The book ranks 61 national and regional economies according to 312 criteria that measure how the nations create and maintain conditions favourable to business.
In order for Denmark to climb higher the survey suggests the country has to lower its tax levels, working hours have to be longer and more foreign investment is required.
While Singapore takes an impressive third in the list, another southeast Asian country is ranked in the lower scale and all the very bottom we find Venezuela, immediately preceded by Indonesia, Croatia, Poland and Romania.
