The 2026 Rankings
Citizenship Path
How accessible is citizenship? Years required, language tests, renunciation requirements.
63 Countries Ranked
4.8 Average Score
10.0 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 Argentina Americas 10.0 2 Uruguay Americas 8.5 3 Canada Americas 8.5 4 Brazil Americas 8.5 5 Dominican Republic Americas 8.0 6 Ireland Europe 8.0 7 Ecuador Americas 8.0 8 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.0 9 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.0 10 Mexico Americas 7.5 11 Chile Americas 7.5 12 armenia Other 7.5 13 Germany Europe 7.0 14 France Europe 7.0 15 Colombia Americas 7.0 16 United Kingdom Europe 6.5 17 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.5 18 Albania Europe 6.5 19 Portugal Europe 6.0 20 Cyprus Europe 6.0 21 Costa Rica Americas 6.0 22 dominica Other 6.0 23 Netherlands Europe 5.5 24 Italy Europe 5.5 25 Greece Europe 5.5 26 us Other 5.5 27 grenada Other 5.5 28 antigua Other 5.5 29 Spain Europe 5.0 30 Panama Americas 5.0 31 russia Other 5.0 32 Japan Asia-Pacific 4.5 33 Romania Europe 4.5 34 st-kitts Other 4.5 35 Czechia Europe 4.5 36 South Africa Middle East & Africa 4.0 37 Switzerland Europe 3.5 38 Croatia Europe 3.5 39 Hungary Europe 3.5 40 Serbia Europe 3.5 41 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 3.5 42 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 3.5 43 South Korea Asia-Pacific 3.5 44 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 3.5 45 Singapore Asia-Pacific 3.0 46 Estonia Europe 3.0 47 Georgia Middle East & Africa 3.0 48 Bulgaria Europe 3.0 49 Lithuania Europe 3.0 50 slovenia Other 3.0 51 Montenegro Europe 3.0 52 Malta Europe 2.5 53 Philippines Asia-Pacific 2.5 54 Latvia Europe 2.5 55 Thailand Asia-Pacific 2.0 56 Austria Europe 2.0 57 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 2.0 58 Andorra Europe 1.5 59 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 1.5 60 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 1.5 61 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 1.0 62 china Other 1.0 63 Qatar Middle East & Africa 1.0