The 2026 Rankings
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63 Countries Ranked
5.1 Average Score
10.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
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The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 Ireland Europe 10.0 2 United Kingdom Europe 9.0 3 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.5 4 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.5 5 Singapore Asia-Pacific 8.0 6 Malta Europe 8.0 7 Netherlands Europe 7.5 8 us Other 7.5 9 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 7.0 10 Estonia Europe 6.5 11 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 12 Qatar Middle East & Africa 6.5 13 Cyprus Europe 6.0 14 Canada Americas 6.0 15 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.0 16 South Africa Middle East & Africa 6.0 17 Mexico Americas 5.5 18 Switzerland Europe 5.5 19 st-kitts Other 5.5 20 grenada Other 5.5 21 dominica Other 5.5 22 antigua Other 5.5 23 Lithuania Europe 5.5 24 armenia Other 5.5 25 Portugal Europe 5.0 26 Germany Europe 5.0 27 Austria Europe 5.0 28 Colombia Americas 5.0 29 Ecuador Americas 5.0 30 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 5.0 31 Czechia Europe 5.0 32 Latvia Europe 5.0 33 slovenia Other 5.0 34 Albania Europe 5.0 35 Uruguay Americas 4.5 36 Dominican Republic Americas 4.5 37 France Europe 4.5 38 Croatia Europe 4.5 39 Hungary Europe 4.5 40 Chile Americas 4.5 41 Argentina Americas 4.5 42 Romania Europe 4.5 43 Bulgaria Europe 4.5 44 Serbia Europe 4.5 45 Montenegro Europe 4.5 46 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 4.5 47 Spain Europe 4.0 48 Andorra Europe 4.0 49 Costa Rica Americas 4.0 50 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.0 51 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.0 52 Brazil Americas 4.0 53 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 4.0 54 Italy Europe 3.5 55 Greece Europe 3.5 56 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 3.5 57 Thailand Asia-Pacific 3.0 58 Panama Americas 3.0 59 russia Other 3.0 60 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 3.0 61 Japan Asia-Pacific 3.0 62 china Other 2.5 63 South Korea Asia-Pacific 1.0