Local Contracts and Utilities Access

This ranking compares how well foreigners can set up electricity, internet, mobile plans, household contracts and other local services. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on registration, digital government, infrastructure, banking, rule of law and practical integration context.
1 Singapore100 access points 100 access points 100
2 Estonia98 access points 98 access points 98
3 Denmark97 access points 97 access points 97
3 Netherlands97 access points 97 access points 97
5 Finland96 access points 96 access points 96
5 Luxembourg96 access points 96 access points 96
5 Sweden96 access points 96 access points 96
8 Switzerland94 access points 94 access points 94
9 New Zealand92 access points 92 access points 92
9 Norway92 access points 92 access points 92
11 Austria90 access points 90 access points 90
11 Portugal90 access points 90 access points 90
13 Australia89 access points 89 access points 89
13 Iceland89 access points 89 access points 89
13 Ireland89 access points 89 access points 89
16 Canada88 access points 88 access points 88
16 Germany88 access points 88 access points 88
16 Spain88 access points 88 access points 88
19 Malta86 access points 86 access points 86
19 United Arab Emirates86 access points 86 access points 86
21 Latvia85 access points 85 access points 85
21 Monaco85 access points 85 access points 85
23 Gibraltar84 access points 84 access points 84
23 Lithuania84 access points 84 access points 84
23 United Kingdom84 access points 84 access points 84
26 Hong Kong83 access points 83 access points 83
26 Liechtenstein83 access points 83 access points 83
28 Faroe Islands82 access points 82 access points 82
29 Belgium81 access points 81 access points 81
29 France81 access points 81 access points 81
31 Cyprus80 access points 80 access points 80
31 Korea Republic80 access points 80 access points 80
33 Andorra79 access points 79 access points 79
33 Cayman Islands79 access points 79 access points 79
33 Japan79 access points 79 access points 79
33 San Marino79 access points 79 access points 79
37 Czech Republic78 access points 78 access points 78
37 United States78 access points 78 access points 78
39 Macau77 access points 77 access points 77
39 Slovenia77 access points 77 access points 77
41 Bermuda76 access points 76 access points 76
41 Chinese Taipei76 access points 76 access points 76
41 Uruguay76 access points 76 access points 76
44 Martinique74 access points 74 access points 74
44 Réunion74 access points 74 access points 74
46 Aruba73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Curacao73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Guadeloupe73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Italy73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Malaysia73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Poland73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Saint-Martin73 access points 73 access points 73
46 Slovakia73 access points 73 access points 73
54 Croatia72 access points 72 access points 72
54 New Caledonia72 access points 72 access points 72
54 Sint Maarten72 access points 72 access points 72
54 Turks and Caicos Islands72 access points 72 access points 72
58 Chile71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Costa Rica71 access points 71 access points 71
58 French Guiana71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Georgia71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Greenland71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Puerto Rico71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Qatar71 access points 71 access points 71
58 Saint Pierre and Miquelon71 access points 71 access points 71
66 Hungary70 access points 70 access points 70
66 Israel70 access points 70 access points 70
66 Romania70 access points 70 access points 70
66 Tahiti70 access points 70 access points 70
66 U.S. Virgin Islands70 access points 70 access points 70
71 Bahrain69 access points 69 access points 69
71 Greece69 access points 69 access points 69
71 Guam69 access points 69 access points 69
74 Panama68 access points 68 access points 68
75 Bulgaria67 access points 67 access points 67
75 Mayotte67 access points 67 access points 67
75 Northern Mariana Islands67 access points 67 access points 67
78 Barbados66 access points 66 access points 66
78 Mauritius66 access points 66 access points 66
78 North Macedonia66 access points 66 access points 66
81 British Virgin Islands65 access points 65 access points 65
81 Montenegro65 access points 65 access points 65
81 Serbia65 access points 65 access points 65
84 Brunei64 access points 64 access points 64
84 Cook Islands64 access points 64 access points 64
84 Thailand64 access points 64 access points 64
87 American Samoa63 access points 63 access points 63
87 Montserrat63 access points 63 access points 63
87 Seychelles63 access points 63 access points 63
90 Albania62 access points 62 access points 62
90 Argentina62 access points 62 access points 62
90 Armenia62 access points 62 access points 62
90 Kosovo62 access points 62 access points 62
94 Anguilla61 access points 61 access points 61
94 Bahamas61 access points 61 access points 61
94 Kuwait61 access points 61 access points 61
94 Mexico61 access points 61 access points 61
94 Oman61 access points 61 access points 61
99 Kazakhstan60 access points 60 access points 60
99 Moldova60 access points 60 access points 60
99 Trinidad and Tobago60 access points 60 access points 60
102 Antigua and Barbuda59 access points 59 access points 59
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina59 access points 59 access points 59
102 Botswana59 access points 59 access points 59
102 Brazil59 access points 59 access points 59
102 Colombia59 access points 59 access points 59
102 Turkey59 access points 59 access points 59
108 Jordan58 access points 58 access points 58
108 Saint Kitts and Nevis58 access points 58 access points 58
108 South Africa58 access points 58 access points 58
111 Dominica57 access points 57 access points 57
111 Grenada57 access points 57 access points 57
111 Jamaica57 access points 57 access points 57
111 Saint Lucia57 access points 57 access points 57
111 Vietnam57 access points 57 access points 57
116 Dominican Republic56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Maldives56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Mongolia56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Peru56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Philippines56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Rwanda56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56 access points 56 access points 56
116 Saudi Arabia56 access points 56 access points 56
124 Belize55 access points 55 access points 55
124 Cape Verde55 access points 55 access points 55
124 Niue55 access points 55 access points 55
127 Azerbaijan54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Ecuador54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Fiji54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Indonesia54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Morocco54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Namibia54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Tunisia54 access points 54 access points 54
127 Ukraine54 access points 54 access points 54
135 El Salvador53 access points 53 access points 53
135 Paraguay53 access points 53 access points 53
135 Sri Lanka53 access points 53 access points 53
138 China52 access points 52 access points 52
138 Kyrgyzstan52 access points 52 access points 52
138 Uzbekistan52 access points 52 access points 52
141 Ghana51 access points 51 access points 51
141 India51 access points 51 access points 51
141 Palau51 access points 51 access points 51
141 Samoa51 access points 51 access points 51
145 Cambodia50 access points 50 access points 50
145 Guatemala50 access points 50 access points 50
145 Kenya50 access points 50 access points 50
145 Suriname50 access points 50 access points 50
145 Wallis and Futuna50 access points 50 access points 50
150 Guyana49 access points 49 access points 49
150 Tonga49 access points 49 access points 49
152 Bhutan48 access points 48 access points 48
152 Bolivia48 access points 48 access points 48
152 Nepal48 access points 48 access points 48
155 Egypt47 access points 47 access points 47
155 Honduras47 access points 47 access points 47
155 Vanuatu47 access points 47 access points 47
158 Micronesia46 access points 46 access points 46
158 Senegal46 access points 46 access points 46
160 Belarus45 access points 45 access points 45
160 Zambia45 access points 45 access points 45
162 Bangladesh44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Benin44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Ivory Coast44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Laos44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Nicaragua44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Swaziland44 access points 44 access points 44
162 Tanzania44 access points 44 access points 44
169 Marshall Islands43 access points 43 access points 43
169 Uganda43 access points 43 access points 43
169 Zanzibar43 access points 43 access points 43
172 Lesotho42 access points 42 access points 42
172 Tajikistan42 access points 42 access points 42
174 Gabon41 access points 41 access points 41
174 Gambia41 access points 41 access points 41
174 São Tomé and Príncipe41 access points 41 access points 41
177 Algeria40 access points 40 access points 40
177 Djibouti40 access points 40 access points 40
177 Togo40 access points 40 access points 40
180 Malawi39 access points 39 access points 39
180 Pakistan39 access points 39 access points 39
180 Timor-Leste39 access points 39 access points 39
183 Nauru38 access points 38 access points 38
183 Solomon Islands38 access points 38 access points 38
185 Lebanon37 access points 37 access points 37
185 Madagascar37 access points 37 access points 37
187 Nigeria36 access points 36 access points 36
187 Russia36 access points 36 access points 36
189 Ethiopia35 access points 35 access points 35
189 Mozambique35 access points 35 access points 35
189 Papua New Guinea35 access points 35 access points 35
189 Tuvalu35 access points 35 access points 35
193 Liberia34 access points 34 access points 34
193 Zimbabwe34 access points 34 access points 34
195 Burkina Faso33 access points 33 access points 33
195 Cameroon33 access points 33 access points 33
195 Cuba33 access points 33 access points 33
195 Kiribati33 access points 33 access points 33
199 Comoros32 access points 32 access points 32
199 Congo32 access points 32 access points 32
199 Mauritania32 access points 32 access points 32
199 Sierra Leone32 access points 32 access points 32
203 Palestine31 access points 31 access points 31
204 Angola30 access points 30 access points 30
204 Guinea30 access points 30 access points 30
206 Iraq29 access points 29 access points 29
207 Guinea-Bissau28 access points 28 access points 28
207 Mali28 access points 28 access points 28
209 Western Sahara27 access points 27 access points 27
210 Equatorial Guinea26 access points 26 access points 26
211 Burundi24 access points 24 access points 24
211 Haiti24 access points 24 access points 24
211 Myanmar24 access points 24 access points 24
211 Niger24 access points 24 access points 24
211 Venezuela24 access points 24 access points 24
216 Libya22 access points 22 access points 22
217 Congo DR20 access points 20 access points 20
217 Iran20 access points 20 access points 20
219 Sudan18 access points 18 access points 18
219 Turkmenistan18 access points 18 access points 18
221 Chad17 access points 17 access points 17
222 Central African Republic14 access points 14 access points 14
223 Syria13 access points 13 access points 13
224 Afghanistan11 access points 11 access points 11
224 Eritrea11 access points 11 access points 11
226 Yemen10 access points 10 access points 10
227 Somalia7 access points 7 access points 7
227 South Sudan7 access points 7 access points 7
229 Korea DPR0 access points 0 access points 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for access to local contracts and utilities. It describes how well foreigners can set up electricity, water, internet, mobile plans, household contracts and comparable services after arrival.

The calculation combines eight blocks: digital and infrastructure usability counts for 32%, residence and registration context 18%, banking and payment access 14%, governance and rule of law 12%, local registration 10%, everyday foreigner context 8%, expat community 4%, and moving/customs context 2%.

A high value requires more than good infrastructure. The country also has to make proof requirements, contract setup, identity checks, payment channels and administrative steps practically usable for foreign residents.

Countries with strong digital government and open everyday systems receive a limited bonus. Small territories with thin utility structures or countries with isolated payment and administrative systems are cautiously capped.

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