If privacy and security are very important ProtonMail and Tutanova are good choices.
Otherwise, any other smaller and independent provider (such as Fastmail, Librem Mail, Mailbox, etc) are better than Gmail and Outlook. The choice would then depend on your preferences.
Protonmail isn't a spook honeypot? Not sure if it's just fud and been debunked, but I heard it mentioned couple times.
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