Opportunity, followed by Sweden, Australia, New Zealand (which has the No. 1 spot
in the Education category), Canada (No. 1
in Personal Freedom),
Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the United States.
At the bottom of the rankings at No. 142, the “saddest” country is the Central African Republic, where the per capita GDP is $790 a year and life expectancy is 48 years. The country ranks dead last in Education and next to last in Entrepreneurship & Opportunity.