Colombo: Sri Lanka has made it to the top 20 list of the Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 by Condé Nast Traveller.
The island nation is ranked 17 in the list of 20 best countries to visit in the world, the Daily Mirror reported on Friday.
Sri Lanka received a score of 88.01 and is ranked between Sweden (16) and Israel (18).
Last year, Sri Lanka was ranked as the fifth most favourite country by the Conde Nast Traveller.
However, Sri Lanka has still been ranked above popular tourist destinations such as Turkey, Australia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The top three countries to visit according to the 2022 edition of the Readers’ Choice Awards are Portugal with a score of 91.22, Japan (91.17) and Thailand (90.46).