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- Home to the Matterhorn, Lake Geneva and some of the finest chocolate makers in the world, Switzerland has been voted this year's happiest country.
- Iceland is a Nordic island that can be found between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic, with Greenland to the west and Norway in the east. Known for its stunning mountains, glaciers and rivers, the country has a relatively small population of around 322,000 people.
- This Scandinavian country consists of the Jutland peninsula and around 443 named islands. Copenhagen, this beautiful country's capital, is known for its brightly coloured houses that line the water. The country often ranks highly for standard of living, education and health care.
With a population of more than 5 million people, Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia. The country's unusual coastline is broken up into jagged pieces by massive fjords and hundreds of small islands. The iconic fjords have been listed as one of the world's top tourist attractions by National Geographic.
Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories and is one of the few countries outside of Europe to make it into the top ten this year. With two official languages (English and French) the country is one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural in the world.
- This Nordic country, which was once part of Sweden, has one of the highest per capita income levels in the world and often scores highly in terms of education, civil liberties and quality of life. The country is also home to wide and varied horizons and stunning forests and lakes.
- This small, but very densely populated country on Europe's west coast consists of huge sections that are technically below sea level. Perhaps best known for its tulips, windmills and clogs, this lowland country is also home to the largest port in Europe in Rotterdam.
- Sweden borders Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark via an unusual bridge tunnel that runs across the Öresund. With a population of nearly 10 million, Sweden is the most populated of the Scandinavian countries with almost twice the number of residents of Denmark and Norway.
- New Zealand is made up of two distinct land masses, the North Island and South Island as well as numerous other smaller islands. Thanks to its remote location, New Zealand was one of the last countries to be settled by humans, with the first European sighting in 1642. Polynesians had settled in the country in around 1250 and it was then that the Maori culture was developed.
- One of the world's largest countries in terms of total area, Australia is made up of six states and two major mainland territories. Initially used as a penal colony by the British in the 1770, the population grew steadily over time with the indigenous population of the Aboriginees thought to be around one million at the time of European settlement.