The 20 best countries to live in, according to millennials
Australia, the adventurer's paradise, came in at No. 1
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Your support makes all the difference.Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%) of adults aged 18-34 say they’d consider moving out of the US.
In partnership with brand strategy firm BAV and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of the best countries to live in, according to millennials — which they defined as adults less than 35 years old. The ranking was determined by how nearly 6,000 millennials in four regions — the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and Africa — responded to the survey prompt of whether a particular country “is a place I would live.”
Australia, the adventurer's paradise, came in at No. 1, followed by Canada in second and Italy in third. Read on for the full list of the best countries to live in according to millennials.
20. Japan
Capital: Tokyo
GDP: $4.9 trillion
Population: 127 million
Quality of life: 6.2
19. Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
GDP: $610 billion
Population: 43 million
Quality of life: 1.2
18. Greece
Capital: Athens
GDP: $242 billion
Population: 11 million
Quality of life: 1.4
17. Singapore
Capital: Singapore
GDP: $298 billion
Population: 5.5 million
Quality of life: 4.6
16. Austria
Capital: Vienna
GDP: $428 billion
Population: 8.5 million
Quality of life: 7.3
15. Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg City
GDP: $60.1 billion
Population: 556,074
Quality of life: 6.3
14. Germany
Capital: Berlin
GDP: $3.7 trillion
Population: 81 million
Quality of life: 8.1
13. Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
GDP: $227 billion
Population: 10.4 million
Quality of life: 3.5
12. Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
GDP: $336 billion
Population: 5.6 million
Quality of life: 9.2
11. France
Capital: Paris
GDP: $2.8 trillion
Population: 66.2 million
Quality of life: 5.5
10. Spain
Capital: Madrid
GDP: $1.4 trillion
Population: 46.4 million
Quality of life: 4.2
9. Ireland
Capital: Dublin
GDP: $232 billion
Population: 4.6 million
Quality of life: 5.7
8. United States
Capital: Washington, DC
GDP: $16.8 trillion
Population: 318.9 million
Quality of life: 5.4
7. United Kingdom
Capital: London
GDP: $2.7 trillion
Population: 64.5 million
Quality of life: 7.3
6. Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
GDP: $854 billion
Population: 16.8 million
Quality of life: 8.5
5. Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
GDP: $580 billion
Population: 9.7 million
Quality of life: 9.5
4. New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
GDP: $186 billion
Population: 4.5 million
Quality of life: 8.2
3. Italy
Capital: Rome
GDP: $2.1 trillion
Population: 61.3 million
Quality of life: 3.6
2. Canada
Capital: Ottawa
GDP: $1.8 trillion
Population: 35.5 million
Quality of life: 10
1. Australia
Capital: Canberra
GDP: $1.6 trillion
Population: 23.5 million
Quality of life: 9.1
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