Is Australia the best country to migrate? Is it the USA or Canada? New Zealand? Not according to a latest report by the US News and World Report ranking.
The Ranking company US News and World report has ranked Sweden as the best country for migrants to live in. It is followed closely by Canada and Switzerland. Australia is at number 4, followed by Germany.

Sydney Swans player Michael O'Loughlin (back row centre) meets with Sudanese and Somali immigrants. Source: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
"To determine the Best Countries to Be an Immigrant, U.S. News assessed the "international perceptions of a country, as well as immigration policy and economic data," says the report.
More than 21,000 people were surveyed around the world before preparing the report. Economic stability, income equality and Job prospects are a few parameters, the countries were judged upon, according to the ranking firm. It also studied stats by the World Bank and the United Nations.

A young Syrian refugee is held by her father as they arrive at the Welcome Centre at Toronto's Pearson Airport. Source: AAP Image/AP/Chris Young/The Canadian Press
There are nearly 250 million international migrants in the world.
The full ranking is as below:
1 Sweden
2 Canada
3 Switzerland
4 Australia
5 Germany
6 Norway
7 United States
8 Netherlands
9 Finland
10 Denmark
11 Luxembourg
12 Austria
13 New Zealand
14 France
15 United Arab Emirates
16 Ireland
17 United Kingdom
18 Singapore
19 Italy
20 Japan
21 China
22 Spain
23 Qatar
24 Russia
25 South Korea
26 Portugal
27 Greece
28 Israel
29 Slovenia
30 Oman
31 Ukraine
32 Brazil
33 Saudi Arabia
34 Romania
35 Argentina
36 Panama
37 Bahrain
38 Belarus
39 Chile
40 Bulgaria
41 Mexico
42 Turkey
43 Poland
44 Uruguay
45 South Africa
46 Kazakhstan
47 Hungary
48 Croatia
49 Costa Rica
50 Czech Republic
51 Thailand
52 Indonesia
53 Lebanon
54 Morocco
55 Colombia
56 Latvia
57 Malaysia
58 Jordan
59 Philippines
60 Bolivia
61 Azerbaijan
62 Vietnam
63 Ecuador
64 Egypt
65 Nigeria
66 Angola
67 Algeria
68 Serbia
69 Iran
70 Dominican Republic
71 Sri Lanka
72 India
73 Peru
74 Burma (Myanmar)
75 Pakistan
76 Ghana
77 Tanzania
78 Tunisia
79 Guatemala
80 Kenya