The 2026 Rankings
Economic Sustainability
Does the financial math work long-term? Combines cost of living, tax burden, banking access, and currency stability.
59 Countries Ranked
6.3 Average Score
7.5 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 Portugal Europe 7.5 2 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 7.5 3 Bulgaria Europe 7.2 4 Panama Americas 7.0 5 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 7.0 6 Ecuador Americas 6.9 7 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.9 8 dominica Other 6.9 9 st-kitts Other 6.8 10 grenada Other 6.8 11 Qatar Middle East & Africa 6.7 12 Romania Europe 6.7 13 Spain Europe 6.7 14 antigua Other 6.7 15 Montenegro Europe 6.7 16 Cyprus Europe 6.6 17 Albania Europe 6.6 18 Dominican Republic Americas 6.6 19 armenia Other 6.6 20 Estonia Europe 6.6 21 Serbia Europe 6.6 22 Andorra Europe 6.6 23 Mexico Americas 6.5 24 Latvia Europe 6.5 25 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 26 Lithuania Europe 6.5 27 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.5 28 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.4 29 Malta Europe 6.4 30 Thailand Asia-Pacific 6.4 31 Hungary Europe 6.3 32 Croatia Europe 6.3 33 Czechia Europe 6.3 34 Greece Europe 6.2 35 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.2 36 slovenia Other 6.1 37 Uruguay Americas 6.1 38 Italy Europe 6.1 39 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 6.1 40 Colombia Americas 6.0 41 Germany Europe 6.0 42 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.0 43 Costa Rica Americas 6.0 44 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.9 45 Brazil Americas 5.9 46 Switzerland Europe 5.9 47 Chile Americas 5.8 48 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.8 49 Netherlands Europe 5.8 50 Austria Europe 5.7 51 Ireland Europe 5.7 52 Turkey Middle East & Africa 5.6 53 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.6 54 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.5 55 Australia Asia-Pacific 5.5 56 France Europe 5.5 57 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.4 58 United Kingdom Europe 5.4 59 Argentina Americas 5.1