Social Mobility

This ranking compares how well people can move upward regardless of family background. The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value based on mobility data, education, inequality, poverty and opportunity infrastructure; higher values improve the ranking.
1 Norway88 pts 88 pts 88
2 Finland87 pts 87 pts 87
2 Iceland87 pts 87 pts 87
4 Denmark85 pts 85 pts 85
5 Sweden83 pts 83 pts 83
6 Netherlands81 pts 81 pts 81
7 Faroe Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
7 Greenland80 pts 80 pts 80
9 Austria79 pts 79 pts 79
9 Belgium79 pts 79 pts 79
11 Liechtenstein78 pts 78 pts 78
11 San Marino78 pts 78 pts 78
13 Germany77 pts 77 pts 77
13 New Zealand77 pts 77 pts 77
15 Ireland76 pts 76 pts 76
15 Switzerland76 pts 76 pts 76
17 Australia75 pts 75 pts 75
17 Canada75 pts 75 pts 75
17 Slovenia75 pts 75 pts 75
20 Andorra74 pts 74 pts 74
20 Estonia74 pts 74 pts 74
20 Korea Republic74 pts 74 pts 74
20 Luxembourg74 pts 74 pts 74
20 Monaco74 pts 74 pts 74
25 Chinese Taipei73 pts 73 pts 73
25 France73 pts 73 pts 73
25 Japan73 pts 73 pts 73
25 Saint Pierre and Miquelon73 pts 73 pts 73
29 Gibraltar72 pts 72 pts 72
30 Singapore71 pts 71 pts 71
31 Hong Kong70 pts 70 pts 70
32 Czech Republic69 pts 69 pts 69
33 Israel68 pts 68 pts 68
33 Spain68 pts 68 pts 68
35 Macau67 pts 67 pts 67
35 Portugal67 pts 67 pts 67
35 United Kingdom67 pts 67 pts 67
38 New Caledonia66 pts 66 pts 66
39 Malta65 pts 65 pts 65
39 Tahiti65 pts 65 pts 65
41 Croatia64 pts 64 pts 64
41 Italy64 pts 64 pts 64
41 Lithuania64 pts 64 pts 64
41 Poland64 pts 64 pts 64
45 Cyprus63 pts 63 pts 63
45 Latvia63 pts 63 pts 63
45 Slovakia63 pts 63 pts 63
45 Uruguay63 pts 63 pts 63
49 Bermuda62 pts 62 pts 62
49 Cuba62 pts 62 pts 62
49 United States62 pts 62 pts 62
52 Brunei60 pts 60 pts 60
52 Cayman Islands60 pts 60 pts 60
52 Chile60 pts 60 pts 60
55 Costa Rica59 pts 59 pts 59
55 Greece59 pts 59 pts 59
55 Guadeloupe59 pts 59 pts 59
55 Martinique59 pts 59 pts 59
55 Mauritius59 pts 59 pts 59
60 Belarus58 pts 58 pts 58
60 Guam58 pts 58 pts 58
60 Hungary58 pts 58 pts 58
63 Aruba56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Barbados56 pts 56 pts 56
63 British Virgin Islands56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Turks and Caicos Islands56 pts 56 pts 56
63 Ukraine56 pts 56 pts 56
63 United Arab Emirates56 pts 56 pts 56
69 China55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Kazakhstan55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Malaysia55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Northern Mariana Islands55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Serbia55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Vietnam55 pts 55 pts 55
69 Wallis and Futuna55 pts 55 pts 55
76 Anguilla54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Argentina54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Kuwait54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Maldives54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Russia54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Saint-Martin54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Saudi Arabia54 pts 54 pts 54
76 Turkey54 pts 54 pts 54
84 American Samoa53 pts 53 pts 53
84 Bahrain53 pts 53 pts 53
84 Bulgaria53 pts 53 pts 53
84 Curacao53 pts 53 pts 53
84 Qatar53 pts 53 pts 53
84 U.S. Virgin Islands53 pts 53 pts 53
90 Bahamas52 pts 52 pts 52
90 Montenegro52 pts 52 pts 52
90 Montserrat52 pts 52 pts 52
93 French Guiana51 pts 51 pts 51
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis51 pts 51 pts 51
93 Sint Maarten51 pts 51 pts 51
93 Thailand51 pts 51 pts 51
97 Antigua and Barbuda50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Grenada50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Niue50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Oman50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Réunion50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Romania50 pts 50 pts 50
97 Seychelles50 pts 50 pts 50
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina49 pts 49 pts 49
104 Palau49 pts 49 pts 49
106 Cook Islands48 pts 48 pts 48
106 Georgia48 pts 48 pts 48
106 Saint Lucia48 pts 48 pts 48
109 Algeria47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Dominica47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Indonesia47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Moldova47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Puerto Rico47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Sri Lanka47 pts 47 pts 47
109 Tunisia47 pts 47 pts 47
116 Armenia46 pts 46 pts 46
116 Mongolia46 pts 46 pts 46
116 Trinidad and Tobago46 pts 46 pts 46
119 Jordan45 pts 45 pts 45
119 Kyrgyzstan45 pts 45 pts 45
119 North Macedonia45 pts 45 pts 45
122 Albania44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Brazil44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Libya44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Panama44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Peru44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Philippines44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines44 pts 44 pts 44
122 Uzbekistan44 pts 44 pts 44
130 Dominican Republic43 pts 43 pts 43
130 Egypt43 pts 43 pts 43
132 Bhutan42 pts 42 pts 42
132 Colombia42 pts 42 pts 42
132 Jamaica42 pts 42 pts 42
132 Morocco42 pts 42 pts 42
136 Botswana41 pts 41 pts 41
136 Ecuador41 pts 41 pts 41
136 Kosovo41 pts 41 pts 41
136 Mexico41 pts 41 pts 41
136 Suriname41 pts 41 pts 41
136 Tajikistan41 pts 41 pts 41
142 Azerbaijan40 pts 40 pts 40
142 Bolivia40 pts 40 pts 40
142 Korea DPR40 pts 40 pts 40
145 Lebanon39 pts 39 pts 39
145 Mayotte39 pts 39 pts 39
145 Venezuela39 pts 39 pts 39
148 Belize38 pts 38 pts 38
148 Guyana38 pts 38 pts 38
148 India38 pts 38 pts 38
148 Iran38 pts 38 pts 38
152 Cape Verde37 pts 37 pts 37
152 El Salvador37 pts 37 pts 37
152 Gabon37 pts 37 pts 37
152 Paraguay37 pts 37 pts 37
156 Cambodia36 pts 36 pts 36
156 Tonga36 pts 36 pts 36
156 Turkmenistan36 pts 36 pts 36
159 Fiji35 pts 35 pts 35
159 Nauru35 pts 35 pts 35
159 Palestine35 pts 35 pts 35
162 Nicaragua34 pts 34 pts 34
162 Samoa34 pts 34 pts 34
164 Laos33 pts 33 pts 33
165 Iraq31 pts 31 pts 31
165 South Africa31 pts 31 pts 31
167 Kenya30 pts 30 pts 30
167 Marshall Islands30 pts 30 pts 30
167 Micronesia30 pts 30 pts 30
167 Nepal30 pts 30 pts 30
171 Bangladesh29 pts 29 pts 29
171 Ghana29 pts 29 pts 29
171 Myanmar29 pts 29 pts 29
171 Tuvalu29 pts 29 pts 29
171 Vanuatu29 pts 29 pts 29
176 Guatemala28 pts 28 pts 28
176 Honduras28 pts 28 pts 28
176 Namibia28 pts 28 pts 28
176 São Tomé and Príncipe28 pts 28 pts 28
180 Equatorial Guinea27 pts 27 pts 27
180 Ivory Coast27 pts 27 pts 27
180 Kiribati27 pts 27 pts 27
183 Solomon Islands26 pts 26 pts 26
184 Syria25 pts 25 pts 25
185 Djibouti24 pts 24 pts 24
185 Timor-Leste24 pts 24 pts 24
185 Western Sahara24 pts 24 pts 24
188 Nigeria23 pts 23 pts 23
188 Pakistan23 pts 23 pts 23
188 Senegal23 pts 23 pts 23
188 Tanzania23 pts 23 pts 23
188 Zanzibar23 pts 23 pts 23
193 Rwanda22 pts 22 pts 22
194 Cameroon21 pts 21 pts 21
195 Congo20 pts 20 pts 20
195 Eritrea20 pts 20 pts 20
195 Lesotho20 pts 20 pts 20
195 Papua New Guinea20 pts 20 pts 20
195 Uganda20 pts 20 pts 20
200 Swaziland19 pts 19 pts 19
200 Zimbabwe19 pts 19 pts 19
202 Angola17 pts 17 pts 17
202 Comoros17 pts 17 pts 17
202 Gambia17 pts 17 pts 17
202 Madagascar17 pts 17 pts 17
202 Togo17 pts 17 pts 17
207 Malawi16 pts 16 pts 16
207 Mauritania16 pts 16 pts 16
207 Sudan16 pts 16 pts 16
210 Benin15 pts 15 pts 15
210 Ethiopia15 pts 15 pts 15
210 Liberia15 pts 15 pts 15
210 Sierra Leone15 pts 15 pts 15
210 Zambia15 pts 15 pts 15
215 Burundi14 pts 14 pts 14
215 Congo DR14 pts 14 pts 14
215 Guinea14 pts 14 pts 14
215 Mali14 pts 14 pts 14
219 Haiti13 pts 13 pts 13
219 Yemen13 pts 13 pts 13
221 Guinea-Bissau12 pts 12 pts 12
221 Mozambique12 pts 12 pts 12
223 Burkina Faso11 pts 11 pts 11
223 Niger11 pts 11 pts 11
225 Afghanistan10 pts 10 pts 10
226 Central African Republic9 pts 9 pts 9
226 Chad9 pts 9 pts 9
226 Somalia9 pts 9 pts 9
229 South Sudan8 pts 8 pts 8

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for social mobility. 100 means strong upward mobility regardless of family background, origin or social status.

The calculation combines existing mobility values with inequality, poverty, tertiary access, learning outcomes and foundational education. Public anchors are the World Bank Global Database on Intergenerational Mobility, World Bank Human Capital data, OECD education and income data, and the WEF Global Social Mobility Index as a historical comparison framework.

Strong education outcomes alone are not enough if severe inequality, high poverty or weak tertiary access limit opportunity. Conversely, a country with moderate prosperity can score solidly when education, distribution and opportunity structure are comparatively open.

The rating equals the rounded raw value. Replacements are derived from education indicators, poverty and inequality data, regional comparators and institutional context.