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Best Countries for Arts & Entertainment 2026

Ranking 229 countries by cultural richness, arts scene, nightlife, and entertainment options. Discover where creativity thrives and expats find the most vibrant social life.

#	Country	Score
1	Germany	93.9
2	France	92.9
3	Italy	89.2
4	Spain	86.8
5	United Kingdom	85.3
6	Austria	81.9
7	Netherlands	81.4
8	Sweden	81.4
9	Switzerland	80.8
10	Belgium	80.2
11	United States	80.2
12	Australia	78.8
13	Korea Republic	78.2
14	Japan	78
15	Denmark	77
16	Norway	76.1
17	Czech Republic	75.4
18	Portugal	74.4
19	Finland	73.3
20	Greece	72.1
21	Canada	72.1
22	Poland	70.1
23	Iceland	70
24	Israel	68.3
25	New Zealand	67.4
26	Ireland	67.1
27	Hungary	66.6
28	Slovenia	64.7
29	Estonia	64.7
30	Argentina	63.3
31	Lithuania	63.3
32	Malta	61.9
33	Slovakia	61.6
34	Croatia	61.5
35	Mexico	60.9
36	Latvia	60.2
37	Luxembourg	59.1
38	Chinese Taipei	58.9
39	Monaco	58.7
40	Russia	57.5
41	Liechtenstein	57.3
42	Brazil	57
43	Romania	56.8
44	Singapore	56.7
45	Faroe Islands	56.7
46	Turkey	56.2
47	San Marino	56
48	Chile	55.6
49	Bulgaria	55.5
50	Serbia	54.9
51	China	54.9
52	Georgia	54.8
53	Uruguay	54
54	Peru	53.4
55	Hong Kong	53.2
56	Cyprus	52.5
57	Lebanon	51.9
58	Ukraine	51.5
59	Colombia	51.1
60	Andorra	51
61	Gibraltar	50.5
62	Greenland	50.3
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	49.2
64	Costa Rica	49.2
65	Armenia	48.2
66	Montenegro	47.5
67	South Africa	46.9
68	Ecuador	46.8
69	Cuba	46.7
70	India	46.5
71	Tunisia	45.5
72	Thailand	45
73	Belarus	45
74	North Macedonia	44.7
75	Puerto Rico	44.4
76	Morocco	44.4
77	Bahamas	43.6
78	Albania	43.6
79	Panama	43.5
80	Moldova	42.9
81	United Arab Emirates	42.7
82	Macau	42.4
83	Malaysia	42.4
84	Trinidad and Tobago	42.3
85	Bermuda	41.9
86	Barbados	41.6
87	Curacao	41.6
88	Mauritius	41.5
89	Egypt	41.4
90	Senegal	41.1
91	Kazakhstan	40.9
92	Indonesia	40.8
93	Aruba	40.7
94	Kosovo	40.7
95	Mongolia	40.2
96	U.S. Virgin Islands	39.8
97	Bahrain	39.7
98	Azerbaijan	39.6
99	Jamaica	39.5
100	Seychelles	39
101	Saint Kitts and Nevis	39
102	New Caledonia	39
103	Cape Verde	38.8
104	Philippines	38.5
105	Kenya	38.4
106	Antigua and Barbuda	38.3
107	Dominican Republic	38
108	Jordan	37.9
109	Uzbekistan	37.9
110	Guatemala	37.7
111	Vietnam	37.6
112	Saint Lucia	37.3
113	Grenada	37.3
114	Cayman Islands	37.2
115	Réunion	37.2
116	Ghana	36.8
117	Bolivia	36.6
118	Iran	36.3
119	Martinique	36.3
120	Paraguay	36.2
121	Algeria	36.1
122	El Salvador	36
123	Sri Lanka	35.9
124	British Virgin Islands	35.7
125	Belize	35.5
126	Guadeloupe	35.5
127	Suriname	35.1
128	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	35
129	Qatar	34.9
130	Oman	34.6
131	Tahiti	34.6
132	Ivory Coast	34.1
133	Kyrgyzstan	33.8
134	Dominica	33.5
135	Anguilla	33.4
136	Tanzania	33.4
137	Cook Islands	33.3
138	Venezuela	33.2
139	Nigeria	33.2
140	Saint-Martin	33.1
141	Fiji	33.1
142	Turks and Caicos Islands	33
143	Namibia	32.9
144	Sint Maarten	32.8
145	Botswana	31.8
146	Guyana	31.3
147	Guam	30.9
148	Nepal	30.8
149	French Guiana	30.6
150	Zimbabwe	30.6
151	Cameroon	30.4
152	Iraq	30.3
153	Saudi Arabia	30.2
154	Gambia	30.2
155	Cambodia	30
156	Montserrat	29.7
157	Samoa	29.5
158	Nicaragua	29.5
159	Kuwait	29.5
160	Honduras	29.2
161	Burkina Faso	29
162	Congo DR	28.8
163	Uganda	28.8
164	Northern Mariana Islands	28.5
165	São Tomé and Príncipe	28.5
166	Ethiopia	28.5
167	Benin	28.4
168	Mali	28.2
169	Gabon	28.1
170	Rwanda	28.1
171	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	27.7
172	Zanzibar	27.6
173	Zambia	27.4
174	Tonga	27.4
175	Brunei	27.2
176	Palau	27.2
177	Bhutan	27.2
178	Madagascar	27
179	Niue	26.9
180	Swaziland	26.5
181	Vanuatu	26.4
182	Maldives	25.9
183	Laos	25.8
184	Palestine	25.8
185	Angola	25.7
186	Bangladesh	25.6
187	Pakistan	25.4
188	Tajikistan	25.2
189	Togo	25.2
190	Mayotte	25
191	Comoros	24.9
192	American Samoa	24.8
193	Malawi	24.8
194	Congo	24.7
195	Lesotho	24.7
196	Haiti	24.4
197	Papua New Guinea	24.1
198	Turkmenistan	23.7
199	Mozambique	23.6
200	Libya	23.5
201	Sierra Leone	23.2
202	Wallis and Futuna	22.8
203	Liberia	22.6
204	Solomon Islands	22.5
205	Timor-Leste	22.2
206	Niger	22.2
207	Guinea	22
208	Guinea-Bissau	21.4
209	Syria	21.4
210	Myanmar	21.1
211	Tuvalu	20.7
212	Nauru	20.6
213	Mauritania	20.6
214	Equatorial Guinea	20.1
215	Marshall Islands	19.6
216	Micronesia	19.1
217	Kiribati	19.1
218	Djibouti	19
219	Korea DPR	18.2
220	Chad	17.8
221	Central African Republic	17
222	Sudan	16.8
223	Burundi	16.7
224	Yemen	15.9
225	Eritrea	15.6
226	Afghanistan	13
227	South Sudan	11.6
228	Somalia	10.4
229	Western Sahara	9.3

How the Arts and Entertainment Score Is Calculated

The overall score is a weighted average across six indicators. Nomadino calculates: museums per 100,000 people × 0.18 + UNESCO World Heritage sites × 0.18 + music and nightlife × 0.20 + cinema density × 0.16 + cultural freedom × 0.16 + football and stadium culture × 0.12.

Museums per 100,000 people: 18%
UNESCO World Heritage sites: 18%
Music and nightlife: 20%
Cinema density: 16%
Cultural freedom: 16%
Football and stadium culture: 12%

Nomadino uses normalized 0-100 ratings for all six components. Higher means that cultural infrastructure, internationally recognized heritage, going-out culture, film access, cultural freedom or lived stadium culture is stronger.

Music and nightlife receive the highest weight because they describe everyday cultural and evening life especially directly. Museums and UNESCO World Heritage sites each receive 18% because they capture long-term cultural depth and visible places to visit. Cinema density and cultural freedom each receive 16% because they describe practical cultural access and open spaces for expression.

Football and stadium culture receives a deliberate moderate weight of 12%. It is an important part of everyday culture, community and weekend life in many countries, but should not dominate a broad arts and entertainment board by itself.

If a user removes an indicator with the checkbox, Nomadino divides by the sum of the remaining weights. The active indicators therefore keep their relative importance.