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