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Top Performing Countries 2025

These countries consistently rank highest across rule of law, business environment, infrastructure, healthcare, and livability factors based on real user experiences and data.

Rank	Country	Rule of Law	Business	Infrastructure	Healthcare	Total Score
1	🇸🇬 Singapore Asia • 5.5M people	92	95	88	85	79
2	🇯🇵 Japan Asia • 125.8M people	80	85	88	92	81
3	🇳🇱 Netherlands Europe • 17.4M people	87	88	90	85	78
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland Europe • 8.7M people	95	88	92	90	78
5	🇩🇪 Germany Europe • 83.2M people	82	78	85	90	77
6	🇦🇹 Austria Europe • 9.0M people	82	80	85	88	77

Key Performance Metrics

Rule of Law: Legal system reliability, corruption levels, property rights protection
Business Environment: Ease of doing business, regulatory efficiency, entrepreneurship support
Infrastructure: Transportation, utilities, digital connectivity, urban planning
Healthcare: System quality, accessibility, outcomes, medical innovation
Cost of Living: Housing, food, transportation, and general affordability

Individual Country Pages

Singapore Country Review - Top business environment and infrastructure
Japan Country Review - Excellent healthcare and infrastructure
Netherlands Country Review - Balanced high performance across all metrics
Switzerland Country Review - Leading rule of law and healthcare
Germany Country Review - Strong infrastructure and healthcare systems
Canada Country Review - High livability and healthcare quality
United States Country Review - Strong business environment
Australia Country Review - Good rule of law and healthcare
United Kingdom Country Review - Strong business environment
France Country Review - Excellent healthcare system

About Our Rankings

BestCountries.org provides reality-based country performance rankings based on authentic user experiences and comprehensive data analysis. Our community of expats, digital nomads, and locals rate countries across five critical factors that matter most for quality of life and functional living.

How We Rank Countries

User Experience Data: Real ratings from people who have lived in or extensively visited these countries
Objective Metrics: Data from reliable sources on governance, business climate, infrastructure quality, and healthcare outcomes
Community Voting: Democratic upvote/downvote system based on firsthand experience
Continuous Updates: Rankings update in real-time as new data and user experiences are added