The 19 countries with the best reputation in the world

The 19 countries with the highest reputation have been announced by the Reputation Institute in its annual Country Reptrak index.Rankings are based on a number of key drivers, including the quality of exports, contribution to global culture, standard of living, general tolerance, beauty, and safety.Europe dominates the list, especially smaller countries who balance strong economies with high quality of life. In fact being a large country seems to hamper reputation, with the US, China, Russia and India all missing out.Keep scrolling to see the countries with the highest reputation:19. Portugal '66.53. Portugal was hit extremely hard by the 2008 financial crisis, with the government enacting severe austerity to much public outcry. But its reputation with tourists remains as strong as ever, and it has progressive drug decriminalisation policies.18. Germany '67.55. With one of the strongest economies in the world and a reputation for making excellent products, it is perhaps a surprise that Germany did not come higher. If Frankfurt can tempt some of London's banks over in the wake of Brexit, it might do better next time.17. Spain '67.73. Like Portugal, Spain was hit harder than most by the recent economic downturn, with high levels of youth unemployment. But tourists still can't get enough of the place, especially Brits looking to live near the southern coast when they retire.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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