The US ranked 18th in this year’s list of the best countries in which to raise a child, falling behind the UK, Canada, Australia and many European nations.
Despite its economic stability, the US scores relatively low for being family friendly and fails to get two out of 10 points for ‘safety’ in the US News & World Report’s 2020 rankings of the best countries, published Wednesday.
Chief among the factors that separate the US from the upper echelon of countries for rearing children – dominated by Scandinavian countries – are American policies that don’t require paid time off for working parents and the nation’s gun violence.
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