kong
18
3
27
43
61
5
21
9
105
25
25
Portugal
35
37
25
10
46
21
63
36
25
27
26
Czech Republic
26
25
31
27
73
20
23
26
39
26
27
Estonia
28
28
21
32
60
36
27
57
7
28
28
Uruguay
52
39
22
7
33
58
72
37
71
29
29
Costa Rica
64
43
32
20
35
61
49
32
42
32
30
Italy
44
68
46
30
54
25
24
39
65
33
31
Cyprus
40
40
34
26
36
27
55
41
101
34
32
Poland
34
44
37
50
74
18
33
48
47
31
33
Chile
48
42
29
40
68
47
37
43
28
30
34
Mauritius
41
36
26
33
38
44
69
56
62
36
35
Slovakia
49
51
42
44
65
26
29
45
36