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17 May 2026 10:10 AM• 1 week ago• KDN News Team
Cambodia Ranks 1st Globally for Natural Environment in 2026
Image by DyNa Piseth, a Cambodian photographer, capturing the beauty of the Siem Reap countryside.
PHNOM PENH – May 17, 2026 – Cambodia has been ranked as the world's number one country for natural environment in the 2026 Best Countries rankings by U.S. News & World Report.The Kingdom secured the top position globally, surpassing Seychelles (2nd), Slovenia (3rd), Croatia (4th), Latvia (5th), Albania (6th), Sweden (7th), Costa Rica (8th), Slovakia (9th), and Lithuania (10th).The natural environment metric evaluates how countries balance development with environmental protection, focusing on clean air, biodiversity, forest conservation, and sustainable resource management.In Southeast Asia, Cambodia also ranked first in the region, followed by Myanmar (40th globally), Laos (43rd), Malaysia (56th), the Philippines (57th), Thailand (60th), Indonesia (65th), Vietnam (74th), and Singapore (96th).
Image by DyNa Piseth, a Cambodian photographer, in the Siem Reap countryside.
Image by DyNa Piseth, a Cambodian photographer, in the Siem Reap
Image by DyNa Piseth, a Cambodian photographer, in the Siem Reap countryside.