Mountain Access

This ranking compares practical access to mountains, mountain landscapes and elevation-shaped outdoor recreation. The raw value is a 0 to 100 point value based on mountain share, accessibility, landscape character and usability for everyday life and travel. Higher values receive a higher rating.
1 Nepal100 pts 100 pts 100
2 Switzerland99 pts 99 pts 99
3 Andorra96 pts 96 pts 96
3 Austria96 pts 96 pts 96
5 Liechtenstein93 pts 93 pts 93
6 Bhutan91 pts 91 pts 91
7 Kyrgyzstan89 pts 89 pts 89
7 Norway89 pts 89 pts 89
7 Tajikistan89 pts 89 pts 89
10 Greenland86 pts 86 pts 86
10 Pakistan86 pts 86 pts 86
12 France83 pts 83 pts 83
12 Georgia83 pts 83 pts 83
12 Peru83 pts 83 pts 83
12 Slovenia83 pts 83 pts 83
16 Bolivia81 pts 81 pts 81
16 Chile81 pts 81 pts 81
16 Ecuador81 pts 81 pts 81
16 Montenegro81 pts 81 pts 81
16 New Zealand81 pts 81 pts 81
21 Italy79 pts 79 pts 79
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina76 pts 76 pts 76
22 Canada76 pts 76 pts 76
22 Chinese Taipei76 pts 76 pts 76
22 India76 pts 76 pts 76
22 Lesotho76 pts 76 pts 76
22 Slovakia76 pts 76 pts 76
28 Armenia73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Colombia73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Iran73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Japan73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Lebanon73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Morocco73 pts 73 pts 73
28 Réunion73 pts 73 pts 73
28 United States73 pts 73 pts 73
36 Afghanistan71 pts 71 pts 71
36 Argentina71 pts 71 pts 71
36 China71 pts 71 pts 71
36 North Macedonia71 pts 71 pts 71
36 Tanzania71 pts 71 pts 71
41 Azerbaijan69 pts 69 pts 69
41 Iceland69 pts 69 pts 69
41 Romania69 pts 69 pts 69
41 Spain69 pts 69 pts 69
41 Turkey69 pts 69 pts 69
46 Bulgaria66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Ethiopia66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Guatemala66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Kenya66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Kosovo66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Mexico66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Myanmar66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Papua New Guinea66 pts 66 pts 66
46 Tahiti66 pts 66 pts 66
55 Venezuela63 pts 63 pts 63
56 Albania61 pts 61 pts 61
56 Costa Rica61 pts 61 pts 61
56 Indonesia61 pts 61 pts 61
56 Kazakhstan61 pts 61 pts 61
56 Korea Republic61 pts 61 pts 61
56 Rwanda61 pts 61 pts 61
62 South Africa59 pts 59 pts 59
63 Croatia56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Dominica56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Faroe Islands56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Greece56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Honduras56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Korea DPR56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Laos56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Madagascar56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Nicaragua56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Philippines56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Russia56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Saint Lucia56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Serbia56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Sri Lanka56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Uganda56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Vietnam56 pts 56 pts 56
79 Cameroon51 pts 51 pts 51
79 Martinique51 pts 51 pts 51
79 Mongolia51 pts 51 pts 51
79 Panama51 pts 51 pts 51
79 Swaziland51 pts 51 pts 51
79 Thailand51 pts 51 pts 51
85 Germany48 pts 48 pts 48
85 Oman48 pts 48 pts 48
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48 pts 48 pts 48
88 Algeria45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Cyprus45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Dominican Republic45 pts 45 pts 45
88 El Salvador45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Haiti45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Malawi45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Malaysia45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Montserrat45 pts 45 pts 45
88 New Caledonia45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Solomon Islands45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Syria45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Uzbekistan45 pts 45 pts 45
88 Yemen45 pts 45 pts 45
101 Czech Republic42 pts 42 pts 42
101 Guadeloupe42 pts 42 pts 42
101 Mayotte42 pts 42 pts 42
101 Puerto Rico42 pts 42 pts 42
101 São Tomé and Príncipe42 pts 42 pts 42
101 Tunisia42 pts 42 pts 42
101 Vanuatu42 pts 42 pts 42
108 Australia40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Burundi40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Comoros40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Congo DR40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Egypt40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Eritrea40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Fiji40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Guinea40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Guyana40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Jamaica40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Poland40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Saint Kitts and Nevis40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Sweden40 pts 40 pts 40
108 Timor-Leste40 pts 40 pts 40
122 Cape Verde38 pts 38 pts 38
122 Ireland38 pts 38 pts 38
122 Portugal38 pts 38 pts 38
122 Samoa38 pts 38 pts 38
126 Brazil35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Cook Islands35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Djibouti35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Grenada35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Iraq35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Jordan35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Mauritius35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Namibia35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Seychelles35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Trinidad and Tobago35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Turkmenistan35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Ukraine35 pts 35 pts 35
126 Zimbabwe35 pts 35 pts 35
139 San Marino32 pts 32 pts 32
140 American Samoa30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Angola30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Equatorial Guinea30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Israel30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Palestine30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Saudi Arabia30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Sierra Leone30 pts 30 pts 30
140 U.S. Virgin Islands30 pts 30 pts 30
140 Zambia30 pts 30 pts 30
149 Belize28 pts 28 pts 28
149 United Kingdom28 pts 28 pts 28
151 British Virgin Islands25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Brunei25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Chad25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Cuba25 pts 25 pts 25
151 French Guiana25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Hong Kong25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Ivory Coast25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Libya25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Luxembourg25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Mozambique25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Saint Pierre and Miquelon25 pts 25 pts 25
151 Somalia25 pts 25 pts 25
163 Northern Mariana Islands22 pts 22 pts 22
163 Palau22 pts 22 pts 22
163 Suriname22 pts 22 pts 22
163 Uruguay22 pts 22 pts 22
163 Wallis and Futuna22 pts 22 pts 22
168 Bangladesh20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Cambodia20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Congo20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Gabon20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Gibraltar20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Liberia20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Mali20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Niger20 pts 20 pts 20
168 Nigeria20 pts 20 pts 20
168 South Sudan20 pts 20 pts 20
178 Guam18 pts 18 pts 18
178 Micronesia18 pts 18 pts 18
178 Sudan18 pts 18 pts 18
178 Togo18 pts 18 pts 18
182 Antigua and Barbuda15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Belgium15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Central African Republic15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Ghana15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Hungary15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Mauritania15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Tonga15 pts 15 pts 15
182 Western Sahara15 pts 15 pts 15
190 Finland12 pts 12 pts 12
190 Saint-Martin12 pts 12 pts 12
190 Senegal12 pts 12 pts 12
193 Anguilla10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Barbados10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Benin10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Botswana10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Burkina Faso10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Guinea-Bissau10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Niue10 pts 10 pts 10
193 Paraguay10 pts 10 pts 10
201 Curacao8 pts 8 pts 8
201 Moldova8 pts 8 pts 8
201 Sint Maarten8 pts 8 pts 8
201 United Arab Emirates8 pts 8 pts 8
201 Zanzibar8 pts 8 pts 8
206 Aruba5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Bahrain5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Belarus5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Denmark5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Estonia5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Gambia5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Latvia5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Lithuania5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Macau5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Malta5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Monaco5 pts 5 pts 5
206 Turks and Caicos Islands5 pts 5 pts 5
218 Bahamas2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Bermuda2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Cayman Islands2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Kiribati2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Kuwait2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Maldives2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Marshall Islands2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Nauru2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Netherlands2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Qatar2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Singapore2 pts 2 pts 2
218 Tuvalu2 pts 2 pts 2

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for practical mountain access. It describes how strongly a country is shaped by mountains, highlands, mountain landscapes and usable outdoor recreation at elevation.

It considers mountain share, relief, landscape proximity, accessibility and whether mountains are practically usable in everyday life or travel. Small flat islands and very flat lowland countries therefore receive low values.

The main public anchor is the EarthEnv/GMBA mountain inventory. Natural Earth and public topographic data provide plausibility context for countries and territories where no single table covers every detail.

The indicator measures mountain access, not winter-sport prices, ski passes, road quality, safety, hiking infrastructure or climate. Those factors can affect use, but would mix the raw value with other topics.

The rating equals the raw value. A higher raw value therefore improves the ranking.