But at the top of the list, it’s the people who make or break a place, and for our 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, we asked you to scour all four corners of the globe for the communities where you can always expect great company. This particular ranking of friendly countries achieved a rare feat, with exceptionally high and close results, as the top 10 countries all scored above 96 per cent and within 2 per cent of each other. This list excludes countries in Europe – see our list of the friendliest countries in Europe for those winners.