The 2026 Rankings
Visa Availability
How accessible are visas for various profiles (digital nomad, investor, retiree, employee)?
59 Countries Ranked
7.6 Average Score
9.5 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 Uruguay Americas 9.5 2 Georgia Middle East & Africa 9.5 3 st-kitts Other 9.5 4 grenada Other 9.5 5 dominica Other 9.5 6 antigua Other 9.5 7 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 9.5 8 Portugal Europe 9.0 9 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.0 10 Panama Americas 9.0 11 Dominican Republic Americas 9.0 12 armenia Other 9.0 13 Spain Europe 8.5 14 Mexico Americas 8.5 15 Colombia Americas 8.5 16 Ecuador Americas 8.5 17 Argentina Americas 8.5 18 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 8.5 19 Albania Europe 8.5 20 Greece Europe 8.0 21 Cyprus Europe 8.0 22 Malta Europe 8.0 23 Croatia Europe 8.0 24 Costa Rica Americas 8.0 25 Philippines Asia-Pacific 8.0 26 Estonia Europe 8.0 27 Serbia Europe 8.0 28 Montenegro Europe 8.0 29 Turkey Middle East & Africa 7.5 30 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.5 31 Brazil Americas 7.5 32 Romania Europe 7.5 33 Bulgaria Europe 7.5 34 Latvia Europe 7.5 35 Lithuania Europe 7.5 36 Germany Europe 7.0 37 Thailand Asia-Pacific 7.0 38 Netherlands Europe 7.0 39 Italy Europe 7.0 40 Ireland Europe 7.0 41 France Europe 7.0 42 Hungary Europe 7.0 43 Chile Americas 7.0 44 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 7.0 45 Czechia Europe 7.0 46 slovenia Other 7.0 47 Qatar Middle East & Africa 7.0 48 Austria Europe 6.5 49 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 6.5 50 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.5 51 South Africa Middle East & Africa 6.5 52 South Korea Asia-Pacific 6.0 53 Singapore Asia-Pacific 5.5 54 United Kingdom Europe 5.5 55 Andorra Europe 5.5 56 Japan Asia-Pacific 5.5 57 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.5 58 Australia Asia-Pacific 5.5 59 Switzerland Europe 4.5