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