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