The 2026 Rankings
Economic Sustainability
Does the financial math work long-term? Combines cost of living, tax friendliness, banking access, currency stability, housing, crypto posture, and incentives.
63 Countries Ranked
5.9 Average Score
7.8 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 Georgia Middle East & Africa 7.8 2 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.7 3 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 7.6 4 Panama Americas 7.2 5 Thailand Asia-Pacific 7.0 6 Bulgaria Europe 6.9 7 Ecuador Americas 6.8 8 Cyprus Europe 6.7 9 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 6.6 10 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.6 11 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.6 12 armenia Other 6.5 13 Montenegro Europe 6.5 14 Malta Europe 6.4 15 antigua Other 6.4 16 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.4 17 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 6.4 18 st-kitts Other 6.4 19 Andorra Europe 6.3 20 Qatar Middle East & Africa 6.3 21 Greece Europe 6.3 22 Costa Rica Americas 6.3 23 Uruguay Americas 6.2 24 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.2 25 Dominican Republic Americas 6.1 26 Portugal Europe 6.1 27 Czechia Europe 6.0 28 Croatia Europe 6.0 29 Switzerland Europe 5.9 30 grenada Other 5.9 31 Estonia Europe 5.9 32 Romania Europe 5.9 33 Albania Europe 5.8 34 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 5.8 35 Serbia Europe 5.8 36 Lithuania Europe 5.8 37 Spain Europe 5.8 38 Italy Europe 5.7 39 Latvia Europe 5.7 40 Hungary Europe 5.7 41 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.7 42 Colombia Americas 5.6 43 Chile Americas 5.6 44 Brazil Americas 5.5 45 dominica Other 5.5 46 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.4 47 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.3 48 Mexico Americas 5.3 49 United Kingdom Europe 5.3 50 Netherlands Europe 5.2 51 Australia Asia-Pacific 5.2 52 Germany Europe 5.1 53 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.1 54 us Other 5.0 55 slovenia Other 5.0 56 Canada Americas 5.0 57 Austria Europe 5.0 58 France Europe 4.9 59 Ireland Europe 4.9 60 russia Other 4.7 61 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.7 62 china Other 4.6 63 Argentina Americas 4.1