I lived overseas for a great while, so some of this is first hand observation. I hold the equivalent of a US green card in a foreign country and worked extensiv

I lived overseas for a great while, so some of this is first hand observation. I hold the equivalent of a US green card in a foreign country and worked extensively through Asia followed then by Europe. Roads without potholes : Germany, Japan https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or-are-they/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or... (after a more detailed read, this article doesn't support my point, but it's still interesting. And the roads in Germany were nice when I drove on them.) Trains running on time : Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea (I heard horror stories about the UK system, but it worked well enough for me when I've gone there) http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late-heres-why-1547844128 http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late... Countries by literacy rate : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_... (You have to go down to Syria to for the equivalent US literacy rate. We don't report our figures, but a quick Google search puts it about 86%) Beloved national Health systems: Canada, France, even the UK's NHS http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us-great-britain-canada.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us... http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/ http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-aroun... Hope this helps~