This is a pretty open question of course, as there will be different answers for different groups of people, and different kinds of ways in which a country can be good/bad.
I live in Germany, and while it's a country with many, many flaws, I can't say that I hate the country because, frankly, there's not many places I'd rather live. But of course, I'm a middle-class suburban white girl, the systems here largely exist to benefit me. For other groups of people it might be different. If I had to move to another country right now, Finland would probably be my first pick. I'm interested in China for a number of reasons, but I doubt that living there would ultimately be better for me.
So yeah, it's kind of a purposely vague question, I'm curious on what you think.
Norway is the least bad to live in, objectively.
Will edit this comment with stats.
#1 on democracy index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index [INB4 DEMOCRACY IS BAD REEE]
#1 on both HDI and inequality-adjusted HDI
#3 on the 2013 Where-to-be-born Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where-to-be-born_Index#2013_rankings
#6 by GDP (PPP) per capita: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita
#5 on the happiness report: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report#2018_report
#7 by life expectancy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
fucking lib shit, yes DemOcRaCy bAdD, because the "democracy index" is from The Economist. It's complete horseshit.
edit: its a bit, you're doing a bit
China, Vietnam, Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia are all bad bad bad on that index while the United States is like one shade below perfect
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Norway is a pretty good pitch, Scandinavia in general is just pretty solid I think.
But yeah, "Democracy Index" is compiled by the "Economist Intelligence Unit" which is not exactly a title that inspires confidence in me lmao.
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I find so many occasions when this link is handy.
I’ve always thought Norway would be cool to visit but the big downside seems to be the lack of good food. I live in Canada so I’m not exactly expecting a ton in the cuisine department but everything I hear about Scandinavian food just makes it sound bland or odd, even for Europe. Am I way off base here?
Cold countries always have shit food tbf
A traditional dish in Norway is fårikål, which translates to sheep in cabbage.
Have a guess at what the two main ingredients are other than water.
Our traditional food is absolutely terrible, which is why the more popular foods are the foreign ones, like Thai, Italian, Indian and Tex-Mex.
Norway also has their social wealth funds, which are commonly owned funds used to pay for various things that contribute towards the common good. I wouldn’t call it socialism, of course, but it is a little further in that direction than what other Scandinavian social democracies are doing.