Quality of life
Non-native English-speaking countries where you can work and live in English from day one.
EF English Proficiency Index2025 edition, the latest published
The most underrated filter in the whole decision. A country where daily life runs in English cuts your first year of settling in roughly in half.
624
EF English Proficiency score
Whole master degrees and many jobs run entirely in English
617
EF English Proficiency score
616
EF English Proficiency score
| Rank | Country | EF English Proficiency score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | GermanyEnglish is enough for tech work, rarely for healthcare work | 615 | English is enough for tech work, rarely for healthcare work |
| 5th place | 613 | ||
| 6th place | PortugalCheapest very-high-proficiency country in the EU | 612 | Cheapest very-high-proficiency country in the EU |
| 7th place | 611 | ||
| 8th place | 609 | ||
| 9th place | BelgiumNew entry to the global top ten | 608 | New entry to the global top ten |
| 10th place | 606 |
EF English Proficiency Index
2025 edition, the latest published
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The overall ranking, scored on life expectancy, education and income together.
City-level liveability, because a country score hides how different two of its cities can be.
Where people rate their own lives highest, asked directly rather than inferred from GDP.
