Algeria was outperformed by all of the 80 countries surveyed in the 2018 Best Country Ranking, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report, Y&R’s BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In the Maghreb, Morocco came first (47th globally, while Tunisia was ranked 67th. At the African level, South Africa topped the ranking taking the 39th position globally. Switzerland held the leading position followed by Canada, as countries with more progressive social and environmental policies. Japan ranked fifth followed by Sweden, Australia, the US, France and the Netherlands.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2018 14:26 UTC