Survey says: The best country in the world is...

The ranking, released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting, show the Unites States has lost its position as fourth best among world’s best countries while Switzerland debuted at No. 1.

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Among the 21,000 surveyed, 75% said they lost some respect for U.S. leadership after the 2016 presidential election.

The United States ranked lower than past years across multiple categories, including best for business, citizenship, adventure tourism, education, transparency and headquartering a corporation. However, the country remained No. 1 on the list of most powerful countries closely followed by Russia and China.

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