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Ranked: 2025’s Best Countries to Live and Work

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March 15, 2025

Bruno Venditti

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Ranked: 2025’s Best Countries to Live and Work In

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Key Takeaways

Switzerland ranks 1st, driven by high earning potential, career growth, and economic mobility. The country is also home to seven of the world’s top 250 universities.
In second, Singapore’s economy has consistently been ranked as the most open in the world. The country also offers a progressive education system and a vibrant urban environment.

Top Migration Destinations

The Henley Opportunity Index measures how higher education, combined with investment-based residence or citizenship, helps preserve and grow wealth across generations.

Country	Score	Earning potential	Career Advancement	Employment Prospects	Premium Education	Economic Mobility	High Livability
Switzerland	84	100	81	85	73	92	75
Singapore	79	100	61	99	58	92	64
USA	78	89	75	85	77	75	66
Australia	76	69	66	77	80	92	74
Canada	73	66	74	80	73	75	73
UK	70	62	58	71	89	76	65
UAE	67	78	51	84	65	66	56
New Zealand	65	61	54	60	55	92	67
Austria	65	58	56	69	50	92	68
Italy	64	53	61	65	52	93	59
Hong Kong	61	85	52	81	52	50	47
Latvia	60	73	59	48	38	90	53
Malta	59	44	62	58	40	92	56
Hungary	58	71	43	49	43	91	52
Greece	56	48	44	59	43	92	53
Portugal	56	41	50	52	44	92	59

In third place, the U.S. offers the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, providing a streamlined path to permanent residency. Additionally, former President Trump recently proposed a “gold card” visa to attract wealthy investors by granting residency, work rights, and a pathway to citizenship in exchange for a $5 million investment.

Australia follows, boosted by its recently launched National Innovation Visa. One of the top destinations for immigrants over the last decade, Canada ranks fifth. However, the country is currently reviewing its immigration policies amid concerns over the affordability crisis in cities like Vancouver and Toronto.

The UK secures sixth place with its Innovator Founder Visa, which requires individuals to establish a scalable business in the country. In seventh place, the United Arab Emirates offers the Golden Residence visa, requiring a minimum investment of $550,000.

Methodology

The index ranks the top 46 migration destinations based on six parameters—earning potential, career advancement, employment prospects, education, economic mobility, and livability—each scored out of 100. Data was collected between January and February 2025.