The 2026 Rankings
Future Optionality
What doors open from here? Combines paths to PR/citizenship, passport quality, credential recognition, and immigration demand.
59 Countries Ranked
6.4 Average Score
8.2 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 Portugal Europe 8.2 2 Germany Europe 7.8 3 Netherlands Europe 7.5 4 Ireland Europe 7.4 5 Spain Europe 7.3 6 Estonia Europe 7.2 7 Latvia Europe 7.2 8 United Kingdom Europe 7.2 9 grenada Other 7.2 10 Italy Europe 7.1 11 France Europe 7.1 12 Lithuania Europe 7.1 13 Greece Europe 7.1 14 st-kitts Other 7.1 15 antigua Other 7.1 16 Bulgaria Europe 7.1 17 Australia Asia-Pacific 7.0 18 Croatia Europe 7.0 19 dominica Other 6.9 20 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 6.9 21 Czechia Europe 6.9 22 Romania Europe 6.9 23 South Korea Asia-Pacific 6.9 24 Malta Europe 6.8 25 Austria Europe 6.8 26 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.8 27 Japan Asia-Pacific 6.8 28 Hungary Europe 6.7 29 Cyprus Europe 6.6 30 slovenia Other 6.6 31 Mexico Americas 6.6 32 Argentina Americas 6.6 33 Uruguay Americas 6.6 34 armenia Other 6.5 35 Chile Americas 6.4 36 Albania Europe 6.3 37 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 6.3 38 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.3 39 Serbia Europe 6.3 40 Panama Americas 6.3 41 Georgia Middle East & Africa 6.2 42 Brazil Americas 6.2 43 Switzerland Europe 6.2 44 Montenegro Europe 6.1 45 Ecuador Americas 6.0 46 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.0 47 Colombia Americas 6.0 48 Costa Rica Americas 5.9 49 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.9 50 Dominican Republic Americas 5.7 51 Turkey Middle East & Africa 5.6 52 Andorra Europe 5.4 53 Qatar Middle East & Africa 5.0 54 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 4.9 55 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.8 56 Thailand Asia-Pacific 4.5 57 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 4.2 58 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 3.9 59 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 3.8