Best countries for women:
1. Sweden 🇸🇪
2. Denmark 🇩🇰
3. Norway 🇳🇴
4. Finland 🇫🇮
5. Netherlands 🇳🇱
6. Canada 🇨🇦
7. Switzerland 🇨🇭
8. New Zealand 🇳🇿
9. Australia 🇦🇺
10. Germany 🇩🇪
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12. Austria 🇦🇹
14. Ireland 🇮🇪
15. Luxembourg 🇱🇺
16. UK 🇬🇧
17. France 🇫🇷
18. Spain 🇪🇸
19. Italy 🇮🇹
20. USA 🇺🇸
22. Japan 🇯🇵
24. Greece 🇬🇷
27. South Korea 🇰🇷
28. Czechia 🇨🇿
29. China 🇨🇳
31. Hungary 🇭🇺
35. Argentina 🇦🇷
38. Slovenia 🇸🇮
40. Brazil 🇧🇷
44. Russia 🇷🇺
47. Chile 🇨🇱
49. Mexico 🇲🇽
50. Thailand 🇹🇭
51. South Africa 🇿🇦
53. Oman 🇴🇲
56. Turkey 🇹🇷
60. Egypt 🇪🇬
61. Serbia 🇷🇸
65. Indonesia 🇮🇩
66. Israel 🇮🇱
70. Colombia 🇨🇴
72. Kenya 🇰🇪
73. Belarus 🇧🇾
75. El Salvador 🇸🇻
76. India 🇮🇳
80. Algeria 🇩🇿
79. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
85. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
86. Bangladesh 🇧🇩
89. Iran 🇮🇷
Note: the 2024 Best Countries for Women rankings are drawn from the global survey responses of nearly 9,000 women and highlight countries according to respondents’ perceptions about a country’s gender equality and income equality, whether the country is progressive and safe, and whether the country cares about human rights.
According to U.S. News and World Report
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