Local Identity and Address Proof

This ranking compares how well foreigners can obtain and use local identity, tax, registration and address proof in everyday life. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on registration systems, digital government, document recognition, residence clarity and administrative reliability.
1 Estonia100 points 100 points 100
1 Singapore100 points 100 points 100
3 Denmark97 points 97 points 97
3 Finland97 points 97 points 97
5 Luxembourg96 points 96 points 96
5 Netherlands96 points 96 points 96
5 Norway96 points 96 points 96
5 Sweden96 points 96 points 96
9 Switzerland94 points 94 points 94
10 Iceland92 points 92 points 92
11 Austria90 points 90 points 90
11 United Arab Emirates90 points 90 points 90
13 New Zealand89 points 89 points 89
14 Latvia88 points 88 points 88
15 Australia87 points 87 points 87
15 Ireland87 points 87 points 87
15 Lithuania87 points 87 points 87
15 Portugal87 points 87 points 87
19 Spain86 points 86 points 86
20 Canada85 points 85 points 85
21 Gibraltar84 points 84 points 84
21 Monaco84 points 84 points 84
21 United Kingdom84 points 84 points 84
24 Cayman Islands83 points 83 points 83
24 Germany83 points 83 points 83
26 Faroe Islands82 points 82 points 82
26 Liechtenstein82 points 82 points 82
26 Malta82 points 82 points 82
29 Bermuda81 points 81 points 81
30 Belgium80 points 80 points 80
30 San Marino80 points 80 points 80
32 Andorra79 points 79 points 79
32 France79 points 79 points 79
32 Hong Kong79 points 79 points 79
32 Japan79 points 79 points 79
32 Korea Republic79 points 79 points 79
37 Cyprus78 points 78 points 78
37 Turks and Caicos Islands78 points 78 points 78
39 United States77 points 77 points 77
40 Aruba76 points 76 points 76
41 Curacao75 points 75 points 75
41 Czech Republic75 points 75 points 75
41 Greenland75 points 75 points 75
41 Saint-Martin75 points 75 points 75
41 Sint Maarten75 points 75 points 75
41 Slovenia75 points 75 points 75
47 Guadeloupe74 points 74 points 74
47 Macau74 points 74 points 74
47 Martinique74 points 74 points 74
47 Tahiti74 points 74 points 74
51 Chinese Taipei73 points 73 points 73
51 French Guiana73 points 73 points 73
51 New Caledonia73 points 73 points 73
51 Réunion73 points 73 points 73
51 Saint Pierre and Miquelon73 points 73 points 73
56 British Virgin Islands72 points 72 points 72
56 Guam72 points 72 points 72
56 Slovakia72 points 72 points 72
56 Uruguay72 points 72 points 72
60 Anguilla71 points 71 points 71
60 Croatia71 points 71 points 71
60 Northern Mariana Islands71 points 71 points 71
60 Puerto Rico71 points 71 points 71
60 Qatar71 points 71 points 71
60 U.S. Virgin Islands71 points 71 points 71
66 Bahrain70 points 70 points 70
66 Italy70 points 70 points 70
66 Montserrat70 points 70 points 70
66 Poland70 points 70 points 70
70 Chile69 points 69 points 69
70 Cook Islands69 points 69 points 69
70 Georgia69 points 69 points 69
70 Malaysia69 points 69 points 69
74 American Samoa68 points 68 points 68
74 Barbados68 points 68 points 68
74 Greece68 points 68 points 68
74 Mayotte68 points 68 points 68
74 Romania68 points 68 points 68
79 Costa Rica67 points 67 points 67
79 Hungary67 points 67 points 67
79 Israel67 points 67 points 67
82 North Macedonia66 points 66 points 66
83 Brunei65 points 65 points 65
83 Mauritius65 points 65 points 65
83 Seychelles65 points 65 points 65
86 Bahamas64 points 64 points 64
86 Montenegro64 points 64 points 64
86 Oman64 points 64 points 64
86 Serbia64 points 64 points 64
90 Antigua and Barbuda62 points 62 points 62
90 Panama62 points 62 points 62
90 Saint Lucia62 points 62 points 62
93 Albania61 points 61 points 61
93 Bulgaria61 points 61 points 61
93 Dominica61 points 61 points 61
93 Grenada61 points 61 points 61
93 Kosovo61 points 61 points 61
93 Kuwait61 points 61 points 61
93 Niue61 points 61 points 61
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis61 points 61 points 61
101 Armenia60 points 60 points 60
101 Jordan60 points 60 points 60
101 Moldova60 points 60 points 60
101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60 points 60 points 60
101 Turkey60 points 60 points 60
106 Mexico59 points 59 points 59
106 Thailand59 points 59 points 59
108 Argentina58 points 58 points 58
108 Kazakhstan58 points 58 points 58
108 Saudi Arabia58 points 58 points 58
108 Trinidad and Tobago58 points 58 points 58
112 Belize56 points 56 points 56
112 Botswana56 points 56 points 56
112 Colombia56 points 56 points 56
112 South Africa56 points 56 points 56
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina55 points 55 points 55
116 Jamaica55 points 55 points 55
116 Rwanda55 points 55 points 55
116 Wallis and Futuna55 points 55 points 55
120 Azerbaijan54 points 54 points 54
120 Cape Verde54 points 54 points 54
120 Fiji54 points 54 points 54
120 Maldives54 points 54 points 54
120 Mongolia54 points 54 points 54
120 Palau54 points 54 points 54
120 Tunisia54 points 54 points 54
127 Dominican Republic53 points 53 points 53
127 Indonesia53 points 53 points 53
127 Morocco53 points 53 points 53
127 Peru53 points 53 points 53
127 Philippines53 points 53 points 53
127 Samoa53 points 53 points 53
133 Brazil52 points 52 points 52
133 Sri Lanka52 points 52 points 52
133 Ukraine52 points 52 points 52
136 Belarus51 points 51 points 51
136 El Salvador51 points 51 points 51
138 Guyana50 points 50 points 50
138 Suriname50 points 50 points 50
138 Vanuatu50 points 50 points 50
141 Kyrgyzstan49 points 49 points 49
141 Namibia49 points 49 points 49
141 Paraguay49 points 49 points 49
141 Tonga49 points 49 points 49
141 Uzbekistan49 points 49 points 49
146 Ecuador48 points 48 points 48
146 India48 points 48 points 48
146 Marshall Islands48 points 48 points 48
146 Micronesia48 points 48 points 48
146 Vietnam48 points 48 points 48
151 China47 points 47 points 47
151 Ghana47 points 47 points 47
151 Guatemala47 points 47 points 47
151 Kenya47 points 47 points 47
155 Cambodia46 points 46 points 46
155 Honduras46 points 46 points 46
155 Russia46 points 46 points 46
158 Bhutan45 points 45 points 45
158 Nauru45 points 45 points 45
160 Bangladesh42 points 42 points 42
160 Nicaragua42 points 42 points 42
160 Swaziland42 points 42 points 42
160 Tuvalu42 points 42 points 42
164 Bolivia41 points 41 points 41
164 Lebanon41 points 41 points 41
164 Nepal41 points 41 points 41
164 Solomon Islands41 points 41 points 41
164 Zambia41 points 41 points 41
169 Cuba40 points 40 points 40
169 Djibouti40 points 40 points 40
169 Egypt40 points 40 points 40
169 Ivory Coast40 points 40 points 40
169 Tanzania40 points 40 points 40
169 Uganda40 points 40 points 40
169 Zanzibar40 points 40 points 40
176 Benin39 points 39 points 39
176 Senegal39 points 39 points 39
176 Tajikistan39 points 39 points 39
179 São Tomé and Príncipe38 points 38 points 38
180 Kiribati37 points 37 points 37
180 Laos37 points 37 points 37
180 Malawi37 points 37 points 37
180 Pakistan37 points 37 points 37
180 Timor-Leste37 points 37 points 37
185 Algeria36 points 36 points 36
185 Gambia36 points 36 points 36
185 Lesotho36 points 36 points 36
185 Togo36 points 36 points 36
189 Madagascar34 points 34 points 34
190 Gabon33 points 33 points 33
190 Liberia33 points 33 points 33
190 Papua New Guinea33 points 33 points 33
193 Comoros32 points 32 points 32
194 Mozambique31 points 31 points 31
194 Nigeria31 points 31 points 31
196 Ethiopia30 points 30 points 30
196 Palestine30 points 30 points 30
196 Zimbabwe30 points 30 points 30
199 Mauritania28 points 28 points 28
199 Sierra Leone28 points 28 points 28
201 Angola27 points 27 points 27
201 Burkina Faso27 points 27 points 27
203 Cameroon26 points 26 points 26
203 Guinea-Bissau26 points 26 points 26
203 Iraq26 points 26 points 26
206 Guinea25 points 25 points 25
207 Burundi24 points 24 points 24
207 Congo24 points 24 points 24
207 Western Sahara24 points 24 points 24
210 Mali23 points 23 points 23
211 Haiti22 points 22 points 22
212 Equatorial Guinea20 points 20 points 20
212 Iran20 points 20 points 20
212 Myanmar20 points 20 points 20
212 Niger20 points 20 points 20
212 Turkmenistan20 points 20 points 20
212 Venezuela20 points 20 points 20
218 Sudan15 points 15 points 15
219 Congo DR14 points 14 points 14
219 Libya14 points 14 points 14
221 Eritrea13 points 13 points 13
221 Syria13 points 13 points 13
223 Yemen11 points 11 points 11
224 Chad9 points 9 points 9
225 Afghanistan8 points 8 points 8
225 Central African Republic8 points 8 points 8
227 South Sudan6 points 6 points 6
228 Korea DPR0 points 0 points 0
228 Somalia0 points 0 points 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for local identity and address proof. 100 means that foreigners can comparatively easily obtain and use local registration numbers, tax IDs, address proof or digital identity routes.

The calculation combines nine blocks: local registration counts for 24%, e-government 22%, residence context 14%, governance and rule of law 14%, document recognition 9%, tax administration 6%, banking access 5%, expat community 4% and language accessibility 2%.

The indicator is central because many everyday steps depend on it: rental contracts, bank accounts, mobile plans, utilities, tax registration and in some cases medical, school or administrative contacts.

Countries with particularly usable digital government or clear registration routes receive a limited bonus. Strongly closed, unstable or very fragmented systems are capped when proof requirements for foreigners are hard to predict in everyday life.

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