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30. Hungary - Hungary was named a great location for female expats in 2017, but it still has a gender wage gap of 9.36%.

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29. Latvia - With a population that is 54.07% women, Latvia has the highest female percentage of any country on this list. However, only 19.55% of the ministerial positions in the country are held by women, which is low for this list.

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28. Greece - Greek women have less of a gender gap than any other OECD country.

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27. South Korea - The level of surveillance in South Korea is pretty high, which makes it a safe country for women and solo travelers.

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26. Croatia - Croatia is generally safe, and is highly rated for its safety index.

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25. Portugal - In addition to being elected the Best European Destination in 2017 and 2018, it also comes in at number 25 when it comes down to life quality for women.

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24. Lithuania - Lithuania is one of the cheapest countries in Europe and offers mostly free education.

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23. Italy - Despite making this list, female unemployment is still a big issue in the country of wine and art.

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22. Czech Republic - Men and women are nearly equal when it comes down to social support in Czech Republic, but women are still disadvantaged in terms of earnings and employment.

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21. Slovak Republic - The Slovak Republic has a low homicide rate, but are below the OECD employment average. In 2017, 71% of men had a paid job, in comparison to just 58% of women.

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20. Belgium - Belgium has a gender pay gap of 3.70%, which is substantial progress in comparison to other European countries.

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19. United Kingdom - Despite its high placement on this list, the gender wage gap in the UK is still shockingly high, with a difference of 17.90%.

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18. New Zealand - The literacy rate of females aged fifteen and above is an impressive 9.52 out of 10.

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17. Spain - Spain scores 9.39 out of 10 for their health system and women's health, but unemployment continues to be an issue.

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16. Netherlands - According to the OECD Better Life Index of 2018, the Netherlands is the most livable country in the world.

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15. France - In terms of health system, France is in the top three, right after Norway and Malta.

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14. Switzerland - Switzerland is among the top ten countries with a high quality of living in general, scoring 9.29 out of 10 for education.

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13. Singapore - The country has the highest percentage of female graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs in higher education.

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12. Australia - According to the gender pay statistics, Australian women are paid 14.1% less than men. The average full-time male worker earns AUD$1695.60 per week. That is AUD$239.80 more than women.

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11. Germany - 2019 marks 100 years since woman gained the right to vote in Germany.

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10. Estonia - Estonia has the highest number of female entrepreneurs and the highest percentage of higher-educated women.

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9. Austria - Austria not only has beautiful landscapes, but also has a low crime rate.

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8. Slovenia - The country has been named the greenest country in the world in 2016 and has a good quality of life. It also has a high score in terms of women's health (8.82).

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7. Ireland - Ireland doesn't tax women's sanitary products.

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6. Denmark - Denmark scored a 9.44 out of 10 for their education system.

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5. Iceland - The majority (62.50%) of professional athletes in the Olympics from this country are female.

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4. Finland - With a population of 5,511,303, of which 50.72% are women, the country comes in at fourth place for the best countries for women to live in.

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3. Canada - Canada is the first country to have ended the taxes on menstrual products.

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2. Sweden - Sweden lost its first place spot, but it still has the highest percentage of ministerial positions held by women on this list (49.96%).

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1. Norway -

Due to its strong equality and high standard of living, the study has suggested that Norway is the best country for women to live in.

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