Sourced country comparisons

Country rankings

Explore one question at a time: national income, health, population and land. Every table uses a stored source snapshot and links to country guides. The 2026 edition reports observation years separately; it is not an overall recommendation of where to live.

Economy & living

Geography

Population

How these rankings are built

World Bank World Development Indicators and Eurostat provide the underlying observations. Country tables are rendered with the page, rather than fetched in the browser. Each indicator must cover at least 70% of the relevant population and include at least 10 countries. Missing observations are excluded, never filled with guesses.

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