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Curated ranking · 2026

Where are the best places to live?

The best countries to live in 2026, scored transparently on four real dimensions: life expectancy, safety (homicide rate), cost of living and climate comfort. Click any country for its full profile.

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#	Country	Life exp.	Safety (homicides/100k)	Cost (US=100)
1	Malaysia	76.8	0.7 Very safe	32
2	Hong Kong	85.4	0.4 Very safe	71
3	Spain	83.9	0.7 Very safe	64
4	Brunei	75.5	0.5 Very safe	35
5	Australia	83.1	0.9 Very safe	90
6	Portugal	82.4	0.7 Very safe	60
7	Indonesia	71.3	0.3 Very safe	29
8	Bahrain	81.4	0.2 Very safe	43
9	Egypt	71.8	1.3 Safe	15
10	India	72.2	2.8 Safe	23
11	Sri Lanka	77.7	3.3 Moderate	27
12	Bulgaria	75.8	1.1 Safe	23
13	Israel	83.2	1.6 Safe	101
14	Malta	83.0	0.6 Very safe	66
15	Vietnam	74.7	1.5 Safe	29
16	Mauritius	73.8	2.3 Safe	39
17	Albania	79.8	1.4 Safe	43
18	Kuwait	84.6	0.2 Very safe	57
19	South Korea	83.6	0.5 Very safe	57
20	Qatar	82.5	0.1 Very safe	56
21	Italy	84.0	0.6 Very safe	69
22	Algeria	76.5	1.2 Safe	33
23	Lebanon	77.9	2.2 Safe	38
24	Oman	80.2	0.1 Very safe	47
25	Macau	83.3	0.6 Very safe	78
26	Japan	84.0	0.2 Very safe	65
27	Monaco	86.5	3.1 Moderate	115
28	Montenegro	77.9	0.8 Very safe	42
29	Morocco	75.5	1.7 Safe	42
30	Bangladesh	74.9	2.3 Safe	25
31	United Arab Emirates	83.1	0.7 Very safe	63
32	Nepal	70.6	2.1 Safe	24
33	Iran	77.9	2.4 Safe	36
34	Cyprus	81.8	0.8 Very safe	65
35	Jordan	78.0	1 Safe	42
36	Gibraltar	83.6	3.2 Moderate	82
37	France	83.0	1.3 Safe	77
38	New Zealand	82.0	1.5 Safe	86
39	Switzerland	84.4	0.6 Very safe	112
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	78.0	1.2 Safe	40
41	China	78.0	0.5 Very safe	47
42	Greece	81.8	0.8 Very safe	60
43	Tunisia	76.7	4.7 Moderate	30
44	Singapore	83.3	0.1 Very safe	60
45	Saudi Arabia	79.0	0.9 Very safe	47
46	Rwanda	68.0	3.6 Moderate	27
47	Bermuda	82.5	6.2 Moderate	120
48	Sweden	84.1	1.1 Safe	87
49	Kosovo	78.2	1.9 Safe	41
50	Georgia	74.7	2 Safe	33
51	North Macedonia	76.6	1.5 Safe	37
52	Croatia	78.9	0.7 Very safe	53
53	Azerbaijan	74.6	2.2 Safe	28
54	Paraguay	74.0	6.8 Moderate	35
55	Philippines	69.9	4.3 Moderate	33
56	Armenia	78.3	2.2 Safe	38
57	Slovenia	82.3	0.6 Very safe	63
58	Tonga	73.1	0.9 Very safe	75
59	Turkey	77.4	3.2 Moderate	41
60	Denmark	82.3	0.8 Very safe	92
61	Tanzania	67.2	3.7 Moderate	29
62	Luxembourg	83.2	1.5 Safe	94
63	Suriname	73.8	6.5 Moderate	31
64	Bhutan	73.3	2.5 Safe	23
65	Netherlands	82.0	0.7 Very safe	84
66	Norway	83.2	0.7 Very safe	91
67	San Marino	85.8	3.6 Moderate	79
68	Romania	76.5	1.1 Safe	44
69	Belgium	82.3	1.1 Safe	81
70	Vanuatu	71.7	0.3 Very safe	90
71	Ukraine	74.7	3.8 Moderate	31
72	Andorra	84.2	2.6 Safe	68
73	Austria	82.0	0.9 Very safe	82
74	Argentina	77.5	4.5 Moderate	46
75	Senegal	68.9	0.3 Very safe	36
76	Chile	81.4	6.3 Moderate	48
77	Kazakhstan	74.5	2.6 Safe	33
78	Cape Verde	76.2	7 Moderate	48
79	Cuba	78.3	4.5 Moderate	42
80	Fiji	67.5	2.1 Safe	41
81	United Kingdom	81.4	1.1 Safe	89
82	Serbia	76.0	1.3 Safe	45
83	Finland	82.3	1 Safe	85
84	Tajikistan	71.9	0.9 Very safe	38
85	Ireland	83.0	0.7 Very safe	85
86	Germany	80.8	0.9 Very safe	80
87	Poland	78.4	0.8 Very safe	52
88	Canada	82.1	2 Safe	83
89	Hungary	76.7	0.7 Very safe	52
90	Kyrgyzstan	72.4	1.7 Safe	34
91	Thailand	76.6	4.8 Moderate	31
92	Belarus	74.4	2.4 Safe	42
93	Czech Republic	80.0	0.8 Very safe	59
94	Peru	77.9	8.6 Higher risk	52
95	Uzbekistan	72.5	1.4 Safe	29
96	Bolivia	68.7	4.4 Moderate	40
97	Maldives	81.3	0.6 Very safe	51
98	Zambia	66.5	5.2 Moderate	30
99	Slovakia	78.4	1.1 Safe	58
100	Liechtenstein	84.2	5.1 Moderate	110
101	Panama	79.8	11.7 Higher risk	45
102	United States	78.9	5.8 Moderate	100
103	El Salvador	72.3	7.9 Moderate	41
104	Turkmenistan	70.2	1 Safe	40
105	Ghana	65.7	1.8 Safe	38
106	Venezuela	72.7	12.6 Higher risk	0
107	Cambodia	70.8	1.8 Safe	34
108	Iceland	82.8	1.3 Safe	118
109	Estonia	79.3	1.5 Safe	66
110	Isle of Man	81.1	1.2 Safe	80
111	Dominican Republic	73.9	10.9 Higher risk	38
112	Mozambique	63.8	3.6 Moderate	37
113	Russia	73.4	6.8 Moderate	32
114	Kenya	63.8	4.9 Moderate	34
115	Cayman Islands	80.5	4.4 Moderate	113
116	Mauritania	68.7	1 Safe	44
117	Moldova	71.3	2.5 Safe	43
118	Pakistan	67.8	4.3 Moderate	24
119	Malawi	67.6	1.8 Safe	40
120	Seychelles	76.3	8 Higher risk	54
121	Lithuania	77.2	2.6 Safe	58
122	Samoa	71.8	6.3 Moderate	63
123	Latvia	76.4	2.5 Safe	57
124	Aruba	76.5	1.9 Safe	75
125	Myanmar	67.1	2.6 Safe	40
126	Barbados	76.3	7.4 Moderate	110
127	Mongolia	72.4	5.9 Moderate	34
128	Guinea-Bissau	64.3	1.1 Safe	42
129	British Virgin Islands	77.4	8.2 Higher risk	100
130	Afghanistan	66.3	4 Moderate	38
131	Uruguay	78.3	11.2 Higher risk	66
132	Timor-Leste	67.9	4.1 Moderate	46
133	Angola	64.8	4.1 Moderate	35
134	Iraq	72.4	9.5 Higher risk	38
135	Botswana	69.3	11.4 Higher risk	38
136	Nicaragua	75.1	11.3 Higher risk	34
137	Costa Rica	81.0	17.7 Higher risk	59
138	Sudan	66.5	5.1 Moderate	42
139	Antigua and Barbuda	77.8	10.7 Higher risk	69
140	Burkina Faso	61.3	1.3 Safe	42
141	Uganda	68.5	9 Higher risk	35
142	Benin	61.0	1.1 Safe	45
143	Sierra Leone	62.0	2.2 Safe	44
144	Namibia	67.5	11.2 Higher risk	41
145	Ethiopia	67.6	8.5 Higher risk	37
146	Puerto Rico	81.9	14.6 Higher risk	84
147	Liberia	62.3	3.1 Moderate	45
148	Burundi	63.8	5.6 Moderate	40
149	Brazil	76.0	19.3 Higher risk	46
150	Grenada	75.4	13.7 Higher risk	57
151	Palau	69.4	11.2 Higher risk	85
152	Niger	61.4	4.4 Moderate	42
153	Cameroon	64.0	6.8 Moderate	44
154	Colombia	77.9	24.9 Higher risk	38
155	Zimbabwe	63.1	6.8 Moderate	45
156	Guyana	70.3	19.1 Higher risk	33
157	Papua New Guinea	66.3	9.3 Higher risk	58
158	Guatemala	72.7	23.4 Higher risk	43
159	Eswatini	64.3	12.5 Higher risk	42
160	Eritrea	68.9	15.6 Higher risk	45
161	Curaçao	77.0	16.9 Higher risk	70
162	Mexico	75.3	24.9 Higher risk	54
163	Nigeria	54.6	15.7 Higher risk	13
164	Dominica	71.3	27.1 Higher risk	48
165	Honduras	73.0	31.4 Higher risk	46
166	South Sudan	57.7	14 Higher risk	48
167	Belize	73.7	28.1 Higher risk	53
168	Central African Republic	57.7	20.1 Higher risk	45
169	Bahamas	74.7	32.2 Higher risk	96
170	Ecuador	77.6	45.7 Higher risk	42
171	Trinidad and Tobago	73.6	40.4 Higher risk	51
172	Saint Lucia	72.8	39 Higher risk	51
173	South Africa	66.3	43.7 Higher risk	42
174	Lesotho	57.8	38.2 Higher risk	42
175	Jamaica	71.6	49.4 Higher risk	55
176	St Kitts and Nevis	72.3	64.2 Higher risk	69
177	Turks and Caicos	78.2	76.3 Higher risk	99

Life expectancy (Kaggle), safety = intentional homicide rate per 100k (World Bank / UNODC), cost of living (World Bank ICP), climate (Open-Meteo). Ranking blends all four; it is a guide, not a definitive index.

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