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Czechia Now Ranks Among the World's 10 Best Countries to Live In
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Czechia has placed ninth among 192 countries in the 2026 Rumavi Global Relocation Index, which assesses destinations based on factors including safety, healthcare, taxation, living costs and opportunities for people considering a move abroad.
The country scored 69.9 points in the overall ranking, putting it just outside the top five but ahead of Malta and several larger European economies. Estonia took first place with 72.8 points, followed by Singapore, Malaysia, Portugal and Taiwan.
Czechia performed particularly well in the ranking for families, where it placed third worldwide. The index also gave the country strong scores for safety, property rights and climate risk.
Within Europe, Czechia ranked fourth overall. Estonia, Portugal and Lithuania were the only European countries placed higher in the general ranking.
The results are based on the Rumavi Global Relocation Index 2026, a privately produced ranking designed for people considering relocation as well as investors. Rumavi evaluates 192 countries using 24 indicators grouped into four areas: finance and taxes, livability and health, safety and stability, and settling and opportunity.
Czechia scores particularly well for families
The index uses different weightings for different types of people considering a move. For families, safety, education, cost of living and healthcare carry greater weight than tax considerations.
Czechia’s overall result is less impressive for other groups. It ranked 20th among countries assessed for retirees and 25th for digital nomads.
The index also evaluates destinations for entrepreneurs and people primarily interested in tax efficiency, although the rankings can vary significantly depending on the category.
What the index measures
Rumavi says its ranking is intended to measure the practical conditions faced by someone moving to another country rather than simply assessing tourism or passport access.
The 24 indicators cover issues such as affordability, income tax, foreign-income taxation, banking, healthcare, housing, air quality, climate, digital infrastructure, education, business opportunities, language, visa access, property rights and startup ecosystems.
Each indicator is converted to a score between zero and 100, with higher scores representing more favorable conditions for someone relocating. The same data is then weighted differently for six groups: general applicants, retirees, digital nomads, families, entrepreneurs and people seeking tax advantages.
For the general ranking, the most heavily weighted indicators include street safety, foreign-income taxation, cost of living and climate comfort.
Rumavi’s methodology draws on sources including the World Bank, World Health Organization, OECD, World Justice Project, UNODC and other international datasets. Some indicators, including visa access, property rights for non-citizens and aspects of taxation, are classified as Rumavi assessments rather than direct institutional data.
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