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Best Countries to Raise a Family

Safety, affordability, democracy, and climate — scored for people whose relocation spreadsheet has a 'schools' column.

1.
🇫🇮

Finland

1 city

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1210/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy72°F summers227 Mbps
85score
2.
🇹🇼

Taiwan

1 city

very safe, ~$735/mo rent, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$735/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy90°F summers142 Mbps
84score
3.
🇰🇷

South Korea

1 city

very safe, ~$871/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$871/mo rentVisa: complex82°F summers182 Mbps
82score
4.
🇩🇪

Germany

7 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1296/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy75°F summers157 Mbps
80score
5.
🇪🇪

Estonia

1 city

very safe, ~$816/mo rent, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$816/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy68°F summers112 Mbps
79score
6.
🇳🇴

Norway

1 city

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$2004/mo rentFull democracy70°F summers258 Mbps
79score
7.
🇳🇿

New Zealand

1 city

very safe, ~$991/mo rent, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$991/mo rentFull democracy64°F summers
79score
8.
🇸🇪

Sweden

3 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1329/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy68°F summers146 Mbps
79score
9.
🇸🇮

Slovenia

1 city

very safe. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1118/mo rent81°F summers130 Mbps
79score
10.
🇨🇿

Czech Republic

1 city

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1228/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy73°F summers137 Mbps
78score
11.
🇩🇰

Denmark

1 city

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1970/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy68°F summers245 Mbps
77score
12.
🇷🇴

Romania

1 city

~$668/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$668/mo rentVisa: moderate86°F summers255 Mbps
77score
13.
🇦🇹

Austria

4 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1204/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy77°F summers101 Mbps
76score
14.
🇵🇹

Portugal

5 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1358/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy79°F summers149 Mbps
76score
15.
🇨🇦

Canada

3 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1631/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy73°F summers140 Mbps
75score
16.
🇨🇭

Switzerland

7 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$2280/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy77°F summers303 Mbps
75score
17.
🇫🇷

France

5 cities

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1110/mo rentVisa: moderate81°F summers162 Mbps
75score
18.
🇬🇷

Greece

1 city

~$737/mo rent, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$737/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy90°F summers98 Mbps
75score
19.
🇯🇵

Japan

1 city

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1359/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy82°F summers53 Mbps
75score
20.
🇵🇱

Poland

2 cities

very safe. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1100/mo rentVisa: moderate73°F summers99 Mbps
75score
21.
🇸🇰

Slovakia

2 cities

very safe. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1042/mo rent79°F summers92 Mbps
75score
22.
🇪🇸

Spain

7 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1355/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy84°F summers92 Mbps
74score
23.
🇭🇺

Hungary

1 city

~$918/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$918/mo rentVisa: moderate79°F summers80 Mbps
73score
24.
🇮🇳

India

2 cities

~$246/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$246/mo rentVisa: complex84°F summers87 Mbps
73score
25.
🇲🇾

Malaysia

1 city

~$690/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$690/mo rentVisa: moderate90°F summers135 Mbps
73score
26.
🇳🇱

Netherlands

3 cities

very safe, full democracy. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1985/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy68°F summers120 Mbps
72score
27.
🇭🇷

Croatia

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1077/mo rent86°F summers
70score
28.
🇮🇹

Italy

4 cities

very safe. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$1384/mo rentVisa: moderate86°F summers70 Mbps
70score
29.
🇷🇸

Serbia

1 city

~$904/mo rent. Your kids will thank you. Eventually. Maybe when they're 30.

~$904/mo rentVisa: easy81°F summers68 Mbps
70score
30.
🇦🇺

Australia

3 cities

very safe, full democracy. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$2198/mo rentFull democracy81°F summers114 Mbps
69score
31.
🇦🇷

Argentina

1 city

~$767/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$767/mo rentVisa: easy81°F summers55 Mbps
68score
32.
🇮🇪

Ireland

2 cities

very safe, full democracy. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$2264/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy66°F summers91 Mbps
67score
33.
🇬🇧

United Kingdom

4 cities

very safe, full democracy. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$2054/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy68°F summers93 Mbps
66score
34.
🇬🇪

Georgia

2 cities

~$571/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$571/mo rentVisa: easy81°F summers38 Mbps
65score
35.
🇮🇩

Indonesia

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1082/mo rentVisa: easy84°F summers36 Mbps
65score
36.
🇹🇭

Thailand

3 cities

~$625/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$625/mo rentVisa: moderate90°F summers110 Mbps
65score
37.
🇦🇲

Armenia

1 city

~$680/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$680/mo rentVisa: easy93°F summers65 Mbps
64score
38.
🇻🇳

Vietnam

1 city

~$475/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$475/mo rentVisa: moderate93°F summers245 Mbps
64score
39.
🇨🇷

Costa Rica

3 cities

~$866/mo rent, full democracy. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$866/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy81°F summers134 Mbps
63score
40.
🇸🇬

Singapore

1 city

very safe. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$2696/mo rentVisa: moderate88°F summers279 Mbps
63score
41.
🇵🇦

Panama

2 cities

~$892/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$892/mo rentVisa: easy79°F summers31 Mbps
62score
42.
🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

1 city

~$756/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$756/mo rent82°F summers133 Mbps
61score
43.
🇲🇦

Morocco

1 city

~$495/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$495/mo rent95°F summers
61score
44.
🇹🇷

Turkey

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1070/mo rentVisa: easy82°F summers51 Mbps
59score
45.
🇧🇷

Brazil

2 cities

~$644/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$644/mo rent86°F summers143 Mbps
58score
46.
🇨🇳

China

3 cities

~$903/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$903/mo rentVisa: complex88°F summers242 Mbps
58score
47.
🇨🇴

Colombia

1 city

~$703/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$703/mo rentVisa: easy79°F summers79 Mbps
58score
48.
🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

1 city

~$609/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$609/mo rent95°F summers83 Mbps
58score
49.
🇭🇰

Hong Kong

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$2225/mo rentVisa: moderate86°F summers
57score
50.
🇺🇸

United States

11 cities

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$2470/mo rentVisa: easy88°F summers177 Mbps
53score
51.
🇿🇦

South Africa

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1026/mo rentVisa: moderate75°F summers53 Mbps
53score
52.
🇲🇽

Mexico

8 cities

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1006/mo rentVisa: moderate86°F summers72 Mbps
52score
53.
🇪🇬

Egypt

1 city

~$215/mo rent. Not perfect, but your kids won't write a memoir about it.

~$215/mo rent95°F summers26 Mbps
51score
54.
🇮🇱

Israel

3 cities

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1723/mo rentVisa: moderate84°F summers81 Mbps
41score
55.
🇦🇪

United Arab Emirates

1 city

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$2288/mo rentVisa: moderate106°F summers378 Mbps
39score
56.
🇷🇺

Russia

2 cities

The kind of place where your kids can play outside. Remember playing outside?

~$1203/mo rentVisa: moderate72°F summers
36score

How we score countries

Each country score averages our family score across all tracked cities. City-level scores: safety (35%), affordability (25%), democracy (20%), climate (10%), internet (10%). Weighted for people whose relocation spreadsheet has a 'schools' column.

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