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Remote Job Market

Access to global remote work opportunities — measures the availability of remote jobs on global platforms (Upwork, Toptal, Remote.com, LinkedIn Remote), the strength of local payment infrastructure (PayPal, Stripe, SWIFT), English-language business proficiency enabling international client access, and the prevalence of remote-first company culture. USA 98: the world's largest remote job market with 35%+ of professional jobs fully remote post-2020; strongest platform ecosystem, highest Upwork earnings pool. UK/Canada/Australia 88–92: deep Anglophone remote markets, thriving freelance ecosystems. Germany/Netherlands/Sweden 85–88: strong for European remote work, growing English-language freelancer scenes. India/Philippines 68–70: among the world's largest Upwork/Freelancer supplier bases despite lower wages. China 35: large internal remote market but poor access to Western platforms (firewall, payment restrictions). DPRK/Cuba/Iran/Syria: 2 — international remote work essentially impossible due to sanctions, internet controls, or payment system exclusion.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 United States98 98 97
2 England92 92 91
3 Australia88 88 87
3 Germany88 88 87
3 Canada88 88 87
3 Netherlands88 88 87
7 Ireland85 85 84
7 Denmark85 85 84
7 Sweden85 85 84
7 Switzerland85 85 84
7 New Zealand85 85 84
12 Finland82 82 81
12 Scotland82 82 81
12 Norway82 82 81
12 Singapore82 82 81
12 France82 82 81
17 Belgium80 80 79
18 Estonia78 78 77
18 Luxembourg78 78 77
18 Hong Kong78 78 77
18 Austria78 78 77
18 Israel78 78 77
23 Korea Republic75 75 75
23 Spain75 75 75
25 Wales72 72 72
25 Malta72 72 72
25 United Arab Emirates72 72 72
25 Mexico72 72 72
25 Portugal72 72 72
25 Iceland72 72 72
25 Chinese Taipei72 72 72
25 Japan72 72 72
33 Northern Ireland70 70 70
33 India70 70 70
35 Czech Republic68 68 68
35 Poland68 68 68
35 Italy68 68 68
38 Latvia65 65 65
38 Lithuania65 65 65
38 Malaysia65 65 65
38 Georgia65 65 65
42 Slovakia62 62 62
42 Hungary62 62 62
42 Cayman Islands62 62 62
42 Barbados62 62 62
42 Slovenia62 62 62
42 Cyprus62 62 62
42 Croatia62 62 62
42 Costa Rica62 62 62
50 Monaco60 60 60
50 Thailand60 60 60
50 Gibraltar60 60 60
50 Puerto Rico60 60 60
50 Colombia60 60 60
50 Greece60 60 60
50 Philippines60 60 60
57 Brazil58 58 58
57 Romania58 58 58
57 Turkey58 58 58
60 Bermuda55 55 55
60 South Africa55 55 55
60 Liechtenstein55 55 55
60 Bulgaria55 55 55
60 Argentina55 55 55
60 Vietnam55 55 55
60 Panama55 55 55
60 Serbia55 55 55
60 Armenia55 55 55
60 Indonesia55 55 55
60 Chile55 55 55
71 Uruguay52 52 52
71 Mauritius52 52 52
71 Bahamas52 52 52
74 Belize50 50 50
74 U.S. Virgin Islands50 50 50
76 Faroe Islands48 48 48
76 Ukraine48 48 48
76 Andorra48 48 48
76 Kenya48 48 48
76 Turks and Caicos Islands48 48 48
76 Antigua and Barbuda48 48 48
82 Seychelles45 45 45
82 Macau45 45 45
82 Aruba45 45 45
82 Curacao45 45 45
82 Bahrain45 45 45
82 Morocco45 45 45
82 British Virgin Islands45 45 45
82 Montenegro45 45 45
82 Guam45 45 45
82 Martinique45 45 45
82 Guadeloupe45 45 45
93 Paraguay42 42 42
93 Egypt42 42 42
93 Sri Lanka42 42 42
93 San Marino42 42 42
93 Rwanda42 42 42
93 Réunion42 42 42
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina42 42 42
93 Sint Maarten42 42 42
93 Saint-Martin42 42 42
93 Grenada42 42 42
93 Jamaica42 42 42
93 Saint Lucia42 42 42
93 Albania42 42 42
106 Ghana40 40 40
106 Kazakhstan40 40 40
106 Anguilla40 40 40
106 Saint Kitts and Nevis40 40 40
106 Dominica40 40 40
111 Kosovo38 38 38
111 Nigeria38 38 38
111 French Guiana38 38 38
111 Qatar38 38 38
111 Tunisia38 38 38
111 Trinidad and Tobago38 38 38
111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines38 38 38
111 Dominican Republic38 38 38
111 Fiji38 38 38
111 Peru38 38 38
111 Ecuador38 38 38
122 Cambodia35 35 35
122 Uzbekistan35 35 35
122 China35 35 35
122 Jordan35 35 35
122 Cape Verde35 35 35
122 North Macedonia35 35 35
122 Northern Mariana Islands35 35 35
122 New Caledonia35 35 35
122 El Salvador35 35 35
131 Oman32 32 32
131 Moldova32 32 32
131 Tahiti32 32 32
131 Azerbaijan32 32 32
131 Kyrgyzstan32 32 32
136 Maldives30 30 30
136 Namibia30 30 30
136 Botswana30 30 30
136 Saint Pierre and Miquelon30 30 30
136 Bangladesh30 30 30
136 American Samoa30 30 30
136 Pakistan30 30 30
136 Montserrat30 30 30
144 Kuwait28 28 28
144 Saudi Arabia28 28 28
144 Guatemala28 28 28
144 Nepal28 28 28
148 Senegal25 25 26
148 Ivory Coast25 25 26
148 Guyana25 25 26
148 Brunei25 25 26
148 Mongolia25 25 26
148 Bolivia25 25 26
154 Suriname22 22 23
154 Uganda22 22 23
154 Tanzania22 22 23
154 Mayotte22 22 23
158 Laos20 20 21
159 Gambia18 18 19
159 Swaziland18 18 19
159 Zambia18 18 19
159 Zanzibar18 18 19
159 Honduras18 18 19
159 Algeria18 18 19
159 Cook Islands18 18 19
159 Vanuatu18 18 19
167 Benin15 15 16
167 Cameroon15 15 16
167 Ethiopia15 15 16
167 Palau15 15 16
167 Samoa15 15 16
167 Lebanon15 15 16
167 Nicaragua15 15 16
174 Angola12 12 13
174 Togo12 12 13
174 Gabon12 12 13
174 Lesotho12 12 13
174 Zimbabwe12 12 13
174 Djibouti12 12 13
174 Tajikistan12 12 13
174 Tonga12 12 13
174 Bhutan12 12 13
183 Madagascar10 10 11
183 Congo10 10 11
183 Liberia10 10 11
183 São Tomé and Príncipe10 10 11
183 Mozambique10 10 11
183 Malawi10 10 11
183 Timor-Leste10 10 11
183 Papua New Guinea10 10 11
191 Burkina Faso8 8 9
191 Mauritania8 8 9
191 Equatorial Guinea8 8 9
191 Sierra Leone8 8 9
191 Guinea8 8 9
191 Congo DR8 8 9
191 Marshall Islands8 8 9
191 Kiribati8 8 9
191 Venezuela8 8 9
191 Comoros8 8 9
191 Palestine8 8 9
191 Niue8 8 9
191 Micronesia8 8 9
191 Solomon Islands8 8 9
205 Belarus5 5 6
205 Mali5 5 6
205 Guinea-Bissau5 5 6
205 Russia5 5 6
205 Sudan5 5 6
205 Libya5 5 6
205 Nauru5 5 6
205 Tuvalu5 5 6
205 Iraq5 5 6
205 Burundi5 5 6
205 Wallis and Futuna5 5 6
205 Myanmar5 5 6
205 Haiti5 5 6
218 Niger3 3 4
218 Western Sahara3 3 4
218 Chad3 3 4
218 Central African Republic3 3 4
218 Turkmenistan3 3 4
223 Yemen2 2 3
223 Syria2 2 3
223 South Sudan2 2 3
223 Somalia2 2 3
223 Korea DPR2 2 3
223 Cuba2 2 3
223 Eritrea2 2 3
223 Afghanistan2 2 3
223 Iran2 2 3