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Methodology

How the 2026 Best Countries Were Ranked

The rankings project is based on how global perceptions define countries in terms of a number of qualitative characteristics - impressions that have the potential to drive trade, travel and investment, and can directly affect national economies. The 2025 analysis covers perceptions of 85 nations.

Rankings

David J. Reibstein, Ph.D.

The William S. Woodside Professor and

Professor of Marketing

Office

The Wharton School

University of Pennsylvania

3730 Walnut Street, 743 JMHH

Philadelphia, PA  19104

contact

Email: reibstein@wharton.upenn.edu
Telephone: 215-898-6643
Fax: 215-573-2129

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