Germany ousted by Switzerland from the top of the annual ranking of the best countries in the world published by the US magazine on Tuesday, after the participants in the survey felt that Switzerland, which lies in the alpine region are considered "quiet haven of logic."
The rating published by "U.S. News & World Report" magazine Switzerland, which were not included in the category last year, are greatly appreciated in citizenship files and the business climate and quality of life.
The magazine put Germany in the fourth after Canada, Britain, Japan and was in fifth place followed by Sweden.
And it participated in the survey about 21 thousand people from 36 countries worldwide.
The poll also found that the United States is still seen as the most powerful nation in the world, while Russia came in second place, but he pointed out that the gap between the two sides has diminished to the difference is negligible