In this year's ranking, the top 10 are almost all European countries, with Norway ranked first, becoming the best country in the world for mothers.
The international non-governmental organization "Save the Children" explored the parenting environment for mothers and scored 179 countries based on indicators such as maternal health, child growth health, women's education, economy, and women's political participation, ultimately deriving the "Mothers' Index" from the comprehensive scores of these five indicators and ranking them to select the best parenting environments in the world.
The best countries for parenting in 2015 are Norway, followed by Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Australia, and Belgium. In this year's ranking, Nordic countries occupy the top five positions, and among the top ten, all except Australia are European countries, while France and the United Kingdom, both EU countries, rank 23rd and 24th respectively.
In this "Mothers' Index" global best places for childbirth list, Canada ranks 20th, the United States ranks 33rd, and China ranks 61st, with Singapore being the highest-ranked Asian country at 14th. The countries with the worst parenting environments for mothers are the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Somalia.
2015 Global Best Parenting Countries List (Partial Ranking)
1. Norway 2. Finland 3. Iceland 4. Denmark 5. Sweden 6. Netherlands 7. Spain 8. Germany 9. Australia 10. Belgium 14. Singapore 16. Portugal 20. Canada 23. France 24. United Kingdom 30. South Korea 32. Japan 33. United States 61. China...