Here are the 10 most powerful countries in the world in 2026, according to global opinion, as reported by Visual Capitalist.
Japan
Kyoto has once again captured the spotlight after being recognized as Asia’s No. 1 city by travelers.
GRU officer posing as an Aeroflot employee in Tokyo sourced Japanese dual use technology for Russian weapons production.
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Kansai International Airport (KIX) has completed a major expansion of its international passenger facilities, marking the first large-scale renewal of the airport since it opened in 1994.
That is why the Travel & Transit category in the InterNations Expat Insider rankings is so useful in 2026.
What ties these terminals together is not simply their scale or modernity, but the role they increasingly play as symbols of national and regional ambition.
The InterNations survey is one of the world’s largest studies of expat life, based on feedback from thousands of people living abroad.