Freelance Legal Framework

This ranking compares the legal framework for freelancers and self-employed workers. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on registration, business formation, tax administration, work permission, contract environment and digital government. Higher values improve the rating.
1 Singapore100 pts 100 pts 100
2 Cayman Islands97 pts 97 pts 97
2 Hong Kong97 pts 97 pts 97
2 New Zealand97 pts 97 pts 97
5 Gibraltar96 pts 96 pts 96
6 Canada95 pts 95 pts 95
6 Norway95 pts 95 pts 95
8 Australia94 pts 94 pts 94
8 Denmark94 pts 94 pts 94
10 Bermuda93 pts 93 pts 93
10 Estonia93 pts 93 pts 93
10 Faroe Islands93 pts 93 pts 93
13 British Virgin Islands92 pts 92 pts 92
13 Greenland92 pts 92 pts 92
13 Ireland92 pts 92 pts 92
13 Monaco92 pts 92 pts 92
13 United Kingdom92 pts 92 pts 92
18 Netherlands91 pts 91 pts 91
19 Luxembourg90 pts 90 pts 90
19 Sweden90 pts 90 pts 90
19 Turks and Caicos Islands90 pts 90 pts 90
22 Finland89 pts 89 pts 89
22 Liechtenstein89 pts 89 pts 89
24 Iceland88 pts 88 pts 88
24 Slovenia88 pts 88 pts 88
24 Tahiti88 pts 88 pts 88
27 Anguilla87 pts 87 pts 87
27 France87 pts 87 pts 87
27 French Guiana87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Guadeloupe87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Latvia87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Macau87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Martinique87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Réunion87 pts 87 pts 87
27 Switzerland87 pts 87 pts 87
36 Saint Pierre and Miquelon86 pts 86 pts 86
36 Saint-Martin86 pts 86 pts 86
38 Cook Islands85 pts 85 pts 85
38 Guam85 pts 85 pts 85
38 Northern Mariana Islands85 pts 85 pts 85
38 San Marino85 pts 85 pts 85
42 American Samoa84 pts 84 pts 84
42 Andorra84 pts 84 pts 84
42 Lithuania84 pts 84 pts 84
42 Mayotte84 pts 84 pts 84
42 Montserrat84 pts 84 pts 84
42 United States84 pts 84 pts 84
48 Bahrain82 pts 82 pts 82
48 Belgium82 pts 82 pts 82
48 Niue82 pts 82 pts 82
48 Sint Maarten82 pts 82 pts 82
52 Austria81 pts 81 pts 81
52 Kuwait81 pts 81 pts 81
52 United Arab Emirates81 pts 81 pts 81
55 Curacao80 pts 80 pts 80
55 Kazakhstan80 pts 80 pts 80
55 North Macedonia80 pts 80 pts 80
55 Puerto Rico80 pts 80 pts 80
55 Qatar80 pts 80 pts 80
55 U.S. Virgin Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
61 Aruba79 pts 79 pts 79
61 Brunei79 pts 79 pts 79
61 Japan79 pts 79 pts 79
61 Mauritius79 pts 79 pts 79
61 New Caledonia79 pts 79 pts 79
61 Oman79 pts 79 pts 79
67 Cyprus78 pts 78 pts 78
67 Spain78 pts 78 pts 78
69 Czech Republic77 pts 77 pts 77
69 Germany77 pts 77 pts 77
69 Wallis and Futuna77 pts 77 pts 77
72 Barbados76 pts 76 pts 76
72 Georgia76 pts 76 pts 76
72 Portugal76 pts 76 pts 76
72 Romania76 pts 76 pts 76
76 Chinese Taipei75 pts 75 pts 75
76 Malta75 pts 75 pts 75
78 Korea Republic74 pts 74 pts 74
79 Kosovo73 pts 73 pts 73
79 Slovakia73 pts 73 pts 73
81 Croatia72 pts 72 pts 72
81 Greece72 pts 72 pts 72
81 Mongolia72 pts 72 pts 72
84 Armenia71 pts 71 pts 71
84 Botswana71 pts 71 pts 71
84 Trinidad and Tobago71 pts 71 pts 71
87 Bhutan70 pts 70 pts 70
87 Montenegro70 pts 70 pts 70
87 Saudi Arabia70 pts 70 pts 70
87 Tunisia70 pts 70 pts 70
91 Azerbaijan69 pts 69 pts 69
91 Italy69 pts 69 pts 69
91 Moldova69 pts 69 pts 69
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69 pts 69 pts 69
91 Serbia69 pts 69 pts 69
91 South Africa69 pts 69 pts 69
97 Cape Verde68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Chile68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Dominica68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Hungary68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Israel68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Kyrgyzstan68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Saint Lucia68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Seychelles68 pts 68 pts 68
97 Uzbekistan68 pts 68 pts 68
106 Costa Rica67 pts 67 pts 67
106 Grenada67 pts 67 pts 67
106 Malaysia67 pts 67 pts 67
106 Rwanda67 pts 67 pts 67
106 Samoa67 pts 67 pts 67
111 Albania66 pts 66 pts 66
111 Sri Lanka66 pts 66 pts 66
111 Turkey66 pts 66 pts 66
111 Uruguay66 pts 66 pts 66
115 Antigua and Barbuda65 pts 65 pts 65
115 Bahamas65 pts 65 pts 65
115 Jamaica65 pts 65 pts 65
115 Micronesia65 pts 65 pts 65
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis65 pts 65 pts 65
120 Bulgaria64 pts 64 pts 64
120 China64 pts 64 pts 64
120 Jordan64 pts 64 pts 64
120 Nauru64 pts 64 pts 64
124 Marshall Islands63 pts 63 pts 63
124 Morocco63 pts 63 pts 63
124 Palau63 pts 63 pts 63
124 Tuvalu63 pts 63 pts 63
128 Argentina62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Colombia62 pts 62 pts 62
128 India62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Mexico62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Solomon Islands62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Tonga62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Ukraine62 pts 62 pts 62
128 Vanuatu62 pts 62 pts 62
136 Thailand61 pts 61 pts 61
137 Ghana60 pts 60 pts 60
137 Indonesia60 pts 60 pts 60
137 Panama60 pts 60 pts 60
137 Poland60 pts 60 pts 60
141 Fiji59 pts 59 pts 59
141 Guyana59 pts 59 pts 59
143 Belize58 pts 58 pts 58
143 Peru58 pts 58 pts 58
143 Philippines58 pts 58 pts 58
146 Kiribati57 pts 57 pts 57
147 Ivory Coast56 pts 56 pts 56
147 Kenya56 pts 56 pts 56
147 Maldives56 pts 56 pts 56
147 Swaziland56 pts 56 pts 56
151 Benin55 pts 55 pts 55
151 Dominican Republic55 pts 55 pts 55
151 Madagascar55 pts 55 pts 55
154 Djibouti54 pts 54 pts 54
154 Liberia54 pts 54 pts 54
154 Zambia54 pts 54 pts 54
154 Zanzibar54 pts 54 pts 54
158 Algeria53 pts 53 pts 53
158 Bosnia and Herzegovina53 pts 53 pts 53
158 El Salvador53 pts 53 pts 53
158 Lebanon53 pts 53 pts 53
158 Pakistan53 pts 53 pts 53
158 Tanzania53 pts 53 pts 53
158 Togo53 pts 53 pts 53
165 Honduras52 pts 52 pts 52
166 Comoros51 pts 51 pts 51
166 Namibia51 pts 51 pts 51
166 Nicaragua51 pts 51 pts 51
166 Tajikistan51 pts 51 pts 51
166 Uganda51 pts 51 pts 51
171 Egypt50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Guatemala50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Mozambique50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Papua New Guinea50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Suriname50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Vietnam50 pts 50 pts 50
171 Western Sahara50 pts 50 pts 50
178 Brazil49 pts 49 pts 49
178 Malawi49 pts 49 pts 49
178 Nepal49 pts 49 pts 49
181 Bangladesh48 pts 48 pts 48
181 Burundi48 pts 48 pts 48
181 Iraq48 pts 48 pts 48
181 Senegal48 pts 48 pts 48
181 Timor-Leste48 pts 48 pts 48
186 Burkina Faso47 pts 47 pts 47
186 Guinea-Bissau47 pts 47 pts 47
186 Lesotho47 pts 47 pts 47
189 Afghanistan46 pts 46 pts 46
189 Cambodia46 pts 46 pts 46
191 Nigeria45 pts 45 pts 45
191 Palestine45 pts 45 pts 45
193 Ethiopia44 pts 44 pts 44
193 Mali44 pts 44 pts 44
193 Mauritania44 pts 44 pts 44
193 Sierra Leone44 pts 44 pts 44
197 Ecuador43 pts 43 pts 43
198 Guinea42 pts 42 pts 42
198 Niger42 pts 42 pts 42
198 Paraguay42 pts 42 pts 42
198 São Tomé and Príncipe42 pts 42 pts 42
198 Sudan42 pts 42 pts 42
203 Congo DR40 pts 40 pts 40
204 Laos39 pts 39 pts 39
204 Zimbabwe39 pts 39 pts 39
206 Angola38 pts 38 pts 38
206 Belarus38 pts 38 pts 38
206 Gabon38 pts 38 pts 38
209 Congo37 pts 37 pts 37
209 Gambia37 pts 37 pts 37
211 Cameroon35 pts 35 pts 35
211 Myanmar35 pts 35 pts 35
213 Bolivia34 pts 34 pts 34
213 Haiti34 pts 34 pts 34
215 Yemen33 pts 33 pts 33
216 Eritrea32 pts 32 pts 32
217 Russia28 pts 28 pts 28
218 Central African Republic26 pts 26 pts 26
219 Libya24 pts 24 pts 24
220 Equatorial Guinea23 pts 23 pts 23
221 South Sudan22 pts 22 pts 22
222 Chad19 pts 19 pts 19
223 Cuba16 pts 16 pts 16
224 Somalia15 pts 15 pts 15
225 Venezuela14 pts 14 pts 14
226 Iran9 pts 9 pts 9
227 Turkmenistan7 pts 7 pts 7
228 Syria5 pts 5 pts 5
229 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for the legal framework for freelancers and self-employed work. 100 means simple, clear and digitally usable structures; 0 means barely usable, unclear or heavily restricted conditions.

The calculation combines eight blocks: local self-employment rights count for 24%, foreigner business ownership 15%, company registration time 12%, start-up costs 10%, tax administration 14%, labour-market flexibility 8%, digital government 8%, and rule of law 9%.

Nomadino therefore does not only measure whether freelancing is formally allowed. Registration, invoicing, tax filing, business operation and contract enforcement also need to work in everyday practice.

Values are normalised to the current Nomadino country comparison. The rating equals the rounded raw value; higher values improve the ranking.

The indicator measures the general legal and administrative framework. It does not rate demand for specific services, individual tax planning, or the quality of individual advisors and authorities.