Country 100

2026 Edition

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Rank Name Continent Research Sustainability Openness International Integration Global Standing Demographics and Investment Academic Integrity Overall Score
83 Algeria Africa 35.4 42.6 47.4 24.4 16.3 68.8 83.9 40.6
66 Argentina Americas 40.9 45.6 45.4 34.5 43.4 48.1 92.9 47.6
6 Australia Oceania 94.9 84.1 64.7 89.5 94.7 55.7 100.0 87.2
21 Austria Europe 69.0 61.5 80.8 80.8 79.9 86.9 100.0 77.7
97 Azerbaijan Asia 22.4 10.9 37.1 26.4 25.4 59.3 94.9 34.9
78 Bahrain Asia 36.8 24.6 26.0 56.1 38.2 56.9 91.0 44.1
51 Bangladesh Asia 65.6 68.0 49.3 40.5 45.7 37.9 93.2 58.1
11 Belgium Europe 79.6 70.6 78.2 83.6 86.2 81.2 100.0 82.7
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 27.8 36.5 46.7 27.9 11.7 62.8 100.0 37.8
92 Botswana Africa 35.5 32.1 31.8 41.5 16.4 36.8 95.2 37.6
42 Brazil Americas 54.3 69.7 73.7 13.9 75.7 66.9 81.2 62.3
68 Brunei Darussalam Asia 41.0 39.7 23.3 40.2 46.3 60.9 92.5 47.3
83 Bulgaria Europe 28.0 44.2 43.9 27.3 27.4 65.0 90.9 40.6
98 Cameroon Africa 33.9 47.4 42.0 26.7 9.5 37.3 76.2 34.8
5 Canada Americas 89.4 80.6 77.3 84.0 94.8 75.2 100.0 87.8
45 Chile Americas 53.6 57.7 54.2 58.7 64.8 56.4 96.3 61.2
19 China Asia 91.5 83.4 75.4 17.6 97.1 46.5 83.8 79.3
60 Colombia Americas 43.8 55.4 57.8 27.4 51.8 48.9 99.5 52.4
95 Costa Rica Americas 24.7 34.1 27.7 35.5 19.7 48.1 100.0 35.4
59 Croatia Europe 50.7 52.6 62.8 31.1 30.2 72.9 100.0 53.5
38 Cyprus Asia 66.9 50.9 59.4 74.9 55.6 69.5 97.8 66.8
40 Czechia Europe 57.1 53.6 79.7 67.1 60.5 52.9 99.3 64.4
16 Denmark Europe 77.3 66.0 76.4 61.8 87.3 90.3 100.0 80.8
77 Ecuador Americas 33.7 45.6 40.6 24.3 32.7 67.9 98.9 44.2
41 Egypt Africa 69.7 75.7 55.1 46.5 56.4 50.7 76.8 63.0
48 Estonia Europe 53.1 49.3 57.6 57.0 54.6 73.3 98.0 60.4
71 Ethiopia Africa 55.1 69.0 50.6 22.9 22.5 41.6 60.0 45.6
18 Finland Europe 76.2 66.3 80.1 75.5 83.3 82.8 100.0 80.3
15 France Europe 81.1 68.4 80.3 73.5 88.2 66.6 100.0 81.4
7 Germany Europe 88.9 72.3 82.6 74.1 93.8 78.6 95.1 86.5
63 Ghana Africa 55.3 57.3 45.2 38.7 32.3 45.1 94.9 51.4
30 Greece Europe 68.3 76.4 71.3 50.6 59.8 74.5 97.5 69.6
9 Hong Kong Asia 89.1 69.7 72.7 96.3 93.4 57.1 100.0 85.4
44 Hungary Europe 55.6 48.1 73.2 47.6 56.9 68.2 95.0 61.6
53 Iceland Europe 47.4 48.5 57.8 56.0 45.8 77.9 100.0 57.2
31 India Asia 77.4 79.1 67.5 8.4 75.5 59.8 81.1 69.2
54 Indonesia Asia 56.0 69.0 59.1 4.5 57.6 50.5 90.6 56.3
34 Iran Asia 73.4 86.7 56.4 28.9 65.3 60.0 90.1 67.8
89 Iraq Asia 41.9 59.0 45.6 14.6 34.9 5.2 61.7 38.2
22 Ireland Europe 77.5 63.0 76.9 74.2 82.7 48.7 100.0 76.6
29 Israel Asia 67.3 64.5 72.4 45.7 72.6 68.3 100.0 70.3
10 Italy Europe 88.3 91.9 81.2 59.0 85.3 67.5 90.6 83.1
27 Japan Asia 66.9 78.9 81.1 35.8 89.1 57.2 83.4 71.8
47 Jordan Asia 64.3 57.7 44.9 61.0 57.1 49.0 83.7 60.6
74 Kazakhstan Asia 32.2 30.5 48.3 37.5 50.2 56.2 80.0 44.9
85 Kenya Africa 37.6 52.6 49.8 18.3 18.7 35.1 100.0 40.5
65 Kuwait Asia 48.7 40.9 62.2 47.2 39.7 26.1 94.4 49.9
73 Latvia Europe 33.0 33.0 45.1 48.6 32.5 68.4 94.2 45.0
43 Lebanon Asia 61.5 52.5 40.3 74.1 55.0 61.0 100.0 62.2
55 Lithuania Europe 55.6 42.0 43.8 40.2 45.0 70.0 100.0 56.0
62 Luxembourg Europe 47.1 29.3 58.7 58.4 54.3 55.3 60.0 51.5
39 Macao Asia 64.7 43.9 36.4 85.8 64.3 80.8 88.9 66.1
96 Malawi Africa 33.0 49.8 29.4 50.6 4.1 24.8 100.0 35.3
23 Malaysia Asia 72.0 71.4 69.3 63.0 80.9 59.9 97.4 74.1
67 Malta Europe 42.5 21.2 37.7 51.0 32.7 75.2 91.4 47.4
52 Mexico Americas 49.1 57.0 57.8 25.5 64.4 61.3 98.0 57.8
72 Morocco Africa 48.0 64.0 45.9 19.3 33.8 43.5 69.0 45.4
90 Nepal Asia 31.6 53.4 41.4 27.9 17.2 36.7 97.4 38.0
2 Netherlands Europe 91.7 80.5 84.1 86.1 90.8 83.6 100.0 89.6
23 New Zealand Oceania 70.5 63.9 64.1 75.5 75.2 74.3 100.0 74.1
79 Nigeria Africa 49.2 62.6 51.6 16.2 33.8 2.5 87.1 43.8
99 North Macedonia Europe 24.9 29.7 27.1 44.5 11.0 53.7 100.0 34.6
17 Norway Europe 77.6 81.3 83.1 67.8 78.3 83.9 100.0 80.6
56 Oman Asia 54.4 43.2 36.9 56.2 50.4 62.3 88.0 55.4
37 Pakistan Asia 76.9 76.4 54.7 53.6 60.6 47.3 80.9 67.0
74 Palestine Asia 45.8 48.8 30.0 35.4 24.3 47.3 100.0 44.9
80 Peru Americas 35.2 39.2 43.4 14.5 34.2 58.5 94.7 42.7
70 Philippines Asia 38.9 57.8 43.0 15.5 41.2 54.4 95.8 46.5
35 Poland Europe 68.4 69.8 73.5 36.3 63.5 69.3 89.9 67.7
26 Portugal Europe 69.5 68.1 71.7 68.7 70.4 72.9 97.3 72.9
81 Puerto Rico Americas 31.9 42.0 29.4 53.5 11.8 83.4 100.0 42.0
33 Qatar Asia 60.1 67.0 72.6 78.5 71.8 42.5 100.0 67.9
58 Romania Europe 49.5 63.3 58.4 27.6 43.5 61.5 97.0 54.4
56 Russia Europe 46.6 57.5 61.9 28.4 70.9 61.3 63.0 55.4
93 Rwanda Africa 33.8 33.4 29.0 52.6 9.2 38.9 100.0 37.0
20 Saudi Arabia Asia 84.1 75.4 65.2 82.5 80.0 76.7 75.7 79.1
100 Senegal Africa 22.9 48.3 28.0 39.0 5.4 51.8 100.0 33.6
64 Serbia Europe 48.8 50.7 52.4 36.1 30.0 66.6 89.9 50.4
13 Singapore Asia 84.1 61.9 57.9 91.0 95.2 59.7 100.0 81.8
60 Slovakia Europe 45.2 41.4 67.9 47.7 31.8 67.3 100.0 52.4
49 Slovenia Europe 53.6 45.3 72.2 53.1 45.9 76.8 100.0 60.2
28 South Africa Africa 77.7 78.2 62.5 48.8 72.8 39.9 99.9 71.4
13 South Korea Asia 84.0 83.7 80.5 46.3 88.5 71.2 99.6 81.8
12 Spain Europe 84.0 80.3 81.9 62.2 81.3 76.3 99.4 82.0
87 Sri Lanka Asia 34.0 47.7 39.1 14.9 25.0 41.7 100.0 39.5
4 Sweden Europe 88.3 85.3 84.9 81.2 89.0 84.2 100.0 88.1
8 Switzerland Europe 82.5 69.2 83.0 85.9 96.5 78.3 100.0 86.0
35 Taiwan Asia 74.3 77.9 71.6 37.3 76.5 7.8 99.6 67.7
88 Tanzania Africa 38.5 53.5 36.0 28.0 14.5 35.4 99.5 39.4
46 Thailand Asia 59.0 67.2 57.6 37.2 59.6 54.5 93.9 60.8
69 Tunisia Africa 41.8 55.7 40.6 44.9 32.2 47.6 93.6 46.7
32 Türkiye Asia 71.9 64.1 64.0 29.8 66.5 71.6 96.6 68.6
76 Uganda Africa 43.3 56.7 41.0 47.8 31.4 15.0 95.6 44.4
86 Ukraine Europe 33.4 38.0 54.7 20.3 33.7 75.1 45.8 40.3
25 United Arab Emirates Asia 76.3 58.2 63.1 87.3 71.4 57.5 96.3 73.7
1 United Kingdom Europe 95.2 81.2 83.6 93.5 99.4 81.6 100.0 92.9
3 United States Americas 89.0 88.4 81.2 60.4 99.7 79.8 99.6 88.2
82 Uruguay Americas 27.7 33.9 31.7 52.5 20.2 75.7 98.1 40.9
50 Viet Nam Asia 58.7 57.5 62.9 38.4 50.1 51.2 99.4 59.0
94 Zimbabwe Africa 34.1 35.0 25.1 37.3 13.7 41.4 100.0 36.7