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Germany, one of the world’s most important economic powers is ranked number one followed closely by Singapore, the urban island considered one of the world’s cleanest and most organised, with both countries achieving a VFS score of 158.
Sweden, which is among the world’s 10 happiest countries, was ranked before East Asian power South Korea with a VFS score of 157.
Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, Japan, UK and US were ranked respectively with a VFS score of 156.
Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Portugal scored 155 in that order.
Malaysia, Ireland and Canada, which is also considered one of the world’s happiest countries, achieved a similar score of 154.
Greece is ranked a little lower on the list than its European Union counterparts followed by New Zealand and Australia with a score of 153.
Malta, Czech Republic, which was recently renamed Czechia, and Iceland attained a VFS score of 152.
Hungary, a member state of the European that borders Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Ukraine scored 150.
Central, Eastern and Northern European countries Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia achieved a VFS score of 149.
Estonia, one of Europe’s least-populous member states with a population of 1.3 million, scored 148.
