if i had to pick best countries nowadays where to live.
not in any order id say. these countries r also goin down atm, the quality is weakening esp in northern n western europe.
in this moment best countries to live r:
switzerland
finland
norway
denmark
nzl
australia
iceland
japan
austria
italy(especially northern parts)
south-korea
"israel" should b in this list but it is a dangerous place overall since all the arabs being around it n being mega violent.
in few decades id say 10-15years these countries will b pretty good and beating the old "western countries" probaply in many things when talkin about quality of life:
poland
cze
slovakia
slovenia
estonia
lithuania
latvia
some of the balkan countries like croatia and serbia and prolly more of those little countries.
after all. if u think which is the best country when talkin about military, technology, money etc. yes usa is the best. but i wouldnt call usa the safest and happiest place to b. all the meters r giving better results for small european nations and nzl/aus/jap
+ if there iz some countries which to avoid, i suggest HEAVILY u dont go to:
middle-east (been only in turkey but it'z a true shithole so wtf r the rest countries? )
africa
russia (been there, it'z a shithole)
like 33% of asia
south-america and caribian is a big question mark. maybe they will develope some day. good place to visit, perhaps not to stay atm.
might have forgotten some countries from the list. but that is kinda good anyway.