These are the best countries to move to around the world

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 25, 2026 · 670 words · By Dianne Apen-Sadler

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What to know about Quality of Life Comparison

Whether you’re moving as a family or looking to improve your cost of living balance, here’s where you should be heading.

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What happened

Whether you’re moving as a family or looking to improve your cost of living balance, here’s where you should be heading.

Why it matters

There are plenty of reasons to move abroad, from job prospects and joining your other half to simply wanting to live somewhere with better weather.

Common ground

If you need a bit of guidance when deciding where to go, we have good news, as Remitly’s Immigration Index 2026 is out now.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In Europe, Norway ranked the highest for cost of living balance, coming in fourth, followed closely by Denmark in fifth?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/25/these-are-the-worlds-best-countries-t…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In Europe, Norway ranked the highest for cost of living balance, coming in fourth, followed closely by Denmark in fifth.”

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Claim 2: “Other countries in the top 10 include Bangladesh (second), the US (third), Oman (sixth), Pakistan (seventh), and Nepal (10th).”

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Claim 3: “Saudi Arabia came out top [for cost of living balance]”

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Claim 4: “Luxembourg came out eighth, with Ireland in ninth place [for cost of living balance].”

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Claim 5: “Australia ranked fourth”

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The provided evidence does not explicitly confirm Australia's rank as fourth in the 2026 index.

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web search NEUTRAL — Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [N 6] It has a land area of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Australia is the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Its capital city is Canberra, and it…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Australia

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 16, 2024 · Physical map of Australia showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Australia.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/australia

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Claim 6: “The top 10 countries to move to: Switzerland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Australia, Germany, Ireland, US, Denmark, Norway, Spain”

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While the top 5 (including Germany at 5th) are partially corroborated, the full list of 10 is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rounding out the top five is Germany, which Remitly called a “dependable choice for immigrants seeking opportunity within Europe’s largest economy, supported by strong worker protections and long-term…
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/25/these-are-the-wor…

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web search NEUTRAL — The recently published 2025 Immigration Index by Remitly has placed Iceland as the number one country for individuals looking to enhance their quality of life, safety, and career prospects.
https://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/immigration-inde…

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web search NEUTRAL — Remitly's Immigration Index 2026. Remitly, a digital financial services provider, has compiled its second ranking of the best countries to move to.Top 10 countries for internationals in 2026. In all, …
https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/germany-name…

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Claim 7: “Iceland was ranked number two having taken pole position last year.”

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Evidence confirms Iceland was the number one country in the 2025 Immigration Index. The 2026 results place Switzerland at the top, corroborating the shift in position.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa requirements for Argentine citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Argentina. As of 2026, Argentina citizens had visa-free or visa …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Argentin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa requirements for Chilean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Chile entering with a Chilean passport. As of 2026, Chilean citize…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chilean_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States. As of 2026, holders of a United…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_United_S…

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Claim 8: “Aside from Spain, only three other European countries made it into the top 10 in this category: The UK in eighth, Iceland in ninth, and Croatia in 10th.”

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No evidence was found regarding the specific European countries in the top 10 of the family-friendly category.

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Claim 9: “Third place went to Luxembourg”

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The provided evidence does not explicitly list Luxembourg as third in the 2026 index; the Wikipedia results provided are about general economy/visa info and not the index rankings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greece is a developed country with a mixed economy. The Greek economy is the 50th-largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and 54th-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It is the 16th-larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Greece

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Claim 10: “Rounding out the top five is Germany”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Germany ranked fifth in Remitly's Immigration Index 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Immigration to Germany, including both the territory of modern Germany and its numerous predecessor states, has been a significant part of the country’s history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Germany

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web search NEUTRAL — May 23, 2026. The world’s best countries to move to as an international have been revealed, and Germany has made it into the top 10, praised for its "robust" infrastructure. Remitly's Immigration Inde…
https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/germany-name…

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web search NEUTRAL — Emigration is the opposite of immigration and is included here to help distinguish between the two terms. Countries with the Highest Numbers of Immigrants. Based on the latest available data for 2024,…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/immigrati…

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Claim 11: “In this year’s ranking, Switzerland came out on top overall, having placed second in 2025.”

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One source explicitly states Switzerland was ranked as the best country to move to overall in 2026, and another source confirms Iceland was number one in 2025, which aligns with Switzerland having been second (or at least not first) in 2025.

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Claim 12: “Remitly’s Immigration Index 2026 is out now.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the release of Remitly's Immigration Index 2026, specifically mentioning it as a study from the digital financial services provider Remitly.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Filipino Americans (Filipino: Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos in North America were first documented in the 16th century and other small settlements beginning i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_Americans

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Claim 13: “The rest of the top 10 was rounded out by China (second), the US (third), Sri Lanka (fourth), the UAE (fifth), Australia (sixth) and Bangladesh (seventh).”

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Claim 14: “Looking at family-friendly metrics... Spain is in first place.”

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No evidence was found regarding family-friendly metrics or Spain's ranking in that specific category.

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Claim 15: “The index evaluates 82 countries across 34 metrics”

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While the existence of the index is confirmed, the specific metrics (82 countries, 34 metrics) are not mentioned in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The demographics of Filipino Americans describe a heterogeneous group of people in the United States who trace their ancestry to the Philippines. As of the 2020 census, there were 4.4 million Filipino…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Filipino_Ameri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India has a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India

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