10 Best Countries in the World

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2. Germany

Human Development Index (2021): 0.942

R&D Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP (2021): 3.14%

GDP PPP (2024): $5.72 trillion

International Migrant Stock (2020): 15.7 million

Insider Monkey Score: 5.2

Germany ranks 2nd  on our list. As of 2024, the country has a GDP of $5.72 trillion. In 2021, the country had an HDI of 0.942. Germany had 15.7 million foreign-born people in 2020. The R&D expenditure of the country was 3.14% of its GDP in 2021.

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