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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

Algeria.png

Algeria

Argentina.png

Argentina

Australia.png

Australia

Austria.png

Austria

Azerbaijan.png

Azerbaijan

Bahrain.png

Bahrain

Bangladesh.png

Bangladesh

Belarus.png

Belarus

Belgium.png

Belgium

Brazil.png

Brazil

Bulgaria.png

Bulgaria

Cambodia.png

Cambodia

Cameroon.png

Cameroon

Canada.png

Canada

Colombia.png

Colombia

Costa Rica.png

Costa Rica

Croatia.png

Croatia

Cyprus.png

Cyprus

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Czech Republic

Denmark.png

Denmark

Dominican Republic.png

Dominican Republic

Ecuador.png

Ecuador

Estonia.png

Estonia

Finland.png

Finland

France.png

France

Germany.png

Germany

Greece.png

Greece

Guatemala.png

Guatemala

Hungary.png

Hungary

Iceland.png

Iceland

Indonesia.png

Indonesia

Ireland.png

Ireland

Israel.png

Israel

Jordan.png

Jordan

Kazakhstan.png

Kazakhstan

Kuwait.png

Kuwait

Latvia.png

Latvia

Lebanon.png

Lebanon

Lithuania.png

Lithuania

Luxembourg.png

Luxembourg

Malaysia.png

Malaysia

Mexico.png

Mexico

Morocco.png

Morocco

Netherlands.png

Netherlands

New Zealand.png

New Zealand

Norway.png

Norway

Panama.png

Panama

Philippines.png

Philippines

Poland.png

Poland

Portugal.png

Portugal

Romania.png

Romania

Russia.png

Russia

Saudi Arabia.png

Saudi Arabia

Serbia.png

Serbia

Singapore.png

Singapore

Slovakia.png

Slovakia

Slovenia.png

Slovenia

South Africa.png

South Africa

South Korea.png

South Korea

Sri Lanka.png

Sri Lanka

Sweden.png

Sweden

Switzerland.png

Switzerland

Thailand.png

Thailand

Tunisia.png

Tunisia

Turkey.png

Türkiye

Ukraine.png

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates.png

U.A.E.

United Kingdom.png

United Kingdom

Uruguay.png

Uruguay

USA.png

U.S.A.

Uzbekistan.png

Uzbekistan

Vietnam.png

Vietnam

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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