The top 30 countries in the world with the best Netflix Library

Netflix subscribers in Japan have access to the world’s most reviewed and award-winning TV and film content
The Czech Republic is second, South Korea is third, the United Kingdom is fourth, and Switzerland is fifth
The UK takes the first place when looking exclusively at countries with the best TV series
Japan’s Netflix library contains more high-quality TV and movie content than anywhere else in the world, according to a new uSwitch study.

The research calculated which countries have access to the most reviewed and awarded TV content and movies by adding the IMBD scores for each TV series and movie in each country’s library. This was combined with the total number of awards won and nominations and Uswitch then turned the grand total into a Netflix catalog score of a possible 100.

Where to watch the best TV and movies on Netflix

With an IMDB total of 27,284, over 19,000 awards won and over 40,000 nominations across its Netflix catalog, Japan receives the maximum of 100 Netflix catalog points for its total score of 86,961, the highest of all countries.

The Czech Republic is second on the list with a Netflix catalog 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 in fourth place, and in fifth place, is Switzerland with a score of 94.74.

Interestingly, 50% of the top 30 list consists of European countries, with the United States barely making an appearance in 29th place.

Netflix was first available in Japan in 2015 and the top five IMDB TV series and movies in the Japanese 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 library:

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 with The Best Netflix TV Shows: 

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