The 2026 Rankings
Access Freedom
How easy is it to get in, stay, and work? Combines visa availability, work rights, travel mobility, immigration simplicity, and language access.
63 Countries Ranked
6.1 Average Score
8.3 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 8.3 2 Spain Europe 7.5 3 Estonia Europe 7.5 4 Portugal Europe 7.5 5 Malta Europe 7.4 6 Georgia Middle East & Africa 7.4 7 Uruguay Americas 7.3 8 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 7.2 9 Croatia Europe 7.2 10 armenia Other 7.2 11 Netherlands Europe 7.1 12 Germany Europe 6.9 13 Colombia Americas 6.8 14 antigua Other 6.8 15 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 6.8 16 Greece Europe 6.8 17 Romania Europe 6.7 18 Canada Americas 6.7 19 Ecuador Americas 6.7 20 dominica Other 6.6 21 Lithuania Europe 6.6 22 slovenia Other 6.6 23 France Europe 6.5 24 Czechia Europe 6.4 25 Panama Americas 6.4 26 Argentina Americas 6.4 27 Latvia Europe 6.4 28 Hungary Europe 6.4 29 Cyprus Europe 6.3 30 Serbia Europe 6.3 31 Mexico Americas 6.3 32 Albania Europe 6.1 33 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.1 34 Brazil Americas 6.1 35 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.0 36 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.0 37 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.0 38 Montenegro Europe 6.0 39 Austria Europe 5.9 40 Australia Asia-Pacific 5.9 41 Italy Europe 5.9 42 Bulgaria Europe 5.9 43 Thailand Asia-Pacific 5.9 44 Costa Rica Americas 5.9 45 Ireland Europe 5.8 46 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.8 47 United Kingdom Europe 5.8 48 Dominican Republic Americas 5.6 49 st-kitts Other 5.5 50 grenada Other 5.5 51 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.4 52 Chile Americas 5.3 53 Qatar Middle East & Africa 5.3 54 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.3 55 Switzerland Europe 5.2 56 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.2 57 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.0 58 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.6 59 Andorra Europe 4.4 60 us Other 4.2 61 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 4.0 62 russia Other 3.1 63 china Other 2.5