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Best Countries: Permanent Residency & Family Ranking 2026

Ranking 229 countries by Permanent Residency & Family. Compare scores and find the best destination based on this indicator.

#	Country	Score
1	New Zealand	92.5
2	Canada	91.9
3	Australia	90.6
4	Denmark	88
5	Finland	87.8
6	Sweden	87.3
7	Norway	87.2
8	Iceland	86.6
9	Ireland	86
10	Luxembourg	86
11	Switzerland	85.6
12	Portugal	85.5
13	Germany	84.8
14	Faroe Islands	84.6
15	Gibraltar	84.3
16	Malta	84
17	Netherlands	83.7
18	Estonia	83.5
19	Uruguay	83.4
20	Belgium	83.4
21	United Kingdom	83.2
22	France	82.4
23	Czech Republic	81.5
24	Liechtenstein	81
25	Greenland	80.6
26	Cyprus	80.6
27	Austria	80.3
28	United States	80.1
29	Cayman Islands	80.1
30	Poland	79.9
31	Bermuda	79.8
32	Spain	79.7
33	Argentina	79.6
34	Italy	79.3
35	Chile	78.7
36	Turks and Caicos Islands	78.6
37	Barbados	78.6
38	Greece	78.3
39	Lithuania	78.1
40	Latvia	78
41	Slovenia	78
42	Hungary	77.2
43	Martinique	77.2
44	Saint-Martin	77.1
45	Guadeloupe	77
46	Réunion	77
47	Croatia	76.9
48	Romania	76.8
49	Slovakia	76.7
50	Cook Islands	76.5
51	Bulgaria	76
52	San Marino	76
53	Costa Rica	75.8
54	Saint Kitts and Nevis	75.2
55	Andorra	75.1
56	Antigua and Barbuda	75.1
57	Seychelles	75
58	Monaco	74.9
59	Peru	74.5
60	Grenada	74.1
61	British Virgin Islands	73.9
62	Dominica	73.9
63	Mauritius	73.9
64	Anguilla	73.8
65	Montserrat	73.8
66	Saint Lucia	73.6
67	Aruba	73.1
68	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	73
69	Sint Maarten	72.4
70	Georgia	72.4
71	Curacao	72.4
72	Niue	72.3
73	Tahiti	72.2
74	French Guiana	71.8
75	New Caledonia	71.8
76	Brazil	71.7
77	Mexico	71.6
78	Israel	71.4
79	Hong Kong	70.9
80	Guam	70.7
81	U.S. Virgin Islands	70.7
82	Paraguay	70.6
83	Northern Mariana Islands	70.5
84	Chinese Taipei	70.3
85	Puerto Rico	70.2
86	Mayotte	70.2
87	Singapore	70.2
88	Montenegro	70.1
89	Bahamas	69.9
90	Serbia	69.6
91	Colombia	69.5
92	Panama	69.5
93	Wallis and Futuna	69.5
94	Turkey	69.2
95	North Macedonia	69.2
96	American Samoa	69.1
97	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	69
98	Korea Republic	68.9
99	Albania	68.8
100	Dominican Republic	68.4
101	Macau	68
102	Belize	67.4
103	Moldova	67.3
104	Japan	67.2
105	Ecuador	66.8
106	Vanuatu	66.5
107	South Africa	65
108	Armenia	65
109	Trinidad and Tobago	64.9
110	Samoa	64.4
111	Palau	63.9
112	Malaysia	63.8
113	Fiji	61.8
114	Bosnia and Herzegovina	61.6
115	Cape Verde	61
116	Jamaica	60.6
117	Rwanda	59.1
118	Kosovo	59
119	Botswana	58.1
120	Maldives	56.8
121	Namibia	55.9
122	Tonga	55.8
123	Brunei	55.5
124	Micronesia	55.5
125	Marshall Islands	55.4
126	Tuvalu	55.2
127	Thailand	54.7
128	El Salvador	53.7
129	Nauru	53.5
130	Kiribati	53.1
131	Guatemala	52.8
132	Cambodia	52.5
133	Ukraine	52
134	Solomon Islands	51.8
135	Honduras	51.5
136	Jordan	51.4
137	Mongolia	50.6
138	Ghana	50
139	Tunisia	50
140	Philippines	49.6
141	Bolivia	49.4
142	Morocco	49.3
143	Vietnam	49
144	Guyana	49
145	São Tomé and Príncipe	48.9
146	Sri Lanka	48.6
147	Kenya	48.6
148	Timor-Leste	48.4
149	Nicaragua	48.4
150	Senegal	48.3
151	Lesotho	48.3
152	Zambia	48.1
153	Gambia	47.7
154	Suriname	47.2
155	Malawi	47.1
156	Benin	46.9
157	Zanzibar	46.8
158	Uganda	46.7
159	Laos	45.7
160	Kazakhstan	44.6
161	Madagascar	44.5
162	Indonesia	44.4
163	Russia	44.2
164	Swaziland	43.4
165	Kyrgyzstan	42.8
166	Tanzania	41.1
167	Azerbaijan	41
168	India	40.6
169	Uzbekistan	39.9
170	Saudi Arabia	38.6
171	Ivory Coast	38.4
172	Nepal	38.1
173	Egypt	37.9
174	Togo	37.4
175	United Arab Emirates	37.2
176	Gabon	36.7
177	Djibouti	36.5
178	Sierra Leone	35.5
179	Bhutan	35.3
180	Tajikistan	35.3
181	Liberia	35.1
182	Comoros	35
183	Mozambique	35
184	Zimbabwe	34.9
185	China	34.2
186	Papua New Guinea	33.8
187	Mauritania	33.5
188	Ethiopia	33.4
189	Guinea-Bissau	32.5
190	Burkina Faso	32.1
191	Algeria	30.5
192	Belarus	30.3
193	Guinea	29.8
194	Nigeria	29.8
195	Bangladesh	29.2
196	Angola	28.9
197	Congo	28.3
198	Qatar	27
199	Mali	26.9
200	Burundi	26.9
201	Niger	26.8
202	Western Sahara	26.4
203	Oman	26.2
204	Lebanon	25.8
205	Palestine	25.2
206	Bahrain	24.1
207	Pakistan	23.8
208	Iraq	23.4
209	Haiti	23.3
210	Cuba	22.7
211	Cameroon	22.7
212	Equatorial Guinea	22.3
213	Chad	22
214	Kuwait	21.5
215	Congo DR	20.8
216	Iran	19.8
217	Venezuela	19.1
218	Myanmar	18.1
219	Central African Republic	11.2
220	Libya	11.2
221	South Sudan	7.5
222	Sudan	7.5
223	Somalia	6.9
224	Syria	6.6
225	Afghanistan	6.4
226	Eritrea	3.7
227	Yemen	3.7
228	Turkmenistan	1.3
229	Korea DPR	0.7

How the Permanent Residency and Family Score Is Calculated

The overall score is a weighted average across eight indicators. Nomadino calculates: time to permanent residency or citizenship × 0.20 + family reunification × 0.16 + naturalization requirements × 0.16 + residence status stability × 0.13 + residence status for spouses and children × 0.12 + passport power by Henley Index × 0.10 + dual citizenship × 0.08 + citizenship by investment × 0.05.

Time to permanent residency or citizenship: 20%
Family reunification: 16%
Naturalization requirements: 16%
Residence status stability: 13%
Residence status for spouses and children: 12%
Passport power by Henley Index: 10%
Dual citizenship: 8%
Citizenship by investment: 5%

This board measures whether a country is suitable not only for a stay, but for durable residence, family planning and possible citizenship. The route to permanent residency or citizenship, family reunification and naturalization requirements receive the highest weights because they directly shape the long-term perspective.

Status stability and the residence status of spouses and children capture practical security after job changes, separation, retirement or other life events. Passport power, dual citizenship and citizenship by investment add outcome and option signals, but do not dominate the board because they matter after or alongside the core residency path.