The 20 best democratic countries for Americans to move to after the pandemic
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* If you're looking to leave the United States — for whatever reason — this list could help you find a welcoming country that isn't too expensive to live in and has good weather.
* Business Insider ranked the best countries for Americans to move to — once travel from the US to other countries is permitted and the coronavirus is under control.
* To identify the best places, we looked at five metrics we think are important to consider when looking for the next best country after the pandemic.
* Australia and Uruguay made the top of our list.
If you're looking to move out of the United States once the pandemic travel bans are lifted, you might want to consider one of the following countries that we've rounded up.
Among other things, they have good weather, are welcoming to newcomers, and aren't too expensive to live in.
The US has one of the highest numbers of cumulative coronavirus cases per capita, has had a major spike in unemployment, and is already feeling the negative economic impact from the pandemic. For our list, we looked at five metrics for democratic countries, including average temperatures, living costs, how welcoming a country is to migrants, the country's score on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, and declining daily coronavirus cases.
20. Sweden
Sweden has a Migrant Acceptance Index score of 7.92, making it part of the top 10 of the 140 countries Gallup surveyed. This contributed to its high overall score in our ranking.
19. United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has a democracy score of 8.52 and has a cost of living 5.9% lower than the US' cost of living, contributing to its high ranking on our list.
18. Malta
The country's closeness to the ideal temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and low number of average new coronavirus cases per capita in mid-july contributed to its high score. 17. Philippines / 16. Iceland / 15. Denmark
This country has one of the best democracy scores at 9.22. US News & World Report ranked this country second in terms of its quality of life in its best countries of 2020 list.
14. Cyprus / 11. Germany
Germany has a democracy index of 8.68, making it one of the top 15 countries among the 76 democratic countries measured by The Economist.
10. Portugal / 9. Botswana
This country's annual average temperature in 2016 was 73.3 degrees Fahrenheit, close to the ideal temperature.
8. Netherlands / 7. Ireland
Ireland is a great place to move if you're looking for a reasonable cost of living and a welcoming country to migrants.
6. Mauritius
The country's low number of average new coronavirus cases per capita in mid-july and annual temperature of 74.7 degrees in 2016 contributed to this country's high ranking on our list.
5. Spain
Daily new cases in Spain have been mostly declining since April, although a larger number of new cases has been reported in the past few days than before mid-july.
4. Tunisia / 3. New Zealand
2. Uruguay
This South American country's cost of living is 34.8% lower than the US'. The country also has nice weather, with an annual temperature of 63.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 2016. Uruguay also has had a low number of reported daily cases throughout the pandemic relative to other countries. According to the US Department of State, you can travel to Uruguay without a visa for 90 days.
1. Australia
Australia was close to the ideal average annual temperature, but its cost of living is 7.7% higher than the US'. It also was one of the top 10 countries on Gallup's Migrant Acceptance Index with a score of 7.98.