Best countries for digital nomads

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Ranked on nomad visa thresholds, internet speed, monthly costs and local English use.

Last updated: October 26, 2026

Only countries with a digital nomad visa are ranked here, and only when remote work is permitted on that visa. The score combines the minimum monthly income the visa requires, average fixed broadband speed, monthly living costs, the size of the local expat community, English proficiency and safety.

Internet figures are fixed-broadband medians, not mobile, because a working connection is what matters. Visa thresholds come from the country record and are converted to dollars at one snapshot rate.

A country that cannot show its threshold or its internet speed is not ranked, which keeps the list honest. Check the visa conditions with the issuing government before you apply, since income rules and remote-work clauses change.

Countries at travel advisory level 3 or 4 are not ranked here.

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Digital nomads ranking

1

Vietnam

9.1out of 10

Nomad visa from $600/mo · 298 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Low cost
2

Chile

7.5out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,000/mo · 359 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
3

Peru

7.5out of 10

Nomad visa from $450/mo · 255 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Low cost
4

Malaysia

7.4out of 10

Nomad visa from $2,000/mo · 181 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
  • Large expat community
5

Ecuador

7.3out of 10

Nomad visa from $548/mo · 208 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
  • Clean air
6

Lithuania

7.0out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,581/mo · 192 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • English widely spoken
7

Spain

7.0out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,627/mo · 267 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Large expat community
8

Brazil

7.0out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,500/mo · 244 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Low cost
9

Maldives

6.9out of 10

Nomad visa from $2,000/mo · 594 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • English widely spoken
10

Netherlands

6.6out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,713/mo · 229 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Large expat community
  • English widely spoken
11

Mauritius

6.6out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,500/mo · 63 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
  • English widely spoken
12

Hungary

6.6out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,362/mo · 273 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
13

Portugal

6.5out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,900/mo · 260 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Large expat community
14

Finland

6.5out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,382/mo · 176 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • English widely spoken
  • Clean air
15

Taiwan

6.4out of 10

Nomad visa from $4,977/mo · 294 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
16

Romania

6.4out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,700/mo · 278 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
17

Indonesia

6.4out of 10

Nomad visa from $2,000/mo · 53 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
  • Large expat community
18

Albania

6.3out of 10

Nomad visa from $503/mo · 92 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa
19

Morocco

6.2out of 10

Nomad visa from $587/mo · 57 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
20

Belgium

6.1out of 10

Nomad visa from $765/mo · 142 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Large expat community
  • English widely spoken
21

Moldova

5.9out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,500/mo · 161 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa
22

South Korea

5.8out of 10

Nomad visa from $5,500/mo · 254 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
  • Large expat community
23

Turkey

5.8out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,000/mo · 87 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Large expat community
24

Cambodia

5.8out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,170/mo · 55 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Low cost
25

Slovenia

5.7out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,654/mo · 213 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • English widely spoken
26

Mexico

5.7out of 10

Nomad visa from $2,600/mo · 120 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Large expat community
27

Argentina

5.7out of 10

Nomad visa from $2,000/mo · 147 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Clean air
28

Costa Rica

5.7out of 10

Nomad visa from $3,000/mo · 185 Mbps average

Large expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Large expat community
29

Panama

5.6out of 10

Nomad visa from $4,000/mo · 233 Mbps average

Medium expat community.

  • Nomad visa
  • Fast internet
30

Montenegro

5.5out of 10

Nomad visa from $1,542/mo · 92 Mbps average

Small expat community.

  • Nomad visa

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