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Top Countries in the World: Readers’ Choice Awards 2023

Condé Nast Traveler readers rank their favorite countries around the world, with Europe dominating this year’s list.
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Europe dominated this year’s list of Reader's Choice Awards winners for the world's best countries to travel to, matching what we were hearing anecdotally (and seeing on Instagram) about where travelers have been choosing to go. Here are the best countries in the world, according to you.

COUNTRIES

  1. Japan 92.43
  2. Italy 91.43
  3. Greece 91.16
  4. Ireland 90.75
  5. New Zealand 90.43
  6. Spain 90.39
  7. Portugal 90.34
  8. Israel 90.04
  9. Norway 90.01
  10. Switzerland 89.98
  11. Turkey 89.79
  12. Australia 89.38
  13. Iceland 89.10
  14. Croatia 89.09
  15. Germany 89.03
  16. United Kingdom 88.96
  17. South Africa 88.79
  18. Austria 88.74
  19. Sri Lanka 88.36
  20. France 88.35