The WLBOTT research team investigated the politest and rudest countries. There seems to be a lot of subjective bias, but luckily we don’t care.
Nice
| Site | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| US News and World Report |
Australia | Spain | New Zealand | Canada | Italy | Portugal | Ireland | Greece | Finland | Thailand |
| Yahoo Finance | Canada | Thailand | Australia | Philippines | Spain | Portugal | Mexico | Greece | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic |
| BBC | Japan | |||||||||
| World Population Review |
Taiwan | Mexico | Costa Rica | Oman | Colombia | Portugal | Indonesia | Greece | Philippines | Brazil |
| Mobal.com | France | Japan | Australia | Italy | Ireland | UK | New Zealand | Spain | Mexico | Germany |
| Conde Nast Traveler |
Dominica | Fiji | Namibia | Botswana | Cambodia | Lebanon | New Zealand | Tanzania | Ireland | |
| Rough Guides | Ireland | Thailand | Canada | Italy | Greece | Japan | New Zealand | Portugal | USA | Turkey |
| The Travel | Burkina Faso | Ireland | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Portugal | Senegal | Austria | Macedonia | Morocco | New Zealand | Iceland |
| World of Excellence |
New Zealand | Canada | Australia | Costa Rica | Sweden | Japan | Thailand | Iceland | South Africa | |
| Trips to Discover |
Thailand | Scotland | Ireland | New Zealand | Iceland | Canada | Morocco | Fiji | Nepal | Laos |
| USA Today | Austria | Spain | US | Portugal | Croatia | Switzerland | UK | Australia | Germany | Canada |
| Top Ten Most | Brazil | Caribbean | Philippines | Thailand | Portugual | Indonesia | New Zealand | Canada | Denmark | Japan |
| The Frugal Expat | Philipines | Costa Rica | Ireland | Thailand | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Peru | Iceland | Colombia | Taiwan |
| CNN | Iceland | New Zealand | Morocco | Macedonia | Austria | Senegal | Portugal | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ireland | Burkina Faso |
| Wikipedia Good Country Index |
Sweden | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands | Finland | Canada | Belguim | Ireland | France | Austria |
| Ask.com | Switzerland | Croatia | Portugal | US | Spain | Austria |
Not So Nice
| Web Site | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Mobal.com | France | UK | Germany | US | Egypt | Switzerland | Austria | Puerto Rico | Greece | Sweden |
| The Travel | Mongolia | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Pakistan | Iran | Latvia | Kuwait | Russia | Venezuela | Bolivia |
| Forbes | France | Russia | UK | Germany | other | China | US | |||
| CNN | Bolivia | Venezuela | Russia | Kuwait | Latvia | Iran | Pakistan | Slovakia | Bulgaria | Mongolia |
| A Piece of Travel | North Sentinel Island |
China | France | French Canada | US | Norway | Wales | Morocco | Australia | Germany |
| Yahoo Finance | Afghanistan | Yemen | Sudan | Syria | North Korea | Libya | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Iraq | Central African Republic |
Chad |
Personal Space?
Back off, Jack.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6147809
Note: Personal Space should not be confused with Persons in Space.
WLBOTT HR Challenges
We are not without our own HR challenges, especially when it comes to personal space and close talkers.
Office Space by Country / Occupation
Some notably missing entries: Sherpa, Farmer, Supreme Court Justice, Diana Ross (or any Member of the Supremes), shot putter [one who puts the shot], virtual reality mime, giraffe neck tie fitter.
Now you’re just getting silly….(via ChatGPT)
Giraffe Neck Tie Tailor:
- Job description: Specializes in crafting custom neck ties for giraffes, ensuring both style and comfort. Requires a keen understanding of giraffe fashion preferences and a spacious fitting area to accommodate their long necks.
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2 replies on “Nice and Not-So-Nice Countries”
I can’t believe you didn’t show my home country of Poland as one of the nicest countries in the world. From the photos it would appear that WLBOTT is the least happy place to be.
Hi, Peter. Certainly no disrespect to Poland – we just aggregated lists from across the interwebs. Say, would you like to let us know of some of your favorite places in Poland? Maybe we could feature them in a post.