The 2026 Rankings
Travel Mobility
How freely can you exit, re-enter, and travel regionally while holding residence here? Mobility conferred by the residence status itself (e.g. Schengen free movement) — not your passport.
63 Countries Ranked
6.3 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 Germany Europe 10.0 2 Netherlands Europe 10.0 3 France Europe 10.0 4 Switzerland Europe 10.0 5 Hungary Europe 10.0 6 Estonia Europe 10.0 7 Latvia Europe 10.0 8 Lithuania Europe 10.0 9 slovenia Other 10.0 10 Spain Europe 9.5 11 Italy Europe 9.5 12 Malta Europe 9.5 13 Austria Europe 9.5 14 Croatia Europe 9.5 15 Romania Europe 9.5 16 Bulgaria Europe 9.5 17 Czechia Europe 9.5 18 Greece Europe 9.0 19 Portugal Europe 8.5 20 United Kingdom Europe 6.5 21 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 6.0 22 Canada Americas 6.0 23 Australia Asia-Pacific 6.0 24 Singapore Asia-Pacific 5.5 25 Cyprus Europe 5.5 26 Ireland Europe 5.5 27 us Other 5.5 28 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.5 29 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.5 30 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.5 31 Qatar Middle East & Africa 5.5 32 Mexico Americas 5.0 33 Uruguay Americas 5.0 34 Panama Americas 5.0 35 Andorra Europe 5.0 36 Costa Rica Americas 5.0 37 Colombia Americas 5.0 38 Chile Americas 5.0 39 Argentina Americas 5.0 40 Turkey Middle East & Africa 5.0 41 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 5.0 42 Brazil Americas 5.0 43 Georgia Middle East & Africa 5.0 44 Serbia Europe 5.0 45 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 5.0 46 Thailand Asia-Pacific 4.5 47 Dominican Republic Americas 4.5 48 Ecuador Americas 4.5 49 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 4.5 50 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 4.5 51 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 4.5 52 st-kitts Other 4.5 53 grenada Other 4.5 54 dominica Other 4.5 55 antigua Other 4.5 56 Montenegro Europe 4.5 57 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 4.5 58 armenia Other 4.5 59 Albania Europe 4.5 60 South Africa Middle East & Africa 4.5 61 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.0 62 china Other 3.5 63 russia Other 3.0