This article originally appeared in the January 2000 issue of International Living in print. It has now been made available for all readers.
Best Infrastructure
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
Sweden
Japan
Belgium
Switzerland
Bermuda
Australia
Freedom
The Following Countries received a perfect score in the freedom category:
| United States |
| Canada |
| Switzerland |
| Japan |
| Iceland |
| Luxembourg |
| Bermuda |
| Channel Islands |
| Italy |
| Singapore |
| Cayman Islands |
| Germany |
| France |
| Norway |
| United Kingdom |
| Belgium |
| Denmark |
| Netherlands |
| Liechtenstein |
| Australia |
| Austria |
| Ireland |
| Israel |
| Finland |
| Hong Kong |
| Sweden |
| Spain |
| Bahamas |
Best Health
Monaco
Macau
Japan
France
Isle of Man
Slovakia
Luxembourg
Israel
French Guiana
Austria
Best Environment
Georgia
St. Kitts And Nevis
Armenia
Estonia
Canada
Puerto Rico
Azerbaijan
Ecuador
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Best Economy
US
Canada
Switzerland
Japan
Iceland
Luxembourg
Bermuda
Channel Isl.
Italy
Singapore
Worst Economy
N. Korea
Palau
Congo Kinshasa
Afghanistan
Cuba
Zambia
Indonesia
Sierra Leone
Angola
Moldova
Solomon Isl.
Laos
Best Culture and Leisure
Norway
Sweden
Liechtenstein
Hong Kong
El Salvador
Croatia
New Zealand
Macau
Syria
UK
Canada
Best Cost of Living
Zimbabwe
Guyana
Honduras
Lesotho
Swaziland
India
Algeria
Cambodia
Bolivia
Benin
Mongolia
Worst Cost of Living
Congo- Kinshasa
Switzerland
Iceland
Norway
Liechtenstein
Congo
Monaco
Bermuda
Sweden
St. Kitts
Worst Safety and Risk
Angola
Burundi
Bosnia-Herzegovinia
Sierra Leone
Lebanon
Algeria
Somalia
Albania
Iraq
Liberia
