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Cyprus ranks 1st on Where Next Climate Rank, followed by Malta (2nd) and Greece (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Kuwait ranks last (95th).

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 95 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Data

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108 countries · # = rank by Where Next Climate Rank
#
1Cyprus1st8811th
2Malta2nd87—
3Greece3rd861st
4Mauritius4th86—
5Portugal5th832nd
6Croatia6th8218th
7Mexico7th828th
8Spain8th804th
9Morocco9th8017th
10Tunisia10th8028th
11Israel11th7855th
12Albania12th78—
13Turkey13th7810th
14South Africa14th7815th
15Kenya15th7862nd
16Australia16th7712th
17Italy17th763rd
18Montenegro18th76—
19Peru19th7630th
20Rwanda20th76—
21Uruguay21st7432nd
22Costa Rica22nd747th
23Trinidad and Tobago23rd73—
24Ecuador24th7331st
25Chile25th7223rd
26Jamaica26th72—
27New Zealand27th715th
28United States28th7034th
29Guatemala29th7045th
30France30th6822nd
31Argentina31st689th
32Georgia32nd68—
33Japan33rd6640th
34Bulgaria34th6636th
35North Macedonia35th66—
36Slovenia36th6549th
37China37th6573rd
38Colombia38th6524th
39Serbia39th6465th
40South Korea40th6353rd
41Romania41st6342nd
42Bosnia and Herzegovina42nd63—
43Jordan43rd6364th
44Austria44th6225th
45Taiwan45th62—
46Hungary46th6235th
47Vietnam47th6250th
48Thailand48th6213th
49Brazil49th626th
50Fiji50th62—
51Netherlands51st6129th
52Ireland52nd6044th
53Hong Kong53rd60—
54Slovakia54th6066th
55Malaysia55th6021st
56Moldova56th60—
57Canada57th5941st
58Belgium58th5943rd
59Czechia59th5956th
60Switzerland60th5826th
61Germany61st5858th
62United Kingdom62nd5868th
63Panama63rd5819th
64Dominican Republic64th5814th
65Sri Lanka65th5846th
66Nepal66th58—
67Luxembourg67th5751st
68Poland68th5752nd
69Denmark69th5637th
70Indonesia70th5527th
71Sweden71st5248th
72Lithuania72nd5277th
73Philippines73rd5220th
74Cambodia74th5270th
75Estonia75th5175th
76Latvia76th5174th
77Egypt77th5039th
78Ghana78th5060th
79Finland79th4959th
80Singapore80th4816th
81Norway81st4854th
82Laos82nd48—
83Nigeria83rd48—
84Myanmar84th4872nd
85India85th4578th
86Papua New Guinea86th45—
87Oman87th4479th
88United Arab Emirates88th4276th
89Iceland89th4057th
90Bangladesh90th4088th
91Bahrain91st3881st
92Mongolia92nd36—
93Qatar93rd3563rd
94Saudi Arabia94th3584th
95Kuwait95th3280th
—Russia——89th
—Iran——85th
—Algeria——61st
—Ukraine——82nd
—Uzbekistan——83rd
—Cameroon——69th
—Kazakhstan——87th
—Zimbabwe——71st
—Honduras——38th
—Azerbaijan——67th
—Belarus——86th
—El Salvador——33rd
—Lebanon——47th

What correlates with Where Next Climate Rank?

Pearson r against 1,728 other country metrics sharing at least 57 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Where Next Climate Rank tend to score higher on these

  1. Police per 100k PopulationPolice Spending by Country
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 79
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  2. Adventure ScoreBest Countries
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 76
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  3. Heritage ScoreBest Countries
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 76
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  4. Unemployment Rate - ILOUnemployment by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 88
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  5. Anxiety Cases OverallAnxiety Rates by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 94
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  6. Anxiety Cases Lower LimitAnxiety Rates by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 94
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Where Next Climate Rank tend to score lower on these

  1. G6PD DeficiencyBirth Defect Rates by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 64
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  2. % of Population at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 59
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  3. % of Population at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 70
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  4. ObjectiveLists Conservative Country ScoreMost Conservative Countries
    r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 88
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  5. Gross National Savings Rate (% of GDP)Gross National Savings Rate by Country
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 88
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  6. Basic Infrastructure ScoreInfrastructure by Country
    r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 63
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Where Next Climate Rank?
Cyprus ranks first on Where Next Climate Rank, at 1st, followed by Malta (2nd) and Greece (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Where Next Climate Rank?
Kuwait ranks last of the 95 countries with data, at 95th.
Where does this best weather by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nuku‘alofa - Weather Spark; These Countries Have the Most Pleasant Climates - US News; List of cities by sunshine duration - Wiki; Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Climatemps.