Work Rights for Foreigners

This ranking compares how well foreigners can legally and practically work in a country. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on residence rights, work access, administration, rule of law and usable procedures. Higher values improve the rating.
1 Denmark100 pts 100 pts 100
1 Estonia100 pts 100 pts 100
3 Finland99 pts 99 pts 99
3 Norway99 pts 99 pts 99
5 Sweden98 pts 98 pts 98
5 Switzerland98 pts 98 pts 98
7 Netherlands97 pts 97 pts 97
7 Singapore97 pts 97 pts 97
9 Iceland96 pts 96 pts 96
10 Ireland95 pts 95 pts 95
10 Liechtenstein95 pts 95 pts 95
10 Luxembourg95 pts 95 pts 95
10 Monaco95 pts 95 pts 95
14 Austria93 pts 93 pts 93
14 Faroe Islands93 pts 93 pts 93
14 Germany93 pts 93 pts 93
17 Gibraltar92 pts 92 pts 92
17 New Zealand92 pts 92 pts 92
17 United Kingdom92 pts 92 pts 92
20 Portugal91 pts 91 pts 91
20 San Marino91 pts 91 pts 91
22 Australia90 pts 90 pts 90
22 Belgium90 pts 90 pts 90
22 Canada90 pts 90 pts 90
22 Malta90 pts 90 pts 90
26 Andorra89 pts 89 pts 89
26 France89 pts 89 pts 89
26 United Arab Emirates89 pts 89 pts 89
29 Lithuania88 pts 88 pts 88
29 Spain88 pts 88 pts 88
31 Czech Republic87 pts 87 pts 87
31 Latvia87 pts 87 pts 87
33 Cyprus86 pts 86 pts 86
34 Japan85 pts 85 pts 85
34 Slovenia85 pts 85 pts 85
36 Bermuda84 pts 84 pts 84
36 Cayman Islands84 pts 84 pts 84
38 Poland83 pts 83 pts 83
38 Slovakia83 pts 83 pts 83
40 Croatia82 pts 82 pts 82
40 Greenland82 pts 82 pts 82
40 Italy82 pts 82 pts 82
40 Korea Republic82 pts 82 pts 82
40 Turks and Caicos Islands82 pts 82 pts 82
40 Uruguay82 pts 82 pts 82
46 British Virgin Islands81 pts 81 pts 81
46 Georgia81 pts 81 pts 81
46 United States81 pts 81 pts 81
49 Anguilla80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Chile80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Greece80 pts 80 pts 80
52 Barbados79 pts 79 pts 79
52 Hong Kong79 pts 79 pts 79
52 Tahiti79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Chinese Taipei78 pts 78 pts 78
55 Costa Rica78 pts 78 pts 78
55 Mauritius78 pts 78 pts 78
55 Romania78 pts 78 pts 78
55 Saint-Martin78 pts 78 pts 78
60 Aruba77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Cook Islands77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Curacao77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Guadeloupe77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Hungary77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Martinique77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Montserrat77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Réunion77 pts 77 pts 77
60 Saint Pierre and Miquelon77 pts 77 pts 77
69 French Guiana76 pts 76 pts 76
69 New Caledonia76 pts 76 pts 76
69 Niue76 pts 76 pts 76
69 Seychelles76 pts 76 pts 76
69 Sint Maarten76 pts 76 pts 76
74 Macau75 pts 75 pts 75
75 Bulgaria74 pts 74 pts 74
75 Panama74 pts 74 pts 74
77 Bahamas73 pts 73 pts 73
77 Malaysia73 pts 73 pts 73
77 Mayotte73 pts 73 pts 73
77 Puerto Rico73 pts 73 pts 73
81 Antigua and Barbuda71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Dominica71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Qatar71 pts 71 pts 71
81 U.S. Virgin Islands71 pts 71 pts 71
85 Guam70 pts 70 pts 70
85 Northern Mariana Islands70 pts 70 pts 70
85 Saint Kitts and Nevis70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Grenada69 pts 69 pts 69
88 Mexico69 pts 69 pts 69
88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69 pts 69 pts 69
88 Wallis and Futuna69 pts 69 pts 69
92 American Samoa68 pts 68 pts 68
93 Bahrain67 pts 67 pts 67
93 Israel67 pts 67 pts 67
93 Montenegro67 pts 67 pts 67
93 North Macedonia67 pts 67 pts 67
93 Saint Lucia67 pts 67 pts 67
98 Albania66 pts 66 pts 66
98 Armenia66 pts 66 pts 66
98 Brunei66 pts 66 pts 66
101 Serbia65 pts 65 pts 65
101 Thailand65 pts 65 pts 65
103 Belize64 pts 64 pts 64
103 Cape Verde64 pts 64 pts 64
103 Oman64 pts 64 pts 64
106 Botswana63 pts 63 pts 63
106 Fiji63 pts 63 pts 63
106 Moldova63 pts 63 pts 63
109 Argentina62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Kosovo62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Rwanda62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Trinidad and Tobago62 pts 62 pts 62
109 Vanuatu62 pts 62 pts 62
114 Jamaica61 pts 61 pts 61
114 Nauru61 pts 61 pts 61
114 Palau61 pts 61 pts 61
114 Samoa61 pts 61 pts 61
118 Dominican Republic60 pts 60 pts 60
118 Peru60 pts 60 pts 60
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina59 pts 59 pts 59
120 Colombia59 pts 59 pts 59
120 El Salvador59 pts 59 pts 59
123 Indonesia58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Jordan58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Kazakhstan58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Maldives58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Micronesia58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Paraguay58 pts 58 pts 58
123 South Africa58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Tonga58 pts 58 pts 58
123 Turkey58 pts 58 pts 58
132 Brazil57 pts 57 pts 57
132 Marshall Islands57 pts 57 pts 57
132 Namibia57 pts 57 pts 57
132 Saudi Arabia57 pts 57 pts 57
136 Guatemala56 pts 56 pts 56
136 Mongolia56 pts 56 pts 56
138 Ecuador55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Guyana55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Sri Lanka55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Tunisia55 pts 55 pts 55
138 Tuvalu55 pts 55 pts 55
143 Cambodia54 pts 54 pts 54
143 Morocco54 pts 54 pts 54
143 Suriname54 pts 54 pts 54
143 Vietnam54 pts 54 pts 54
147 Bolivia53 pts 53 pts 53
147 Honduras53 pts 53 pts 53
147 Kuwait53 pts 53 pts 53
147 Philippines53 pts 53 pts 53
147 Senegal53 pts 53 pts 53
152 Azerbaijan52 pts 52 pts 52
152 São Tomé and Príncipe52 pts 52 pts 52
152 Ukraine52 pts 52 pts 52
155 India51 pts 51 pts 51
155 Kenya51 pts 51 pts 51
155 Kiribati51 pts 51 pts 51
155 Kyrgyzstan51 pts 51 pts 51
155 Uzbekistan51 pts 51 pts 51
160 Benin50 pts 50 pts 50
161 Ghana49 pts 49 pts 49
161 Laos49 pts 49 pts 49
161 Zambia49 pts 49 pts 49
164 Nicaragua48 pts 48 pts 48
164 Solomon Islands48 pts 48 pts 48
164 Swaziland48 pts 48 pts 48
164 Tanzania48 pts 48 pts 48
168 Bhutan47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Lesotho47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Malawi47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Nepal47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Timor-Leste47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Uganda47 pts 47 pts 47
168 Zanzibar47 pts 47 pts 47
175 Djibouti46 pts 46 pts 46
175 Egypt46 pts 46 pts 46
175 Gambia46 pts 46 pts 46
175 Madagascar46 pts 46 pts 46
175 Togo46 pts 46 pts 46
180 Ivory Coast45 pts 45 pts 45
181 China43 pts 43 pts 43
182 Gabon42 pts 42 pts 42
182 Mozambique42 pts 42 pts 42
184 Tajikistan41 pts 41 pts 41
185 Belarus39 pts 39 pts 39
185 Papua New Guinea39 pts 39 pts 39
187 Bangladesh38 pts 38 pts 38
187 Comoros38 pts 38 pts 38
187 Ethiopia38 pts 38 pts 38
190 Algeria37 pts 37 pts 37
191 Burkina Faso36 pts 36 pts 36
191 Guinea-Bissau36 pts 36 pts 36
193 Liberia35 pts 35 pts 35
193 Russia35 pts 35 pts 35
193 Zimbabwe35 pts 35 pts 35
196 Guinea34 pts 34 pts 34
196 Pakistan34 pts 34 pts 34
198 Mauritania32 pts 32 pts 32
198 Sierra Leone32 pts 32 pts 32
200 Cameroon31 pts 31 pts 31
200 Lebanon31 pts 31 pts 31
200 Nigeria31 pts 31 pts 31
203 Angola29 pts 29 pts 29
203 Congo29 pts 29 pts 29
203 Mali29 pts 29 pts 29
206 Niger28 pts 28 pts 28
207 Burundi26 pts 26 pts 26
208 Iraq25 pts 25 pts 25
208 Palestine25 pts 25 pts 25
208 Western Sahara25 pts 25 pts 25
211 Cuba24 pts 24 pts 24
211 Haiti24 pts 24 pts 24
213 Equatorial Guinea22 pts 22 pts 22
214 Congo DR19 pts 19 pts 19
215 Chad18 pts 18 pts 18
215 Myanmar18 pts 18 pts 18
217 Iran12 pts 12 pts 12
218 Venezuela10 pts 10 pts 10
219 Turkmenistan8 pts 8 pts 8
220 Central African Republic7 pts 7 pts 7
221 Sudan6 pts 6 pts 6
222 Libya5 pts 5 pts 5
223 Yemen4 pts 4 pts 4
224 Eritrea2 pts 2 pts 2
225 Afghanistan0 pts 0 pts 0
225 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0
225 Somalia0 pts 0 pts 0
225 South Sudan0 pts 0 pts 0
225 Syria0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for work and residence rights for foreigners. 100 means very clear, broad and practically usable rights; 0 means practically blocked or heavily constrained work options.

The calculation combines ten blocks: residence access counts for 20%, visa application 10%, border and entry practice 8%, actual entry comfort 6%, local registration 6%, remote-work legality 14%, rule of law 13%, government efficiency 9%, digital government 7%, and corruption environment 7%.

Nomadino also considers whether a country is part of a free-movement area, has especially open labour markets, or is marked by sponsorship dependence and restrictive rules. Heavily blocked countries are capped so theoretical permission is not treated as a real work option.

Values are normalised to the current Nomadino country comparison: the strongest current country value receives 100 points and the weakest receives 0 points. The rating equals the rounded raw value.

The indicator is not individual legal advice. It measures general usability for foreigners, not the chance of success for a specific application or profession.