The 2026 Rankings
Infrastructure
Public transit, walkability, internet, power reliability. Scores reflect major expat destinations within each country.
63 Countries Ranked
6.9 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 63 Countries
1 South Korea Asia-Pacific 10.0 2 Singapore Asia-Pacific 9.5 3 Switzerland Europe 9.5 4 Japan Asia-Pacific 9.5 5 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.0 6 Netherlands Europe 9.0 7 Spain Europe 8.5 8 France Europe 8.5 9 Austria Europe 8.5 10 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 8.5 11 Qatar Middle East & Africa 8.5 12 Portugal Europe 8.0 13 Germany Europe 8.0 14 United Kingdom Europe 8.0 15 Canada Americas 8.0 16 Estonia Europe 8.0 17 Czechia Europe 8.0 18 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.0 19 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.0 20 Andorra Europe 7.5 21 Ireland Europe 7.5 22 us Other 7.5 23 china Other 7.5 24 Hungary Europe 7.5 25 Chile Americas 7.5 26 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.5 27 Lithuania Europe 7.5 28 slovenia Other 7.5 29 Thailand Asia-Pacific 7.0 30 Uruguay Americas 7.0 31 Italy Europe 7.0 32 Croatia Europe 7.0 33 Romania Europe 7.0 34 Latvia Europe 7.0 35 Greece Europe 6.5 36 Cyprus Europe 6.5 37 Malta Europe 6.5 38 russia Other 6.5 39 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.5 40 Bulgaria Europe 6.5 41 Mexico Americas 6.0 42 Panama Americas 6.0 43 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 6.0 44 Serbia Europe 6.0 45 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.0 46 Costa Rica Americas 5.5 47 Colombia Americas 5.5 48 Argentina Americas 5.5 49 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.5 50 Brazil Americas 5.5 51 Georgia Middle East & Africa 5.5 52 Montenegro Europe 5.5 53 armenia Other 5.5 54 Albania Europe 5.5 55 st-kitts Other 5.0 56 antigua Other 5.0 57 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.0 58 Dominican Republic Americas 4.5 59 Ecuador Americas 4.5 60 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.5 61 grenada Other 4.5 62 dominica Other 4.0 63 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 4.0