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Qatar has been named as the best country in the world for starting a career, according to US news ranking for 2019. Qatar was eighth out of 26 in the previous year's list.
Turkey earned the No. 2 spot in the 2019 list, followed by the United Arab Emirates in third and Russia in fourth positions.
The Best Countries to Start a Career ranking drew from a global perceptions-based survey and countries are ranked based on scores from a compilation of seven equally weighted country attributes: a good job market, economically stable, entrepreneurial, income equality, innovative, is a place I would live and progressive. Nearly 7,000 adults under age 35 filled out surveys for the 2019 Best Countries rankings.
Here is the full list:
1. Qatar
Capital: Doha
GDP: $167.6 billion
Population: 2.6 million
2. Turkey
Capital: Ankara
GDP: $851.1 billion
Population: 80.7 million
3. United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
GDP: $382.6 billion
Population: 9.4 million
4. Russia
Capital: Moscow
GDP: $1.6 trillion
Population: 144.5 million
5. France
Capital: Paris
GDP: $2.6 trillion
Population: 67.1 million
6. Ukraine
Capital: Kiev
GDP: $112.2 billion
Population: 44.8 million
7. Spain
Capital: Madrid
GDP: $1.3 trillion
Population: 46.6 million
8. United Kingdom
Capital: London
GDP: $2.6 trillion
Population: 66.0 million
9. Italy
Capital: Rome
GDP: $1.9 trillion
Population: 60.6 million
10. Poland
Capital: Warsaw
GDP: $524.5 billion
Population: 38.0 million
11. Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
GDP: $215.7 billion
Population: 10.6 million
12. Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
GDP: $54.8 billion
Population: 4.1 million
13. Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
GDP: $314.5 billion
Population: 31.6 million
14. Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
GDP: $47.2 billion
Population: 2.8 million
15. Japan
Capital: Tokyo
GDP: $4.9 trillion
Population: 126.8 million
16. Romania
Capital: Bucharest
GDP: $211.8 billion
Population: 19.6 million
17. China
Capital: Beijing
GDP: $12.2 trillion
Population: 1.4 billion
18. Canada
Capital: Ottawa
GDP: $1.7 trillion
Population: 36.7 million
19. Belgium
Capital: Brussels
GDP: $492.7 billion
Population: 11.4 million
20. Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
GDP: $637.6 billion
Population: 44.3 million
21. South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
GDP: $349.4 billion
Population: 56.7 million
22. Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
GDP: $217.6 billion
Population: 10.3 million
23. Philippines
Capital: Manila
GDP: $313.6 billion
Population: 104.9 million
24. Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
GDP: $826.2 billion
Population: 17.1 million
25. Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
GDP: $1.0 trillion
Population: 264.0 million
26. Brazil
Capital: Brasilia
GDP: $2.1 trillion
Population: 209.3 million
27. Greece
Capital: Athens
GDP: $200.3 billion
Population: 10.8 million
Turkey earned the No. 2 spot in the 2019 list, followed by the United Arab Emirates in third and Russia in fourth positions.
The Best Countries to Start a Career ranking drew from a global perceptions-based survey and countries are ranked based on scores from a compilation of seven equally weighted country attributes: a good job market, economically stable, entrepreneurial, income equality, innovative, is a place I would live and progressive. Nearly 7,000 adults under age 35 filled out surveys for the 2019 Best Countries rankings.
Here is the full list:
1. Qatar
Capital: Doha
GDP: $167.6 billion
Population: 2.6 million
2. Turkey
Capital: Ankara
GDP: $851.1 billion
Population: 80.7 million
3. United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
GDP: $382.6 billion
Population: 9.4 million
4. Russia
Capital: Moscow
GDP: $1.6 trillion
Population: 144.5 million
5. France
Capital: Paris
GDP: $2.6 trillion
Population: 67.1 million
6. Ukraine
Capital: Kiev
GDP: $112.2 billion
Population: 44.8 million
7. Spain
Capital: Madrid
GDP: $1.3 trillion
Population: 46.6 million
8. United Kingdom
Capital: London
GDP: $2.6 trillion
Population: 66.0 million
9. Italy
Capital: Rome
GDP: $1.9 trillion
Population: 60.6 million
10. Poland
Capital: Warsaw
GDP: $524.5 billion
Population: 38.0 million
11. Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
GDP: $215.7 billion
Population: 10.6 million
12. Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
GDP: $54.8 billion
Population: 4.1 million
13. Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
GDP: $314.5 billion
Population: 31.6 million
14. Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
GDP: $47.2 billion
Population: 2.8 million
15. Japan
Capital: Tokyo
GDP: $4.9 trillion
Population: 126.8 million
16. Romania
Capital: Bucharest
GDP: $211.8 billion
Population: 19.6 million
17. China
Capital: Beijing
GDP: $12.2 trillion
Population: 1.4 billion
18. Canada
Capital: Ottawa
GDP: $1.7 trillion
Population: 36.7 million
19. Belgium
Capital: Brussels
GDP: $492.7 billion
Population: 11.4 million
20. Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
GDP: $637.6 billion
Population: 44.3 million
21. South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
GDP: $349.4 billion
Population: 56.7 million
22. Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
GDP: $217.6 billion
Population: 10.3 million
23. Philippines
Capital: Manila
GDP: $313.6 billion
Population: 104.9 million
24. Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
GDP: $826.2 billion
Population: 17.1 million
25. Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
GDP: $1.0 trillion
Population: 264.0 million
26. Brazil
Capital: Brasilia
GDP: $2.1 trillion
Population: 209.3 million
27. Greece
Capital: Athens
GDP: $200.3 billion
Population: 10.8 million