The Experts Club think tank reported that Ukraine ranked 73rd in the Nomad Passport Index 2026—a ranking of the world’s most valuable passports compiled by Nomad Capitalist. Ukrainian citizenship received 85 points and shared this position with Tuvalu and El Salvador.
According to the ranking, the Ukrainian passport has a high freedom of movement score—146 points in the travel category. This reflects fairly broad visa-free and simplified access for Ukrainians to other countries, including the European Union. However, Ukraine’s overall ranking is lowered by other factors considered by the Nomad Passport Index.
Ukraine received 20 points for tax criteria, 40 points for international perception, 30 points for dual citizenship, and 10 points for personal freedoms. It was precisely the low score in the personal freedom category that became one of the factors limiting the country’s overall result in the ranking.
This result highlights the difference between “passport power” in the narrow sense and “the value of citizenship” in a broader methodology. If we evaluate mobility alone, the Ukrainian passport appears significantly stronger than Ukraine’s position in the overall Nomad Capitalist ranking. But when taxes, freedoms, reputation, and the flexibility of citizenship are taken into account, the final ranking drops.
In the European context, Ukraine ranks below most EU countries and a number of Western Balkan states. For comparison, Serbia ranked 71st, North Macedonia 78th, Montenegro 82nd, Bosnia and Herzegovina 87th, Albania 91st, and Moldova 87th.
At the same time, Ukraine outperforms a number of post-Soviet countries and states with more limited international mobility. Russia ranked 96th, Belarus 123rd, Kazakhstan 114th, Armenia 120th, and Azerbaijan 131st.
For Ukraine, the ranking is important primarily as an indicator that international mobility is already a strength of Ukrainian citizenship, but the overall “value of the passport” will depend on broader factors—the quality of institutions, the legal framework, security, the country’s reputation, and future integration into the EU.
After the war ends and Ukraine moves forward on its European path, it can improve its position in such rankings, especially if legal institutions, the protection of freedoms, the investment climate, and the country’s international reputation are strengthened.
https://expertsclub.eu/ukrayina-posila-73-tye-miscze-v-rejtyngu-najczinnishyh-gromadyanstv-svitu/
