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Climate Refuge Countries.

There’s no single “climate refuge” indicator. This preset stacks three proxies — cleaner-than-average air, above-average protected nature, and above-average life expectancy — the imperfect but available signals.

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32 countries match

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Where in the world

32 countries

Europe25
Americas3
Asia2
Oceania2

1
Luxembourg
76
Air quality 7.4 µg/m³Protected land 39%Life expectancy 82.2 yrs
2
Australia
72
Air quality 6.4 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 83.9 yrs
3
France
71
Air quality 8.2 µg/m³Protected land 29%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
4
New Zealand
71
Air quality 6.9 µg/m³Protected land 33%Life expectancy 82.1 yrs
5
Andorra
66
Air quality 8.9 µg/m³Protected land 27%Life expectancy 84.0 yrs
6
Japan
65
Air quality 11.5 µg/m³Protected land 30%Life expectancy 84.7 yrs
7
Iceland
64
Air quality 4.9 µg/m³Protected land 21%Life expectancy 82.7 yrs
8
Norway
61
Air quality 5.5 µg/m³Protected land 18%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
9
Germany
60
Air quality 8.8 µg/m³Protected land 39%Life expectancy 81.4 yrs
10
Spain
59
Air quality 10.1 µg/m³Protected land 28%Life expectancy 83.7 yrs
11
Malta
57
Air quality 10.8 µg/m³Protected land 29%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
12
Portugal
57
Air quality 8.8 µg/m³Protected land 23%Life expectancy 82.4 yrs
13
Brunei
56
Air quality 7.6 µg/m³Protected land 40%Life expectancy 75.3 yrs
14
Sweden
56
Air quality 5.3 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
15
Netherlands
55
Air quality 8.6 µg/m³Protected land 23%Life expectancy 82.2 yrs
16
Austria
53
Air quality 10.0 µg/m³Protected land 30%Life expectancy 82.0 yrs
17
Slovenia
53
Air quality 12.6 µg/m³Protected land 40%Life expectancy 81.6 yrs
18
Monaco
51
Air quality 11.4 µg/m³Protected land 21%Life expectancy 86.4 yrs
19
Estonia
50
Air quality 5.9 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 79.2 yrs
20
United Kingdom
46
Air quality 9.5 µg/m³Protected land 28%Life expectancy 81.3 yrs
21
Denmark
43
Air quality 7.5 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 81.9 yrs
22
Greece
43
Air quality 14.1 µg/m³Protected land 35%Life expectancy 81.9 yrs
23
Belgium
42
Air quality 8.4 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 82.1 yrs
24
Italy
40
Air quality 14.3 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 83.7 yrs
25
Slovakia
39
Air quality 13.7 µg/m³Protected land 38%Life expectancy 78.3 yrs
26
Antigua and Barbuda
32
Air quality 8.4 µg/m³Protected land 17%Life expectancy 77.6 yrs
27
Brazil
31
Air quality 13.4 µg/m³Protected land 31%Life expectancy 75.8 yrs
28
Czechia
29
Air quality 12.7 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 79.8 yrs
29
Cuba
23
Air quality 9.4 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 78.1 yrs
30
Hungary
23
Air quality 13.7 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 77.0 yrs
31
Lithuania
21
Air quality 10.7 µg/m³Protected land 18%Life expectancy 76.0 yrs
32
Latvia
17
Air quality 13.0 µg/m³Protected land 19%Life expectancy 76.2 yrs