Rental Access for Foreigners

This ranking compares how easily foreigners can find, prove eligibility for and use ordinary rental housing after arrival. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on rental access, residence and address proof, expat community, discrimination context, property security and administrative clarity; higher values improve the rating.
1 New Zealand100 points 100 points 100
2 Australia97 points 97 points 97
2 Singapore97 points 97 points 97
4 Canada95 points 95 points 95
5 Netherlands94 points 94 points 94
6 Estonia93 points 93 points 93
6 Luxembourg93 points 93 points 93
6 Malta93 points 93 points 93
6 Monaco93 points 93 points 93
10 Denmark92 points 92 points 92
11 Finland91 points 91 points 91
11 Sweden91 points 91 points 91
13 Cayman Islands90 points 90 points 90
13 Spain90 points 90 points 90
13 United Arab Emirates90 points 90 points 90
16 Andorra89 points 89 points 89
16 Norway89 points 89 points 89
18 Austria88 points 88 points 88
18 Cyprus88 points 88 points 88
18 Gibraltar88 points 88 points 88
21 Ireland87 points 87 points 87
21 Liechtenstein87 points 87 points 87
21 Portugal87 points 87 points 87
21 Switzerland87 points 87 points 87
25 Iceland86 points 86 points 86
25 Saint-Martin86 points 86 points 86
25 Sint Maarten86 points 86 points 86
25 Uruguay86 points 86 points 86
29 Turks and Caicos Islands84 points 84 points 84
30 Aruba82 points 82 points 82
30 Bermuda82 points 82 points 82
30 Costa Rica82 points 82 points 82
33 Faroe Islands81 points 81 points 81
33 Germany81 points 81 points 81
35 Belgium80 points 80 points 80
35 Latvia80 points 80 points 80
35 Northern Mariana Islands80 points 80 points 80
35 San Marino80 points 80 points 80
39 British Virgin Islands79 points 79 points 79
39 United Kingdom79 points 79 points 79
41 Anguilla78 points 78 points 78
41 Guam78 points 78 points 78
43 Curacao77 points 77 points 77
43 France77 points 77 points 77
43 Macau77 points 77 points 77
43 Montserrat77 points 77 points 77
47 Lithuania76 points 76 points 76
47 Malaysia76 points 76 points 76
47 New Caledonia76 points 76 points 76
50 French Guiana75 points 75 points 75
50 Slovenia75 points 75 points 75
52 Czech Republic74 points 74 points 74
52 Greenland74 points 74 points 74
52 Mayotte74 points 74 points 74
52 Panama74 points 74 points 74
52 U.S. Virgin Islands74 points 74 points 74
57 Barbados73 points 73 points 73
57 Greece73 points 73 points 73
57 Saint Pierre and Miquelon73 points 73 points 73
57 United States73 points 73 points 73
61 Georgia72 points 72 points 72
61 Guadeloupe72 points 72 points 72
61 Hong Kong72 points 72 points 72
61 Japan72 points 72 points 72
61 Martinique72 points 72 points 72
61 Qatar72 points 72 points 72
61 Réunion72 points 72 points 72
68 American Samoa71 points 71 points 71
68 Chile71 points 71 points 71
68 Korea Republic71 points 71 points 71
68 Puerto Rico71 points 71 points 71
68 Tahiti71 points 71 points 71
73 Chinese Taipei70 points 70 points 70
74 Antigua and Barbuda69 points 69 points 69
74 Cook Islands69 points 69 points 69
74 Italy69 points 69 points 69
77 Bahamas68 points 68 points 68
77 Dominica68 points 68 points 68
77 Saint Kitts and Nevis68 points 68 points 68
77 Seychelles68 points 68 points 68
77 Thailand68 points 68 points 68
82 Croatia67 points 67 points 67
83 Mauritius66 points 66 points 66
83 Mexico66 points 66 points 66
83 Niue66 points 66 points 66
83 Poland66 points 66 points 66
83 Saint Lucia66 points 66 points 66
83 Slovakia66 points 66 points 66
89 Grenada65 points 65 points 65
90 Belize64 points 64 points 64
90 Brunei64 points 64 points 64
90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines64 points 64 points 64
93 Argentina63 points 63 points 63
93 Bahrain63 points 63 points 63
93 Israel63 points 63 points 63
96 Montenegro62 points 62 points 62
96 Romania62 points 62 points 62
98 Botswana61 points 61 points 61
99 Hungary60 points 60 points 60
99 North Macedonia60 points 60 points 60
99 Palau60 points 60 points 60
99 Trinidad and Tobago60 points 60 points 60
103 Cape Verde59 points 59 points 59
103 Jordan59 points 59 points 59
103 Kuwait59 points 59 points 59
103 Oman59 points 59 points 59
107 Albania58 points 58 points 58
107 Bulgaria58 points 58 points 58
107 Colombia58 points 58 points 58
107 Serbia58 points 58 points 58
111 Armenia57 points 57 points 57
111 Jamaica57 points 57 points 57
111 Kosovo57 points 57 points 57
111 Maldives57 points 57 points 57
111 Namibia57 points 57 points 57
111 South Africa57 points 57 points 57
117 Fiji56 points 56 points 56
117 Kazakhstan56 points 56 points 56
117 Rwanda56 points 56 points 56
117 Samoa56 points 56 points 56
117 Vanuatu56 points 56 points 56
117 Wallis and Futuna56 points 56 points 56
123 Dominican Republic55 points 55 points 55
123 Peru55 points 55 points 55
123 Philippines55 points 55 points 55
126 Brazil54 points 54 points 54
126 Ecuador54 points 54 points 54
126 Moldova54 points 54 points 54
126 Suriname54 points 54 points 54
130 Micronesia53 points 53 points 53
131 Ghana52 points 52 points 52
131 Guyana52 points 52 points 52
131 Paraguay52 points 52 points 52
131 Tonga52 points 52 points 52
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina51 points 51 points 51
135 Mongolia51 points 51 points 51
135 Nauru51 points 51 points 51
135 Turkey51 points 51 points 51
139 Marshall Islands50 points 50 points 50
140 Bhutan49 points 49 points 49
140 El Salvador49 points 49 points 49
140 Nepal49 points 49 points 49
140 Sri Lanka49 points 49 points 49
140 Tunisia49 points 49 points 49
140 Vietnam49 points 49 points 49
146 Cambodia48 points 48 points 48
146 Indonesia48 points 48 points 48
146 Kenya48 points 48 points 48
146 Morocco48 points 48 points 48
150 Bolivia47 points 47 points 47
150 Guatemala47 points 47 points 47
150 Saudi Arabia47 points 47 points 47
153 Azerbaijan46 points 46 points 46
153 Kyrgyzstan46 points 46 points 46
153 Ukraine46 points 46 points 46
156 Benin45 points 45 points 45
156 Honduras45 points 45 points 45
156 India45 points 45 points 45
156 Ivory Coast45 points 45 points 45
156 Senegal45 points 45 points 45
156 Uzbekistan45 points 45 points 45
162 Malawi44 points 44 points 44
162 São Tomé and Príncipe44 points 44 points 44
162 Solomon Islands44 points 44 points 44
162 Tuvalu44 points 44 points 44
162 Zambia44 points 44 points 44
167 Gambia43 points 43 points 43
167 Laos43 points 43 points 43
167 Lesotho43 points 43 points 43
167 Tanzania43 points 43 points 43
171 Djibouti42 points 42 points 42
171 Gabon42 points 42 points 42
171 Nicaragua42 points 42 points 42
171 Swaziland42 points 42 points 42
171 Timor-Leste42 points 42 points 42
176 Egypt41 points 41 points 41
176 Uganda41 points 41 points 41
176 Zanzibar41 points 41 points 41
179 Kiribati40 points 40 points 40
179 Togo40 points 40 points 40
181 Lebanon39 points 39 points 39
181 Madagascar39 points 39 points 39
183 Bangladesh37 points 37 points 37
183 Liberia37 points 37 points 37
185 Belarus36 points 36 points 36
185 Mozambique36 points 36 points 36
187 Algeria35 points 35 points 35
187 Papua New Guinea35 points 35 points 35
187 Sierra Leone35 points 35 points 35
187 Tajikistan35 points 35 points 35
191 Ethiopia34 points 34 points 34
191 Pakistan34 points 34 points 34
191 Russia34 points 34 points 34
194 China33 points 33 points 33
194 Cuba33 points 33 points 33
194 Zimbabwe33 points 33 points 33
197 Burkina Faso32 points 32 points 32
197 Comoros32 points 32 points 32
197 Guinea-Bissau32 points 32 points 32
200 Cameroon31 points 31 points 31
200 Guinea31 points 31 points 31
200 Nigeria31 points 31 points 31
203 Angola30 points 30 points 30
203 Congo30 points 30 points 30
203 Mauritania30 points 30 points 30
206 Western Sahara29 points 29 points 29
207 Burundi28 points 28 points 28
207 Equatorial Guinea28 points 28 points 28
209 Mali26 points 26 points 26
210 Haiti24 points 24 points 24
210 Niger24 points 24 points 24
212 Venezuela22 points 22 points 22
213 Iraq21 points 21 points 21
213 Myanmar21 points 21 points 21
213 Palestine21 points 21 points 21
216 Congo DR17 points 17 points 17
217 Chad16 points 16 points 16
217 Iran16 points 16 points 16
217 Turkmenistan16 points 16 points 16
220 Libya15 points 15 points 15
221 Central African Republic13 points 13 points 13
222 Sudan11 points 11 points 11
223 Eritrea10 points 10 points 10
224 Syria6 points 6 points 6
224 Yemen6 points 6 points 6
226 Afghanistan5 points 5 points 5
227 South Sudan4 points 4 points 4
228 Somalia1 point 1 point 1
229 Korea DPR0 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 practical rental access for foreigners. 100 means that housing search, proof requirements, contracts and everyday practice work comparatively well for foreign residents; 0 means very high legal, administrative or social barriers.

The calculation combines nine blocks: everyday foreigner context counts for 24%, residence and registration context 18%, local registration requirements 14%, governance and rule of law 12%, property and contract security 8%, foreign-born population share 8%, expat community 8%, city rent level 4% and rural rent level 4%.

The indicator does not only ask whether foreigners are formally allowed to rent. It also considers whether landlords, proof requirements, residence status, deposits, address proof, language, discrimination context and local administration make renting easier or harder in everyday life.

Countries with open expat and rental practice receive a limited bonus. Strongly closed or unstable countries are capped so isolated positive sub-values do not overstate actual everyday usability.

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