No. 1 for “Best Country to Do Business” (of 141 countries)
Forbes Magazine, 2012

No. 1 for “Least Corrupt Country” (of 176 countries)
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2012

No. 1 for “Protecting Investors” (of 185 countries)
The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, 2013 and 2012

No. 1 for “Starting a Business” (of 185 countries)
The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, 2013 and 2012

No. 1 for “Friendliest Country” (among 100 countries)
HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey, 2011

No. 2 for “Best Quality of Life” (of 192 countries)
International Living’s Quality of Life Survey, 2011

No. 2 for “Most Peaceful Country” (of 158 countries)
Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) Global Peace Index, 2012
(internal and external factors are measured)

No. 2 for “Top Performing Students in Science” (of all 30 OECD countries)
OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment, 2006
(secondary school age students)

No. 3 for “Ease of Doing Business (Overall)” (of 185 countries)
The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, 2013 and 2012

No. 3 for “Economic Freedom”
The Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World, 2010

No. 4 for “Economic Freedom” (of 179 countries)
The Heritage Foundation / The Wall Street Journal’s Index of Economic Freedom, 2012

No. 4 for “Human Development” (of 188 countries)
United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index, 2011
(life expectancy, literacy, education, living standards, quality of life are measured)

No. 6 for “Most Energy Sustainable Country” (of 93 countries)
World Energy Council’s International Energy Sustainability Index, 2012