Photo: DPAA ranking of 80 countries in the world to find out which is the very best handed Germany the crown in 2016. According to the analysis by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday, Germany will have to console itself with only being the fourth best country in the world in 2017. 4 overall," said Deidre McPhillips, data reporter at U.S. News & World Report in a written statement to The Local. "Compared to last year, Germany ranks three spots worse in both the overall ranking and in Citizenship, falling to No. The countries competing for the crown were extended from 60 to 80 this year, with the debutante Switzerland being named the world's best country.

Source: The Local March 07, 2017 08:15 UTC