The Global Relocation Index looks at metrics including general affordability, street safety, air quality and climate comfort. A newly released ranking of the best places to relocate to in 2026 has put Estonia in first place.
Estonia ranked first globally in the Rumavi Global Relocation Index thanks in particular to its banking infrastructure, business opportunities and property rights for non-citizens.
Released annually at the end of Q2, the index scores 192 countries across 24 metrics, grouped into four categories: financial and tax, livability and health, safety and stability, and settling and opportunity.
The index makes use of several data sources as well as expert assessments. In each metric, a country is rated out of 100. Estonia was rated 99 out of 100 for its currency and banking, 96 for business opportunities, 82 for housing affordability, 86 for green spaces and 77 for street safety.
Its poorest metric was climate comfort, with 20 out of 100 due to its cold, dark winters.
The best countries to relocate to in Europe
Five European countries made the global top 10. After Estonia, the next highest-ranked European country was Portugal, which came in fourth overall. Fellow Baltic state Lithuania ranked sixth, while Czechia and Malta rounded out the European countries in the top 10, placing ninth and tenth respectively.
The best countries and territories to relocate to globally
- Estonia
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Portugal
- Taiwan
- Lithuania
- Hong Kong
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Czechia
- Malta
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