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The 10 most stressed countries in 2026

Composite stress score across 25 tracked countries.

  1. 1

    South Africa

    composite stress score
    54.1
    Elevated
  2. 2

    Turkey

    composite stress score
    47.0
    Elevated
  3. 3

    Argentina

    composite stress score
    43.4
    Moderate
  4. 4

    South Korea

    composite stress score
    41.0
    Moderate
  5. 5

    United States

    composite stress score
    40.5
    Moderate
  6. 6

    Mexico

    composite stress score
    40.0
    Moderate
  7. 7

    UAE

    composite stress score
    39.3
    Moderate
  8. 8

    Brazil

    composite stress score
    39.1
    Moderate
  9. 9

    Singapore

    composite stress score
    36.5
    Moderate
  10. 10

    Israel

    composite stress score
    36.4
    Moderate

What this measures

Composite stress is a weighted average across economic, social, mental, technological and environmental indicators. Higher score = more population-level pressure.

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