I think some context should be added on how hard it is to move to those countries though.
Sweden typically only has around 100k-150k immigrate per year.
Denmark had a record high immigration in 2022 of 121k people.
Norway typically has around 48k immigrate each year with 2023 being a big year at 53k.
New Zealand also had a record immigration year in 2023, 195k people which was up 220%.
The US has 1-3 million immigrants per year.
The USA has a total population of 331 million and ~50.6 million are immigrants (15% of the population).
Sweden has a total population of 10.4 million and ~2.15 million are immigrants (20% of the population).
Denmark has a total population of 5.8 million and ~650k are immigrants (11% of the population).
Norway has a total population of 5.4 million and ~720k are immigrants (13% of the population).
New Zealand has a total population of 5.1 million and ~1.4 million are immigrants (27.5% of the population).
If you’re wanting to look at immigration from the USA here’s how many Americans live in each of those countries.
Sweden - 22k
Denmark - 9.6k
Norway - 10.2k
New Zealand - 27.6k
Those may be some of the best places to live in the world, but there are more immigrants from other places living in the USA than the total combined population of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and New Zealand. If they’d open up the doors I’m sure a lot of American’s would love to move, but until then it seems like a case of pulling the ladder up behind them or cutting the rope bridge after crossing.
I think some context should be added on how hard it is to move to those countries though.
If you’re wanting to look at immigration from the USA here’s how many Americans live in each of those countries.
Those may be some of the best places to live in the world, but there are more immigrants from other places living in the USA than the total combined population of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and New Zealand. If they’d open up the doors I’m sure a lot of American’s would love to move, but until then it seems like a case of pulling the ladder up behind them or cutting the rope bridge after crossing.