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Revealed: Countries With The Most Culture And Heritage Influence In The World, 2025

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In an exciting revelation from the CEOWORLD magazine’s 2025 report on cultural influence, Italy has claimed the top spot! Known for its rich history and artistic legacy, Italy outshines the competition, with Greece and Egypt following closely in second and third place, respectively.

The rankings also showcase China securing the fourth position, just ahead of India in fifth. Meanwhile, France holds firm at sixth, with Iraq coming in seventh. Rounding out the top ten, we have Israel at eighth, followed by Iran (Islamic Republic of) in ninth and Turkey (Türkiye) in tenth.

These rankings highlight our world’s incredible cultural heritage, celebrating nations that continue to influence art, history, and traditions.

While economic growth and development enhance a nation’s global standing, its heritage is a key distinguishing feature. A country’s heritage represents the remnants of its rich culture and historical struggles, significantly attracting tourists from around the world. These countries possess some of the most influential cultures.

Countries With The Most Culture And Heritage Influence In The World, 2025

RankCountryRegionSub RegionScore
1ItalyEuropeSouthern Europe97.98
2GreeceEuropeSouthern Europe97.49
3EgyptAfricaNorthern Africa97.35
4China (PRC)AsiaEastern Asia96.85
5IndiaAsiaSouthern Asia96.01
6FranceEuropeWestern Europe95.62
7IraqAsiaWestern Asia95.03
8IsraelAsiaWestern Asia94.75
9Iran (Islamic Republic of)AsiaSouthern Asia94.33
10Turkey (Türkiye)EuropeWestern Asia93.92
11JapanAsiaEastern Asia93.56
12Saudi ArabiaAsiaWestern Asia92.83
13MexicoAmericasCentral America92.56
14MoroccoAfricaNorthern Africa92.53
15ThailandAsiaSouth-eastern Asia92.39
16BrazilAmericasSouth America92.02
17South AfricaAfricaSouthern Africa92.01
18SpainEuropeSouthern Europe91.63
19RussiaEuropeEastern Europe91.6
20VietnamAsiaSouth-eastern Asia91.56
21United KingdomEuropeNorthern Europe91.28
22PeruAmericasSouth America90.9
23GermanyEuropeWestern Europe90.81
24PortugalEuropeSouthern Europe90.58
25AustriaEuropeWestern Europe90.05
26PolandEuropeEastern Europe89.81
27IrelandEuropeNorthern Europe89.4
28ArgentinaAmericasSouth America88.82
29South KoreaAsiaEastern Asia88.55
30EthiopiaAfricaEastern Africa88.53
31JordanAsiaWestern Asia88.48
32Syrian Arab RepublicAsiaWestern Asia88.16
33ArmeniaEuropeWestern Asia88.09
34RomaniaEuropeEastern Europe87.59
35NetherlandsEuropeWestern Europe87.22
36Czech Republic (Czechia)EuropeEastern Europe86.57
37IndonesiaAsiaSouth-eastern Asia86.24
38Taiwan (ROC)AsiaEastern Asia85.99
39AlgeriaAfricaNorthern Africa85.69
40San MarinoEuropeSouthern Europe85.66
41United StatesAmericasNorthern America85.53
42TunisiaAfricaNorthern Africa85.35
43Sri LankaAsiaSouthern Asia85.18
44BelgiumEuropeWestern Europe84.65
45ColombiaAmericasSouth America84.58
46SwedenEuropeNorthern Europe84.34
47SwitzerlandEuropeWestern Europe84.06
48DenmarkEuropeNorthern Europe83.52
49CroatiaEuropeSouthern Europe82.2
50BulgariaEuropeEastern Europe82.03
51CubaAmericasCaribbean81.89
52HungaryEuropeEastern Europe81.59
53NorwayEuropeNorthern Europe81.3
54UkraineEuropeEastern Europe80.86
55SlovakiaEuropeEastern Europe80.81
56KenyaAfricaEastern Africa80.74
57ChileAmericasSouth America80.62
58Bolivia (Plurinational State of)AmericasSouth America80.53
59FinlandEuropeNorthern Europe79.76
60SenegalAfricaWestern Africa79.14
61UzbekistanAsiaCentral Asia78.96
62TanzaniaAfricaEastern Africa78.77
63LebanonAsiaWestern Asia78.68
64North MacedoniaEuropeSouthern Europe78.5
65MalaysiaAsiaSouth-eastern Asia78.36
66MongoliaAsiaEastern Asia77.71
67KazakhstanAsiaCentral Asia77.18
68CambodiaAsiaSouth-eastern Asia77.1
69CanadaAmericasNorthern America77.07
70AustraliaPacificOceania76.99
71PanamaAmericasCentral America76.53
72LibyaAfricaNorthern Africa76.34
73LithuaniaEuropeNorthern Europe75.95
74OmanAsiaWestern Asia75.11
75PalestineAsiaWestern Asia74.95
76SerbiaEuropeSouthern Europe74.72
77AzerbaijanEuropeWestern Asia74.12
78TurkmenistanAsiaCentral Asia73.88
79YemenAsiaWestern Asia73.82
80Bosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeSouthern Europe73.5
81EcuadorAmericasSouth America73.37
82SloveniaEuropeSouthern Europe73.12
83TajikistanAsiaCentral Asia72.86
84ZimbabweAfricaEastern Africa72.82
85Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)AfricaWestern Africa72.48
86Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo)AfricaMiddle Africa72.1
87BelarusEuropeEastern Europe72.02
88Burkina FasoAfricaWestern Africa71.52
89GeorgiaAsiaWestern Asia71.16
90GuatemalaAmericasCentral America71.01
91MaliAfricaWestern Africa70.44
92MontenegroEuropeSouthern Europe70.35
93AlbaniaEuropeSouthern Europe70.26
94NepalAsiaSouthern Asia70.07
95Costa RicaAmericasCentral America69.66
96BahrainAsiaWestern Asia68.74
97CyprusEuropeWestern Asia68.47
98LaosAsiaSouth-eastern Asia67.97
99LatviaEuropeNorthern Europe67.83
100MaltaEuropeSouthern Europe67.73
101UruguayAmericasSouth America67.44
102BangladeshAsiaSouthern Asia66.81
103BeninAfricaWestern Africa66.56
104KyrgyzstanAsiaCentral Asia66.52
105MalawiAfricaEastern Africa65.88
106North KoreaAsiaEastern Asia65.86
107SudanAfricaNorthern Africa65.75
108SurinameAmericasSouth America65.56
109Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)AmericasSouth America64.94
110CameroonAfricaMiddle Africa64.81
111IcelandEuropeNorthern Europe64.69
112MadagascarAfricaEastern Africa64.6
113NigerAfricaWestern Africa63.98
114UgandaAfricaEastern Africa63.72
115New ZealandPacificOceania63.53
116Afghanistan (Islamic Emirate of)AsiaSouthern Asia63.25
117EstoniaEuropeNorthern Europe63.22
118GambiaAfricaWestern Africa63.13
119Myanmar [Burma]AsiaSouth-eastern Asia62.88
120PhilippinesAsiaSouth-eastern Asia62.71
121BhutanAsiaSouthern Asia62.68
122MauritiusAfricaEastern Africa62.65
123GhanaAfricaWestern Africa62.63
124NicaraguaAmericasCentral America62.27
125NigeriaAfricaWestern Africa61.59
126United Arab EmiratesAsiaWestern Asia61.51
127BotswanaAfricaSouthern Africa61.42
128HondurasAmericasCentral America61.34
129JamaicaAmericasCaribbean61.12
130Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)AfricaWestern Africa61.06
131NamibiaAfricaSouthern Africa60.9
132RwandaAfricaEastern Africa60.79
133Brunei DarussalamAsiaSouth-eastern Asia60.43
134Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)AsiaSouthern Asia60.2
135Central African RepublicAfricaMiddle Africa60.16
136ChadAfricaMiddle Africa59.64
137GabonAfricaMiddle Africa59.43
138Republic of the CongoAfricaMiddle Africa59.25
139SeychellesAfricaEastern Africa59.06
140AndorraEuropeSouthern Europe58.25
141AngolaAfricaMiddle Africa58.15
142Antigua and BarbudaAmericasCaribbean57.67
143BarbadosAmericasCaribbean57.58
144Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)AfricaWestern Africa57.3
145Dominican RepublicAfricaCaribbean57.17
146BahamasAmericasCaribbean56.74
147El SalvadorAmericasCentral America56.58
148EritreaAfricaEastern Africa56.48
149FijiPacificMelanesia56.44
150HaitiAmericasCaribbean56.31
151LuxembourgEuropeWestern Europe56.29
152Marshall IslandsPacificMicronesia55.87
153MoldovaEuropeEastern Europe54.73
154Micronesia (Federated States of)PacificMicronesia54.6
155MozambiqueAfricaEastern Africa54.58
156Papua New GuineaPacificMelanesia54.4
157ParaguayAmericasSouth America54.3
158QatarAsiaWestern Asia53.85
159BurundiAfricaEastern Africa53.72
160ComorosAfricaEastern Africa53.69
161DjiboutiAfricaEastern Africa53.53
162Equatorial GuineaAfricaMiddle Africa53.29
163Eswatini [Swaziland]AfricaSouthern Africa53.1
164GuyanaAmericasSouth America52.72
165Hong Kong (PRC)AsiaEastern Asia52.59
166GrenadaAmericasCaribbean52.48
167KuwaitAsiaWestern Asia52.41
168LiberiaAfricaWestern Africa52.21
169LiechtensteinEuropeWestern Europe51.8
170Macao (PRC)AsiaEastern Asia51.48
171MaldivesAsiaSouthern Asia50.33
172MonacoEuropeWestern Europe50.1
173NauruPacificMicronesia49.96
174Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericasCaribbean49.79
175Timor Leste (East Timor)AsiaSouth-eastern Asia49.64
176SomaliaAfricaEastern Africa49.24
177South SudanAfricaEastern Africa49.18
178TongaPacificWestern Africa48.72
179Trinidad and TobagoAmericasCaribbean48.65
180TuvaluPacificPolynesia48.49
181SamoaPacificPolynesia48.48
182Saint Kitts and NevisAmericasCaribbean47.81
183Sao Tome and PríncipeAfricaMiddle Africa47.76
184ZambiaAfricaEastern Africa47.29
185SingaporeAsiaSouth-eastern Asia47.28
186TogoAfricaWestern Africa47.02
187VanuatuPacificMelanesia46.98
188BelizeAmericasCentral America46.89
189DominicaAmericasCaribbean46.87
190GuineaAfricaWestern Africa46.76
191Guinea-BissauAfricaWestern Africa46.46
192KiribatiOceaniaMicronesia46.45
193LesothoAfricaSouthern Africa46.44
194PalauPacificMicronesia46.01
195Saint LuciaAmericasCaribbean45.95
196Sierra LeoneAfricaWestern Africa45.85
197Solomon IslandsPacificMelanesia45.53

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Despina Wilson, D.Litt.
Despina Wilson, D.Litt. in Cultural Diplomacy and Journalism, is the Business News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine, where she specializes in delivering strategic content at the intersection of international finance, executive positioning, and cross-cultural communication. Fluent in Spanish and English, Despina brings over 12 years of editorial and advisory experience across Latin America, the U.S., and Europe.

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