The 2026 Rankings
Credential Recognition
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59 Countries Ranked
6.6 Average Score
9.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
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The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 Singapore Asia-Pacific 9.0 2 United Kingdom Europe 9.0 3 Ireland Europe 9.0 4 Switzerland Europe 9.0 5 Australia Asia-Pacific 9.0 6 Netherlands Europe 8.5 7 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.5 8 Germany Europe 8.0 9 Austria Europe 8.0 10 Estonia Europe 8.0 11 Malta Europe 7.5 12 France Europe 7.5 13 Czechia Europe 7.5 14 Latvia Europe 7.5 15 Lithuania Europe 7.5 16 slovenia Other 7.5 17 South Korea Asia-Pacific 7.5 18 Qatar Middle East & Africa 7.5 19 Spain Europe 7.0 20 Portugal Europe 7.0 21 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 7.0 22 Italy Europe 7.0 23 Cyprus Europe 7.0 24 Croatia Europe 7.0 25 Hungary Europe 7.0 26 Japan Asia-Pacific 7.0 27 Romania Europe 7.0 28 Bulgaria Europe 7.0 29 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 7.0 30 South Africa Middle East & Africa 7.0 31 Greece Europe 6.5 32 Chile Americas 6.5 33 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.5 34 Mexico Americas 6.0 35 Uruguay Americas 6.0 36 Argentina Americas 6.0 37 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.0 38 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.0 39 Brazil Americas 6.0 40 Serbia Europe 6.0 41 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.0 42 Panama Americas 5.5 43 Costa Rica Americas 5.5 44 Colombia Americas 5.5 45 Montenegro Europe 5.5 46 armenia Other 5.5 47 Albania Europe 5.5 48 Thailand Asia-Pacific 5.0 49 Dominican Republic Americas 5.0 50 Andorra Europe 5.0 51 Ecuador Americas 5.0 52 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.0 53 Georgia Middle East & Africa 5.0 54 st-kitts Other 5.0 55 grenada Other 5.0 56 antigua Other 5.0 57 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 4.5 58 dominica Other 4.5 59 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 4.0