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Best Digital Nomad Destinations in 2026

By WanderTourScore EditorialPublished 10 January 2026Last updated 10 January 2026

Working remotely from abroad? We scored 20 countries on the metrics that matter most to digital nomads: cost of living, infrastructure and development, safety, and climate. These are the destinations where your laptop lifestyle thrives.

#	Country	Score	🛡️ Safety	💰 Affordability
1	🇹🇭ThailandSouth-Eastern Asia	80	56	83
2	🇪🇸SpainSouthern Europe	79	76	53
3	🇵🇹PortugalSouthern Europe	78	79	57
4	🇲🇹MaltaSouthern Europe	78	78	51
5	🇲🇾MalaysiaSouth-Eastern Asia	78	77	82
6	🇰🇷South KoreaEastern Asia	77	79	54
7	🇦🇷ArgentinaSouth America	77	49	67
8	🇲🇪MontenegroSoutheast Europe	77	75	74
9	🇨🇱ChileSouth America	77	42	67
10	🇷🇴RomaniaSoutheast Europe	76	70	72
11	🇬🇷GreeceSouthern Europe	76	73	57
12	🇮🇹ItalySouthern Europe	76	77	49
13	🇭🇺HungaryCentral Europe	75	77	65
14	🇸🇮SloveniaCentral Europe	75	81	54
15	🇲🇺MauritiusEastern Africa	75	64	75
16	🇸🇬SingaporeSouth-Eastern Asia	75	91	53
17	🇻🇳VietnamSouth-Eastern Asia	75	66	84
18	🇬🇪GeorgiaWestern Asia	75	56	80
19	🇲🇦MoroccoNorthern Africa	75	60	73
20	🇯🇵JapanEastern Asia	75	87	51

Methodology

Rankings are computed from real-world open data sources including the Global Peace Index, World Bank (intentional homicides as a civilian-safety signal, WGI political stability, PPP-based price level affordability, protected areas, forest cover, international tourism receipts, and IUCN threatened species counts), US State Department travel advisory levels, UNDP (Human Development Index, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, and Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI), ILGA-style legal protections plus TGEU/Transrespect anti-violence reporting for LGBTQ+ traveler scoring, Open-Meteo (climate normals), UNESCO (heritage sites and gastronomy-city recognitions), Wikidata (distinguished restaurant counts and winter-sports results), and OpenStreetMap (restaurant density, cuisine diversity, and luxury hotel counts). Countries with a Level 3+ US State Department travel advisory are excluded. Learn more about our methodology on the About page.

Data current as of May 2026 and may change. Rankings are generated algorithmically from publicly available datasets and are not a substitute for independent research. Do not rely solely on this information when making travel decisions. Always verify conditions with official government sources. Terms of Use · About our data