Country rankings
Most Beautiful Countries in the World
Greece ranks 1st on US News Most Scenic in 2025, followed by New Zealand (2nd) and Italy (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Iran ranks last (89th).
Culture107 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Feb 13, 2025Original page
8 sources
- These Are the Most Beautiful Countries - US News
- The most beautiful countries in the world – as voted by you - RoughGuides
- 15 of the World's Most Naturally Beautiful Countries - Travel+Leisure
- The best countries in the world 2021 - Conde Nast Traveler 2021
- The 40 Most Beautiful Countries in the World - Conde Nast Traveler 2019
- The Most Beautiful Countries in the World - Ranker
- 10 Of The Most Beautiful Countries In The World - TravelEarth
- These are the 15 most beautiful countries of the world - BusinessToday
Year 202589 of 235 countries
US News Most Scenic, 2025
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 89 countries; rank 1 is the best.
Data
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107 countries · # = rank by US News Most Scenic
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | No | Yes | — |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 5th | Yes | Yes | — |
| 3 |  Italy | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Yes | Yes | 6th |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 4th | 4th | 6th | 9th | Yes | Yes | 2nd |
| 5 |  Spain | 5th | — | 19th | 6th | No | Yes | 3rd |
| 6 |  Thailand | 6th | — | 12th | — | No | Yes | 9th |
| 7 |  Norway | 7th | 6th | 9th | 8th | No | Yes | — |
| 8 |  Iceland | 8th | 12th | 5th | 12th | Yes | Yes | — |
| 9 |  Australia | 9th | 7th | 11th | 11th | No | Yes | — |
| 10 |  Austria | 10th | — | 20th | 17th | No | — | — |
| 11 |  Ireland | 11th | — | 50th | 4th | No | — | — |
| 12 |  Brazil | 12th | — | 10th | — | No | Yes | 4th |
| 13 |  Portugal | 13th | 18th | 32nd | 7th | No | Yes | — |
| 14 |  Sweden | 14th | — | 45th | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |  Turkey | 15th | — | 33rd | 10th | No | Yes | — |
| 16 |  Egypt | 16th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 |  Finland | 17th | — | 37th | — | No | — | — |
| 18 |  Canada | 18th | 3rd | 8th | — | No | Yes | 1st |
| 19 |  Mexico | 19th | — | 38th | — | No | Yes | — |
| 20 |  France | 20th | 5th | 29th | 19th | Yes | Yes | 8th |
| 21 |  Netherlands | 21st | — | 27th | — | No | — | — |
| 22 |  Peru | 22nd | — | 34th | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| 23 |  Japan | 23rd | 20th | 3rd | 1st | Yes | Yes | — |
| 24 |  Costa Rica | 24th | 15th | 21st | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| 25 |  Denmark | 25th | — | 24th | — | No | — | — |
| 26 |  Argentina | 26th | 13th | 26th | — | No | Yes | — |
| 27 |  Indonesia | 27th | 17th | — | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| 28 |  Croatia | 28th | 14th | 22nd | 13th | No | Yes | — |
| 29 |  South Africa | 29th | 9th | 39th | 16th | Yes | Yes | 7th |
| 30 |  Morocco | 30th | — | — | — | No | — | — |
| 31 |  Chile | 31st | 11th | 28th | — | No | Yes | — |
| 32 |  Malaysia | 32nd | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 33 |  Singapore | 33rd | — | 36th | — | — | — | — |
| 34 |  Philippines | 34th | — | 14th | — | No | Yes | — |
| 35 |  Cyprus | 35th | — | — | — | No | — | — |
| 36 |  Vietnam | 36th | — | 47th | — | — | Yes | — |
| 37 |  Sri Lanka | 37th | — | — | 18th | No | Yes | — |
| 38 |  Dominican Republic | 38th | — | — | — | No | — | — |
| 39 |  Colombia | 39th | — | — | — | No | Yes | — |
| 40 |  Luxembourg | 40th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 |  Hungary | 41st | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 |  Romania | 42nd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 |  Poland | 43rd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 |  India | 44th | 16th | — | — | No | Yes | — |
| 44 |  Panama | 44th | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 46 |  United Kingdom | 45th | 5th | 48th | 15th | Yes | Yes | — |
| 47 |  China | 46th | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 48 |  Belgium | 47th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 |  Kenya | 49th | — | — | — | No | Yes | — |
| 50 |  Germany | 50th | — | 41st | 14th | — | — | — |
| 51 |  United States | 51st | 10th | — | — | Yes | Yes | 5th |
| 52 |  Ecuador | 52nd | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 53 |  Czechia | 53rd | — | 40th | — | — | — | — |
| 54 |  Bulgaria | 54th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 |  Slovenia | 55th | 19th | 13th | — | No | — | — |
| 56 |  Uruguay | 56th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 |  Cambodia | 57th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 |  Tunisia | 58th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 |  Guatemala | 59th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 |  United Arab Emirates | 60th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 |  El Salvador | 61st | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 |  Estonia | 62nd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 63 |  Jordan | 63rd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 64 |  Slovakia | 64th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65 |  Lithuania | 65th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 |  Russia | 66th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 67 |  Honduras | 67th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 68 |  Azerbaijan | 68th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 69 |  Qatar | 69th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 70 |  South Korea | 70th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 71 |  Zimbabwe | 71st | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 72 |  Serbia | 72nd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 73 |  Lebanon | 73rd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 74 |  Latvia | 74th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 75 |  Kazakhstan | 75th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76 |  Myanmar | 76th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 |  Uzbekistan | 77th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 78 |  Cameroon | 78th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 79 |  Oman | 79th | — | — | — | No | — | — |
| 80 |  Algeria | 80th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 |  Ghana | 81st | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 |  Belarus | 82nd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 |  Saudi Arabia | 83rd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 |  Bahrain | 84th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 |  Bangladesh | 85th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 |  Ukraine | 86th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 |  Israel | 87th | — | — | — | No | — | — |
| 88 |  Kuwait | 88th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 |  Iran | 89th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Tanzania | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| — |  Madagascar | — | — | 25th | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Nepal | — | — | 23rd | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| — |  Venezuela | — | — | — | — | No | Yes | — |
| — |  Bolivia | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| — |  Namibia | — | — | — | — | No | Yes | — |
| — |  Mauritius | — | — | 18th | — | No | — | — |
| — |  Fiji | — | — | 15th | — | No | — | 10th |
| — |  Montenegro | — | — | 44th | — | No | — | — |
| — |  Maldives | — | — | 4th | — | Yes | — | — |
| — |  Bahamas | — | — | 31st | — | — | — | — |
| — |  French Polynesia | — | — | 16th | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Barbados | — | — | 30th | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Saint Lucia | — | — | 46th | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Seychelles | — | — | 42nd | — | No | — | — |
| — |  Aruba | — | — | 35th | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Faroe Islands | — | — | 43rd | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Greenland | — | — | 49th | — | — | — | — |
What correlates with US News Most Scenic (2025)?
Pearson r against 1,748 other country metrics sharing at least 54 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 US News Most Scenic tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
- Friendliness Rank US NewsFriendliest CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.89 · very strong · n = 88
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- Kid-Friendliness Ranking (US News)Most Kid-Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.82 · very strong · n = 87
- US News Best Weather RankBest Weather by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.77 · very strong · n = 89
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Opposite directions
Places that rank better on US News Most Scenic tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country ranks first on US News Most Scenic?
- Greece ranks first on US News Most Scenic in 2025, at 1st, followed by New Zealand (2nd) and Italy (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
- Which country ranks last on US News Most Scenic?
- Iran ranks last of the 89 countries with data in 2025, at 89th.
- Where does this most beautiful countries in the world data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: These Are the Most Beautiful Countries - US News; The most beautiful countries in the world – as voted by you - RoughGuides; 15 of the World's Most Naturally Beautiful Countries - Travel+Leisure; The best countries in the world 2021 - Conde Nast Traveler 2021.