The 2026 Rankings
Future Optionality
What doors open from here? Combines paths to PR/citizenship, passport quality, credential recognition, and immigration demand.
63 Countries Ranked
5.8 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 63 Countries
1 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.2 2 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.2 3 Ireland Europe 8.2 4 Canada Americas 8.1 5 Germany Europe 7.3 6 Netherlands Europe 7.2 7 Uruguay Americas 7.2 8 United Kingdom Europe 6.9 9 France Europe 6.7 10 Portugal Europe 6.7 11 Argentina Americas 6.6 12 Cyprus Europe 6.6 13 Chile Americas 6.6 14 Spain Europe 6.4 15 armenia Other 6.4 16 Estonia Europe 6.3 17 Czechia Europe 6.2 18 us Other 6.2 19 Mexico Americas 6.2 20 Brazil Americas 6.2 21 Singapore Asia-Pacific 6.2 22 Malta Europe 6.1 23 Ecuador Americas 6.1 24 Italy Europe 6.0 25 Colombia Americas 6.0 26 Lithuania Europe 6.0 27 Romania Europe 6.0 28 Costa Rica Americas 5.9 29 Panama Americas 5.9 30 Dominican Republic Americas 5.9 31 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 5.9 32 Greece Europe 5.9 33 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 5.8 34 Croatia Europe 5.8 35 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.8 36 Austria Europe 5.8 37 slovenia Other 5.7 38 Latvia Europe 5.7 39 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 5.7 40 Albania Europe 5.7 41 antigua Other 5.6 42 Switzerland Europe 5.5 43 dominica Other 5.5 44 Bulgaria Europe 5.5 45 grenada Other 5.4 46 Hungary Europe 5.4 47 Georgia Middle East & Africa 5.3 48 Serbia Europe 5.3 49 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.3 50 Montenegro Europe 5.1 51 st-kitts Other 5.1 52 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.9 53 Qatar Middle East & Africa 4.6 54 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 4.5 55 South Africa Middle East & Africa 4.5 56 Andorra Europe 4.4 57 russia Other 4.2 58 Philippines Asia-Pacific 3.9 59 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 3.6 60 Thailand Asia-Pacific 3.6 61 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 3.6 62 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 2.9 63 china Other 2.5