Nigeria has been ranked the 57th best country in the world according to the inaugural “Best Countries” ranking. The inaugural ranking was compiled by U.S. News

The inaugural ranking was compiled by U.S. News
& World Report, the University of Pennsylvania’s
Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV
Consulting.
The report ranks the 60 best countries in the world
by considering 75 factors such as sustainability,
adventure, cultural influence, entrepreneurship
and economic influence.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the chairman and editor-
in-chief of U.S. News said the ranking would help
citizens and business leaders to have a better
knowledge of the competitive business world.
“Globalization has made the world a competitive
place for business, influence and the quality of life.
Just as we have done with universities, hospitals
and other institutions, our Best Countries portal
will be a global homepage for stories and data to
help citizens, business leaders and governments
evaluate performance in a rapidly changing world.”
The countries that made the top ten ranking are:
Germany
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Sweden
Australia
Japan
France
Netherlands
Denmark
The highest ranked country in Africa is South Africa
in 31 position followed by Morocco in 35, Egypt in
39, Tunisia in 47, Nigeria in 57 and Algeria rounding
off the ranking at 60.
Nigeria’s GDP was listed as $522 billion and the
GDP per capita at $6,031.
Nigeria ranked very low under the category of
Citizenship with the country receiving a score of
zero in the trustworthy sub-category. Nigeria
however performed well in the “Open For
Business” category due to cheap manufacturing
cost although the country was scored a woeful 10
over ten in the corruption sub-category.