The 2026 Rankings
Visa Availability
How accessible are visas for various profiles (digital nomad, investor, retiree, employee)?
63 Countries Ranked
6.1 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 Georgia Middle East & Africa 10.0 2 Portugal Europe 9.0 3 Colombia Americas 9.0 4 Spain Europe 8.5 5 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 8.5 6 Uruguay Americas 8.5 7 Ecuador Americas 8.5 8 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 8.5 9 armenia Other 8.5 10 Thailand Asia-Pacific 8.0 11 Costa Rica Americas 8.0 12 Argentina Americas 8.0 13 Brazil Americas 8.0 14 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 8.0 15 Greece Europe 7.5 16 Malta Europe 7.5 17 Mexico Americas 7.0 18 Panama Americas 7.0 19 Dominican Republic Americas 7.0 20 Cyprus Europe 7.0 21 Croatia Europe 7.0 22 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.0 23 Estonia Europe 7.0 24 antigua Other 7.0 25 Germany Europe 6.5 26 Hungary Europe 6.5 27 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 6.5 28 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.5 29 Romania Europe 6.5 30 Serbia Europe 6.5 31 dominica Other 6.5 32 Czechia Europe 6.5 33 Montenegro Europe 6.5 34 Albania Europe 6.5 35 Italy Europe 6.0 36 France Europe 6.0 37 slovenia Other 6.0 38 Chile Americas 5.5 39 Latvia Europe 5.5 40 Lithuania Europe 5.5 41 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 5.5 42 South Africa Middle East & Africa 5.5 43 Netherlands Europe 5.0 44 Canada Americas 5.0 45 Turkey Middle East & Africa 5.0 46 Bulgaria Europe 5.0 47 South Korea Asia-Pacific 5.0 48 Ireland Europe 4.5 49 Austria Europe 4.5 50 Japan Asia-Pacific 4.5 51 st-kitts Other 4.5 52 grenada Other 4.5 53 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 4.5 54 Australia Asia-Pacific 4.5 55 United Kingdom Europe 4.0 56 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 4.0 57 Singapore Asia-Pacific 3.5 58 Qatar Middle East & Africa 3.5 59 Andorra Europe 3.0 60 russia Other 3.0 61 Switzerland Europe 3.0 62 us Other 2.5 63 china Other 2.5