English Proficiency

This ranking compares how usable English is in everyday life. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on EF EPI values, English-speaking context and official language data; higher values directly receive a higher rating.
1 Ireland100 pts 100 pts 100
1 United Kingdom100 pts 100 pts 100
1 United States100 pts 100 pts 100
4 Australia99 pts 99 pts 99
4 New Zealand99 pts 99 pts 99
6 Bermuda97 pts 97 pts 97
6 Gibraltar97 pts 97 pts 97
8 Cayman Islands96 pts 96 pts 96
9 Anguilla95 pts 95 pts 95
9 Barbados95 pts 95 pts 95
9 British Virgin Islands95 pts 95 pts 95
9 Guam95 pts 95 pts 95
9 Montserrat95 pts 95 pts 95
14 Antigua and Barbuda94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Bahamas94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Dominica94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Grenada94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Guyana94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Jamaica94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Saint Kitts and Nevis94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Saint Lucia94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines94 pts 94 pts 94
14 Turks and Caicos Islands94 pts 94 pts 94
14 U.S. Virgin Islands94 pts 94 pts 94
25 Belize93 pts 93 pts 93
25 Trinidad and Tobago93 pts 93 pts 93
27 Canada90 pts 90 pts 90
28 American Samoa85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Northern Mariana Islands85 pts 85 pts 85
30 Malta84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Nauru79 pts 79 pts 79
31 Palau79 pts 79 pts 79
33 Liberia78 pts 78 pts 78
33 Micronesia78 pts 78 pts 78
33 Singapore78 pts 78 pts 78
36 Fiji77 pts 77 pts 77
36 Hong Kong77 pts 77 pts 77
36 Samoa77 pts 77 pts 77
39 Cook Islands75 pts 75 pts 75
39 Niue75 pts 75 pts 75
41 Philippines73 pts 73 pts 73
41 Seychelles73 pts 73 pts 73
41 Tonga73 pts 73 pts 73
41 Tuvalu73 pts 73 pts 73
45 Marshall Islands72 pts 72 pts 72
45 Namibia72 pts 72 pts 72
45 Puerto Rico72 pts 72 pts 72
48 Brunei70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Gambia70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Ghana70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Malaysia70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Mauritius70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Sierra Leone70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Solomon Islands70 pts 70 pts 70
48 South Africa70 pts 70 pts 70
48 Vanuatu70 pts 70 pts 70
57 Kenya69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Kiribati69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Lesotho69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Malawi69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Nigeria69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Papua New Guinea69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Swaziland69 pts 69 pts 69
57 Zimbabwe69 pts 69 pts 69
65 Sint Maarten68 pts 68 pts 68
66 Botswana67 pts 67 pts 67
66 Faroe Islands67 pts 67 pts 67
66 Uganda67 pts 67 pts 67
66 Zambia67 pts 67 pts 67
70 Denmark66 pts 66 pts 66
70 Iceland66 pts 66 pts 66
70 Liechtenstein66 pts 66 pts 66
70 Luxembourg66 pts 66 pts 66
70 Netherlands66 pts 66 pts 66
75 Austria65 pts 65 pts 65
75 Rwanda65 pts 65 pts 65
77 Estonia64 pts 64 pts 64
77 Finland64 pts 64 pts 64
77 India64 pts 64 pts 64
77 Norway64 pts 64 pts 64
77 Sweden64 pts 64 pts 64
77 Tanzania64 pts 64 pts 64
83 Aruba63 pts 63 pts 63
83 Curacao63 pts 63 pts 63
83 San Marino63 pts 63 pts 63
83 Switzerland63 pts 63 pts 63
87 Cyprus62 pts 62 pts 62
87 Monaco62 pts 62 pts 62
87 Sri Lanka62 pts 62 pts 62
90 Belgium60 pts 60 pts 60
90 Croatia60 pts 60 pts 60
92 Germany59 pts 59 pts 59
92 Latvia59 pts 59 pts 59
92 Slovenia59 pts 59 pts 59
95 Albania58 pts 58 pts 58
95 Lithuania58 pts 58 pts 58
95 Saint-Martin58 pts 58 pts 58
98 Czech Republic57 pts 57 pts 57
98 Pakistan57 pts 57 pts 57
100 Andorra56 pts 56 pts 56
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina56 pts 56 pts 56
100 Montenegro56 pts 56 pts 56
100 Poland56 pts 56 pts 56
100 Slovakia56 pts 56 pts 56
105 Israel55 pts 55 pts 55
105 Macau55 pts 55 pts 55
107 Kosovo53 pts 53 pts 53
107 North Macedonia53 pts 53 pts 53
107 Portugal53 pts 53 pts 53
107 Romania53 pts 53 pts 53
107 Serbia53 pts 53 pts 53
112 Hungary52 pts 52 pts 52
112 Moldova52 pts 52 pts 52
112 Suriname52 pts 52 pts 52
115 Bulgaria50 pts 50 pts 50
115 Greece50 pts 50 pts 50
115 Greenland50 pts 50 pts 50
118 Argentina48 pts 48 pts 48
118 France48 pts 48 pts 48
118 Lebanon48 pts 48 pts 48
118 United Arab Emirates48 pts 48 pts 48
122 Armenia47 pts 47 pts 47
122 Brazil47 pts 47 pts 47
122 Costa Rica47 pts 47 pts 47
122 Italy47 pts 47 pts 47
126 Georgia46 pts 46 pts 46
126 Maldives46 pts 46 pts 46
128 South Sudan45 pts 45 pts 45
128 Spain45 pts 45 pts 45
128 Ukraine45 pts 45 pts 45
128 Uruguay45 pts 45 pts 45
132 Belarus44 pts 44 pts 44
132 Chinese Taipei44 pts 44 pts 44
134 Azerbaijan43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Cameroon43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Chile43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Colombia43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Equatorial Guinea43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Panama43 pts 43 pts 43
134 Turkey43 pts 43 pts 43
141 Bahrain41 pts 41 pts 41
141 Bhutan41 pts 41 pts 41
141 Qatar41 pts 41 pts 41
144 Korea Republic40 pts 40 pts 40
144 Mexico40 pts 40 pts 40
144 Peru40 pts 40 pts 40
144 Zanzibar40 pts 40 pts 40
148 Ecuador39 pts 39 pts 39
149 Cambodia38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Cape Verde38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Egypt38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Indonesia38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Jordan38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Kazakhstan38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Kuwait38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Morocco38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Oman38 pts 38 pts 38
149 Vietnam38 pts 38 pts 38
159 Dominican Republic37 pts 37 pts 37
160 Bolivia36 pts 36 pts 36
160 Mongolia36 pts 36 pts 36
160 Thailand36 pts 36 pts 36
163 Tunisia35 pts 35 pts 35
164 Bangladesh34 pts 34 pts 34
164 French Guiana34 pts 34 pts 34
164 Nepal34 pts 34 pts 34
164 New Caledonia34 pts 34 pts 34
164 Paraguay34 pts 34 pts 34
169 China33 pts 33 pts 33
169 Japan33 pts 33 pts 33
169 Mozambique33 pts 33 pts 33
172 Venezuela32 pts 32 pts 32
173 Kyrgyzstan31 pts 31 pts 31
173 Myanmar31 pts 31 pts 31
173 Palestine31 pts 31 pts 31
173 Timor-Leste31 pts 31 pts 31
177 El Salvador30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Guadeloupe30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Guatemala30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Nicaragua30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Saint Pierre and Miquelon30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Tahiti30 pts 30 pts 30
183 Algeria29 pts 29 pts 29
183 Benin29 pts 29 pts 29
183 Honduras29 pts 29 pts 29
183 Martinique29 pts 29 pts 29
183 Russia29 pts 29 pts 29
183 Saudi Arabia29 pts 29 pts 29
189 Ethiopia27 pts 27 pts 27
189 Madagascar27 pts 27 pts 27
189 Réunion27 pts 27 pts 27
189 São Tomé and Príncipe27 pts 27 pts 27
189 Senegal27 pts 27 pts 27
189 Uzbekistan27 pts 27 pts 27
195 Cuba26 pts 26 pts 26
196 Gabon25 pts 25 pts 25
196 Ivory Coast25 pts 25 pts 25
196 Laos25 pts 25 pts 25
196 Togo25 pts 25 pts 25
200 Tajikistan23 pts 23 pts 23
200 Wallis and Futuna23 pts 23 pts 23
202 Angola21 pts 21 pts 21
202 Burkina Faso21 pts 21 pts 21
202 Congo21 pts 21 pts 21
202 Eritrea21 pts 21 pts 21
202 Mayotte21 pts 21 pts 21
207 Congo DR19 pts 19 pts 19
207 Libya19 pts 19 pts 19
207 Sudan19 pts 19 pts 19
210 Iran18 pts 18 pts 18
211 Haiti17 pts 17 pts 17
212 Burundi16 pts 16 pts 16
212 Central African Republic16 pts 16 pts 16
212 Comoros16 pts 16 pts 16
212 Djibouti16 pts 16 pts 16
212 Guinea16 pts 16 pts 16
217 Syria15 pts 15 pts 15
218 Guinea-Bissau14 pts 14 pts 14
218 Mali14 pts 14 pts 14
218 Western Sahara14 pts 14 pts 14
221 Chad12 pts 12 pts 12
221 Mauritania12 pts 12 pts 12
221 Niger12 pts 12 pts 12
221 Somalia12 pts 12 pts 12
225 Iraq9 pts 9 pts 9
225 Yemen9 pts 9 pts 9
227 Turkmenistan7 pts 7 pts 7
228 Afghanistan0 pts 0 pts 0
228 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for practical English usability in everyday life. 100 means a very English-friendly environment; 0 means English is barely usable outside narrow special cases.

The calculation combines EF EPI values where available with official and de-facto language data, English-language status, regional language patterns and maintained replacements for small territories that are not covered by EF EPI.

Native English countries and places with broad official or social English use are not penalised simply because they are not treated as foreign-language markets in EF EPI. Conversely, countries without robust English signals do not receive a high rating from tourism or a few big-city environments alone.

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