Foreign Document & Qualification Recognition

This ranking compares how easily foreign documents, certificates and qualifications are recognised. Apostille rules, recognition bodies, digital portals and clear procedures for degrees or professional qualifications matter.
1 Finland100 pts 100 pts 100
2 Denmark99 pts 99 pts 99
2 Norway99 pts 99 pts 99
4 Iceland97 pts 97 pts 97
5 Netherlands96 pts 96 pts 96
5 Sweden96 pts 96 pts 96
7 Switzerland95 pts 95 pts 95
8 New Zealand94 pts 94 pts 94
8 Singapore94 pts 94 pts 94
10 Austria93 pts 93 pts 93
10 Estonia93 pts 93 pts 93
12 Germany92 pts 92 pts 92
12 Ireland92 pts 92 pts 92
12 Luxembourg92 pts 92 pts 92
15 Australia91 pts 91 pts 91
15 Faroe Islands91 pts 91 pts 91
15 Liechtenstein91 pts 91 pts 91
18 Canada90 pts 90 pts 90
18 Japan90 pts 90 pts 90
18 Monaco90 pts 90 pts 90
18 San Marino90 pts 90 pts 90
22 Belgium89 pts 89 pts 89
22 Korea Republic89 pts 89 pts 89
24 Andorra87 pts 87 pts 87
24 Gibraltar87 pts 87 pts 87
26 Chinese Taipei86 pts 86 pts 86
26 France86 pts 86 pts 86
28 Czech Republic85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Lithuania85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Portugal85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Slovenia85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Spain85 pts 85 pts 85
28 United States85 pts 85 pts 85
34 Greenland84 pts 84 pts 84
34 Latvia84 pts 84 pts 84
36 Bermuda82 pts 82 pts 82
36 Cayman Islands82 pts 82 pts 82
36 Malta82 pts 82 pts 82
39 Cyprus81 pts 81 pts 81
39 Poland81 pts 81 pts 81
39 Slovakia81 pts 81 pts 81
39 United Kingdom81 pts 81 pts 81
43 Aruba80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Croatia80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Turks and Caicos Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
43 United Arab Emirates80 pts 80 pts 80
47 Anguilla79 pts 79 pts 79
47 British Virgin Islands79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Chile79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Curacao79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Hong Kong79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Italy79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Martinique79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Puerto Rico79 pts 79 pts 79
47 Uruguay79 pts 79 pts 79
56 Greece78 pts 78 pts 78
56 Guadeloupe78 pts 78 pts 78
56 Saint Pierre and Miquelon78 pts 78 pts 78
56 Tahiti78 pts 78 pts 78
56 U.S. Virgin Islands78 pts 78 pts 78
61 Montserrat77 pts 77 pts 77
61 New Caledonia77 pts 77 pts 77
61 Saint-Martin77 pts 77 pts 77
61 Sint Maarten77 pts 77 pts 77
65 American Samoa76 pts 76 pts 76
65 Bulgaria76 pts 76 pts 76
65 French Guiana76 pts 76 pts 76
65 Guam76 pts 76 pts 76
65 Romania76 pts 76 pts 76
70 Northern Mariana Islands75 pts 75 pts 75
71 Barbados74 pts 74 pts 74
72 Georgia73 pts 73 pts 73
72 Hungary73 pts 73 pts 73
72 Montenegro73 pts 73 pts 73
72 Réunion73 pts 73 pts 73
72 Serbia73 pts 73 pts 73
77 Cook Islands72 pts 72 pts 72
77 Macau72 pts 72 pts 72
77 North Macedonia72 pts 72 pts 72
80 Albania71 pts 71 pts 71
80 Israel71 pts 71 pts 71
82 Armenia70 pts 70 pts 70
82 Niue70 pts 70 pts 70
82 Turkey70 pts 70 pts 70
85 Bahamas69 pts 69 pts 69
85 Costa Rica69 pts 69 pts 69
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina68 pts 68 pts 68
87 Kosovo68 pts 68 pts 68
89 Antigua and Barbuda67 pts 67 pts 67
89 Argentina67 pts 67 pts 67
89 Grenada67 pts 67 pts 67
89 Moldova67 pts 67 pts 67
89 Saint Kitts and Nevis67 pts 67 pts 67
94 Malaysia66 pts 66 pts 66
94 Wallis and Futuna66 pts 66 pts 66
96 Mauritius65 pts 65 pts 65
96 Oman65 pts 65 pts 65
96 Panama65 pts 65 pts 65
96 Qatar65 pts 65 pts 65
96 Saint Lucia65 pts 65 pts 65
101 Bahrain64 pts 64 pts 64
101 Dominica64 pts 64 pts 64
101 Kuwait64 pts 64 pts 64
101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines64 pts 64 pts 64
101 Trinidad and Tobago64 pts 64 pts 64
106 Azerbaijan63 pts 63 pts 63
106 Brunei63 pts 63 pts 63
106 Saudi Arabia63 pts 63 pts 63
109 Brazil62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Dominican Republic62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Mayotte62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Seychelles62 pts 62 pts 62
113 Belarus61 pts 61 pts 61
113 Jordan61 pts 61 pts 61
113 Palau61 pts 61 pts 61
113 Thailand61 pts 61 pts 61
117 Jamaica60 pts 60 pts 60
117 Kazakhstan60 pts 60 pts 60
117 Mongolia60 pts 60 pts 60
117 Peru60 pts 60 pts 60
117 Samoa60 pts 60 pts 60
122 Colombia59 pts 59 pts 59
122 Fiji59 pts 59 pts 59
122 Mexico59 pts 59 pts 59
125 Belize58 pts 58 pts 58
125 Botswana58 pts 58 pts 58
125 Maldives58 pts 58 pts 58
125 Ukraine58 pts 58 pts 58
129 Ecuador57 pts 57 pts 57
129 Guyana57 pts 57 pts 57
129 Paraguay57 pts 57 pts 57
129 Suriname57 pts 57 pts 57
129 Tonga57 pts 57 pts 57
134 Bolivia56 pts 56 pts 56
134 Cape Verde56 pts 56 pts 56
134 Indonesia56 pts 56 pts 56
134 Nauru56 pts 56 pts 56
138 China55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Marshall Islands55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Philippines55 pts 55 pts 55
141 El Salvador54 pts 54 pts 54
141 Micronesia54 pts 54 pts 54
141 Namibia54 pts 54 pts 54
141 South Africa54 pts 54 pts 54
141 Sri Lanka54 pts 54 pts 54
141 Tuvalu54 pts 54 pts 54
141 Vietnam54 pts 54 pts 54
148 Morocco53 pts 53 pts 53
148 Tunisia53 pts 53 pts 53
148 Vanuatu53 pts 53 pts 53
151 Cuba52 pts 52 pts 52
151 India52 pts 52 pts 52
151 Kyrgyzstan52 pts 52 pts 52
151 Russia52 pts 52 pts 52
155 Guatemala51 pts 51 pts 51
156 Bhutan50 pts 50 pts 50
156 Ghana50 pts 50 pts 50
156 Honduras50 pts 50 pts 50
156 Uzbekistan50 pts 50 pts 50
160 Bangladesh48 pts 48 pts 48
160 Kiribati48 pts 48 pts 48
160 Rwanda48 pts 48 pts 48
160 São Tomé and Príncipe48 pts 48 pts 48
164 Algeria46 pts 46 pts 46
164 Nepal46 pts 46 pts 46
164 Solomon Islands46 pts 46 pts 46
167 Cambodia45 pts 45 pts 45
167 Egypt45 pts 45 pts 45
167 Ivory Coast45 pts 45 pts 45
167 Kenya45 pts 45 pts 45
171 Laos44 pts 44 pts 44
171 Lebanon44 pts 44 pts 44
171 Tajikistan44 pts 44 pts 44
171 Timor-Leste44 pts 44 pts 44
175 Nicaragua43 pts 43 pts 43
175 Senegal43 pts 43 pts 43
175 Swaziland43 pts 43 pts 43
175 Zambia43 pts 43 pts 43
179 Gabon42 pts 42 pts 42
179 Lesotho42 pts 42 pts 42
181 Tanzania41 pts 41 pts 41
181 Zanzibar41 pts 41 pts 41
183 Iran40 pts 40 pts 40
183 Papua New Guinea40 pts 40 pts 40
183 Uganda40 pts 40 pts 40
186 Benin39 pts 39 pts 39
186 Pakistan39 pts 39 pts 39
188 Djibouti38 pts 38 pts 38
188 Malawi38 pts 38 pts 38
188 Togo38 pts 38 pts 38
188 Turkmenistan38 pts 38 pts 38
192 Gambia37 pts 37 pts 37
192 Palestine37 pts 37 pts 37
194 Cameroon36 pts 36 pts 36
194 Congo36 pts 36 pts 36
194 Madagascar36 pts 36 pts 36
194 Nigeria36 pts 36 pts 36
198 Iraq35 pts 35 pts 35
199 Angola34 pts 34 pts 34
199 Equatorial Guinea34 pts 34 pts 34
201 Comoros33 pts 33 pts 33
201 Ethiopia33 pts 33 pts 33
201 Liberia33 pts 33 pts 33
201 Mozambique33 pts 33 pts 33
201 Zimbabwe33 pts 33 pts 33
206 Mauritania32 pts 32 pts 32
206 Sierra Leone32 pts 32 pts 32
208 Western Sahara30 pts 30 pts 30
209 Burundi28 pts 28 pts 28
209 Guinea28 pts 28 pts 28
209 Guinea-Bissau28 pts 28 pts 28
209 Venezuela28 pts 28 pts 28
213 Burkina Faso24 pts 24 pts 24
214 Libya23 pts 23 pts 23
214 Myanmar23 pts 23 pts 23
216 Niger22 pts 22 pts 22
217 Mali21 pts 21 pts 21
218 Korea DPR18 pts 18 pts 18
218 Syria18 pts 18 pts 18
220 Haiti16 pts 16 pts 16
221 Congo DR15 pts 15 pts 15
222 Eritrea14 pts 14 pts 14
223 Sudan12 pts 12 pts 12
224 Yemen11 pts 11 pts 11
225 Chad9 pts 9 pts 9
226 Afghanistan7 pts 7 pts 7
226 Central African Republic7 pts 7 pts 7
228 South Sudan2 pts 2 pts 2
229 Somalia0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino point value from 0 to 100 for recognising foreign documents and qualifications. Higher values mean fewer barriers for apostilles, translations, credential evaluation and professional recognition.

Nomadino combines rule of law, government effectiveness, digital administration, document treaties, education and recognition structures, and administrative security. In Europe, ENIC-NARIC and regional recognition frameworks receive special weight.

The point value is mapped to the international range. Countries with clear recognition portals, apostille use and reliable review receive high values; countries with weak document security or unclear administrative practice rank lower.