The Country With The Best Netflix Library is Revealed

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Netflix has a lot of content, but sometimes certain things are blocked in other countries. With so many different video libaries, Uswitch wanted to see the country with the best Netflix collection.

Uswitch performed a study that calculated which countries have access to the best-reviewed and most awarded TV and film content by totaling the IMBD scores for every TV series and film in each country’s library. This was combined with the total number of award wins and nominations, which was then converted into a Netflix catalog score out of a possible 100.

Where To See the Best TV and Film on Netflix

With an IMDB total of 27,284, more than 19,000 award wins and over 40,000 award nominations across its entire Netflix catalogue - Japan is awarded the maximum 100 Netflix catalogue points for its total score of 86,961, highest of all countries.

The Czech Republic is second on the list with a Netflix catalogue score of 97.61. In third place is South Korea with a score of 94.02, the UK has a score of 93.78 which lands fourth place, and in fifth, it's Switzerland with a score of 94.74.

Interestingly, 50% of the top 30 list is made up of European countries, with the United States only just making an appearance in 29th place.  Netflix first became available in Japan in 2015, and the top five IMDB rated TV series and films in Japan’s library are: Breaking Bad (IMDB score of 9.5) Shawshank Redemption (9.3), Our Planet (9.3), Avatar: The Last Airbender (9.2) and Rick and Morty (9.2).

The Top 30 Countries In The World With The Best Netflix: 

Rank	Country	Sum of total IMDB score, award wins and nominations	Netflix catalogue score (out of 100)
1	Japan	86,961	100.00
2	Czech Republic	84,885	97.61
3	South Korea	81,761	94.02
4	United Kingdom	81,553	93.78
5	Switzerland	81,513	93.74
6	Hungary	81,346	93.54
7	Germany	81,123	93.29
8	Belgium	81,031	93.18
9	India	79,987	91.98
10	Canada	78,342	90.09
11	Slovakia	77,776	89.44
12	Romania	77,254	88.84
13	Hong Kong	76,167	87.59
14	Australia	75,767	87.13
15	Singapore	75,735	87.09
16	France	74,765	85.98
17	Thailand	74,705	85.91
18	Lithuania	74,343	85.49
19	Mexico	72,218	83.05
20	Argentina	72,218	83.05
21	Poland	72,005	82.80
22	Italy	71,018	81.67
23	Greece	70,366	80.92
24	Spain	70,215	80.74
25	Russia	70,214	80.74
26	Netherlands	70,109	80.62
27	Brazil	69,862	80.34
28	South Africa	69,633	80.07
29	United States	69,462	79.88
30	Malaysia	66,925	76.96

The Countries That Have Access To The Best Films

The research from Uswitch also looked into which countries are offering the best content for movie buffs, and it shows the Czech Republic has the best library. With an IMDB total of 17,226, almost 15,000 award wins and just over 28,000 nominations, it’s officially the country with the highest quality movies on Netflix.

Japan loses its top spot on this list, slipping down to second place. South Korea takes third place again, and Hungary and Germany are in fourth and fifth place respectively. The UK which was well inside the top five overall, now doesn’t even rank in the top 10, slipping down into 12th place.

The Dream House, with an IMDB score of 9.4, is the highest-rated film on IMDB in the Czech Republic Netflix library right now. Just behind in second, it’s Shawshank Redemption (9.3). The Godfather (9.2) takes third, The Consuls Son (9.1) is fourth, and Green Gold (9) is fifth.

Top 15 Countries with The Best Netflix Movies:

Rank	Country	Sum of total IMDB score, award wins and nominations	Netflix film catalogue score (out of 100)
1	Czech Republic	59,837	100.00
2	Japan	58,636	97.99
3	South Korea	56,443	94.33
4	Hungary	56,287	94.07
5	Germany	54,313	90.77
6	India	53,242	88.98
7	Switzerland	53,026	88.62
8	Romania	52,644	87.98
9	Belgium	52,382	87.54
10	Slovakia	52,334	87.46
11	Canada	51,708	86.41
12	United Kingdom	51,286	85.71
13	Italy	50,223	83.93
14	Hong Kong	49,783	83.20
15	Australia	49,755	83.15

The Countries with The Best TV

Looking purely at TV shows, the data shows UK subscribers have the best quality TV shows to choose between on Netflix. With a total IMDB score of 11,318, more than 5,000 award wins and over 13,000 nominations, the UK scores almost 2,000 more points more than Belgium, in second place.

Thailand makes its first appearance in the research, claiming third place with a score of 94.49. Fourth place goes to Singapore, whilst Switzerland claims fifth place with a Netflix catalogue score of 94.12. The United States also makes a comeback here, from an overall ranking position of 29th to the 8th best country for TV shows on Netflix. 

Breaking Bad, with an IMDB score of 9.5 is the best-reviewed TV series in the UK’s Netflix library right now. Just behind in second place, it’s Our Planet (9.3) and in equal fifth, it’s Rick and Morty, The Last Dance, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, all with an IMDB score of 9.2.

Top 15 Countries with The Best Netflix TV Shows:

Rank	Country	Sum of total IMDB score, award wins and nominations	Netflix catalogue score (out of 100)
1	United Kingdom	30,267	100.00
2	Belgium	28,649	94.65
3	Thailand	28,600	94.49
4	Singapore	28,495	94.14
5	Switzerland	28,487	94.12
6	Japan	28,325	93.58
7	Lithuania	28,233	93.28
8	United States	27,971	92.41
9	Malaysia	27,428	90.62
10	South Africa	27,186	89.82
11	Germany	26,811	88.58
12	India	26,745	88.36
13	Canada	26,635	88.00
14	France	26,589	87.85
15	Hong Kong	26,384	87.17