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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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35 countries match

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Where in the world

35 countries

Europe26
Americas5
Asia2
Oceania2

1
Luxembourg
76
Air quality 8.7 µg/m³Protected land 39%Life expectancy 82.2 yrs
2
New Zealand
74
Air quality 6.5 µg/m³Protected land 33%Life expectancy 82.1 yrs
3
Andorra
72
Air quality 9.1 µg/m³Protected land 27%Life expectancy 84.0 yrs
4
Australia
70
Air quality 8.3 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 83.9 yrs
5
Spain
69
Air quality 9.6 µg/m³Protected land 28%Life expectancy 83.7 yrs
6
France
68
Air quality 9.6 µg/m³Protected land 29%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
7
Japan
66
Air quality 12.8 µg/m³Protected land 30%Life expectancy 84.7 yrs
8
Portugal
64
Air quality 8.5 µg/m³Protected land 23%Life expectancy 82.4 yrs
9
Iceland
64
Air quality 5.1 µg/m³Protected land 21%Life expectancy 82.7 yrs
10
Norway
62
Air quality 6.1 µg/m³Protected land 18%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
11
Brunei
61
Air quality 7.6 µg/m³Protected land 40%Life expectancy 75.3 yrs
12
Germany
61
Air quality 10.3 µg/m³Protected land 39%Life expectancy 81.4 yrs
13
Monaco
61
Air quality 9.6 µg/m³Protected land 21%Life expectancy 86.4 yrs
14
Malta
59
Air quality 11.7 µg/m³Protected land 29%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
15
Sweden
57
Air quality 5.6 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 83.3 yrs
16
Austria
56
Air quality 10.9 µg/m³Protected land 30%Life expectancy 82.0 yrs
17
Cyprus
52
Air quality 13.5 µg/m³Protected land 39%Life expectancy 81.6 yrs
18
Netherlands
51
Air quality 10.9 µg/m³Protected land 23%Life expectancy 82.2 yrs
19
Slovenia
51
Air quality 14.3 µg/m³Protected land 40%Life expectancy 81.6 yrs
20
United Kingdom
50
Air quality 9.9 µg/m³Protected land 28%Life expectancy 81.3 yrs
21
Estonia
49
Air quality 6.1 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 79.2 yrs
22
Panama
49
Air quality 11.5 µg/m³Protected land 31%Life expectancy 79.6 yrs
23
Greece
47
Air quality 14.4 µg/m³Protected land 35%Life expectancy 81.9 yrs
24
Denmark
43
Air quality 9.1 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 81.9 yrs
25
Italy
41
Air quality 14.7 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 83.7 yrs
26
Brazil
38
Air quality 12.2 µg/m³Protected land 31%Life expectancy 75.8 yrs
27
Belgium
36
Air quality 11.2 µg/m³Protected land 16%Life expectancy 82.1 yrs
28
Costa Rica
32
Air quality 14.3 µg/m³Protected land 27%Life expectancy 80.8 yrs
29
Lithuania
32
Air quality 9.2 µg/m³Protected land 18%Life expectancy 76.0 yrs
30
Czechia
30
Air quality 14.1 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 79.8 yrs
31
Hungary
27
Air quality 14.1 µg/m³Protected land 22%Life expectancy 77.0 yrs
32
Latvia
25
Air quality 11.6 µg/m³Protected land 19%Life expectancy 76.2 yrs
33
Romania
21
Air quality 14.9 µg/m³Protected land 25%Life expectancy 75.9 yrs
34
Colombia
17
Air quality 14.2 µg/m³Protected land 17%Life expectancy 77.7 yrs
35
Mexico
1
Air quality 15.0 µg/m³Protected land 15%Life expectancy 75.1 yrs