The 2026 Rankings
Local Bonds
Strength of neighborhood ties, multigenerational households, social trust among locals.
63 Countries Ranked
5.9 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 Mexico Americas 10.0 2 Colombia Americas 9.5 3 Dominican Republic Americas 9.0 4 Philippines Asia-Pacific 9.0 5 Brazil Americas 9.0 6 Argentina Americas 8.5 7 Ecuador Americas 8.0 8 Georgia Middle East & Africa 8.0 9 Spain Europe 7.5 10 Greece Europe 7.5 11 Ireland Europe 7.5 12 Costa Rica Americas 7.5 13 Turkey Middle East & Africa 7.5 14 Serbia Europe 7.5 15 armenia Other 7.5 16 Albania Europe 7.5 17 Italy Europe 7.0 18 grenada Other 7.0 19 dominica Other 7.0 20 South Africa Middle East & Africa 7.0 21 Portugal Europe 6.5 22 Cyprus Europe 6.5 23 us Other 6.5 24 Croatia Europe 6.5 25 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.5 26 Romania Europe 6.5 27 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 28 st-kitts Other 6.5 29 antigua Other 6.5 30 Montenegro Europe 6.5 31 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.5 32 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 6.0 33 Bulgaria Europe 6.0 34 Australia Asia-Pacific 6.0 35 Panama Americas 5.5 36 United Kingdom Europe 5.5 37 Chile Americas 5.5 38 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 5.5 39 Thailand Asia-Pacific 5.0 40 Uruguay Americas 5.0 41 Netherlands Europe 5.0 42 Canada Americas 5.0 43 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 5.0 44 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.0 45 Germany Europe 4.5 46 Singapore Asia-Pacific 4.5 47 Malta Europe 4.5 48 Andorra Europe 4.5 49 France Europe 4.5 50 Hungary Europe 4.5 51 Czechia Europe 4.5 52 slovenia Other 4.5 53 russia Other 4.0 54 china Other 4.0 55 Switzerland Europe 4.0 56 Austria Europe 4.0 57 Lithuania Europe 4.0 58 Estonia Europe 3.5 59 Japan Asia-Pacific 3.5 60 Latvia Europe 3.5 61 South Korea Asia-Pacific 3.5 62 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 2.0 63 Qatar Middle East & Africa 1.5