And the best country to migrate is...

The US-based analytics and ranking organisation 'US News and World Report' has released a new ranking of the countries which are best for migration. India stands at number 72. And the best country is....

Group of migrants disembark from a train at the Swedish end of the bridge between Sweden and Denmark in Malmo, Sweden Source: (Stig Ake Jonsson/TT via AP)

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

The report says, "Sweden, a strong social welfare state that has long been considered a haven for migrants, ranks No. 1. Canada is No. 2, while Switzerland, Australia and Germany round out the top five."

"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.

A young Syrian refugee is held by her father as they arrive at the Welcome Centre at Toronto's Pearson Airport Source: CP

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.

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