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Top 10 country rankings
67 ranked lists, one per measure — who leads the world, who trails it, and where the big countries land. Every list is computed from an official dataset: sources & methods.
Health
Top 10 countries by life expectancy1stMonaco86.5 yearsTop 10 countries by health coverage1stAustralia100%Top 10 countries with the lowest drug deaths1stBulgaria0.9 per 100kTop 10 countries with the lowest obesity1stVietnam2.5 % of adultsTop 10 countries with the lowest infant mortality1stSan Marino1.2 per 1k birthsTop 10 countries with the lowest suicide rate1stSaint Vincent and the Grenadines0.4 per 100kTop 10 countries by happiness1stFinland7.76 / 10Top 10 countries with the lowest alcohol consumption1stKuwait0 litres/adult/yr
Safety
Top 10 countries with the lowest homicide rate1stSingapore0.1 per 100kTop 10 countries with the lowest gun deaths1stSingapore0 per 100kTop 10 countries with the lowest prisoner population1stVatican City0 per 100kTop 10 countries with the lowest road deaths1stMonaco0 per 100kTop 10 countries with the lowest robbery rate1stVatican City0 per 100kTop 10 countries by police officers1stVatican City25,350 per 100k
Money & economy
Top 10 countries by human development index1stIceland0.972 scoreTop 10 countries by GDP per capita1stSingapore$163,354Top 10 countries by median income (after tax)1stLuxembourg$66,476Top 10 countries by population1stIndia1,463,865,525 peopleTop 10 countries by land area1stRussia17,098,242 km²Top 10 countries with the lowest cost of living1stNigeria13 US avg = 100Top 10 countries with the lowest income inequality1stSlovakia23.8 Gini (0–100)Top 10 countries by economic growth1stGuyana19.3 % per yearTop 10 countries by house price growth1stTürkiye26.7 % per yearTop 10 countries by tax on labor1stBelgium52.5 % of labor costTop 10 countries by top income tax rate1stJapan55.9%Top 10 countries with the lowest 2-bedroom rent1stNorth Macedonia531 $/monthTop 10 countries by income to join the top 1%1stLuxembourg1,252,561 $ (PPP)/yrTop 10 countries by income to join the top 10%1stLuxembourg485,452 $ (PPP)/yrTop 10 countries by median income (before tax)1stLuxembourg231,124 $ (PPP)/yrTop 10 countries by wealth to join the top 1%1stSwitzerland5,887,751 $ (PPP)Top 10 countries by wealth to join the top 10%1stIceland1,588,475 $ (PPP)Top 10 countries by median wealth1stLuxembourg237,575 $ (PPP)
Work
Top 10 countries by paid maternity leave1stBulgaria59 weeksTop 10 countries by statutory paid holiday1stUnited Kingdom28 daysTop 10 countries by minimum wage1stGermany$17.15Top 10 countries with the lowest unemployment1stQatar0.1%Top 10 countries by labor force participation1stQatar87 % of adultsTop 10 countries by average wages1stLuxembourg9,275 $/month (PPP)
Education
Top 10 countries by years in education1stMonaco21.7 yearsTop 10 countries by pupil performance1stSingapore575 scoreTop 10 countries by adult literacy1stFinland296 scoreTop 10 countries by adult numeracy1stFinland294 scoreTop 10 countries with the fewest adults with weak literacy1stJapan10.4 % of adultsTop 10 countries with the fewest adults with weak numeracy1stJapan9.9 % of adultsTop 10 countries by Nobel laureates1stSaint Lucia11.1 per millionTop 10 countries by college degrees1stUnited Arab Emirates52.7 % of adults 25+
Environment
Top 10 countries by environmental performance1stEstonia74.8 scoreTop 10 countries with the lowest CO₂ per person1stNauru0 t per personTop 10 countries by renewable energy1stDR Congo96.3%Top 10 countries with the cleanest air (PM2.5)1stMicronesia3.5 µg/m³Top 10 countries by forest coverage1stSuriname94.4 % of land
Society
Top 10 countries by foreign-born population1stVatican City100 % of populationTop 10 countries by median age1stVatican City58.7 yearsTop 10 countries by birth rate1stCentral African Republic46.2 per 1,000 peopleTop 10 countries by marriage rate1stKosovo9.8 per 1,000 peopleTop 10 countries by divorce rate1stMoldova4 per 1,000 peopleTop 10 countries by internet access1stBahrain100%Top 10 countries by fertility rate1stChad6.03 children/woman
Just for fun
Top 10 countries by chess grandmasters1stMonaco78.25 per 1M peopleTop 10 countries by World Heritage sites1stItaly62 sitesTop 10 countries by Big Mac price1stSwitzerland$9.04Top 10 countries by beer consumption1stBotswana167 l/person/yrTop 10 countries by coffee consumption1stMarshall Islands23.3 kg/person/yrTop 10 countries by wine consumption1stLuxembourg75.9 kg/person/yrTop 10 countries by chocolate consumption1stIvory Coast8.7 kg/person/yrTop 10 countries by passport power1stUnited Arab Emirates168 destinationsTop 10 countries by metal bands1stMonaco26.1 per 1M people