18-05-2025
Qatar ranks first in the Arab world and 8th globally in 2025 Quality of Life Index
Tribune News Network
Doha
The State of Qatar has ranked first in the Arab world and eighth globally in the 2025 Quality of Life Index, as published by American magazine CEOWORLD.
Qatar earned a score of 96.66 points, placing it ahead of the US, which ranked ninth globally. The Principality of Monaco secured the top global position with a score of 98 points. Liechtenstein and Luxembourg secured the second and third positions respectively. Ireland is ranked fourth, followed by Switzerland in fifth, Norway in sixth, and Singapore in seventh. Burundi is placed last, behind Madagascar, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Sierra Leone.
At the regional level, the UAE ranked second in the Arab world and 26th globally, while Saudi Arabia came in third among Arab countries and 40th worldwide.
The rankings are based on the perceptions of more than 258,000 people worldwide who were asked to evaluate 199 nations based on ten metrics ranging from stability to transparency to equality. The rankings measure global perceptions of nations that contribute most to the world's GDP.
