The 2026 Rankings
Work Rights
Can you work locally, remotely, or start a business? How flexible are the work permissions?
59 Countries Ranked
7.4 Average Score
9.0 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 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.0 2 Singapore Asia-Pacific 9.0 3 Georgia Middle East & Africa 9.0 4 Netherlands Europe 8.5 5 Ireland Europe 8.5 6 armenia Other 8.5 7 Qatar Middle East & Africa 8.5 8 Portugal Europe 8.0 9 Germany Europe 8.0 10 Uruguay Americas 8.0 11 United Kingdom Europe 8.0 12 Malta Europe 8.0 13 Switzerland Europe 8.0 14 Estonia Europe 8.0 15 Serbia Europe 8.0 16 st-kitts Other 8.0 17 grenada Other 8.0 18 dominica Other 8.0 19 antigua Other 8.0 20 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.0 21 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.0 22 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 8.0 23 Albania Europe 8.0 24 Panama Americas 7.5 25 Cyprus Europe 7.5 26 Austria Europe 7.5 27 Croatia Europe 7.5 28 Chile Americas 7.5 29 Japan Asia-Pacific 7.5 30 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 7.5 31 Czechia Europe 7.5 32 Latvia Europe 7.5 33 Lithuania Europe 7.5 34 slovenia Other 7.5 35 Montenegro Europe 7.5 36 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 7.5 37 South Korea Asia-Pacific 7.5 38 Spain Europe 7.0 39 Mexico Americas 7.0 40 Greece Europe 7.0 41 Dominican Republic Americas 7.0 42 France Europe 7.0 43 Hungary Europe 7.0 44 Colombia Americas 7.0 45 Ecuador Americas 7.0 46 Argentina Americas 7.0 47 Brazil Americas 7.0 48 Romania Europe 7.0 49 Bulgaria Europe 7.0 50 Italy Europe 6.5 51 Costa Rica Americas 6.5 52 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.5 53 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.5 54 South Africa Middle East & Africa 6.5 55 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.5 56 Philippines Asia-Pacific 5.5 57 Thailand Asia-Pacific 5.0 58 Andorra Europe 5.0 59 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 5.0