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Best Countries for Digital Nomads 2026

The ultimate digital nomad ranking — comparing internet quality, coworking culture, cost of living, visa options, safety, and lifestyle across 229 countries.

#	Country	Score
1	Estonia	88.4
2	Singapore	88.3
3	United Arab Emirates	88.3
4	Portugal	85.9
5	Spain	85.6
6	United Kingdom	83.3
7	Canada	81
8	Germany	80.9
9	Norway	80.7
10	Hong Kong	80.6
11	Netherlands	80.6
12	Malta	80.5
13	Australia	80.4
14	Ireland	80.1
15	France	80.1
16	Switzerland	78.4
17	New Zealand	78.3
18	United States	77.9
19	Denmark	76.7
20	Cyprus	76.4
21	Sweden	75.6
22	Georgia	75.5
23	Luxembourg	75.2
24	Greece	74.9
25	Iceland	74.7
26	Monaco	74.5
27	Japan	74.4
28	Thailand	74.2
29	Italy	74.2
30	Austria	74.1
31	Czech Republic	73.9
32	Finland	73.8
33	Croatia	73.7
34	Cayman Islands	73.1
35	Romania	72.8
36	Belgium	72.8
37	Lithuania	72.4
38	Latvia	72.3
39	Korea Republic	72.1
40	Costa Rica	71.5
41	Bermuda	71.2
42	Mexico	70.8
43	Gibraltar	70.8
44	Mauritius	70.7
45	Macau	70.6
46	Chinese Taipei	69.8
47	Malaysia	69.4
48	Qatar	69.2
49	Liechtenstein	69.2
50	Hungary	68.6
51	Barbados	68.1
52	Bahrain	66.5
53	Slovenia	66.4
54	Faroe Islands	66.3
55	British Virgin Islands	66.1
56	Turks and Caicos Islands	65.9
57	Uruguay	65.7
58	Colombia	65.7
59	Andorra	65.4
60	Israel	65.4
61	Seychelles	65.3
62	Panama	65.1
63	Greenland	64.4
64	South Africa	64.4
65	Poland	64.1
66	Saint-Martin	64
67	San Marino	63.9
68	Tahiti	63.5
69	Slovakia	63.4
70	Brunei	62.4
71	Puerto Rico	62.2
72	Anguilla	61.9
73	Curacao	61.7
74	Chile	61.4
75	Aruba	61.2
76	Réunion	61.1
77	Indonesia	60.9
78	Brazil	60.6
79	Kuwait	60.6
80	Saudi Arabia	60.5
81	Sint Maarten	60.4
82	Martinique	60.3
83	Guadeloupe	60.2
84	Oman	60.2
85	Serbia	59.7
86	Cook Islands	59.6
87	Turkey	59.3
88	Bahamas	58.7
89	New Caledonia	58.6
90	Bulgaria	58.2
91	U.S. Virgin Islands	58.2
92	Guam	58.2
93	French Guiana	58
94	North Macedonia	57.6
95	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	57.5
96	Argentina	56.9
97	Armenia	56.4
98	Montserrat	56.2
99	Kazakhstan	56.1
100	Trinidad and Tobago	55.8
101	Northern Mariana Islands	55.6
102	Montenegro	55.3
103	Antigua and Barbuda	54.4
104	Cape Verde	54.4
105	Mayotte	54.1
106	Niue	54.1
107	Albania	54
108	Kosovo	53.6
109	Belize	53.5
110	American Samoa	53.5
111	Jordan	52.9
112	Saint Kitts and Nevis	52.8
113	Ukraine	52.6
114	Jamaica	52.6
115	Philippines	52.4
116	India	52.4
117	Dominica	52.1
118	Peru	52.1
119	Namibia	52
120	Grenada	52
121	Vietnam	52
122	Moldova	51.9
123	Dominican Republic	51.4
124	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.4
125	Morocco	50.9
126	Azerbaijan	50.3
127	Saint Lucia	50.3
128	Sri Lanka	50.1
129	China	50.1
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50
131	Tunisia	49.8
132	Botswana	49.3
133	Mongolia	48.9
134	El Salvador	48.4
135	Maldives	48.4
136	Wallis and Futuna	48.3
137	Guatemala	47.4
138	Uzbekistan	46.9
139	Cambodia	46.9
140	Kenya	46.6
141	Fiji	46.4
142	Paraguay	46.3
143	Rwanda	46.2
144	Kyrgyzstan	44.9
145	Nauru	44.8
146	Egypt	44.8
147	Ghana	44.7
148	Guyana	44.6
149	Vanuatu	44.3
150	Ecuador	44.2
151	Palau	44.2
152	Honduras	43.8
153	Bhutan	42.5
154	Nicaragua	42.5
155	Tonga	42.4
156	Samoa	42.3
157	Lebanon	42.3
158	Senegal	41.8
159	Ivory Coast	41.6
160	Suriname	41.2
161	Swaziland	40.7
162	Bolivia	40.4
163	Tanzania	40.2
164	Marshall Islands	40.2
165	Micronesia	40
166	Benin	39.8
167	Nepal	39.7
168	Zambia	39.5
169	Laos	38.6
170	Uganda	38.4
171	Togo	38.3
172	Djibouti	38
173	Pakistan	37.9
174	Zanzibar	37.8
175	Algeria	37.6
176	Gabon	37.2
177	Nigeria	37
178	Madagascar	36.9
179	Mozambique	36.3
180	Bangladesh	36.2
181	Tuvalu	36.1
182	Tajikistan	35.8
183	Solomon Islands	35.2
184	Malawi	34.6
185	Lesotho	34.4
186	São Tomé and Príncipe	34.2
187	Burkina Faso	33.9
188	Kiribati	33.5
189	Gambia	33.4
190	Palestine	33.3
191	Papua New Guinea	33.1
192	Belarus	32.8
193	Liberia	32.8
194	Zimbabwe	32.1
195	Ethiopia	31.8
196	Cameroon	31.8
197	Timor-Leste	31.8
198	Comoros	31.4
199	Mali	31.1
200	Myanmar	30.7
201	Congo	30.4
202	Iraq	30.2
203	Guinea	30.1
204	Guinea-Bissau	29.7
205	Angola	29.3
206	Mauritania	28.7
207	Sierra Leone	28.7
208	Haiti	27.8
209	Niger	27.1
210	Western Sahara	26.8
211	Russia	26.5
212	Congo DR	26.2
213	Burundi	24.1
214	Equatorial Guinea	24
215	Venezuela	23.5
216	Sudan	22.7
217	Libya	21.1
218	Chad	19
219	Yemen	18.6
220	Afghanistan	18.4
221	Central African Republic	17.2
222	South Sudan	15.8
223	Eritrea	15.7
224	Cuba	14.6
225	Somalia	12.2
226	Iran	9.2
227	Turkmenistan	6.9
228	Syria	4.5
229	Korea DPR	0

How the Remote Work and Freelancing Score Is Calculated

The overall score is a weighted average across seven indicators. Nomadino calculates: digital nomad visa × 0.20 + remote work legality × 0.17 + freelance legal framework × 0.16 + remote job market × 0.15 + coworking density × 0.12 + nomad community × 0.10 + average remote salary × 0.10.

Digital nomad visa: 20%
Remote work legality: 17%
Freelance legal framework: 16%
Remote job market: 15%
Coworking density: 12%
Nomad community: 10%
Average remote salary: 10%

This board evaluates whether a country works legally and practically for location-independent work. A dedicated nomad visa and clear work rules receive the highest weights because they directly shape usability for foreigners.

The freelance framework and remote job market describe whether work is realistic and legally secure. Coworking, community and salary level add everyday context, but should not outweigh the legal foundations.