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Quality of Life Rankings

Ranked by Numbeo's quality-of-life index — a composite of purchasing power, safety, healthcare, cost of living, commute and pollution from resident surveys. Composites hide trade-offs by design; use the country profiles to see which ingredient drives each score.

Numbeo Quality of Life Index 2026 · 87 countries covered

Europe top 10Asia top 10South America top 10

Full ranking · 87 countries

#CountryIndex
1Netherlands213.6
2Denmark212.2
3Luxembourg211.9
4Oman207.6
5Switzerland206.2
6Finland204.5
7Austria199.8
8Germany196.3
9Iceland195.8
10Norway195.4
11Estonia190.7
12Australia189.6
13Sweden189.3
14New Zealand188.5
15United States186.0
16Spain185.8
17Japan185.6
18Qatar182.7
19Slovenia181.5
20Lithuania178.2
21Croatia176.6
22United Kingdom175.9
23United Arab Emirates175.5
24Czechia175.3
25Belgium175.2
26Canada172.0
27France169.8
28Portugal169.5
29Ireland167.7
30Israel167.7
31Latvia167.3
32Saudi Arabia165.3
33Kuwait162.7
34Cyprus159.6
35Slovakia158.6
36Singapore158.1
37Poland156.1
38Taiwan155.5
39Italy152.9
40South Africa150.9
41South Korea150.4
42Bulgaria148.3
43Hungary147.6
44Romania143.0
45Turkey142.1
46Greece140.8
47Uruguay139.1
48Bosnia and Herzegovina136.5
49Belarus135.7
50Malta135.3
51Malaysia135.2
52China134.8
53Ecuador128.7
54Serbia127.6
55Costa Rica127.4
56Georgia126.6
57Jordan125.6
58Mexico125.3
59North Macedonia124.2
60Argentina123.4
61India122.3
62Armenia121.9
63Panama120.4
64Brazil117.8
65Tunisia117.7
66Ukraine117.1
67Russia115.6
68Morocco114.1
69Azerbaijan111.1
70Chile109.8
71Kazakhstan107.5
72Thailand106.9
73Colombia105.9
74Albania105.6
75Kenya99.4
76Pakistan98.3
77Lebanon98.2
78Vietnam92.5
79Peru92.3
80Indonesia91.1
81Iran88.0
82Philippines87.1
83Egypt81.9
84Venezuela75.2
85Bangladesh73.3
86Sri Lanka61.0
87Nigeria0.0

Quality of Life Rankings — Europe

Top 10 of 39 ranked Europe countries; world rank in the left column.

#1Netherlands213.6
#2Denmark212.2
#3Luxembourg211.9
#5Switzerland206.2
#6Finland204.5
#7Austria199.8
#8Germany196.3
#9Iceland195.8
#10Norway195.4
#11Estonia190.7

Quality of Life Rankings — Asia

Top 10 of 27 ranked Asia countries; world rank in the left column.

#4Oman207.6
#17Japan185.6
#18Qatar182.7
#23United Arab Emirates175.5
#30Israel167.7
#32Saudi Arabia165.3
#33Kuwait162.7
#36Singapore158.1
#38Taiwan155.5
#41South Korea150.4

Quality of Life Rankings — South America

Top 10 of 8 ranked South America countries; world rank in the left column.

#47Uruguay139.1
#53Ecuador128.7
#60Argentina123.4
#64Brazil117.8
#70Chile109.8
#73Colombia105.9
#79Peru92.3
#84Venezuela75.2

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