World Citizenship Quality Ranking

The Quality of Nationality Index was developed by specialists from the University of Groningen and Henley & Partners. It analyzes seven key indicators, including global mobility, number of visa-free countries, and economic opportunities associated with a country's passport. The assessment considers both external and internal factors, such as economic development and stability within the country. This approach helps to identify strengths and weaknesses of various nationalities and allows for comparisons among them.

Quality of nationality by country in 2024

The Index is valuable for individuals interested in international mobility, investing in other countries, and choosing a place of residence. The results of this ranking provide insights into the advantages and disadvantages of different nationalities based on its indicators.

Rank		Quality of citizenship	GDP per capitaUS dollars
1	France	83.5	44 thousand
2	Germany Freelance visa Work visa The Blue Card The Chance Card Study visa Career Counseling Career support	82.8	53 thousand
3	Netherlands	82.8	63 thousand
4	Denmark	81.7	68 thousand
5	Norway	81.5	88 thousand
6	Sweden	81.5	56 thousand
7	Iceland	81.4	79 thousand
8	Finland	81.2	54 thousand
9	Italy Visa Digital Nomad Study visa	80.7	38 thousand
10	United Kingdom	80.3	49 thousand
11	Ireland	80.2	104 thousand
12	Spain Visa Digital Nomad Startup Visa Study visa Financially Independent Residence Permit	80	33 thousand
13	Switzerland	79.8	100 thousand
14	Belgium	79.8	53 thousand
15	Austria	79.7	57 thousand
16	Luxembourg	79	128 thousand
17	Czechia	79	30 thousand
18	Portugal Visa Digital Nomad Financially Independent Residence Permit Freelance visa Study visa Startup visa	79	27 thousand
19	Liechtenstein	78.9	187 thousand
20	Slovenia	78.6	32 thousand
21	Malta	77.6	38 thousand
22	Hungary Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	77.5	22 thousand
23	Slovakia	77.5	24 thousand
24	Greece	77.3	23 thousand
25	Estonia	77.1	30 thousand
26	Lithuania	77	27 thousand
27	Poland	77	22 thousand
28	Cyprus	75.3	35 thousand
29	Romania	75.2	18 thousand
30	Bulgaria Business Residence Permit	75	16 thousand
31	Croatia Visa Digital Nomad	73.8	21 thousand
32	United States	70	82 thousand
33	Japan	58.4	34 thousand
34	Gibraltar	56	-
35	Canada	55.3	53 thousand
36	Australia	55.2	65 thousand
37	Chile	55.2	17 thousand
38	Singapore	55.1	85 thousand
39	New Zealand	54.8	49 thousand
40	Argentina	54.5	14 thousand
41	Brazil	54.3	10 thousand
42	South Korea	54.2	33 thousand
43	Jersey	53.3	-
44	Isle of Man	53.2	-
45	Guernsey	53.2	-
46	Monaco	52.5	241 thousand
47	Andorra	51.6	47 thousand
48	San Marino	51.4	-
49	Malaysia	51	12 thousand
50	Uruguay	50.5	23 thousand
51	United Arab Emirates	50.3	53 thousand
52	Brunei	49.2	33 thousand
53	Hong Kong SAR China	48.9	51 thousand
54	Antigua & Barbuda	47.7	22 thousand
55	St. Kitts & Nevis	47.5	23 thousand
56	Paraguay	46.8	6 thousand
57	St. Vincent & Grenadines	46.3	10 thousand
58	Barbados	46.3	23 thousand
59	Seychelles	46.2	18 thousand
60	Taiwan	46.1	-
61	Mexico	45.7	14 thousand
62	Grenada	45.7	10 thousand
63	Peru	45.6	8 thousand
64	Bahamas	45.5	35 thousand
65	St. Lucia	45.5	14 thousand
66	Costa Rica	45.5	17 thousand
67	Mauritius	45.2	11 thousand
68	China	44.3	13 thousand
69	Venezuela	44.3	-
70	Dominica	43.9	9 thousand
71	Macao SAR China	43.8	67 thousand
72	Trinidad & Tobago	43.3	18 thousand
73	Colombia	43.3	7 thousand
74	Palau	42.7	15 thousand
75	Serbia Business Residence Permit	42.1	11 thousand
76	Russia	42	14 thousand
77	Marshall Islands	41.8	7 thousand
78	Panama	41.7	19 thousand
79	Montenegro Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	40.9	12 thousand
80	Micronesia	40.2	4 thousand
81	Samoa	39.7	4 thousand
82	El Salvador	39.7	5 thousand
83	North Macedonia	39.3	8 thousand
84	Honduras	39.2	3 thousand
85	Guatemala	39.1	6 thousand
86	Ecuador	39.1	7 thousand
87	Kuwait	39	38 thousand
88	Bosnia & Herzegovina	38.8	8 thousand
89	Tonga	38.7	5 thousand
90	Albania	38.7	8 thousand
91	Moldova	38.6	7 thousand
92	Tuvalu	38.6	5 thousand
93	Nicaragua	38.5	3 thousand
94	Ukraine	38.2	5 thousand
95	Turkey Visa Digital Nomad	37.7	13 thousand
96	Georgia	37.5	8 thousand
97	Oman	37.1	23 thousand
98	Vanuatu	37.1	3 thousand
99	Qatar	37.1	87 thousand
100	Kiribati	36.6	2 thousand
101	Solomon Islands	36.5	2 thousand
102	Saudi Arabia	36.2	29 thousand
103	Bahrain	36.1	29 thousand
104	Bolivia	35.8	4 thousand
105	Kazakhstan	35.7	13 thousand
106	South Africa	35	6 thousand
107	Belarus	34.8	8 thousand
108	Cape Verde	34.2	4 thousand
109	Belize	34.1	8 thousand
110	Ghana	33.9	2 thousand
111	Guyana	33.6	21 thousand
112	Fiji	33.2	6 thousand
113	Suriname	33.1	6 thousand
114	Timor-Leste	33.1	2 thousand
115	Maldives	33	13 thousand
116	Botswana	33	7 thousand
117	Thailand	32.4	7 thousand
118	Gambia	32.2	844.00
119	India	32.2	2 thousand
120	Jamaica	32	7 thousand
121	Nauru	32	12 thousand
122	Benin	31.8	1 thousand
123	Indonesia	31.8	5 thousand
124	Armenia	31.7	9 thousand
125	Sierra Leone	31.3	433.00
126	Senegal	31.3	2 thousand
127	Israel	31	52 thousand
128	Latvia	30.8	23 thousand
129	Kyrgyzstan	30.6	2 thousand
130	Togo	30.3	1 thousand
131	Dominican Republic	30.2	11 thousand
132	Azerbaijan	30.1	7 thousand
133	Côte d’Ivoire	30	3 thousand
134	Namibia	30	5 thousand
135	Cuba	30	-
136	Tunisia	29.9	4 thousand
137	Guinea	29.9	2 thousand
138	Burkina Faso	29.8	874.00
139	Mongolia	29.3	6 thousand
140	Uzbekistan	29.3	2 thousand
141	Guinea-Bissau	28.8	914.00
142	Papua New Guinea	28.7	3 thousand
143	Liberia	28.6	800.00
144	Nigeria	28.1	2 thousand
145	Morocco	28.1	4 thousand
146	Tajikistan	27.9	1 thousand
147	Philippines	27.9	4 thousand
148	Eswatini	27.8	4 thousand
149	Mali	27.8	897.00
150	Zambia	27.6	1 thousand
151	Bhutan	27.5	4 thousand
152	Algeria	27.4	5 thousand
153	Niger	27.4	618.00
154	Tanzania	27	1 thousand
155	Kenya	26.9	2 thousand
156	Vietnam	26.8	4 thousand
157	Jordan	26.8	4 thousand
158	Gabon	26.8	8 thousand
159	Turkmenistan	26.7	9 thousand
160	Lesotho	26.6	878.00
161	Malawi	26.4	673.00
162	Sri Lanka	26.2	4 thousand
163	Iran	26.2	5 thousand
164	São Tomé & Príncipe	25.8	3 thousand
165	Egypt	25.7	4 thousand
166	Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	25.3	6 thousand
167	Laos	25.3	2 thousand
168	Lebanon	25.1	3 thousand
169	Uganda	25.1	1 thousand
170	Zimbabwe	24.9	2 thousand
171	Equatorial Guinea	24.8	7 thousand
172	Cambodia	24.6	2 thousand
173	Madagascar	24.5	529.00
174	Angola	24.2	2 thousand
175	Comoros	24.2	2 thousand
176	Mauritania	24.1	2 thousand
177	Haiti	23.6	2 thousand
178	Bangladesh	23.6	3 thousand
179	Mozambique	23.3	608.00
180	Rwanda	23.3	1 thousand
181	Palestinian Territories	23.1	-
182	Myanmar (Burma}	23.1	1 thousand
183	Nepal	23	1 thousand
184	North Korea	22.9	-
185	Cameroon	22.4	2 thousand
186	Libya	21.7	7 thousand
187	Djibouti	21.7	4 thousand
188	Chad	20.7	719.00
189	Burundi	20	200.00
190	Ethiopia	19.9	1 thousand
191	Iraq	19.4	6 thousand
192	Pakistan	19	1 thousand
193	Sudan	18.9	2 thousand
194	Eritrea	18.8	-
195	Congo - Kinshasa	18	649.00
196	Central African Republic	17.6	445.00
197	Yemen	17.2	533.00
198	Syria	16.8	-
199	South Sudan	15.9	-
200	Afghanistan	15.4	353.00
201	Somalia	13.8	644.00
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Top 10 countries with the best citizenship

According to a combination of factors, France ranks first in terms of the quality of citizenship (83.5 points in the rating). The country is famous for its high standard of living, high-quality healthcare and education. Paris, as a cultural capital, offers extensive opportunities for career growth and creative expression. Citizens have access to human rights protection and a developed social system.

Germany ranks second in terms of the quality of citizenship (82.8 points), which demonstrates a strong economy, high social standards and excellent social elevators, as well as excellent and affordable education and healthcare in the country.

The Netherlands is in third place with 82.8 points, as a country with a high degree of freedom, diverse culture, protection of human rights and an active social policy.

Next come the Scandinavian countries, which traditionally care about well-being and equality and provide social support to all their citizens. Among them, Denmark (81.7), Norway (81.5), Sweden (81.5), Iceland (81.4) and Finland (81.2) are in a row.

The last two places in the top ten are occupied by Italy (80.7) and the United Kingdom (80.3), which are also distinguished by a high standard of living, a developed economy and social institutions.

Top 10 countries with the worst citizenship

One of the worst citizenship imaginable today provides Somalia (13.8 points in the rating). Deep conflicts continue in the country, which leads to a shortage of basic resources, an increase in poverty and a decline in health and education systems. The authorities restrict the rights of citizens and opportunities for development.

Afghanistan has been ranked second since the end (15.4) after many years of war and instability, as well as ongoing economic difficulties and human rights violations. It is followed by other warring and poor countries such as: South Sudan (15.9), Syria (16.8), Yemen (17.2), Central African Republic (17.6), Congo-Kinshasa (18.0), Eritrea (18.8), Sudan (18.9) and Pakistan (19.0).

Considering the countries with the best citizenship, it is worth paying attention to the possibilities of states that are not among the best. For example, Turkey, with affordable residence permit programs, can be an excellent alternative to popular destinations. Find out more about all the options for obtaining a Turkish residence permit in the expert review.

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