Is the US the best country in world?

No, the USA is not, but it's the strongest; but the USA has really improved! It moved up 9 points. Look how different the lists are from 2010 and 2009.

UN Top 20 countries on the Human Development Index:

1. Norway

2. Australia

3. New Zealand

4. America

5. Ireland

6. Liechtenstein

7. Netherlands

8. Canada

9. Sweden

10. Germany

11. Japan

12. South Korea

13. Switzerland

14. France

15. Israel

16. Finland

17. Iceland

18. Belgium

19. Denmark

20. Spain

source: UN Development report 2010 (wikipedia)

UN Top 20 countries on the Human Development Index:

1. Norway

2. Australia

3. Iceland

4. Canada

5. Ireland

6. Netherlands

7. Sweden

8. France

9. Switzerland

10. Japan

11. Luxembourg

12. Finland

13. United States

14. Austria

15. Spain

16. Denmark

17. Belgium

18. Italy

19. Liechtenstein

20. New Zealand

Source: UN Human Development Report 2009