Ranked: The Healthiest (and Unhealthiest) Countries in the World, 2025
A newly released global health index indicates that countries’ health varies significantly, as evaluated through ten specific measures. These criteria encompass healthy life expectancy, blood pressure levels, blood glucose (a key indicator of diabetes risk), obesity rates, prevalence of depression, overall happiness, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, levels of physical inactivity, and government expenditure on healthcare.
The index computed a ratio to determine each country’s proximity to the optimal health score. Notably, the country with the lowest score is the Central African Republic, with a rating of 46.23, while Taiwan boasts the highest score at 97.59. Countries that lacked sufficient data across more than one measure were excluded, resulting in a comprehensive index that features 197 countries and accounts for over 95 percent of the global population.
Not surprisingly, Taiwan has emerged as the healthiest country in the world, showcasing an impressive commitment to well-being. On the flip side, some war-torn nations in sub-Saharan Africa find themselves at the bottom of the health rankings, grappling with significant challenges. Interestingly, even picturesque destinations like St. Lucia and Barbados, often seen as tropical paradises, have received low health scores. This is largely attributed to poor dietary habits and a lack of physical activity. It’s a reminder that paradise isn’t always synonymous with health!
Global Health Index: The Healthiest (and Unhealthiest) Countries in the World, 2025
| Rank | Country | Region | Population | Global Health Index 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | Eastern Asia | 23,220,670 | 97.59 |
| 2 | Singapore | Southeastern Asia | 5,700,000 | 97.43 |
| 3 | Israel | West Asia | 7,420,000 | 97.1 |
| 4 | Japan | Eastern Asia | 126,540,000 | 97.07 |
| 5 | Switzerland | Western Europe | 8,680,980 | 97.06 |
| 6 | Norway | Northern Europe | 5,367,580 | 95.88 |
| 7 | Sweden | Northern Europe | 10,379,295 | 95.41 |
| 8 | South Korea | Eastern Asia | 48,180,000 | 95.34 |
| 9 | Andorra | Southern Europe | 80,740 | 95.21 |
| 10 | Iceland | Northern Europe | 364,134 | 95.08 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | Western Europe | 510,000 | 94.83 |
| 12 | Netherlands | Western Europe | 17,424,978 | 93.84 |
| 13 | Finland | Northern Europe | 5,548,000 | 93.4 |
| 14 | Germany | Central Europe | 82,300,000 | 92.36 |
| 15 | Denmark | Northern Europe | 5,822,863 | 92.3 |
| 16 | Belgium | Western Europe | 10,710,530 | 91.88 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | Eastern Asia | 7,053,947 | 91.81 |
| 18 | France | Western Europe | 65,250,000 | 91.72 |
| 19 | Austria | Central Europe | 8,935,800 | 91.36 |
| 20 | New Zealand | Australasia | 4,699,755 | 91.28 |
| 21 | Italy | Southern Europe | 60,550,000 | 91.1 |
| 22 | Spain | Southern Europe | 46,080,000 | 90.85 |
| 23 | Malta | Southern Europe | 420,264 | 90.66 |
| 24 | Czech Republic | Central Europe | 10,524,167 | 90.46 |
| 25 | Costa Rica | Central America | 5,044,197 | 90.29 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | West Asia | 7,510,000 | 90.12 |
| 27 | Kuwait | West Asia | 2,740,000 | 90.07 |
| 28 | Slovenia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 2,030,000 | 90.02 |
| 29 | Greece | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 11,360,000 | 89.92 |
| 30 | Ireland | Western Europe | 5,145,255 | 89.83 |
| 31 | Croatia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 3,871,833 | 88.88 |
| 32 | Australia | Australasia | 25,422,800 | 88.56 |
| 33 | Bahrain | West Asia | 1,260,000 | 88.02 |
| 34 | Portugal | Southern Europe | 10,343,066 | 87.73 |
| 35 | Slovakia | Central Europe | 5,449,270 | 87.55 |
| 36 | United Kingdom | Western Europe | 66,796,121 | 87.34 |
| 37 | Cyprus | West Asia | 1,100,000 | 86.98 |
| 38 | Hungary | Central Europe | 9,980,000 | 86.85 |
| 39 | Estonia | Northern Europe | 1,331,824 | 86.72 |
| 40 | Canada | North America | 40,297,761 | 86.49 |
| 41 | Qatar | West Asia | 1,760,000 | 86.4 |
| 42 | Macao (SAR China) | Eastern Asia | 540,560 | 85.86 |
| 43 | Chile | South America | 18,549,457 | 85.2 |
| 44 | Latvia | Northern Europe | 1,893,223 | 85.17 |
| 45 | Lithuania | Northern Europe | 3,320,000 | 84.96 |
| 46 | North Macedonia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 1,836,713 | 84.95 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | West Asia | 27,450,000 | 84.78 |
| 48 | Poland | Central Europe | 38,280,000 | 84.29 |
| 49 | Brunei | Southeastern Asia | 408,540 | 84.28 |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | Central Europe | 40,000 | 84.26 |
| 51 | Monaco | Western Europe | 40,000 | 84 |
| 52 | Russia | Eastern Europe | 142,960,000 | 83.59 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 6,519,789 | 83.31 |
| 54 | Moldova | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 3,570,000 | 83.3 |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | Central Asia | 16,030,460 | 82.76 |
| 56 | Uruguay | South America | 3,370,000 | 82.72 |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | West Asia | 9,191,720 | 82.67 |
| 58 | Argentina | South America | 47,327,407 | 81.97 |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 3,824,782 | 81.77 |
| 60 | Oman | West Asia | 2,780,000 | 81.54 |
| 61 | United States | North America | 339,996,564 | 81.49 |
| 62 | Romania | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 19,053,815 | 81.22 |
| 63 | Jamaica | Caribbean | 2,740,000 | 81.21 |
| 64 | Thailand | Southeastern Asia | 69,120,000 | 80.8 |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | 1,340,000 | 80.72 |
| 66 | Jordan | West Asia | 6,190,000 | 80.7 |
| 67 | Turkey | West Asia | 72,750,000 | 80.34 |
| 68 | Tunisia | Northern Africa | 10,480,000 | 79.96 |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | Caribbean | 170,000 | 79.95 |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean | 110,000 | 79.91 |
| 71 | India | Southern Asia | 1,210,854,977 | 79.12 |
| 72 | Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 90,000 | 78.77 |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | Central Asia | 5,040,000 | 78.31 |
| 74 | Algeria | Northern Africa | 43,851,044 | 78.28 |
| 75 | Malaysia | Southeastern Asia | 33,200,000 | 77.73 |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | 90,000 | 77.11 |
| 77 | Brazil | South America | 216,422,446 | 76.95 |
| 78 | Panama | Central America | 3,520,000 | 76.75 |
| 79 | Belarus | Eastern Europe | 9,611,750 | 76.68 |
| 80 | Grenada | Caribbean | 100,000 | 76.31 |
| 81 | Ukraine | Eastern Europe | 45,450,000 | 75.15 |
| 82 | Suriname | South America | 520,000 | 74.85 |
| 83 | Tajikistan | Central Asia | 6,880,000 | 74.79 |
| 84 | China | Eastern Asia | 1,341,340,000 | 74.57 |
| 85 | Armenia | West Asia | 3,091,245 | 74.17 |
| 86 | Fiji | Melanesia | 860,820 | 74.14 |
| 87 | Dominica | Caribbean | 70,000 | 74.02 |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean | 50,000 | 73.55 |
| 89 | Cuba | Caribbean | 10,985,974 | 73.04 |
| 90 | Nicaragua | Central America | 6,359,689 | 71.89 |
| 91 | Albania | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 2,800,138 | 71.84 |
| 92 | Serbia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 7,770,000 | 71.33 |
| 93 | Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 1,300,000 | 71.02 |
| 94 | Paraguay | South America | 6,450,000 | 70.81 |
| 95 | Lebanon | West Asia | 4,230,000 | 70.79 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | 5,333,440 | 70.23 |
| 97 | Guyana | South America | 850,000 | 70.2 |
| 98 | Mexico | North America | 129,875,529 | 69.85 |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | Caribbean | 10,790,744 | 69.77 |
| 100 | Colombia | South America | 50,290,000 | 69.38 |
| 101 | Georgia | Eastern Europe | 4,350,225 | 69.37 |
| 102 | El Salvador | Central America | 6,602,370 | 69.33 |
| 103 | Belize | Central America | 310,000 | 69.26 |
| 104 | Cambodia | Southeastern Asia | 14,143,680 | 69.12 |
| 105 | Vietnam | Southeastern Asia | 94,700,000 | 69.05 |
| 106 | Morocco | Northern Africa | 31,950,000 | 69 |
| 107 | Ecuador | South America | 17,483,326 | 68.88 |
| 108 | Venezuela | South America | 30,518,260 | 68.86 |
| 109 | Indonesia | Southeastern Asia | 275,361,267 | 68.84 |
| 110 | Peru | South America | 34,352,720 | 68.74 |
| 111 | Cape Verde | Western Africa | 512,450 | 68.37 |
| 112 | Bolivia | South America | 12,186,079 | 68.16 |
| 113 | South Africa | Southern Africa | 62,027,503 | 68.15 |
| 114 | Montenegro | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 630,000 | 67.91 |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | Central Asia | 27,440,000 | 67.42 |
| 116 | Libya | Northern Africa | 6,360,000 | 67.29 |
| 117 | Mongolia | Eastern Asia | 3,296,866 | 67.2 |
| 118 | Philippines | Southeastern Asia | 108,667,043 | 67.16 |
| 119 | Iraq | West Asia | 31,670,000 | 66.88 |
| 120 | Barbados | Caribbean | 270,000 | 66.86 |
| 121 | Iran | West Asia | 85,000,000 | 66.52 |
| 122 | Laos | Southeastern Asia | 6,200,000 | 66.44 |
| 123 | Honduras | Central America | 9,571,352 | 66.34 |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | Central Africa | 170,000 | 66.21 |
| 125 | Guatemala | Central America | 17,980,803 | 66.01 |
| 126 | Botswana | Southern Africa | 2,010,000 | 65.95 |
| 127 | Ghana | Western Africa | 34,237,620 | 65.64 |
| 128 | Senegal | Western Africa | 17,745,000 | 65.14 |
| 129 | Malawi | Eastern Africa | 17,563,749 | 65.11 |
| 130 | Namibia | Southern Africa | 2,280,000 | 64.92 |
| 131 | Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 126,527,060 | 64.68 |
| 132 | Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 893,450 | 64.39 |
| 133 | Sudan | Northern Africa | 33,600,000 | 64.15 |
| 134 | Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 61,741,120 | 63.55 |
| 135 | Comoros | Eastern Africa | 730,620 | 63.53 |
| 136 | Kenya | Eastern Africa | 51,526,000 | 63.38 |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 20,505,155 | 62.92 |
| 138 | Uganda | Eastern Africa | 47,729,952 | 62.21 |
| 139 | Burundi | Eastern Africa | 13,162,955 | 61.81 |
| 140 | Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 5,250,000 | 61.4 |
| 141 | Yemen | West Asia | 24,050,000 | 60.47 |
| 142 | Zambia | Eastern Africa | 20,216,029 | 60.32 |
| 143 | Mauritania | Western Africa | 4,594,525 | 60.07 |
| 144 | Gambia | Western Africa | 1,730,000 | 59.93 |
| 145 | Gabon | Central Africa | 1,510,000 | 59 |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 16,775,307 | 58.67 |
| 147 | Togo | Western Africa | 6,030,000 | 57.98 |
| 148 | Niger | Western Africa | 15,510,000 | 57.84 |
| 149 | Mali | Western Africa | 19,329,841 | 57.74 |
| 150 | Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 28,812,195 | 57.61 |
| 151 | Congo (Republic) | Central Africa | 4,040,000 | 56.64 |
| 152 | Benin | Western Africa | 13,852,780 | 56.08 |
| 153 | Micronesia | Micronesia | 110,000 | 55.93 |
| 154 | Nauru | Micronesia | 10,000 | 55.5 |
| 155 | Vanuatu | Melanesia | 240,000 | 55.43 |
| 156 | Palau Islands | Micronesia | 20,000 | 55.22 |
| 157 | Bahamas | Caribbean | 340,550 | 55 |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | Southern Asia | 20,860,000 | 54.55 |
| 159 | Bhutan | Southern Asia | 730,440 | 54.54 |
| 160 | Egypt | Northern Africa | 81,120,000 | 54.28 |
| 161 | Nepal | Southern Asia | 28,760,000 | 54.11 |
| 162 | Samoa | Polynesia | 180,000 | 54 |
| 163 | San Marino | Southern Europe | 30,000 | 53.91 |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | Melanesia | 540,000 | 53.88 |
| 165 | Tonga | Polynesia | 100,000 | 53.65 |
| 166 | Tuvalu | Polynesia | 11,000 | 53.52 |
| 167 | Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 13,400,541 | 53.25 |
| 168 | Haiti | Caribbean | 11,470,261 | 52.88 |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | Melanesia | 6,860,000 | 52.55 |
| 170 | Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 34,173,805 | 52.46 |
| 171 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Western Africa | 29,389,150 | 52.43 |
| 172 | Cameroon | Central Africa | 30,135,732 | 52.32 |
| 173 | Nigeria | Western Africa | 230,842,743 | 52.08 |
| 174 | Angola | Central Africa | 35,981,281 | 52.07 |
| 175 | Bangladesh | Southern Asia | 165,158,620 | 51.65 |
| 176 | Syria | West Asia | 20,410,000 | 51.54 |
| 177 | Myanmar | Southeastern Asia | 51,483,949 | 51.37 |
| 178 | Guinea | Western Africa | 9,980,000 | 51.26 |
| 179 | Liberia | Western Africa | 3,990,000 | 51.13 |
| 180 | Afghanistan | Southern Asia | 31,415,280 | 50.78 |
| 181 | Maldives | Southern Asia | 320,000 | 49.82 |
| 182 | Pakistan | Southern Asia | 207,684,000 | 49.6 |
| 183 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Central Africa | 111,859,928 | 49.41 |
| 184 | Kiribati | Micronesia | 101,120 | 49.31 |
| 185 | Kosovo | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 2,080,000 | 49.23 |
| 186 | Guinea Bissau | Western Africa | 1,520,000 | 48.83 |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | Central Africa | 700,000 | 48.15 |
| 188 | Eswatini | Southern Africa | 1,193,560 | 48.03 |
| 189 | Palestine | West Asia | 4,040,000 | 47.94 |
| 190 | Timor-Leste | Southeastern Asia | 1,343,875 | 47.49 |
| 191 | North Korea | Eastern Asia | 24,350,000 | 47.46 |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 5,870,000 | 47.38 |
| 193 | Somalia | Eastern Africa | 9,330,000 | 47.06 |
| 194 | Lesotho | Southern Africa | 2,280,000 | 46.86 |
| 195 | Chad | Central Africa | 11,230,000 | 46.82 |
| 196 | South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 12,118,379 | 46.65 |
| 197 | Central African Republic | Central Africa | 4,403,540 | 46.23 |
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