<p>India was today ranked 22nd on an inaugural list of the world's best countries, which was released here on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting and is topped by Germany.<br /><br /></p>.<p>China is ranked 17th on the list, which ranked 60 countries on the basis of sustainability, adventure, cultural influence, entrepreneurship and economic influence.<br /><br />The survey was conducted among 16,200 business leaders and other high-fliers. Apart from Germany being in the first position, other countries in the top five are Canada (2), the UK (3), the US (4) and Sweden (5).<br /><br />The report has been prepared by US News and World Report and New York-based brand consultancy BAV Consulting and Wharton School of Business.<br /><br />About India, the report said the country faces its fair share of international and domestic challenges.<br /><br />"India has a fast-growing, diverse economy with a large, skilled workforce. But because of its population, it's also one of the poorest countries in the world based on income and gross national product per capita.<br /><br />"Although agriculture employs the most workers, services are the major source of economic growth. Due to its educated, English-speaking workforce, India has become an important center of information technology services, business outsourcing services and software workers," it noted.</p>
<p>India was today ranked 22nd on an inaugural list of the world's best countries, which was released here on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting and is topped by Germany.<br /><br /></p>.<p>China is ranked 17th on the list, which ranked 60 countries on the basis of sustainability, adventure, cultural influence, entrepreneurship and economic influence.<br /><br />The survey was conducted among 16,200 business leaders and other high-fliers. Apart from Germany being in the first position, other countries in the top five are Canada (2), the UK (3), the US (4) and Sweden (5).<br /><br />The report has been prepared by US News and World Report and New York-based brand consultancy BAV Consulting and Wharton School of Business.<br /><br />About India, the report said the country faces its fair share of international and domestic challenges.<br /><br />"India has a fast-growing, diverse economy with a large, skilled workforce. But because of its population, it's also one of the poorest countries in the world based on income and gross national product per capita.<br /><br />"Although agriculture employs the most workers, services are the major source of economic growth. Due to its educated, English-speaking workforce, India has become an important center of information technology services, business outsourcing services and software workers," it noted.</p>