The Best Countries for Women list is based on the survey responses of more than 9,000 women. The ranking takes into account five equally-weighted attributes: gender equality, safety, progress, income equality, and care about human rights.

From the list, Denmark happened to make it to the top of the list. This is because it is the best country this years for a woman to live according to U.S. New and word report. Also last year's winner, Sweden, is close behind.

Check out this year's top 20 countries in the world for women below.

20. Portugal
As of April 2015, 34.8% of women were represented in parliament. However, their gender pay gap still persists, as Portugal only ranks 33rd of 144 countries in the 2017 Global Gender Gap Report.

19. Italy
The Italian Constitution of 1948 legally affirmed that women had equal rights to men, and in 2017, an Italian state-owned broadcaster's show was canceled for promoting sexist views against women. However, Italy ranks 82nd out of 144 countries for equal opportunities at work and in politics, education, and health.

18. Spain
During Spain's Franco era from 1939 to 1975, women's right were severely restricted: abortion, divorce, and contraception were all prohibited. Now, women in Spain openly lobby for the eradication of gender-specific violence and the abolishment of the gender-pay gap.

17. Japan
Following the end of World War II, Japanese women have been legally recognized as having equal rights to men. The country is beginning to consciously invest in and empower women in the workforce.

16. United States
According to data compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the US only ranks 100th in the world for women's representation in government, despite females making up more than half of the country's population.

15. Ireland
According to a 2015 publication by the European Commission's Education and Training Monitor, more women go on to third level education in Ireland than men (58.6% to 45.1%, respectively), but women also face more barriers when returning to education after giving birth, as full-time childcare is both expensive and limited in Ireland.

14. France
France ranked highly in human rights and international alliances, and boasts one of the strongest economies and influential cultures in the world.

13. United Kingdom
The United Kingdom ranked high in global connectivity and cultural prestige, but still has strides to make in terms of pay parity.

12. Austria
Even though Austria is not currently a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the country played a leading role in bringing the convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the so-called Istanbul Convention) to fruition.

11. Luxembourg
Luxembourg ran an initiative entitled "Would politics suit you madam?" in a bid to raise public awareness about the low representation of women in political office, and to empower women to run before the 2017 municipal elections.

10. Germany
Germany nabbed a perfect score in entrepreneurship, and Angela Merkel currently serves as the country's first woman chancellor — she's been in office since 2005.

9. New Zealand
In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women.......Read more

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