The 2026 Rankings
Infrastructure
Public transit, walkability, internet, power reliability. Scores reflect major expat destinations within each country.
59 Countries Ranked
7.3 Average Score
10.0 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 Singapore Asia-Pacific 10.0 2 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.5 3 Switzerland Europe 9.5 4 Japan Asia-Pacific 9.5 5 Qatar Middle East & Africa 9.5 6 Germany Europe 9.0 7 Netherlands Europe 9.0 8 Estonia Europe 9.0 9 South Korea Asia-Pacific 9.0 10 France Europe 8.5 11 Austria Europe 8.5 12 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 8.5 13 Spain Europe 8.0 14 United Kingdom Europe 8.0 15 Czechia Europe 8.0 16 slovenia Other 8.0 17 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.0 18 Portugal Europe 7.5 19 Thailand Asia-Pacific 7.5 20 Panama Americas 7.5 21 Italy Europe 7.5 22 Cyprus Europe 7.5 23 Malta Europe 7.5 24 Andorra Europe 7.5 25 Ireland Europe 7.5 26 Chile Americas 7.5 27 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.5 28 Latvia Europe 7.5 29 Lithuania Europe 7.5 30 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 7.5 31 Mexico Americas 7.0 32 Uruguay Americas 7.0 33 Greece Europe 7.0 34 Croatia Europe 7.0 35 Hungary Europe 7.0 36 Costa Rica Americas 7.0 37 Colombia Americas 7.0 38 Turkey Middle East & Africa 7.0 39 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 7.0 40 Dominican Republic Americas 6.5 41 Argentina Americas 6.5 42 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 6.5 43 Brazil Americas 6.5 44 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.5 45 Romania Europe 6.5 46 Bulgaria Europe 6.5 47 Serbia Europe 6.5 48 antigua Other 6.5 49 Montenegro Europe 6.5 50 Ecuador Americas 6.0 51 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 6.0 52 st-kitts Other 6.0 53 grenada Other 6.0 54 armenia Other 6.0 55 Albania Europe 6.0 56 Philippines Asia-Pacific 5.5 57 dominica Other 5.5 58 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.5 59 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 5.0