The 2026 Rankings
Citizenship Path
How accessible is citizenship? Years required, language tests, renunciation requirements.
59 Countries Ranked
6.1 Average Score
9.5 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 st-kitts Other 9.5 2 grenada Other 9.5 3 dominica Other 9.5 4 antigua Other 9.5 5 Portugal Europe 9.0 6 Ireland Europe 8.5 7 Argentina Americas 8.5 8 Brazil Americas 7.5 9 Australia Asia-Pacific 7.5 10 armenia Other 7.5 11 Mexico Americas 7.0 12 Uruguay Americas 7.0 13 United Kingdom Europe 7.0 14 Netherlands Europe 7.0 15 France Europe 7.0 16 Colombia Americas 7.0 17 Ecuador Americas 7.0 18 Chile Americas 7.0 19 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 7.0 20 Germany Europe 6.5 21 Panama Americas 6.5 22 Croatia Europe 6.5 23 Costa Rica Americas 6.5 24 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.5 25 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.5 26 Serbia Europe 6.5 27 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 28 Czechia Europe 6.5 29 Albania Europe 6.5 30 South Africa Middle East & Africa 6.5 31 Spain Europe 6.0 32 Italy Europe 6.0 33 Greece Europe 6.0 34 Dominican Republic Americas 6.0 35 Cyprus Europe 6.0 36 Hungary Europe 6.0 37 Estonia Europe 6.0 38 Romania Europe 6.0 39 Bulgaria Europe 6.0 40 Latvia Europe 6.0 41 Montenegro Europe 6.0 42 Malta Europe 5.5 43 Austria Europe 5.5 44 Lithuania Europe 5.5 45 slovenia Other 5.5 46 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.5 47 Singapore Asia-Pacific 5.0 48 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.0 49 Switzerland Europe 4.5 50 Andorra Europe 4.0 51 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 4.0 52 Thailand Asia-Pacific 3.0 53 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 3.0 54 Philippines Asia-Pacific 3.0 55 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 3.0 56 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 2.5 57 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 2.0 58 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 2.0 59 Qatar Middle East & Africa 1.5