South Africa ranked the number one friendliest country in the world

South Africa has been ranked the number one friendliest country in the world.

South Africa has been ranked the number one friendliest country in the world. This comes after a Top 25 list of the world's friendliest countries was revealed this month by Remitly, a financial services company that helps people send money back home, South Africa has officially been crowned the friendliest country on Earth. More than 3,000 people from 27 different countries were asked a series of personality questions (based on a simplified version of the Big Five Personality Test) and the results were tallied to measure which country’s citizens scored highest in “agreeableness” (a fancy way of saying empathy, kindness, cooperation and general human warmth). This is the second year in a row Mzansi is ranked number 1. The Top 25 friendliest countries are ranked as follows: 1. South Africa 2. Greece 3. Croatia 4. Mexico 5. Sweden 6. Australia 7. Canada 8. Germany 9. Estonia 10. Belgium 11. Spain 12. Czech Republic 13. Italy 14. Japan 15. United States 16. Netherlands 17. Portugal 18. United Kingdom 19. Poland 20. Switzerland 21. Austria 22. France 23. Ireland 24. Hungary 25. Finland Image: Cape Town carnival/Facebook
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